Monitoring physiological and health data via non-contact sensors: Key neurotechnology patent #33

– Illustrative image from U.S. Patent No. 7,485,095 Today we discuss a neurotech patent very relevant to non-contact neuromonitoring sensors (as an alternative to skin-contact electrodes), which may play an important role in measuring brain activity in the near future. U.S. Patent No. 7,485,095: Measurement and analysis of trends in physiological and/or health data Inventor(s): Vladimir Shusterman Technology Category: Hybrid Issue Date: February 3, 2009 SharpBrains’ Take: The ‘095 patent describes teachings to address some of the medical treatment problems associated with non-contact sensors, such as electrocardiographic (EGG) and magnetocardiographic (MCG) sensors. Non-contact sensors, as an alternative to skin-contact electrodes, may play an important role in measuring brain activity. While non-contact sensors provide advantages over contact sensors in that they can be used for extended periods without patient discomfort due to skin irritation, non-contact sensors have traditionally been either too large for practical use or produce poor signal detection quality. By considering two levels of signal analysis (with techniques summarized in the abstract and recited in the illustrative claim) the ‘095 patent discloses a system employing non-contact sensors that is small enough to be portable but does not compromise signal quality. The improvement in the area of non-contact sensors that hold the potential for advancing brain-activity detection technologies, coupled wit...
Source: SharpBrains - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness Technology ECG EEG EGG electrodes health data magnetocardiography sensors MCG neuro-technology neuromonitoring patent signal analysis Source Type: blogs