Bio-sensors in eyeglasses

• US 20140204334A1
• Filed: 01/18/2013
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William Anthony Stoll
• Original Assignee: William Anthony Stoll
• Inventors: Stoll, William Anthony
• Application Number:
  US13/694,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20140204334A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 351/158
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids

Abstract

A wearable medical device (10) comprising: spectacles or eyeglasses (12) including at least one temple piece (14) and nose-engagers (16); at least one bio-sensor (18) for measuring at least one physical parameter of a person wearing said spectacles (12), said bio-sensor (18) being associated with one of said temple piece (14) or said nose-engagers (16); information storage (20) incorporated with said spectacles (12) for storing information received from said bio-sensor (18); a transmitter (22) for transmitting said stored information; and a power supply (24) for driving said bio-sensor, said storage and said transmitter.

Claims

1. A wearable medical device (10) comprising:

spectacles or eyeglasses (12) including at least one temple piece (14) and nose-engagers (16);

at least one bio-sensor (18) for measuring at least one physical parameter of a person wearing said spectacles (12), said bio-sensor (18) being associated with one of said temple piece (14) or said nose-engagers (16);

information storage (20) incorporated with said spectacles (12) for storing information received from said bio-sensor (18);

a transmitter (22) for transmitting said stored information; and

a power supply (24) for driving said bio-sensor, said storage and said transmitter.

2. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 1 wherein said at least one biosensor (18) is associated with said nose-engagers (16).

3. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 1 wherein said at least one bio-sensor (18) is associated with said temple piece.

4. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 3 wherein said at least one bio-sensor (18) associated with said temple piece (14) is attached to said temple piece (14) by a hinge (26).

5. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 4 wherein said bio-sensor (18) is responsive to the breath of the wearer.

6. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 1 wherein said bio-sensor (18) measures the blood glucose levels of the wearer.

7. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 1 wherein said bio-sensor (18) measures the blood alcohol level of the wearer.

8. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 1 wherein said bio-sensor (18) measures the pulse rate of the wearer.

9. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 7 wherein said bio-sensor (18) is positioned on the inside of temple piece (14).

10. The wearable medical device (10) of claim 9 wherein an indicator (34) is positioned adjacent said bio-sensor (18).