Patent ID: 8308641
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A biometric monitor comprising: an ear sensor member configured to be mounted within a patient's ear canal and including one or more biometric sensors configured for operative coupling with the patient, the ear sensor member not including an electrical power source; a neck collar including an electrical power source disposed on or in the neck collar and electronics for operating the ear sensor member, the ear sensor member being separate from and not disposed on the neck collar; and a flexible tether connecting the ear sensor member and the neck collar, the flexible tether including (i) a data communication pathway conveying sensor data from the one or more biometric sensors of the ear sensor member to the electronics of the neck collar and (ii) a power pathway conveying electrical power from the electrical power source of the neck collar to the ear sensor member to electrically power at least one biometric sensor of the ear sensor member.