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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2018
Valencell, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Steven Francis LeBoeuf, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jesse Berkley Tucker, Youngsville, NC (US);
Michael Edward Aumer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Steven Matthew Just, Cary, NC (US);
Valencell, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
An ear-worn device includes a speaker, an optical emitter, an optical detector, a processor, and a housing configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, wherein the housing encloses the speaker, optical emitter, optical detector, and processor. The housing includes at least one window that exposes the optical emitter and optical detector to the ear of the subject, and the housing includes at least one aperture through which sound from the speaker can pass. Light transmissive material is located between the optical emitter and the at least one window and is configured to deliver light emitted from the optical emitter to an ear region of the subject at one or more predetermined locations. Light transmissive material is positioned between the optical detector and the at least one window and is configured to collect light external to the housing and deliver the collected light to the optical detector.