CORE BODY TEMPERATURE SYSTEM
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1. A method to determine a physiological function result, comprising:
- determining the temperature of a first body location on a subject to obtain a first body temperature value;
optionally determining the temperature of a second body location on a subject to obtain a second body temperature value;
optionally determining the ambient temperature to determine an ambient temperature value;
obtaining a physiological function result from a predetermined prediction equation, wherein the obtaining comprises a comparison of the amplitude of the temperature values, the mesor of the temperature values, the mean of the temperature values, the peak of the temperature values, the nadir of the temperature values, or the acrophase of the temperature values, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for determining a core body temperature or a physiological function. The system and method includes using multiple sensors in combination with analytic techniques.
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35 Claims
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1. A method to determine a physiological function result, comprising:
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determining the temperature of a first body location on a subject to obtain a first body temperature value; optionally determining the temperature of a second body location on a subject to obtain a second body temperature value; optionally determining the ambient temperature to determine an ambient temperature value; obtaining a physiological function result from a predetermined prediction equation, wherein the obtaining comprises a comparison of the amplitude of the temperature values, the mesor of the temperature values, the mean of the temperature values, the peak of the temperature values, the nadir of the temperature values, or the acrophase of the temperature values, or a combination comprising one or more of the foregoing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for determining a health state, comprising:
two or more sensors, each sensor comprising; a membrane configured to be applied to an external surface of a body of a subject; one or more temperature monitors configured to detect and/or measure a temperature, each monitor located within the sensor in thermal contact with the membrane; optionally, a transmitting apparatus configured to transmit the output from the one or more temperature monitors; a power source configured to apply power to the one or more temperature sensors and the transmitting apparatus; optionally, an ambient environmental monitor configured to detect and/or measure an environmental condition in a vicinity of a subject; a processing unit configured to receive and process signals produced by the temperature monitors and optional ambient environmental monitor, to determine time-dependent parameters of temperature change, and to calculate a body temperature, such as a core body temperature, a regional body temperature, or a peripheral body temperature. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A kit for determining a health state, comprising:
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one or more sensors, each sensor comprising; a membrane configured to be applied to an external surface of a body of a subject; one or more temperature monitors configured to detect and/or measure a temperature, each monitor located within the sensor in thermal contact with the membrane; a transmitting apparatus configured to transmit the output from the one or more temperature monitors; a power source configured to apply power to the one or more temperature sensors and the transmitting apparatus; optionally, an ambient environmental monitor configured to detect and/or measure an environmental condition in a vicinity of a subject; instructions for using the one or more sensors, the instructions comprising access to a processing unit configured to receive and process signals produced by the temperature monitors and optional ambient environmental monitor, to determine time-dependent parameters of temperature change, and to calculate a core body temperature. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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- 34. A method to calibrate the sensors using input of other physiological data.
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