Noninvasive physiological analysis using excitation-sensor modules and related devices and methods

An apparatus that monitors at least one physiological property of an organism, comprising:

• a housing configured to be worn by the organism;
• at least one energy emitter attached to the housing that is configured to direct energy at a target region of the organism and at a region adjacent the target region, wherein the target region comprises substantially more blood vessels or blood flow than the adjacent region;
• at least one detector attached to the housing that is configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region and an energy response signal from the adjacent region;
• and
• at least one processor attached to the housing, wherein the at least one processor is in communication with the at least one detector and is configured to process the detected signals to produce an extracted energy response signal.

An apparatus that monitors at least one physiological property of an organism, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one array of optical emitters configured to direct electromagnetic radiation at a target region of the organism, wherein at least one optical emitter in the array is configured to be electrically biased by at least one processor so as to detect an energy response signal from the target region and an energy response signal from a region adjacent to the target region;
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to process the detected signals to produce an extracted energy response signal.

An apparatus that monitors at least one physiological property of an organism, wherein the apparatus is configured to be worn by the organism, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• at least one energy emitter configured to direct energy at a target region of the organism;
• at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region and an energy response signal from a region adjacent the target region, wherein the adjacent region has a substantially less amount of blood vessels or blood flow than the target region;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the at least one detector, wherein the at least one processor is configured to process the detected signals to produce an extracted energy response signal and to compare the extracted energy response signal with a physiological model to assess a physiological condition of the organism.

An apparatus that monitors at least one physiological property of an organism, comprising:

• a housing configured to be worn by the organism;
• at least one energy emitter attached to the housing that is configured to direct energy at a target region of the organism;
• at least one detector attached to the housing that is configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region and an energy response signal from a region adjacent the target region, wherein the adjacent region has a substantially less amount of blood vessels or blood flow than the target region, wherein the at least one detector is configured to detect electromagnetic radiation at different wavelengths and is configured to measure blood flow in the organism by detecting electromagnetic radiation at a first wavelength, and wherein the at least one detector is configured to measure motion of the organism by detecting electromagnetic radiation at a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength;
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• at least one processor attached to the housing, wherein the processor is in communication with the at least one detector and is configured to process the detected signals to produce an extracted energy response signal.

An apparatus that monitors at least one physiological property of an organism, wherein the apparatus is configured to be worn by the organism, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• at least one energy emitter configured to direct energy at a target region of the organism;
• at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region and an energy response signal from a region adjacent the target region, wherein the adjacent region has a substantially less amount of blood vessels or blood flow than the target region;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the at least one detector, wherein the at least one processor is configured to subtract the energy response signal from the adjacent region from the energy response signal from the target region to produce an extracted energy response signal.

An apparatus that monitors at least one physiological property of an organism, wherein the apparatus is configured to be worn by the organism, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• at least one energy emitter configured to direct energy at a target region of the organism;
• at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region and at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from a region adjacent the target region, wherein the adjacent region has a substantially less amount of blood vessels or blood flow than the target region;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with each of the at least one detectors, wherein the at least one processor is configured to process the detected signals to produce an extracted energy response signal.