Infection risk detection using ear-wearable sensor devices

US12369857B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Archelle Georgiou Feldshon · Wayzata, US
• Krishna Chaithanya Vastare · Eden Prairie, US
• Justin R. Burwinkel · Eden Prairie, US
• Andy S. Lin · Boulder, US
• Kyle Olson · St. Louis Park, US
• Michael Karl Sacha · Chanhassen, US
• Amit Shahar · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2022
• Grant date: Jul 29, 2025
• Expiry date: Sep 5, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H10/60
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to ear-wearable devices and systems that can detect a risk of infection in a device wearer. In a first aspect, an ear-wearable infection sensor device is included having a control circuit, a microphone, a sensor package, and an electroacoustic transducer, wherein the electroacoustic transducer is in electrical communication with the control circuit. The ear-wearable infection sensor device can be configured to analyze data from the sensor package to determine physiological parameters of a device wearer and evaluate the physiological parameters to detect the risk of an infection. Other embodiments are also included herein.