Health care device with a sample capture system to evaluate a health condition
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1. An apparatus for monitoring health comprising:
- a doorknob;
a sample capture system arranged on the doorknob, the sample capture system configured to collect at least some chemicals excreted from a skin surface of a subject during a sampling event, wherein the sample capture system is configured for installation on a fixed location;
a sensor in operative communication with the sample capture system, the sensor configured to detect one or more chemical substances included in the collected chemicals and generate data regarding the one or more chemical substances;
a processor in operative communication with the sensor, the processor configured to provide an output in response to the detection of the one or more chemical substances;
a data storage device operatively coupled with the processor and configured to store the data from the sampling event and configured to store data associated with previous sampling events, wherein the processor determines a health of the subject based on an average of the sampling event and the previous sampling events, wherein the output includes a grade of the health of the subject; and
a subject verification part configured to verify an identity of the subject by generating recognition data, wherein the recognition data is compared to previously stored identification data to verify the identity of the subject.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to health monitoring apparatuses, systems and methods that allow a user to passively monitor her/his health. Embodiments include acquiring chemical substances from a subject'"'"'s skin (e.g., in sweat and/or sweat vapor or oil excretions) using a sample capture system located on a mounting portion in a fixed location. Embodiments also include analyzing chemical substance(s) acquiring from the subject'"'"'s skin to generate raw data. Embodiments further include analyzing the raw data to generate health status data for a particular subject.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring health comprising:
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a doorknob; a sample capture system arranged on the doorknob, the sample capture system configured to collect at least some chemicals excreted from a skin surface of a subject during a sampling event, wherein the sample capture system is configured for installation on a fixed location; a sensor in operative communication with the sample capture system, the sensor configured to detect one or more chemical substances included in the collected chemicals and generate data regarding the one or more chemical substances; a processor in operative communication with the sensor, the processor configured to provide an output in response to the detection of the one or more chemical substances; a data storage device operatively coupled with the processor and configured to store the data from the sampling event and configured to store data associated with previous sampling events, wherein the processor determines a health of the subject based on an average of the sampling event and the previous sampling events, wherein the output includes a grade of the health of the subject; and a subject verification part configured to verify an identity of the subject by generating recognition data, wherein the recognition data is compared to previously stored identification data to verify the identity of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for monitoring health, the apparatus comprising:
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a doorknob; a sample capture system associated with the doorknob, the sample capture system configured to collect a sample from a subject during a sampling event, wherein the sample capture system includes a mounting portion installed on a door, wherein the mounting portion includes a surface having one or more pores formed in the surface leading to channels; a sensor configured to detect substances in the sample, wherein the channels are configured to carry the sample to the sensor, wherein the sensor generates data for one or more substances included in the sample; and a processor in operative communication with the sensor, wherein the processor receives the data and generates an output related to a status of the subject; a subject verification part configured to verify an identity of the subject using recognition data obtained from the subject, wherein the recognition data is compared to previously stored identification data to verify the identity of the subject; and a data storage in operative communication with the processor, the data storage configured to store at least the data generated by the sensor and data generated by the sensor from previous sampling events and biological data associated with the subject, wherein the output from the processor includes a status of the subject that is based on an evaluation of the data, the data of the previous sampling events, and previously stored biological data, wherein the status includes a grade of a health of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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