ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,734, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Starkey Laboratories Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
"Electro-optical physiologic sensor" was invented by Kyle Olson (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Sidney A. Higgins (Maple Grove, Minn.), Michael Karl Sacha (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Andy S. Lin (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-optical physiologic sensor comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and a light emitter and a photodetector respectively mounted to the PCB. A first sensor element is disposed on the PCB and comprises a first electrode configured to contact tissue of a subject and a first light channel co-located with the...