FORM-FITTED MONITORING APPARATUS FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
First Claim
1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
- an earbud module configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, the ear having an anti helix, anti tragus, and an ear canal,wherein the earbud module comprises a sensor region having at least one optical sensor that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, wherein the sensor region is contoured to matingly engage at least one portion of the anti helix, and wherein the sensor region is oriented in a direction away from the ear canal.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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an earbud module configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, the ear having an anti helix, anti tragus, and an ear canal, wherein the earbud module comprises a sensor region having at least one optical sensor that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, wherein the sensor region is contoured to matingly engage at least one portion of the anti helix, and wherein the sensor region is oriented in a direction away from the ear canal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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a housing configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, the ear having an anti helix, anti tragus, and an ear canal, wherein the housing comprises a sensor region having at least one optical sensor that is configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, wherein the sensor region is contoured to matingly engage at least one region of the ear, and wherein a portion of the housing is contoured to matingly engage at least a portion of the anti-helix. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wearable apparatus, comprising:
an optical sensor module comprising at least one optical emitter and at least one lens, wherein the optical sensor module is contoured to matingly engage at least one region of the ear external to the ear canal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A monitoring apparatus, comprising:
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an earbud module configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, wherein the earbud module comprises first and second sensor regions in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship, wherein the first and second sensor regions are configured to pass energy from one to the other when the tragus region of the ear or the anti tragus region of the ear is positioned between the first and second sensor regions, thereby detecting and/or measuring physiological information from the subject.
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