Lifeware Labs, LLC

Carnegie Mellon University

Alexandros Charalambides

Brian Stancil

Carmel Majidi

Andrew Rape

Philip LeDuc

Nolen Keeys

Rohith Krishnan Pillai

Emily Lickert

A body-worn patch to be worn by a patient, wherein the body-worn patch comprises a plurality of sensors and a controller. The plurality of sensors comprises a biopotential sensor capable of measuring an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal, an inertial measurement unit capable of measuring a seismocardiogram (SCG) signal, and an optical sensor capable of measuring a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal. The controller is in signal communication with the plurality of sensors and the controller is capable of receiving the ECG signal, the SCG signal, and the PPG signal. The controller is capable of determining a physiological property of the patient based on the ECG signal, the SCG signal, and the PPG signal.

Chest-worn device and related system for compact and portable physiological monitoring

A drug delivery device having an array of solid microneedles embedded with drugs and a light-to-heat-transducing (LTHT) element and a flexible printed circuit board containing a light source, such as a light emitting diode, which can be activated to release the drug embedded in the microneedles through localized melting. The device is worn in contact with the skin of a user, which enables the microneedles penetrate the upper layers of the user's skin. Although in contact with a user's skin, the drugs are not delivered until the device is activated. Activation can occur by an external signal received by the device or through a signal based on a physiological state of the user determined through a sensor in a closed-loop control system.

Wearable apparatus containing a digitally controlled degradeable microneedle array for intradermal drug delivery

An apparatus for communication, a system thereof, and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises a body and a printed circuit board (PCB) operatively coupled to the body. The PCB comprises a processing unit, a first communication module operatively coupled to the processing unit, and an array of assemblies. The first communication module is configured to communicate with a secondary communication module wirelessly. The array of assemblies comprises at least two rows and at least two columns. Each assembly comprises a switch and a light. The array of assemblies are operatively coupled to the processing unit. Each light is configured to change a state responsive to at least one of a change in state by the switch within the same assembly and a control signal from the first communication module.

Digital patch for discrete signaling, a baseball glove including same, and related method of manufacture

A wearable electronic device comprises a base for mounting a plurality of sensors, where the sensors acquiring physiological data of a user wearing the device. By providing multiple sensors on a single device, additional physiological data, such as pulse transit time, can be provided. To ensure quality data is collected, the device includes a spring mechanism for applying a compressive force on the sensor to force it into the skin of a user.

Wearable device with mechanical spring to detect pulse transit time

According to one embodiment is a flexible circuit comprising a flexible base, a conductive polymer supported by the base, and an integrated circuit component having an elongated electrical contact, wherein the elongated electrical contact penetrates into the conductive polymer, thereby providing a robust electrical connection. According to methods of certain embodiments, the flexible circuit is manufactured using a molding process, where a conductive polymer is deposited into recesses in a mold, integrated circuit components are placed in contact with the conductive polymer, and a flexible polymer base is poured over the mold prior to curing. In an alternative embodiment, a multiple-layer flexible circuit is manufacturing using a plurality of molds.

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Alexandros Charalambides