Contact lens with integrated pulse oximeter
First Claim
1. A contact lens, comprising:
- a substrate that forms at least part of a body of the contact lens; and
a pulse oximetry sensor located on or within the substrate configured to detect information associated with at least one of a blood oxygen content or a pulse rate of a wearer of the contact lens, the pulse oximetry sensor comprising;
one or more light emitting diodes configured to illuminate a blood vessel of a region of an eyelid; and
a detector configured to receive light reflected from the blood vessel of the eyelid, receive environmental light transmitted through the blood vessel of the eyelid, and generate the information based, at least in part, on the reflected light and the transmitted light;
the contact lens configured to maintain an orientation when worn on an eye, such that the one or more light emitting diodes and the detector are covered by the eyelid when the eye is open.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods employing a contact lens having a pulse oximetry sensor to detect information indicative of a blood oxygen content and/or pulse rate of a wearer of the contact lens, are provided. In some aspects, a contact lens includes a substrate that forms at least part of a body of the contact lens and a pulse oximetry sensor located on or within the substrate that detects information associated with at least one of blood oxygen content or a pulse rate of a wearer of the contact lens. The pulse oximetry sensor comprises one or more light emitting diodes that illuminate a blood vessel of at least one of a region of an eye or an eyelid and a detector that receives light reflected from the blood vessel and generates the information.
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19 Claims
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1. A contact lens, comprising:
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a substrate that forms at least part of a body of the contact lens; and a pulse oximetry sensor located on or within the substrate configured to detect information associated with at least one of a blood oxygen content or a pulse rate of a wearer of the contact lens, the pulse oximetry sensor comprising; one or more light emitting diodes configured to illuminate a blood vessel of a region of an eyelid; and a detector configured to receive light reflected from the blood vessel of the eyelid, receive environmental light transmitted through the blood vessel of the eyelid, and generate the information based, at least in part, on the reflected light and the transmitted light; the contact lens configured to maintain an orientation when worn on an eye, such that the one or more light emitting diodes and the detector are covered by the eyelid when the eye is open. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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detecting, with one or more detectors of a pulse oximetry sensor, light reflected from a blood vessel of a region of an eyelid and environmental light transmitted through the blood vessel of the eyelid, wherein the pulse oximetry sensor is located on or within a contact lens; and generating information associated with at least one of a blood oxygen content or a pulse rate of a wearer of the contact lens based, at least in part, on the reflected light and the transmitted light and wherein the contact lens is configured to maintain an orientation when worn on an eye such that the one or more detectors are covered by the eyelid when the eye is open. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device, comprising:
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a memory that stores computer executable components; and a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory; an interface component that interfaces with and receives from a contact lens, data relating to at least one of a blood oxygen content or a pulse rate of a wearer of a contact lens; an analysis component that analyzes the received data and determines at least one of the blood oxygen content or the pulse rate of a wearer of a contact lens; a display component that generates a display corresponding to the data; a request component that transmits a request to the contact lens, wherein the request prompts the contact lens to generate and transmit data relating to at least one of a blood oxygen content or a pulse rate of a wearer of a contact lens, and wherein the request prompts the contact lens to generate data when an eye on which the contact lens is worn is open and when the eye on which the contact lens is worn is closed.
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