Disposable in-the-ear monitoring instrument and method of manufacture
US6283915A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/903
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disposable in-the-ear monitoring instrument includes a monitoring assembly for monitoring one or more vital health signs of a user, a transmitter assembly for transmitting the monitored vital health signs to a remote receiving unit, and a battery for energizing the assemblies. The assemblies and battery are mounted on a printed circuit which is disposed in a cylindrical shell. And the cylindrical shell is itself mounted in an earmold. The disposable in-the-ear monitoring instrument is of an optimum design having a minimum number of components, and thus is easy to assemble on an automated basis. The automated assembly of the in-the-ear monitoring instrument and its optimum design reduces costs and allows for the disposability of the monitoring instrument.
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