US Patent Application 18023551. SWEAT SENSING DEVICE simplified abstract

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SWEAT SENSING DEVICE

Organization Name

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.


Inventor(s)

MARK THOMAS Johnson of ARENDONK (BE)

RON MARTINUS LAURENTIUS Van Lieshout of Geldrop (NL)

EDUARD GERARD MARIE Pelssers of Panningen (NL)

LAURENTIA JOHANNA Huijbregts of Eindhoven (NL)

BART Kroon of Eindhoven (NL)

SWEAT SENSING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18023551 titled 'SWEAT SENSING DEVICE

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application describes a sweat sensing device. - The device is designed to be placed against the skin. - It includes a recess that collects sweat from a specific area of the skin. - An optical detection assembly is used to identify individual sweat droplets that come out of sweat pores in the skin. - A fluidic system is then used to transport the detected sweat droplets away from the recess. - The purpose of this device is to accurately detect and analyze sweat for various applications.


Original Abstract Submitted

Provided is a sweat sensing device (). The device comprises a body () for positioning against skin (). A recess () is defined in the body for receiving sweat from a skin area. The device further comprises an optical detection assembly () configured to detect a discrete sweat droplet () protruding into the recess from a sweat pore () in the skin area, and a fluidic system () configured to transport the sweat droplet () away from the recess () following detection of the sweat droplet by the optical detection assembly ().