EAR-CARRYING HEART BEAT DETECTION DEVICE

• US 20130060155A1
• Filed: 08/23/2012
• Published: 03/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BION, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BION, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Yi-Lun
• Application Number:
  US13/592,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20130060155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/504
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/026 Measuring blood flow A61B3/1233, A61B3/1241 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6816 Ear lobe

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ear-carrying heart beat detection device, which includes a device body, an attaching structure, an ear clip, an extension assembly, a control circuit and a wrist watch unit. The attaching structure is coupled to the device body. The ear clip includes a blood flowrate sensor to detect variation of blood flowrate through a user'"'"'s earlobe. The extension assembly adjusts the relative distance of the ear clip with respect to the device body. The control circuit is arranged inside the device body and the control circuit transmits a heart beat signal to a wrist watch unit in a wireless manner to allow the user to inspect the condition of heart beat of his or her body and to adjust the time period and style of exercise according to the heart beat information.

Claims

1. An ear-carrying heart beat detection device, comprising:

a device body, which comprise a first coupling section and first pivot joint section;

an attaching structure, which is coupled to the first coupling section of the device body to have the attaching structure coupled to the device body for being worn on a selected position by a user;

an ear clip, which comprises a clamping section, a signal transmission wire, and a second coupling section, the clamping section comprising a blood flowrate sensor mounted thereto and connected with the signal transmission wire for detecting a blood flowrate signal from an earlobe of the user;

an extension assembly, which is connected between the ear clip and the device body so that a relative distance of the ear clip with respect to the device body is adjustable through the extension assembly;

a control circuit, which is arranged in the device body, the control circuit comprising;

a heart beat detection circuit, which is connected by the signal transmission wire to the blood flowrate sensor to receive the blood flowrate signal generated by the blood flowrate sensor and generates in response thereto a heart beat signal, and

a wireless transmission circuit, which is connected to the heart beat detection circuit to receive the heart beat signal and transmit the heart beat signal in a wireless fashion; and

a wrist watch unit, which is worn on a wrist of the user, the wrist watch unit comprising;

a wireless receiver circuit, which receives the heart beat signal transmitted from the wireless transmission circuit,

a processing unit, which is connected to the wireless receiver circuit,

a display unit, which is connected to the processing unit to display the heart beat signal,

a memory unit, which is connected to e processing unit

2. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first pivot joint section of the device body comprises a pivot pin.

3. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extension assembly comprise an extendable bar, the extendable bar comprising a second pivot joint section at one end, the extendable bar being coupled to the second coupling section of the ear clip, the extendable bar being coupled to the first pivot joint section of the device body with the second pivot joint section.

4. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second pivot joint section of the extendable bar comprises a pivot hole that is rotatably coupled to the pivot pin.

5. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the extendable bar has an opposite end forming a stop.

6. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second coupling section of the ear clip comprises a clamp.

7. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the clamp rotatably clamps on the extendable bar so as to be movable or rotatable with respect to the extendable bar as being subjected to an external force.

8. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first coupling section of the device body and the coupling component of the attaching structure are respectively provided with mateable positioning elements.

9. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the positioning elements comprise mateable toothed rings.

10. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attaching structure comprise an attaching section and a coupling component, the coupling component being coupled to the first coupling section of the device body, the attaching section being coupled via the coupling component to the device body, the attaching section being adapted to be worn on an ear of the user.

11. An ear-carrying heart beat detection device, comprising:

a device body, which comprise a first coupling section and a first pivot joint section;

an attaching structure, which is coupled to the first coupling section of the device body to have the attaching structure coupled to the device body for being worn on a selected position by a user;

an ear clip, which comprises a clamping section, a signal transmission wire, and a second coupling section, the clamping section comprising a blood flowrate sensor mounted thereto and connected with the signal transmission wire for detecting a blood flowrate signal from an earlobe of the user, the signal transmission wire comprising at least one extendable section so that a relative distance of the ear clip with respect to the device body is adjustable through the extendable section;

a control circuit, which is arranged in the device body, the control circuit comprising;

a heart beat detection circuit, which is connected by the signal transmission wire to the blood flowrate sensor to receive the blood flowrate signal generated by the blood flowrate sensor and generates in response thereto a heart beat signal, and

a wireless transmission circuit, which is connected to the heart beat detection circuit to receive the heart beat signal and transmit the heart beat signal in a wireless fashion; and

a wrist watch unit, which is worn on a wrist of the user, the wrist watch unit comprising;

a wireless receiver circuit, which receives the heart beat signal transmitted from the wireless transmission circuit,

a processing unit, which is connected to the wireless receiver circuit, a display unit, which is connected to the processing unit to display the heart beat signal, and

a memory unit, which is connected to the processing unit.

12. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first pivot joint section of the device body comprises a pivot pin.

13. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the second coupling section of the ear dip comprises a clamp.

14. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the attaching structure comprise an attaching section and a coupling component, the coupling component being coupled to the first coupling section of the device body, the attaching section being coupled via the coupling component to the device body, the attaching section being adapted to be worn on an ear of the user.

15. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the attaching structure comprises a clip structure that is adapted to clamp on a clothing collar of the user.

16. The ear-carrying heart beat detection device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first coupling section of the device body and the coupling component of the attaching structure are respectively provided with mateable positioning elements.