Ear sensor assembly
US7263396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6816
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor assembly for monitoring physiological characteristics interfaces to a subject's ear. The sensor assembly has a projection that projects into the subject's concha. The projection may have a notch to accommodate the subject's anti-tragus. A clip connected to the projection holds a sensor against the subject's lobule. The sensor may comprise a pulse-oximetry-type sensor.
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