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US 2008/0165017 A1Published application
Ear-mounted biosensor
AssigneeHippoc Ltd.
InventorBoris Schwartz
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Abstract
A physiological monitoring device includes a device housing shaped to fit behind an ear of a subject and a sensor attached to the device housing so as to sense a physiological characteristic of the subject at a location behind the ear. An earphone speaker is directed towards an ear canal of the subject and provides an audible communication to the subject responsively to the physiological characteristic.
Claims26
A physiological monitoring device, comprising:
- a device housing shaped to fit behind an ear of a subject;
- a sensor attached to the device housing so as to sense a physiological characteristic of the subject at a location behind the ear;
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- an earphone speaker directed towards an ear canal of the subject and operative to provide an audible communication to the subject responsively to the physiological characteristic.
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A system for monitoring physiological parameters, comprising:
- a physiological monitoring device, comprising:
- a device housing shaped to fit behind an ear of a subject;
- a sensor attached to the device housing so as to sense a physiological characteristic of the subject at a location behind the ear;
- an earphone speaker directed towards an ear canal of the subject and operative to provide an audible communication to the subject;
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- a transmitter housed in the device housing and operative to transmit a signal indicative of the physiological characteristic;
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- a receiving device, separate from the physiological monitoring device and operative to receive and process the signal.
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A method for monitoring physiological parameters comprising:
- fitting a physiological monitoring device behind an ear of a subject in such a manner that a sensor attached to the device housing is positioned at a location behind the ear of the subject;
- sensing a physiological characteristic using the sensor on the location;
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- responsively to the physiological characteristic, providing an audible communication through an earphone speaker attached to the housing and directed towards an ear canal of the subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.