Continuous Wearable Health Monitoring using Novel PPG Optical Sensor and Device

We are presenting a novel photoplethysmographic (PPG) optical sensor and device with ambient optical, electrical and electromagnetic noises cancellation, thus allowing only the useful optical signals to be received by the health monitoring device. We are also disclosing a new processing technique for canceling the ambient noises contributed by optical, electrical and electromagnetic artifacts in the measured PPG signals. Such a device and method allow the enhancement of the performance of the PPG sensors compared to conventional apparatus and methods. The presented sensor and methodology have been integrated into a prototype device for noninvasive, continuous, wearable, remote and mobile monitoring of human vital signs, such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, respiration rate, etc. This small device allows the user to read, store, process and transmit all the measurements made using the PPG optical sensor and the electronic unit to a remote location.