Device and System for Sensing Medically Relevant Information from the Mouth

• US 20130253286A1
• Filed: 08/26/2011
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aidar Health, Multisensor Diagnostics, LLC
• Original Assignee: Johns Hopkins University
• Inventors: Fridman, Gene Yevgeny
• Granted Patent: US 10,674,960 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/06 Arrangements of multiple sensors of different types
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14507 specially adapted for measuring characteristics of body fluids other than blood devices for taking samples of body liquids A61B10/0045
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/228 of masticatory organs, e.g. detecting dental force
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4277 saliva secretion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/682 Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 5/90 Oral protectors for use during treatment, e.g. lip or mouth protectors A61C5/82 takes precedence

Abstract

An intraoral multisensor device includes a mouthpiece, a plurality of sensors at least one of attached to or integrated with the mouthpiece, and a data communications unit configured to receive signals from the plurality of sensors. The mouthpiece has a form to permit stable arrangement at least partially within a person'"'"'s mouth such that it can remain for hands-free sensing of a plurality of biological parameters. Also, an intraoral multisensor system includes an intraoral multisensor device and a data processing device adapted to communicate with the intraoral multisensor device.

Claims

1. An intraoral multisensor device, comprising:

a mouthpiece;

a plurality of sensors at least one of attached to or integrated with said mouthpiece; and

a data communications unit configured to receive signals from said plurality of sensors,

wherein said mouthpiece has a form to permit stable arrangement at least partially within a person'"'"'s mouth such that it can remain for hands-free sensing of a plurality of biological parameters, said mouthpiece including a first internal portion adapted for being held between a facial surface of the person'"'"'s teeth and a second external portion for placement against lips of the person'"'"'s mouth.

2. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said data communications unit comprises a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data from said plurality of sensors to a processing device.

3. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said data communications unit comprises a data storage component that is adapted to be at least one of removed or accessed to retrieve stored data.

4. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said data communications unit comprises a user interface to at least one of output information directly to a user or receive user input information.

5. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 2, wherein said wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth wireless transmitter.

6. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sensors include a plurality of vital signs sensors.

7. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of vital signs sensors comprise at least two sensors selected from a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse rate sensor, a breath condensate analysis, a breath pattern analysis, an EMG sensor, an EEG sensor, and an ECG sensor, and a respiratory rate sensor.

8. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one of a vital signs sensor, a blood oxygen level sensor, a bite pressure sensor, a head motion sensor, a saliva analysis sensor or a tongue position sensor.

9. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece is attachable to and detachable from said data communications unit such that said mouthpiece can be at least one of cleaned for reuse or discarded to be replaced with a new mouthpiece.

10. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a signaling component configured to receive external commands to activate a signal.

11. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 10, wherein said signal is at least one of a visual or audio signal.

12. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a location tracking unit.

13. The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 12, wherein said location tracking unit is a GPS device.

14. An intraoral multisensor system, comprising:

an intraoral multisensor device; and

a data processing device adapted to communicate with said intraoral multisensor device, wherein said intraoral multisensor device comprises;

a mouthpiece;

a plurality of sensors at least one of attached to or integrated with said mouthpiece; and

a data communications unit configured to receive signals from said plurality of sensors,

wherein said mouthpiece has a form to permit stable arrangement at least partially within a person'"'"'s mouth such that it can remain for hands-free sensing of a plurality of biological parameters and to provide data for said plurality of biological parameters to said data processing device, said mouthpiece including a first internal portion adapted for being held between a facial surface of the person'"'"'s teeth and a second external portion for placement against lips of the person'"'"'s mouth.

15. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, further comprising a plurality of intraoral multisensor devices, wherein said data processing device is further adapted to communicate with each of said plurality of intraoral multisensor devices.

16. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 15, further comprising a display unit adapted to communicate with said data processing unit to display information received from at least one of said plurality of intraoral multisensor devices.

17. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said data communications unit comprises a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data from said plurality of sensors to a processing device.

18. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said data communications unit comprises a data storage component that is adapted to be at least one of removed or accessed to retrieve stored data.

19. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said data communications unit comprises a user interface to at least one of output information directly to a user or receive user input information.

20. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 17, wherein said wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth wireless transmitter.

21. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of sensors include a plurality of vital signs sensors.

22. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 21, wherein said plurality of vital signs sensors comprise at least two sensors selected from a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse rate sensor, a breath condensate analysis, a breath pattern analysis, an EMG sensor, an EEG sensor, and an ECG sensor, and a respiratory rate sensor.

23. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one of a vital signs sensor, a blood oxygen level sensor, a bite pressure sensor, a head motion sensor, a saliva analysis sensor or a tongue position sensor.

24. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said mouthpiece is attachable to and detachable from said data communications unit such that said mouthpiece can be at least one of cleaned for reuse or discarded to be replaced with a new mouthpiece.

25. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, further comprising a signaling component configured to receive external commands to activate a signal.

26. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 25, wherein said signal is at least one of a visual or audio signal.

27. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, further comprising a location tracking unit.

28. The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 27, wherein said location tracking unit is a GPS device.