Non-invasive temperature monitoring device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for monitoring human status parameters, comprising:
- a housing having a skin interface surface for creating an insulated interface with a wearer'"'"'s skin;
a skin temperature sensor that generates data indicative of a skin temperature of the wearer, said skin temperature sensor mounted within said housing and in thermal communication with said insulated interface;
a temperature sensor mounted on a side of the housing away from the wearer'"'"'s skin that generates data indicative of a temperature condition within a garment of the wearer, said garment surrounding said housing; and
a processor in electronic communication with said sensors for receiving said data indicative of the skin temperature of the wearer and said temperature condition within the garment and for generating a derived temperature-based parameter of the wearer.
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Abstract
A monitoring system comprises a module having at least one sensor and preferably skin and ambient temperature sensors within a housing. The device may be durable or disposable. The housing may be provided with certain surface features and shapes to facilitate mounting on and interface with the skin of the wearer for more accurate temperature measurement. A receiver may be provided to obtain and display data from the module. The module may also display the output data. The output data comprises both detected and derived data relating to physiological and contextual parameters of the wearer and may be transmitted directly to a local recipient or remotely over a communications network. The system is capable of deriving and predicting the occurrence of a number of physiological and conditional states and events and reporting the same as output data.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring human status parameters, comprising:
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a housing having a skin interface surface for creating an insulated interface with a wearer'"'"'s skin; a skin temperature sensor that generates data indicative of a skin temperature of the wearer, said skin temperature sensor mounted within said housing and in thermal communication with said insulated interface; a temperature sensor mounted on a side of the housing away from the wearer'"'"'s skin that generates data indicative of a temperature condition within a garment of the wearer, said garment surrounding said housing; and a processor in electronic communication with said sensors for receiving said data indicative of the skin temperature of the wearer and said temperature condition within the garment and for generating a derived temperature-based parameter of the wearer. - 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, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 58, 71, 72, 75, 77, 79)
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42. An apparatus for monitoring human status parameters, comprising:
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a module housing having a skin interface surface; a skin temperature sensor that generates data indicative of a skin temperature of a wearer, said skin temperature sensor mounted within said housing and in thermal communication with said skin of said wearer; a temperature sensor that generates data indicative of a temperature condition within a garment; a first processor in electronic communication with said sensors for (i) receiving at least a portion of said data indicative of the skin temperature of the wearer and said temperature condition within the garment and (ii) transmitting at least a portion of said data indicative of said temperatures of said wearer to a receiver unit; and a receiver unit having; a receiver for receiving said transmitted data indicative of said temperatures of said wearer; a second processor for generating a derived temperature-based parameter of said wearer; and data output means for communication of said derived temperature-based parameter of said wearer, wherein said data output means provides an indication of a status of at least one of;
an event, an activity, and a body state. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 59)
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49. A system for monitoring human status parameters, comprising:
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a housing comprising an insulated interface for a wearer'"'"'s skin; a skin temperature sensor mounted on said housing that generates data indicative of the wearer'"'"'s skin temperature at said insulated interface; a temperature sensor mounted on a side of the housing away from the wearer'"'"'s skin that generates data indicative of a temperature within a diaper of the wearer surrounding the housing; and a processor in electronic communication with said sensors for receiving at a least a portion of said data indicative of the skin temperature of the wearer and said temperature in said diaper and for generating a status parameter of the wearer. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 74, 76, 78)
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