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AssigneeEarlens Corporation
InventorsRodney Perkins, William Facteau, Brent Edwards, Paul Rucker, Kulbir Sandhu, Cem Shaquer, Lakshman Rathnam
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The present invention is directed to a wearable system wherein elements of the system, including various sensors adapted to detect biometric and other data and/or to deliver drugs, are positioned proximal to, on the ear or in the ear canal of a person. In embodiments of the invention, elements of the system are positioned on the ear or in the ear canal for extended periods of time. For example, an element of the system may be positioned on the tympanic membrane of a user and left there overnight, for multiple days, months, or years. Because of the position and longevity of the system elements in the ear canal, the present invention has many advantages over prior wearable biometric and drug delivery devices.
A system comprising:
A method of sensing physical characteristics of a system user, the system comprising a medial ear canal assembly configured to be positioned on or near a tympanic membrane of the system user, the medial ear canal assembly comprising transducer sensors and a transmitter, the method comprising the steps of:
An ear canal platform comprising:
A method of sensing physical characteristics of a user having a medial ear canal assembly configured to be positioned on or near a tympanic membrane of the user, the medial ear canal assembly comprising sensors and a transmitter, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.