A61B5/0002

Electronic device

An electronic device includes: a support body including first and second planar portions facing each other, a first connecting portion connecting the first and second planar portions, and a first receptacle surrounded by the first and second planar portions and the first connecting portion; a projection being part of the second planar portion projecting outward from the first receptacle outside the first planar portion in plan view; a wiring substrate including a facing surface facing the support body and an opposite surface opposite to the facing surface, the wiring substrate being folded and attached along an inner surface of the first receptacle and a surface of the projection continuous with the inner surface of the first receptacle; a sensor element mounted on the facing surface attached to the inner surface of the first receptacle; and an antenna mounted on the opposite surface attached to the surface of the projection.

PORTABLE MONITOR FOR HEART RATE DETECTION
20230033353 · 2023-02-02 ·

The present invention is directed to a wearable fitness and/or heart rate monitoring device which includes motion detecting sensor(s), a galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor, a user input interface, or any combination thereof. The device accounts for signal noise, produced when an individual passes thru varying exercise states, by filtering out the motion of the individual using a 3-axis accelerometer. The invention also provides for systems and methods of operating the monitor which extracts and/or stores true or correct heart rate values from the heartbeat waveform signal observed from a PPG.

Wearable device for detecting microorganisms, sterilizing pathogens, and environmental monitoring
11490852 · 2022-11-08 ·

A wearable device consists of a smart band and a display unit. The smart band comprises a microbial biosensor, a particulate matter sensor, an enviro sensor, a single board computer, a power supply unit, a band fastener, and a set of watch adapters. The microbial biosensor detects, measures, and monitors beneficial microorganisms and pathogens in a nasal cavity, an oral cavity, or on a surface. The microbial biosensor sterilizer kills pathogens. The particulate matter sensor detects, measures, and monitors a set of suspended particles in the surrounding air comprising beneficial microorganisms, pathogens, pollen grains, dust mite allergens, and an air quality index. The enviro sensor detects, monitors, and measures environmental conditions surrounding the user. A computing system comprises a wearable device, a microbiome mobile application, a user, a mobile device, a laboratory testing facility, a cloud server, and a physician.

Portable Alzheimer detector
11484243 · 2022-11-01 · ·

A device is provided for diagnostic measurement by simultaneous multimodal analysis of a subject's head wherein the cerebral blood flow variations as well as the concentration level of oxygenation in the subject's blood are used to determine the presence and the pathophysiology of neurocognitive disorders, including the neurodegenerative disease referred to as Alzheimer's disease.

Systems and methods for using information from wearable devices

Systems and methods for the of use information from application programming interfaces on wearable devices in third party applications are provided. A system comprising a user device, data storage, an application programming interface and an application is provided. In this system, there is a user device that includes a health monitor. The health monitor includes sensors and associated software that enable it to obtain health information about the wearer of the user device. In this system, there is data storage on the user device that stores the health information as user health data. In this system, there is an application programming interface on the user device that enables the health monitor to share the user health data with other applications executing on the user device.

INGESTION-RELATED BIOFEEDBACK AND PERSONALIZED MEDICAL THERAPY METHOD AND SYSTEM

Methods, devices and systems for acquiring information useful to support a patient in implementing and adhering to a medically prescribed therapy plan are provided. The therapy may incorporate biofeedback methods and/or personalized therapy aspects. A method includes steps of receiving, by a receiving device, biometric information associated with an ingestible event marker; analyzing, by a computing device having a microprocessor configured to perform a biometric information analysis, the biometric information; and determining a therapeutic recommendation at least partly on the basis of the analysis and/or integrating biofeedback techniques into patient therapy or activity. A system includes a biometric information module to receive biometric information associated with an ingestible event marker; an analysis module to analyze the biometric information; and a determination module to optionally determine and communicate a therapeutic recommendation at least partly on the basis of the analysis.

Systems and methods for monitoring animal vitals

A system for monitoring animal vitals can include a housing, a controller and one or more sensors for sensing vital signs. The housing can be configured to couple to one or more locations on an animal. A system can be adapted for monitoring two or more vital signs simultaneously and for conveying vital sign information to a user. A system can be adapted for alerting a user to the presence or absence of one or more conditions. A system can include a plurality of sensor units and can be adapted for monitoring a plurality of patients simultaneously.

Apparatus and method for processing spectrum according to change in temperature of object
11484246 · 2022-11-01 · ·

Provided is a spectrum processing apparatus for removing noise, caused by a change in temperature, from a spectrum. The spectrum processing apparatus includes: a temperature modulator configured to perform modulation of a temperature of an object; a spectrometer configured to obtain a first spectrum based on the temperature of the object that is changed by the modulation; and a spectrum processor configured to extract a temperature change vector based on the first spectrum, and to correct a second spectrum based on the extracted temperature change vector.

WEARABLE ELECTRONC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING USER HEALTH STATUS
20230089586 · 2023-03-23 ·

Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a plurality of sensors configured to measure at least one health parameter of a first user associated with the wearable electronic device, and a control module in communication with the plurality of sensors. The control module includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of health parameter measurements from at least a subset of the plurality of sensors, and determine a general health state of the first user based upon the received health parameter measurements.

IMPLANTABLE REPORTING PROCESSOR FOR AN ALERT IMPLANT

The present disclosure provides alert implants that comprise a medical device and an implantable reporting processor (IRP), where one example of such a medical device includes a component for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) such as a tibial extension, a femoral component for hip replacements, a breast implant, a distal rod for arm or leg breakage repair, a scoliosis rod, a dynamic hip screw, a spinal interbody spacer, and tooling and methods that may be used to form the alert implant, and uses of such alert implants in the health maintenance of patients who receive the implant.