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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2016
Valencell, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Wolfgang Wagner, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Steven Matthew Just, Cary, NC (US);
Jonathan T. Walter, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Jesse Berkley Tucker, Youngsville, NC (US);
Steven Francis Leboeuf, Raleigh, NC (US);
Valencell, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
An earpiece configured to be positioned within an ear canal of a subject includes a housing, a sensor assembly disposed within the housing, and a cover removably secured to a free end of the housing. The sensor assembly includes at least one optical emitter and at least one optical detector. The cover includes at least one light guide configured to guide light from the at least one optical emitter and/or guide light from the ear of the subject to the at least one optical detector. The cover also includes a plurality of stabilizing members extending outwardly from an outer surface of the cover adjacent the at least one light guide. The earpiece may also include at least one ear support fitting associated with the housing that is configured to stabilize the earpiece within the ear canal.