LIGHT-GUIDING DEVICES AND MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME
First Claim
1. A headset, comprising:
- a housing configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject;
an optical emitter and an optical detector; and
at least one light guide associated with the housing, wherein the at least one light guide comprises a distal end configured to engage a portion of the ear of the subject, wherein the at least one light guide is in optical communication with the optical emitter or optical detector, and wherein the at least one light guide is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter into an ear region of the subject via the distal end or collect light from an ear region of the subject via the distal end and deliver collected light to the optical detector.
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Abstract
A monitoring device configured to be attached to the ear of a person includes a base, an earbud housing extending outwardly from the base that is configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, and a cover surrounding the earbud housing. The base includes a speaker, an optical emitter, and an optical detector. The cover includes light transmissive material that is in optical communication with the optical emitter and the optical detector and serves as a light guide to deliver light from the optical emitter into the ear canal of the subject wearing the device at one or more predetermined locations and to collect light external to the earbud housing and deliver the collected light to the optical detector.
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32 Claims
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1. A headset, comprising:
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a housing configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject; an optical emitter and an optical detector; and at least one light guide associated with the housing, wherein the at least one light guide comprises a distal end configured to engage a portion of the ear of the subject, wherein the at least one light guide is in optical communication with the optical emitter or optical detector, and wherein the at least one light guide is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter into an ear region of the subject via the distal end or collect light from an ear region of the subject via the distal end and deliver collected light to the optical detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A headset, comprising:
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a housing configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject; an optical emitter and an optical detector; and first and second light guides associated with the housing, wherein each of the first and second light guides comprises a distal end configured to engage a respective portion of the ear of the subject, wherein the first light guide is in optical communication with the optical emitter and is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter into an ear region of the subject via the first light guide distal end, and wherein the second light guide is in optical communication with the optical detector and is configured to collect light from an ear region of the subject via the second light guide distal end and deliver collected light to the optical detector. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A headset, comprising:
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a housing configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject; an optical emitter and an optical detector; and a light guide associated with the housing, wherein the light guide comprises a distal end configured to engage a respective portion of the ear of the subject, wherein the light guide is in optical communication with the optical emitter and is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter into an ear region of the subject via the light guide distal end, and wherein the light guide is in optical communication with the optical detector and is configured to collect light from an ear region of the subject via the light guide distal end and deliver collected light to the optical detector. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A wearable sensor module, comprising:
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a housing configured to be worn by a subject; an optical emitter and an optical detector; and at least one light guide associated with the housing, wherein the at least one light guide comprises a distal end configured to engage a portion of the skin of the subject, wherein the at least one light guide is in optical communication with the optical emitter or optical detector, and wherein the at least one light guide is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter into a skin region of the subject via the distal end or collect light from a skin region of the subject via the distal end and deliver collected light to the optical detector. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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