A vital signs monitoring system, the system may include an ear device with a a curved body adapted to a shape of an ear, an upper end, a lower end, two opposite facing sides, a first side adapted to be proximal a skull and a second side adapted to be proximal an earlobe; an anchor operationally coupled to said upper end of said ear device, the anchor is retractable with a slider along a channel which extends and retracts the anchor from the upper end of said ear device; and a control system, comprising a processor and a memory, configured and operable to control operation of said ear device, to collect signals received from at least one sensor including said temperature sensor, to process said signals to provide medically significant results.

Apparatus, systems and methods for receiving signals from a human subject's head includes a headset having a plurality of electroencephalographic “(EEG”) electrodes associated therewith for facilitating receiving EEG signals from the subject's head and at least one ear clip configured to be releasably secured to the subject's ear(s).

The current invention is disclosing a sensor to monitor changes of bilirubin blood levels. The sensor of the current invention includes a bleaching light source(s) and a sensor light source(s) and a detector(s). The invention of the disclosed sensor lies in the bleaching light source in addition to a light source that is used for optical measurement. The bleaching light source is bleaching and photocatalytic, converting bilirubin into water soluble isomers/derivatives that are faster removed from the skin and secreted by the body. As a result, deposited bilirubin is removed in the light path of the sensor light source, and the non-invasive method of the present invention is measuring the bilirubin blood level without interference from deposited bilirubin in tissue, e.g. skin. The non-invasive optical sensor and method may be applied in monitoring the progression of jaundice and to manage jaundice phototherapy.

Disclosed are a noninvasive blood glucose measurement apparatus and method using multiple sensors. The noninvasive blood glucose measurement apparatus includes: a first light source unit configured to irradiate light to the biological tissue, a second light source unit configured to irradiate light to the biological tissue, a first receiving unit configured to receive a photoacoustic and/or light transmission signal generated by the light, a second receiving unit configured to receive a light reflection signal reflected by the biological tissue, and a measurement unit configured to measure light reflection characteristics of the biological tissue by using the light reflection signal, measure photoacoustic and/or light transmission characteristics of the biological tissue, and measure blood glucose of the biological tissue on the basis of the light reflection characteristics and the photoacoustic and/or light transmission characteristics.

User comfort systems, devices and methods. In some embodiments, a system for providing comfort for a person can include a wearable patch configured to be attached to a skin of the person and sense a biological condition of the skin. The wearable patch can be further configured to transmit information representative of the sensed biological condition. The system can further include a controller configured to receive the information and generate a control signal, and an adjustment element associated with a furniture item implemented to support and provide comfort for the person. The adjustment element can be in communication with the controller and configured to adjust a comfort level of the furniture item for the person in response to the control signal.

A physiological signal feature extraction method includes receiving a physiological signal, determining in a situation that a second pulse in a plurality of pulses of the physiological signal being correlated to a first pulse in the plurality of pulses, selecting the second pulse as one of a plurality of reference pulses in a reference waveform sequence after the second pulse is determined as correlated to the first pulse, averaging the plurality of reference pulses into a template pulse, performing match comparison on the plurality of pulses by the template pulse one by one, and extracting a plurality of features from each of the plurality of pulses that matches the template pulse.

A sensor of a biological information measurement device is easily and reliably attached to a living body with an appropriate pressing force. The biological information measurement device comprises a base, an adhering unit that is provided in a bottom surface portion of the base and sticks to a living body surface of a subject with a predetermined sticking force, a first sensor unit that is provided in a displaceable manner with respect to the base for measuring biological information of the subject, and a pressing unit for elastically pressing the first sensor unit to the living body surface against the predetermined sticking force in a case where the adhering unit sticks to the living body surface.

A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a physiological sensor configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, an activity sensor configured to sense physical activity information from the subject, an actuator configured to adjust stability of the monitoring device relative to the body of the subject, and a processor in communication with the activity sensor and the actuator. The processor is configured to process the physical activity information to detect a change in the physical activity of the subject and to control the at least one actuator to adjust the stability of the monitoring device relative to the body of the subject in response to detecting that a change in the physical activity of the subject has occurred.

A monitoring device configured to be attached to a subject includes a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor configured to measure a plurality of physiological parameters from the subject, a motion sensor configured to detect an activity state of the subject, and a processor coupled to the PPG sensor and the motion sensor. The PPG sensor is configured to measure each physiological parameter in a respective one of a plurality of time intervals. The processor instructs the PPG sensor to measure a first one of the plurality of physiological parameters if the activity state is at or above a threshold, and to measure a second one of the plurality of physiological parameters if the activity state is below the threshold.

A heatstroke prevention device includes an auricle temperature sensor configured to measure an auricle temperature that is a temperature of an auricle of a biological body; a controller configured to determine a possibility of development of heatstroke of the biological body on the basis of the auricle temperature; and a notification means configured to give a notice that there is the possibility of the development of the heatstroke on the basis of a determination result of the controller. The controller includes a comparison unit configured to compare the measured auricle temperature and a preset threshold of the auricle temperature, and to determine whether there is the possibility of the development of the heatstroke on the basis of a comparison result, and an operation control unit configured to control operation of the notification means on the basis of a determination result of the comparison unit.