Atricure, Inc.

University of Cincinnati

Eccrine Systems, Inc.

Nicholas Bailey

Kenneth Lance Miller

Robert Mason Trusty

Matthew Monti

Matthew J Winkler

Todd Frangolis

Mikel Larson

Jason C Heikenfeld

Michelle Hoffman

Andrew Beckman

Adam Hauke

Brian P Hanley

Robert Beech

Jacob A Bertrand

Gavi Begtrup

Austin Morgan

Cory Newland

An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the spring.

Occlusion clip

Devices and methods are described herein for directly and accurately measuring sweat flow rates using miniaturized thermal flow rate sensors. The devices () include the flow rate sensors () in or adjacent to a microfluidic component () of a wearable sweat sensing device. The devices and methods optimize the sensitivity of the flow rate sensors, while minimizing the presence of noise, in order to accurately and directly measure sweat flow rates.

Sweat rate measurement devices

Embodiments of the disclosed invention provide devices and methods to incorporate suspension-based, i.e., hydrogel-based and thixotropic compound-based, ion-selective electrodes and reference electrodes into a wearable sweat sensing device. Embodiments of this device are configured to monitor sweat electrolyte concentrations, trends, and ratios under demanding use conditions. The accompanying method includes use of the disclosed device to track fluid and electrolyte gain and loss in order to produce an electrolyte estimate, such as a sweat electrolyte concentration, a sweat electrolyte concentration trend, a sweat rate, or a concentration ratio between a plurality of electrolytes.

Sweat electrolyte loss monitoring devices

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Nicholas Bailey