Vibroacoustic Earbud
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240292142A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18653704

    申请日:2024-05-02

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 A61B8/12

    摘要: A vibroacoustic earbud (“earbud”) is proposed that includes a housing and an infrasonic/vibration sensor. The housing includes a nozzle with a nozzle tip that is configured for positioning within an ear canal of an individual. The sensor is included within the nozzle and detects biosignals including infrasonic signals from a body of the individual in the ear canal. The nozzle tip engages with a wall of the ear canal to provide an earbud seal, the result of which forms an ear canal acoustic volume that amplifies the biosignals. The earbud is tuned/designed to minimize loss of amplitude of the biosignals detected by the sensor in the ear canal acoustic volume when an unintentional leak occurs in the earbud seal that possibly reduces acoustic pressure in the ear canal acoustic volume.

    Vibroacoustic Earbud
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220408175A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17843926

    申请日:2022-06-17

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 A61B8/12

    摘要: A vibroacoustic earbud (“earbud”) is proposed that includes a housing and an infrasonic/vibration sensor. The housing includes a nozzle with a nozzle tip that is configured for positioning within an ear canal of an individual. The sensor is included within the nozzle and detects biosignals including infrasonic signals from a body of the individual in the ear canal. The nozzle tip engages with a wall of the ear canal to provide an earbud seal, the result of which forms an ear canal acoustic volume that amplifies the biosignals. The earbud is tuned/designed to minimize loss of amplitude of the biosignals detected by the sensor in the ear canal acoustic volume when an unintentional leak occurs in the earbud seal that possibly reduces acoustic pressure in the ear canal acoustic volume.

    Vibroacoustic earbud
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12003914B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-04

    申请号:US17843926

    申请日:2022-06-17

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 A61B8/12

    摘要: A vibroacoustic earbud (“earbud”) is proposed that includes a housing and an infrasonic/vibration sensor. The housing includes a nozzle with a nozzle tip that is configured for positioning within an ear canal of an individual. The sensor is included within the nozzle and detects biosignals including infrasonic signals from a body of the individual in the ear canal. The nozzle tip engages with a wall of the ear canal to provide an earbud seal, the result of which forms an ear canal acoustic volume that amplifies the biosignals. The earbud is tuned/designed to minimize loss of amplitude of the biosignals detected by the sensor in the ear canal acoustic volume when an unintentional leak occurs in the earbud seal that possibly reduces acoustic pressure in the ear canal acoustic volume.

    System and Method for Leak Correction and Normalization of In-Ear Pressure Measurement for Hemodynamic Monitoring

    公开(公告)号:US20210401311A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17359001

    申请日:2021-06-25

    IPC分类号: A61B5/021 H04R1/10 A61B5/00

    摘要: A system and method for leak correction and normalization of in-ear pressure measurement for hemodynamic monitoring are disclosed. The system includes an acoustical assembly and a data analysis system. The acoustical assembly includes an earbud system that forms an earbud seal with an ear canal of an individual, where the earbud system includes an earbud with an in-ear acoustic sensor that detects acoustic signals in the ear canal. The acoustic signals include audible signals and infrasonic signals. The data analysis system receives the acoustic signals from the earbud system, identifies hemodynamic pressure signals from a body of the individual included within the infrasonic signals, and identifies signal characteristics of the pressure signals over time. The data analysis system can then correct the hemodynamic pressure signals for effects caused by leaks in the earbud seal based upon changes to the signal characteristics over time.

    Earbud for detecting biosignals from and presenting audio signals at an inner ear canal and method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11234069B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-25

    申请号:US16995742

    申请日:2020-08-17

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 A61B8/12 A61B8/06

    摘要: An earbud for detecting biosignals from and presenting audio signals at an inner ear canal and method therefor are disclosed. The earbud includes a nozzle and a housing including a body. The nozzle extends from the housing body and has a proximal end arranged for positioning within an inner ear canal of an individual. An earbud tip of the earbud attaches to the proximal end of the nozzle and is adapted to engage the inner ear canal. The earbud includes a speaker and various sensors including an infrasonic/vibration sensor. The infrasonic/vibration sensor detects the biosignals including infrasonic signals from the body of the individual in the canal, and the speaker transmits sound from an audio source into the canal via the nozzle. The earbud preferably seals the inner ear canal to block external sound while also decreasing an acoustic volume of the canal that amplifies the biosignals prior to detection.

    Earbud for Detecting Biosignals from and Presenting Audio Signals at an Inner Ear Canal and Method Therefor

    公开(公告)号:US20220174393A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17549753

    申请日:2021-12-13

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 A61B8/12

    摘要: An earbud for detecting biosignals from and presenting audio signals at an inner ear canal and method therefor are disclosed. The earbud includes a nozzle and a housing including a body. The nozzle extends from the housing body and has a proximal end arranged for positioning within an inner ear canal of an individual. An earbud tip of the earbud attaches to the proximal end of the nozzle and is adapted to engage the inner ear canal. The earbud includes a speaker and various sensors including an infrasonic/vibration sensor. The infrasonic/vibration sensor detects the biosignals including infrasonic signals from the body of the individual in the canal, and the speaker transmits sound from an audio source into the canal via the nozzle. The earbud preferably seals the inner ear canal to block external sound while also decreasing an acoustic volume of the canal that amplifies the biosignals prior to detection.

    Earbud for Detecting Biosignals from and Presenting Audio Signals at an Inner Ear Canal and Method Therefor

    公开(公告)号:US20210051389A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16995742

    申请日:2020-08-17

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 A61B8/12

    摘要: An earbud for detecting biosignals from and presenting audio signals at an inner ear canal and method therefor are disclosed. The earbud includes a nozzle and a housing including a body. The nozzle extends from the housing body and has a proximal end arranged for positioning within an inner ear canal of an individual. An earbud tip of the earbud attaches to the proximal end of the nozzle and is adapted to engage the inner ear canal. The earbud includes a speaker and various sensors including an infrasonic/vibration sensor. The infrasonic/vibration sensor detects the biosignals including infrasonic signals from the body of the individual in the canal, and the speaker transmits sound from an audio source into the canal via the nozzle. The earbud preferably seals the inner ear canal to block external sound while also decreasing an acoustic volume of the canal that amplifies the biosignals prior to detection.

    System and Method for Cardiovascular Monitoring and Reporting

    公开(公告)号:US20240065605A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-29

    申请号:US18500895

    申请日:2023-11-02

    摘要: A system and method for cardiovascular monitoring and reporting are disclosed. The system (CV monitoring system) includes a data analysis system and an in-ear biosensor system that preferably includes left and right earbuds. The earbuds include infrasound/vibration sensors that detect biosignals from the individual including signals associated with cardiovascular activity (CV signals). The analysis system calculates cardiovascular function measurements (CV function measurements) based upon the CV signals. The CV monitoring system uses machine learning to predict blood pressure (BP) measurements of the individual based upon the CV signals and the calculated CV function measurements. In an embodiment, the CV monitoring system includes an EKG detection system that detects EKG signals associated with heart function. The analysis system can calculate additional CV function measurements from the EKG signals to augment the CV function measurements calculated from the CV signals, and predict BP measurements using the full complement of CV function measurements.