Patent ID: 11867568
Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A method of monitoring an internal body temperature of a patient, the method comprising:
detecting a skin temperature of the patient using a temperature sensor in a body-mountable temperature monitor attached to the patient;
wherein the body-mountable temperature monitor comprises an adhesive layer and wherein the body-mountable temperature monitor is attached to the skin of the patient via the adhesive layer;

calculating, using the temperature sensor, a heat flux associated with the body-mountable temperature monitor based on selectively activating a heater in the body-mountable temperature monitor;
wherein calculating the heat flux comprises:
activating the heater;
monitoring, using the temperature sensor, a temperature increase of the skin temperature of the patient during the activation of the heater;
deactivating the heater; and
monitoring, using the temperature sensor, a temperature decrease of the skin temperature of the patient after the deactivation of the heater;
wherein the heat flux is based on the temperature decrease and the temperature increase;

determining the internal body temperature of the patient using the skin temperature and the heat flux; and
predicting a future internal body temperature based on the heat flux, the skin temperature of the patient, and a historical skin temperature of the patient.