In-canal heart rate monitoring apparatus
US11666235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7221
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wearable computing device includes one or more processors, memory and a physiological metric sensor system, including a light source configured to direct light into tissue of a user wearing the wearable computing device, a light detector implemented a distance away from the light source and configured to detect light from the light source that reflects back from the user, and a light-blocking portion implemented between the light source and the light detector. The wearable computing device may further include an audio port directed towards an ear canal of the user and control circuitry configured to activate the light source during a period of time and generate a light detector signal indicating an amount of light detected by the light detector during the period of time.
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