Patent ID: 11877867
Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A physiological measurement device configured for placement at an ear of a user, the physiological measurement device comprising:
a body portion;
an extension portion connected to the body portion and configured to be positioned at least partially in an ear canal of the user's ear when the physiological measurement device is in use, wherein, when the extension portion is positioned at least partially in the ear canal of the user's ear, the body portion is positioned outside of the ear canal and adjacent tissue of a concha of the user's ear; and
at least one light emitter and at least one detector, wherein the body portion is configured to operably position said at least one light emitter and said at least one detector adjacent said tissue of the concha of the user's ear in a reflective measurement configuration when the extension portion is positioned at least partially in the ear canal of the user's ear, and wherein said at least one light detector is configured to output at least one signal responsive to detecting at least a portion of the emitted light after reflection from at least a portion of said tissue of said concha of the user's ear when the physiological measurement device is in use, said at least one signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of the user.