HEALTH STATE MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20160066894A1
• Filed: 03/19/2015
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Razzberry, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Razzberry, Inc.
• Inventors: Barton-Sweeney, Alexandra
• Application Number:
  US14/662,411
• Publication Number:
  US 20160066894A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0012 Ovulation-period determination for animals A61D17/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0016 based on measurement of electric currents, e.g. conductivity tests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0019 based on measurement of temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0022 based on measurement of viscosity or visco-elasticity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2010/0032 based on measurement of pH-value
• 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 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/053 Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
• 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 5/0836 Measuring rate of CO2 production
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14539 for measuring pH
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/72 Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes character recognition, recognising digital ink, document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00; recognition or understanding of postal images G06V30/424
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/743 Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A system and method for determining a user'"'"'s physical condition such as a hormonal level are provided. The system includes a portable or wearable device that measures multiple biomarkers, such as basal body temperature, saliva salinity, saliva pH, sweat ions, skin thickness, vitamin levels or breath carbon dioxide. The system determines the physical condition, such as the fertility level of the user based on comparing the measured biomarkers with data models. The determined physical condition, such as the fertility level, is communicated to allow the user to know their status.

Claims

1. A system for determining a user'"'"'s physical condition, comprising:

a plurality of sensors configured to be carried by a user and measure a plurality of biomarker values associated with the user, each of the plurality of sensors configured to measure a different biomarker value; and

a controller operably coupled to the at least one sensors and the indicator, the controller having a processor and memory, the processor configured to execute computer readable instructions when executed on the processor for comparing a data model stored in the memory associated with each of the biomarker values and determining the user'"'"'s physical condition in response to receiving at least one signal from one of the plurality of sensors, wherein at least one of the data models includes a population data model and a personal data model.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the physical condition is a fertility status.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor being activated to measure a first biomarker values during a first portion of a menstrual cycle and the second sensor being activated to measure a second biomarker value during a second portion of the menstrual cycle.

4. The device of claim 2 further comprising an indicator operably coupled to the controller, wherein the processor is further responsive to executable computer instructions when executed on the processor for activating the indicator to indicate a hormonal level in response to determining the user'"'"'s fertility status.

5. The device of claim 4 wherein the processor is further responsive to executable computer instructions when executed on the processor for storing in memory at least one of the biomarker values at a plurality of time periods, the processor further being responsive for comparing a trend profile of the biomarker values stored in memory to the data model to determine the fertility status.

6. The device of claim 4 wherein the processor determines the user'"'"'s fertility status based on the biomarker values measured at a single point in time.

7. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is removably coupled to the device.

8. The device of claim 1 further comprising a fluid transport system disposed between at least one of the plurality of sensors and the user'"'"'s skin.

9. The device of claim 2 further comprising a user interface coupled to communicate with the controller, wherein the processor is further responsive to executable computer instructions when executed on the processor for determining a personal data model in response to receiving a signal from the user interface.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein the signal from the user interface is a personal identification number.

11. The device of claim 1 further comprising a housing, the plurality of sensors coupled to the housing.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the housing being sized and shaped to be worn on a portion of a body of the user.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein the housing is sized to be coupled to an article of clothing.

14. The device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of sensors are selected from a group comprising a basal body temperature, heart rate, a saliva electrolyte sensor, a saliva ion sensor, a blood flow sensor, a skin humidity sensor, a body skin temperature, a pH sensor, an eccrine sweat ion sensor, an impedance sensor, a motion sensor, a lactate sensor, a glucose sensor, a capacitive sensor, capacitive coupler, induction sensor, an electromagnetic induction sensor, a urea sensor, apocrine sweat ion sensor, a urinary LH sensor, a skin thickness sensor, an ascorbic acid sensor, free amino acid secretion sensor, a bicarbonate sensor, an alcohol sensor, an oxygen sensor, a chemical reagent, androstenedione sensor, beta-human chorionic gonadotriphin (hCG) sensor, an LH sensor, an estrogen sensor, a progesterone sensor, a testosterone sensor, a reversible chromism, ionochromism, electrochromism, a photochromism, a thermochromism, a folical stimulating hormone (FSH) sensor, and a CO2 sensor.

15. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors measures an external factor value.

16. A method of determining a user'"'"'s physical condition, the method comprising:

providing a device with a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors configured to measure a biomarker;

measuring a plurality of biomarker values on the user with the plurality of sensors;

comparing each of the biomarker values with a population data model associated with that biomarker; and

determining the user'"'"'s physical condition based on at least one of the measured biomarker values and the population data model.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

measuring a first biomarker value with a first sensor of the plurality of sensors during a first portion of a menstrual cycle;

determining a second portion of the menstrual cycling based at least in part on the first biomarker value; and

measuring a second biomarker value with a second sensor of the plurality of sensors during the second portion of the menstrual cycle.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising comparing each of the biomarker values with a personal data model, wherein the step of determining the user'"'"'s physical condition is based on at least one of the measured biomarker values, the population data model and the personal data model.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising activating an indicator in response to determining the user'"'"'s physical condition.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the indicator displays a user'"'"'s fertility status.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the indicator displays a probable gender of a child.

22. The method of claim 20 further comprising:

measuring at least one of the biomarker values at a plurality of times;

storing the measured biomarker values;

determining a trend profile of the stored biomarker values; and

comparing the trend profile to at least one of the population data model and the personal data model.

23. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

removing at least one of the plurality of sensors;

calibrating the at least one of the plurality of sensors; and

installing the at least one of the plurality of sensors in the device.

24. The method of claim 16 further comprising contacting the plurality of sensors to the user'"'"'s skin.

25. The method of claim 16 further comprising selecting the personal data model from a group of personal data models.

26. A method for determining a user'"'"'s physical condition, comprising:

providing a device configured to be in contact with the user'"'"'s skin, the device having at least one sensor configured to measure a biomarker value;

measuring a biomarker on the user;

changing a color of an indicator in response to the biomarker value crossing a threshold; and

determining the physical condition based at least in part on the color of the indicator.

27. The method of claim 26 further comprising comparing the color with a plurality of colors to determine the physical condition, wherein the physical condition is a fertility status.

28. The method of claim 27 further comprising generating a digital image of the indicator in response to the change in color and determining the color based in part based on colorimetric analysis.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the digital image is generated by a mobile device.