Form-Fitted Monitoring Apparatus for Health and Environmental Monitoring
First Claim
1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject, wherein the housing comprises a sensor region configured to contact a selected area of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the body of the subject, wherein the sensor region is contoured to matingly engage the selected body area; and
a physiological sensor associated with the sensor region that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, wherein the sensor region contour stabilizes the physiological, sensor relative to the selected body area.
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Abstract
A monitoring apparatus includes a housing that is configured to be attached to a body of a subject. The housing includes a sensor region that is configured to contact a selected area of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the body of the subject. The sensor region is contoured to matingly engage the selected body area. The apparatus includes at least one physiological sensor that is associated with the sensor region and that detects and/or measures physiological information from the subject and/or at least one environmental sensor associated with the sensor region that is configured to detect and/or measure environmental information. The sensor region contour stabilizes the physiological and/or environmental sensor(s) relative to the selected body area such that subject motion does not impact detection and/or measurement efforts of the sensor(s).
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33 Claims
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1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject, wherein the housing comprises a sensor region configured to contact a selected area of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the body of the subject, wherein the sensor region is contoured to matingly engage the selected body area; and a physiological sensor associated with the sensor region that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, wherein the sensor region contour stabilizes the physiological, sensor relative to the selected body area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject; a physiological sensor supported by the housing and configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject; a plurality of interchangeable articles, each configured to be removably secured to the housing one at a time and each having a respective different shape, wherein each article is adapted to contact a selected body area when the housing is attached to the body of the subject, and wherein the physiological sensor detects and/or measures physiological information from the subject via each article when removably secured to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An earbud for a headset, comprising:
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a housing that is configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, wherein the housing comprises a sensor region configured to contact a selected area of the ear when the housing is attached to the ear of the subject; wherein the sensor region is contoured to matingly engage the selected ear area; and a physiological sensor associated with the sensor region that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject wherein the sensor region contour stabilizes the physiological sensor relative to the selected ear area. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A monitoring apparatus, comprising a housing configured to be attached at or near the body of a subject, wherein the housing comprises an energy guiding region configured to modulate or block energy in response to motion of the body.
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