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Ear sensor

  • US 8,588,880 B2
  • Filed: 02/16/2010
  • Issued: 11/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ear sensor for optically measuring physiological parameters related to blood constituents by transmitting multiple wavelengths of light into a concha site and receiving the light after attenuation by pulsatile blood flow within the concha site, the ear sensor comprising a sensor body, a sensor connector and a sensor cable interconnecting the sensor body and the sensor connector, the sensor body comprising:

  • a base;

    a first leg extending from the base to a detector housing;

    a second leg extending from the base to an emitter housing;

    an optical assembly having an emitter and a detector, the emitter disposed in the emitter housing, and the detector disposed in the detector housing; and

    a cup extending from the detector housing, wherein the cup generally conforms to the curvature of a concha site.

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