Patent classifications
A61B5/02444
NARROW BEAM OPTICAL SENSOR SYSTEM
An optical sensor system and method of manufacture thereof can include: providing a sensor body; mounting a light emitter to the sensor body, the light emitter for emitting light into tissue; mounting a light detector to the sensor body for providing a physiological measurement from within the tissue; and affixing an optical film above the light detector, the light being angularly constrained by the optical film.
Cardiovascular signal acquisition, fusion, and noise mitigation
A device including an array of electrodes generates one or more electrical signals from a user, extracts one or more noise signals, and generates one or more de-noised electrical signals upon processing the electrical signal(s) with the noise signal(s). The array of electrodes is coupled to a surface of the device, where the device also includes force sensors in mechanical communication with the surface for detecting user weight and other forces. The device can be configured to generate electrical signals from different subportions of the array of electrodes and to extract noise signals from different subportions of the array of electrodes, where the subportion(s) for electrical signal generation may or may not overlap with the subportion(s) of electrodes for noise signal extraction.
DETECTION DEVICE
A detection device includes a substrate, a light-emitter, and a light receiver. The substrate includes a first surface area and a second surface area, in which the first surface area has a first reflectance greater than a second reflectance of the second surface area. The light emitter is disposed on the first surface area, and the light receiver is disposed on the second surface area. The light receiver has a third reflectance which is substantially the same as the second reflectance of the second surface area.
OPTICAL DATA SENSING DEVICE OF BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE WHICH CAN IMPROVE MOTION ARTIFACT ISSUE
An optical data sensing device of a biological information measuring device, comprising: an optical sensor; a first light emitting device, configured to emit first light away from the optical sensor; and a first opaque isolation component, located between the optical sensor and the first light emitting device, configured to reduce the first light received by the optical sensor. The present invention also discloses an optical data sensing device comprising a plurality of light emitting devices with different emitting directions or wavelengths, to improve the accuracy of biological information measuring.
MONITORING CARDIAC ACTIVITY USING AN IN-EAR DEVICE
A system provides ECG monitoring for a user. The system includes an in-ear device and processor. The in-ear device includes in-ear electrodes that capture electrical signals of the pulses of the heartbeat of the user from within the user's ear canal, and an out-of-ear electrode that does not contact any surface of the user's ear or ear canal, and captures electrical signals of pulses of the heartbeat of the user from a fingertip of the user when the user contacts the out-of-ear electrode with their fingertip. The processor generates ECG data using captured electrical signals responsive to a determination that the user has positioned a finger to touch the out-of-ear electrode on the in-ear device. This configuration allows the out-of-ear electrode to, when touched by the user's fingertip, effectively function as an arm electrode, allowing for ECG data to be measured from two different angles, through a path that passes through the user's heart.
DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM USING ATTACHABLE PATCH TYPE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER
An ultrasonic diagnosis system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a plurality of ultrasonic output patches configured to be attachable to different body parts, a data receiving unit configured to receive data transmitted from the plurality of ultrasonic output patches, a processing unit configured to acquire an imaging result related to the body part by processing the data, and an output unit configured to output the imaging result related to the body part, in which the ultrasonic output patch includes a multichannel ultrasonic transducer array configured to output imaging ultrasonic waves toward the body part and receive the reflected ultrasonic waves, a signal processing module configured to process a signal transmitted to or received from the multichannel ultrasonic transducer array, and a communication module configured to transmit a signal processing result, which is acquired by the signal processing module, to the data receiving unit.
Physiological Sensing Patch for Coupling a Device to a Body of a User
Embodiments are directed to a patch for coupling a watch body to a body of a user. The patch can include a substrate formed from a flexible material and an adhesive disposed over a surface of the substrate and configured to couple the patch to the body of the user. The patch can include a watch-mounting component disposed over a surface of the substrate and configured to couple the watch body to the patch. The patch can include one or more sensing elements, each having a terminal configured to contact the user, an interface element configured to interface with a watch sensing element of the watch body, and a conduit operably coupling the first terminal to the first interface element. The sensing elements can transmit signals to the watch body and the watch body can determine a physiological measurement of the user using the first and second signals.
System and method for an ingestible physiological monitor
In accordance with some non-limiting examples of the disclosed subject matter, an ingestible system configured to acquire physiological information from an interior of a subject is provided, comprising a substrate and at least one physiological sensor. The at least one “physiological sensor can be coupled to the substrate and configured to capture physiological data from at least one of an internal area or an orientation in a digestive tract of the subject. The system can include a controller coupled to the substrate and configured to receive the physiological data and prepare the physiological data for one of transmission from the subject or analysis of the physiological data. The substrate, including the at least one physiological sensor and the controller coupled thereto can be configured to self-orient within the digestive tract of the subject, during ingestion of the system by the subject.
Methods and systems for remote sleep monitoring
Methods and systems for remote sleep monitoring are provided. Such methods and systems provide non-contact sleep monitoring via remote sensing or radar sensors. In this regard, when processing backscattered radar signals from a sleeping subject on a normal mattress, a breathing motion magnification effect is observed from mattress surface displacement due to human respiratory activity. This undesirable motion artifact causes existing approaches for accurate heart-rate estimation to fail. Embodiments of the present disclosure use a novel active motion suppression technique to deal with this problem by intelligently selecting a slow-time series from multiple ranges and examining a corresponding phase difference. This approach facilitates improved sleep monitoring, where one or more subjects can be remotely monitored during an evaluation period (which corresponds to an expected sleep cycle).
Pulsatility measurement and monitoring
Systems and methods are presented for monitoring brain pulsatility. A change in volume of the brain is estimated based at least in part on an output of a non-contact, surface measuring sensor (e.g., a distance sensor or a camera). A metric indicative of brain pulsatility is then calculated based at least in part on a ratio of the estimated change in volume of the brain relative to a change in arterial blood pressure.