Patent ID: 7883463
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: A61B,G01K

Abstract:
1. A combination sensor for physiological parameters, the combination sensor comprising: a communications unit; a sensor carrier; a heat flux sensor for detecting a first temperature and a second temperature, said first temperature being the temperature at or below the skin of a person and said second temperature being the temperature of the environment; an acoustic sensor for measuring the heart rate and for detecting speech signals; a first measured signal evaluating unit and a second measured signal evaluating unit, said first measured signal evaluating unit determining a body core temperature using said first detected temperature and said second detected temperature; and a communications interface for transmitting the processed data from said first measured signal evaluating unit to said communications unit, said heat flux sensor, said acoustic sensor, said first measured signal evaluating unit and said second measured signal evaluating unit and said communications interface being each located at closely spaced locations in said sensor carrier to form a compact arrangement of compact sensors, wherein said sensor carrier is embedded in a pliable plastic material and is adapted to the shape of the human ear.