Nose sensor
First Claim
1. A noninvasive physiological monitoring device configured to measure a physiological parameter of a user, the device comprising:
- an inner prong configured to be positioned on one of an inner or outer side of a nose of the user;
an outer prong configured to be positioned on another one of the inner or outer side of the nose of the user, wherein the outer prong comprises a first post and a second post spaced from the first post;
a coupling portion connected to the inner prong and the first and second posts of the outer prong, the coupling portion configured to maintain a rigidity of the noninvasive physiological monitoring device and further configured to space the inner prong from the first and second posts of the outer prong, wherein the inner prong is configured to bend away from the first and second posts of the outer prong when the noninvasive physiological monitoring device is secured to the nose of the user;
an emitter configured to emit light of one or more wavelengths into the nose of the user, wherein the emitter is coupled to the outer prong; and
a detector configured to detect the emitted light from the emitter after the emitted light passes through tissue of the nose of the user, wherein the detector is coupled to the inner prong.
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Abstract
A patient monitor can noninvasively measure a physiological parameter using sensor data from a nose sensor configured to be secured to a nose of the patient. The nose sensor can include an emitter and a detector. The detector is configured to generate a signal when detecting light attenuated by the nose tissue of the patient. An output measurement of the physiological parameter can be determined based on the signals generated by the detector. The nose sensor can include an inner prong and an outer prong to assist the nose sensor in securing to a patient'"'"'s nose. The detector can be coupled to an inner post of the inner prong and can be configured to secure to an interior or exterior portion of the patient'"'"'s nose.
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20 Claims
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1. A noninvasive physiological monitoring device configured to measure a physiological parameter of a user, the device comprising:
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an inner prong configured to be positioned on one of an inner or outer side of a nose of the user; an outer prong configured to be positioned on another one of the inner or outer side of the nose of the user, wherein the outer prong comprises a first post and a second post spaced from the first post; a coupling portion connected to the inner prong and the first and second posts of the outer prong, the coupling portion configured to maintain a rigidity of the noninvasive physiological monitoring device and further configured to space the inner prong from the first and second posts of the outer prong, wherein the inner prong is configured to bend away from the first and second posts of the outer prong when the noninvasive physiological monitoring device is secured to the nose of the user; an emitter configured to emit light of one or more wavelengths into the nose of the user, wherein the emitter is coupled to the outer prong; and a detector configured to detect the emitted light from the emitter after the emitted light passes through tissue of the nose of the user, wherein the detector is coupled to the inner prong. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of measuring a physiological parameter of a user, the method comprising:
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transmitting light, by an emitter of a nose sensor, of one or more wavelengths through tissue of a nose of the user to a detector; detecting, with the detector of the nose sensor, light attenuated by the tissue of the nose of the user; generating an output signal, with the detector, based on the detected light; and determining a measurement of the physiological parameter based on the output signal; wherein the nose sensor includes; an inner prong configured to be positioned on one of an inner or outer side of the nose of the user; an outer prong configured to be positioned on another one of an inner or outer side of the nose of the user, wherein the outer prong comprises a first post and a second post spaced from the first post; and a coupling portion connected to the inner prong and the first and second posts of the outer prong, the coupling portion configured to maintain a rigidity of the nose sensor and further configured to space the inner prong from the first and second posts of the outer prong, wherein the inner prong is configured to bend away from the first and second posts of the outer prong when the nose sensor is secured to the nose of the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A noninvasive physiological monitoring device configured to measure a physiological parameter of a user, the device comprising:
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a first post configured to be positioned on one of an inner or outer side of a nose of the user; a second post and a third post, the second and third posts spaced from one another and configured to be positioned on the other one of the inner or outer side of the nose of the user; a coupling portion connected to the first, second, and third posts and configured to space the first post from both of the second and third posts, wherein the first post is configured to bend away from the second and third posts when the noninvasive physiological monitoring device is secured to the nose of the user; an emitter configured to emit light of one or more wavelengths into tissue of the nose of the user, wherein the emitter is coupled to at least one of the second post and the third post; and a detector configured to detect the emitted light from the emitter after the emitted light passes through the tissue of the nose of the user, wherein the detector is coupled to the first post. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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