A61B5/14517

FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE
20170119289 · 2017-05-04 ·

A sweat collection device as a fluid collection device includes a collection section which collects sweat, and a discharge section which discharges the sweat collected by the collection section from the collection section. Further, the sweat collection device is attached to the skin as an adherend, and the collection section is configured to be hermetically sealed by attaching the sweat collection device to the skin. Further, the sweat collection device includes a transfer section which connects the collection section and the discharge section to each other. Further, the sweat collection device includes a gel-like response section which is placed on any of the collection section, the transfer section, and the discharge section, and responds to lactic acid contained in sweat.

System and method for measuring biological fluid biomarkers
09636061 · 2017-05-02 · ·

Systems and methods of analyzing biological fluid biomarkers, calculating biomarker data, transmitting data to a transceiver device, and storing the data and/or analytics in a database and/or on at least one remote computer server.

Biological information measurement device and biological information measurement method using same

The present invention relates to a biological information measurement device and a biological information measurement method using the same, and is intended to allow appropriate measurement to be carried out. In the biological information measurement device of the present invention, a control unit 18 is allowed to execute a pre-processing voltage application mode A and a biological information measurement mode C. Furthermore, in the biological information measurement device of the present invention, the hematocrit value of blood is calculated in either the pre-processing voltage application mode A or the biological information measurement mode C, and according to the hematocrit value thus calculated, the duration for applying a measuring voltage upon and after the calculation of the hematocrit value is modified.

Wearable patch comprising multiple separable adhesive layers
09629585 · 2017-04-25 · ·

Wearable patches comprising multiple separable adhesive layers. One or more of the layers can comprise electronics, mechanical components, gauze, medicine and/or other types of hardware suitable for the intended use of the patch. In use, a first layer of the patch is adhered to a user. When it is time to change layers, the patch is removed from the user, the first layer is removed from the patch to expose a second adhesive layer, and the second layer is applied to the user. The process may be repeated until the remaining layers of the patch have been used.

Method for manufacturing a biological fluid sensor
09622725 · 2017-04-18 · ·

The present invention presents a method of fabrication for a physiological sensor with electronic, electrochemical and chemical components. The fabrication method comprises steps for manufacturing an apparatus comprising at least one electrochemical sensor, a microcontroller, and a transceiver. The physiological sensor is operable to analyze biological fluids such as sweat.

ADVANCED SWEAT SENSOR ADHESION, SEALING, AND FLUIDIC STRATEGIES
20170100102 · 2017-04-13 · ·

A sweat sensor device (200) includes one or more sweat sensors (220) and a seal (280) covering the one or more sweat sensors (220). The seal (280) is adapted to protect the sweat sensors (220) from outside contaminants when the device (200) is placed on the skin (12). The sweat sensor device (200) may include an absorbing medium (230) to absorb sweat from the skin (12) that is covered by the seal (280). The seal (280) can be permeable to gas, permeable to water and impermeable to at least one aqueous solute, or selectively permeable to at least one aqueous solute. The sweat sensor device (200) may include an artificial sweat stimulation mechanism (345) for stimulating sweat when the device (200) is placed on the skin (12).

SWEAT SENSING DEVICE COMMUNICATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
20170100035 · 2017-04-13 ·

The invention addresses confounding difficulties involving continuous sweat analyte measurement. Specifically, the present invention provides: at least one component capable of monitoring whether a sweat sensing device is in sufficient contact with a wearer's skin to allow proper device operation; at least one component capable of monitoring whether the device is operating on a wearer's skin; at least one means of determining whether the device wearer is a target individual within a probability range; at least one component capable of generating and communicating alert messages to the device user(s) related to: wearer safety, wearer physiological condition, compliance with a requirement to wear a device, device operation; compliance with a behavior requirement, or other purposes that may be derived from sweat sensor data; and the ability to utilize aggregated sweat sensor data that may be correlated with information external to the device to enhance the predictive capabilities of the device.

SWEAT SENSING DEVICE COMMUNICATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
20170100071 · 2017-04-13 ·

The invention addresses confounding difficulties involving continuous sweat analyte measurement. Specifically, the present invention provides: at least one component capable of monitoring whether a sweat sensing device is in sufficient contact with a wearer's skin to allow proper device operation; at least one component capable of monitoring whether the device is operating on a wearer's skin; at least one means of determining whether the device wearer is a target individual within a probability range; at least one component capable of generating and communicating alert messages to the device user(s) related to: wearer safety, wearer physiological condition, compliance with a requirement to wear a device, device operation; compliance with a behavior requirement, or other purposes that may be derived from sweat sensor data; and the ability to utilize aggregated sweat sensor data that may be correlated with information external to the device to enhance the predictive capabilities of the device.

SWEAT SENSING DEVICE COMMUNICATION SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
20170100072 · 2017-04-13 ·

The invention addresses confounding difficulties involving continuous sweat analyte measurement. Specifically, the present invention provides: at least one component capable of monitoring whether a sweat sensing device is in sufficient contact with a wearer's skin to allow proper device operation; at least one component capable of monitoring whether the device is operating on a wearer's skin; at least one means of determining whether the device wearer is a target individual within a probability range; at least one component capable of generating and communicating alert messages to the device user(s) related to: wearer safety, wearer physiological condition, compliance with a requirement to wear a device, device operation; compliance with a behavior requirement, or other purposes that may be derived from sweat sensor data; and the ability to utilize aggregated sweat sensor data that may be correlated with information external to the device to enhance the predictive capabilities of the device.

Devices, methods, and systems of functional optical coherence tomography

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for the determining a rate of change of one or more analyte concentrations in a target using non invasive non contact imaging techniques such as OCT. Generally, OCT data is acquired and optical information is extracted from OCT scans to quantitatively determine both a flow rate of fluid in the target and a concentration of one or more analytes. Both calculations can provide a means to determine a change in rate of an analyte over time. Example methods and systems of the disclosure may be used in assessing metabolism of a tissue, where oxygen is the analyte detected, or other functional states, and be generally used for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease.