Title:
Monitoring device
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6153573
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A monitoring device configured to be attached to the ear of a person includes a base, an earbud housing extending outwardly from the base that is configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, and a cover surrounding the earbud housing. The base includes a speaker, an optical emitter, and an optical detector. The cover includes light transmissive material that is in optical communication with the optical emitter and the optical detector and serves as a light guide to deliver light from the optical emitter into the ear canal of the subject wearing the device at one or more predetermined locations and to collect light external to the earbud housing and deliver the collected light to the optical detector.
Inventors:
Rubuch, Stephen Francis
Tucker, Jesse Berkeley
Omar, Michael Edward
Tucker, Jesse Berkeley
Omar, Michael Edward
Application Number:
JP2015151055A
Publication Date:
June 28, 2017
Filing Date:
July 30, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Valencell, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B5/02; A61B5/022; A61B5/026
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2008099890A | ||||
| JP2008154873A | ||||
| JP3060646A | ||||
| JP58029449A | ||||
| JP2004337605A | ||||
| JP2004089546A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shoichi Okuyama
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Hidefumi Kawamura
Ayako Nakamura
Satoshi Morimoto
Arihara Koichi
Matsushima Tetsuo
Hidefumi Kawamura
Ayako Nakamura
Satoshi Morimoto
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