A61B5/6816

PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SENSOR CONFIGURATION
20180000363 · 2018-01-04 ·

An apparatus is suitable for measuring a photoplethysmogram (PPG). A photoplethysmographic sensor apparatus may include a casing defining a surface, a plurality of optical emitters configured to emit radiation extending from the surface, at least one photo sensor configured to capture radiation emitted by at least a subset of the plurality of optical emitters. At least a first measurement configuration and a second configuration is defined by the plurality of optical emitters and the at least one photo sensor such that the first and the second measurement configuration provide different measurement channels by including at least partially different sets of at least one optical emitter and at least one photo sensor. The first and second measurement configurations define different spatial configurations, each of which is line symmetric with respect to an imaginary line along the surface.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE GLUCOSE MONITORING USING NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
20180000390 · 2018-01-04 ·

Current glucose meters provide instantaneous results however are invasive and painful thus causing reduced compliance. A non-invasive, portable, wearable device would be ideal for monitoring and recording and provide a distinct advantage to current glucose monitors.

User comfort control system having non-invasive bio-patch
11709468 · 2023-07-25 · ·

User comfort control system having non-invasive bio-patch. In some embodiments, a system for providing comfort of 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, and 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. The system can further include 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 be configured to adjust a comfort level of the furniture item for the person in response to the control signal.

Opioid overdose monitoring

An overdose of opioids can cause the user to stop breathing, resulting in death. A physiological monitoring system monitors respiration based on oxygen saturation readings from a fingertip pulse oximeter in communication with a smart mobile device and sends opioid monitoring information from the smart mobile device to an opioid overdose monitoring service. The opioid overdose monitoring service notifies a first set of contacts when the opioid monitoring information.

Apparatus for manipulation of ear devices
11564042 · 2023-01-24 · ·

Disclosed herein are apparatuses for manipulation of an ear device within the ear canal of a subject. Also disclosed herein are methods of using said apparatuses for the insertion, removal, or other manipulations of the ear device. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the apparatuses, and kits containing the apparatus with instructions for use.

SUBJECT MONITORING

A monitoring system for monitoring a biological subject including a monitoring device having a housing configured to be attached to or supported by an ear of the subject in use, one or more sensors, the one or more sensors including a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor provided in the housing and configured to measure attributes of blood flow within the ear, and a monitoring device processor configured to acquire sensors signals from the one or more sensors and generate sensor data at least partially in accordance with signals from the one or more sensors. A transmitter is provided that transmit the sensor data with one or more processing systems receiving the sensor data, analyzing the sensor data and generating a health state indicator indicative of a health state of the subject.

LOCAL WEARABLE BRAIN WAVE CAP DEVICE FOR DETECTION
20230017588 · 2023-01-19 ·

A local wearable brain wave cap device for detection is provided to simultaneously detect brainwave and heart rate variability data of a subject and includes a brain wave detection cap, at least one ear electrode and a transmission unit. The brain wave detection cap includes a wearable device and a plurality of electrode units. The wearable device is suitable for arranging the plurality of electrode units on brain wave positions corresponding to head of a subject. Each of the plurality of electrode units includes an accelerator, a storage unit, an input/output unit and a primary amplifier for detecting a brain wave.

APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATION OF EAR DEVICES
20230224647 · 2023-07-13 ·

Disclosed herein are apparatuses for manipulation of an ear device within the ear canal of a subject. Also disclosed herein are methods of using said apparatuses for the insertion, removal, or other manipulations of the ear device. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the apparatuses, and kits containing the apparatus with instructions for use.

WEARABLE MULTI-INDEX INTEGRATED PHYSIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENT SENSOR SYSTEM AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INDEX MONITORING METHOD
20230210462 · 2023-07-06 ·

Disclosed are a wearable multi-index integrated physiological intelligent sensor system and a physiological index monitoring method. The system includes a device body and an intelligent terminal. The device body is provided with a fixing piece, which is configured to fix the device body at a human ear; the device body is further provided with a collecting and processing assembly, which is in wireless communication connection with the intelligent terminal; the collecting and processing assembly collects a corresponding physiological index signal in response to a physiological index collection instruction sent by the intelligent terminal, and analyzes and processes the physiological index signal to obtain a corresponding physiological index data, and sends the physiological index data to the intelligent terminal; in which, the physiological index signal includes electrodermal signal, heart rate signal and blood oxygen signal; the intelligent terminal is configured to receive and display a physiological index data.

Wireless vital sign monitoring

A method of determining one or more vital sign parameters by a wireless vital-sign measurement device comprises: measuring motion information of a user wearing the wireless measurement device, the measurement device being in the idle mode in which at least one opto-electronic sensor in the measurement device is deactivated; switching the measurement device in an active mode if the motion information is below a predetermined threshold, wherein in the active mode the at least one opto-electronic sensor is activated; during a predetermined measuring period, exposing part of a skin tissue of the user to light and measuring one or more optical response signals associated with the exposed skin tissue and the motion sensor measuring motion information associated with movements of the user; and, selecting or rejecting one or more pulses in the one or more optical response signals on the basis of the motion information measured during the measuring period and determining one or more vital sign parameters on the basis of the one or more selected pulses.