Methods and Apparatus for Measuring Physiological Conditions
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1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- a housing configured to be attached to an ear of a subject; and
a plurality of electrodes supported by the housing, wherein the electrodes are configured to at least partially contact a portion of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the ear of the subject, and wherein the electrodes are configured to detect and/or measure at least one neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function of the subject.
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Abstract
A monitoring apparatus includes a housing configured to be attached to an ear of a subject, and a plurality of electrodes supported by the housing. The electrodes are configured to at least partially contact a portion of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the ear of the subject, and are configured to detect and/or measure at least one neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function of the subject. The housing may include one or more physiological sensors configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject and/or one or more environmental sensors configured to detect and/or measure environmental conditions in a vicinity of the subject.
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1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be attached to an ear of a subject; and a plurality of electrodes supported by the housing, wherein the electrodes are configured to at least partially contact a portion of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the ear of the subject, and wherein the electrodes are configured to detect and/or measure at least one neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a headset configured to be worn by a subject; and an electronic device comprising a user interface; wherein the headset comprises a plurality of electrodes configured to at least partially contact a portion of the body of the subject when the headset is worn by the subject, and wherein the electrodes are configured to detect and/or measure at least one neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function of the subject; wherein the headset comprises a sensor module configured to receive and transmit signals produced by the electrodes to the electronic device for display via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A headset, comprising:
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two earbuds connected by a supporting member, each earbud configured to be inserted within an ear of a subject; one or more electrodes supported by the supporting member and configured to at least partially contact a portion of the body of the subject when the headset is worn by the subject; and one or more electrodes supported by each earbud and configured to at least partially contact a portion of an ear of the subject when the headset is worn by the subject; wherein the electrodes are configured to detect and/or measure at least one neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be attached to an ear of a subject; a first electrode supported by the housing and configured to at least partially contact a portion of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the ear of the subject; an earring configured to be attached to the ear of the subject; and a second electrode supported by the earring and configured to at least partially contact a portion of the ear of the subject when the earring is attached to the ear of the subject; wherein the first and second electrodes are configured to detect and/or measure at least one neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of monitoring a subject, comprising:
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detecting neurological and/or cardiopulmonary function information from the subject via electrodes attached to a headset worn by the subject; transmitting the information to a remote electronic device via an audio input port of the remote electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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