Apparatus and method for measuring biologic parameters

A support structure for placement on the skin at an end of a brain tunnel, said support structure comprising

• a housing including a portion for placement between an eyebrow and an eye of a subject on the skin at the end of the brain tunnel, and
• a passive sensor contained in the housing for measuring signals produced on said skin at the end of the brain tunnel,
• said passive sensor being located adjacent to an edge of said housing.

A support structure for placement adjacent to the skin at an end of a brain tunnel, said support structure comprising

• a housing for placement adjacent to the skin at the end of the brain tunnel, and
• a sensor contained in the housing being spaced by said housing from the brain tunnel and said sensor having a field of view of 3 mm or less for viewing the brain tunnel.

A support structure for placement adjacent to the skin at an end of a brain tunnel, said support structure comprising

• a housing for placement adjacent to the skin at the end of the brain tunnel, and
• a sensor contained in the housing being spaced by said housing so as to project a field of view of said sensor on the brain tunnel,
• said housing including at least one of a patch, a clip, a medial canthal pad, a modified nose pad, head mounted gear and a contact structure.

A support structure for measuring biological parameters in a brain tunnel, said support structure comprising

• a detecting device having a field of view of 3 mm or less for receiving infrared energy from the brain tunnel and for measuring infrared absorption of at least one substance present in said brain tunnel based upon infrared energy generated in the brain tunnel and a processing device for determining a concentration of at least one substance based upon the measured infrared absorption.

A method for measuring biological parameters, said method comprising the steps of

• positioning a sensor in a portion of a housing between an eyebrow and an eye of a subject on the skin at an end of a brain tunnel,
• producing a signal corresponding to a biological parameter measured by the sensor, and
• reporting a value of said signal to a display device.