APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO SUPPORT A DEVICE ON A HEAD

• US 20160287173A1
• Filed: 03/31/2016
• Published: 10/06/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.
• Original Assignee: Geelux Holdings, Ltd.
• Inventors: ABREU, Marcio Marc
• Granted Patent: US 10,383,573 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0266 for monitoring or limiting apparatus function
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0425 Ergonomically shaped housings A61B2560/0418 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4821 Determining level or depth of anaesthesia A61B5/1106 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 11/10 Electronic devices other than hearing aids

Abstract

The described apparatuses can include support by at least a portion of a forehead in combination with at least one of a nose, an ear, and a head, or present an adjustable apparatus to provide improved fit of a head-positioned apparatus.

Claims

1. An apparatus supported by a human head, comprising:

a first end configured to be supported on the head adjacent to a first ear;

a second end configured to be supported on the head adjacent to a second ear;

a connecting portion extending from the first end to the second end, the connecting portion configured to grip at least temples of the head to support the connecting portion on a forehead of the head at a location above a pair of eyebrows; and

at least one device supported by the apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one device is positioned at one of the first end and the second end.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one device is configured to be positioned behind one of the first ear and the second ear.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one device is configured to extend from one of the first end and the second end in a direction toward the connecting portion.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus includes a temperature sensor supported by the connecting portion.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the temperature sensor is positioned a spaced distance from the connecting portion.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the device is one of an electroencephalograph, a spectral monitor, and a bispectral index (BIS) monitor.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first end is attached to the connecting portion at a location that is in front of the ear when the apparatus is positioned on the head.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, including a movable mechanism adjustable to modify a position of the apparatus on the head.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the device is a temperature sensor and the adjustment of the movable mechanism changes the position of the temperature sensor with respect to an Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) location when the apparatus is position on the head.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, including an eyeglass frame and a pair of lenses positioned a spaced distance from the connecting portion.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is a wire.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, further including a transmitter configured to communicate with a separate electronic device and configured to at least receive a signal from the device or transmit a signal to the device.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one of the first end and the second end is configured to include a wire terminating in a connector, the wire being electrically connected to the device.