Application No.:
`Filing Date:
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`16/835772
`March 31, 2020
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`A complete listing of all claims is presented below with insertions underlined (e.g.,
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`insertion), and deletions struck through or in double brackets (e.g., deletion or [[deletion]]).
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`(New) A physiological monitoring device comprising:
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`a plurality of light-emitting diodes configured to emit light in a first shape;
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`a material configured to be positioned between the plurality of light-emitting
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`diodes and tissue on a wrist of a user when the physiological monitoring device is in use,
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`the material configured to change the first shape into a second shape by which the light
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`emitted from one or moreofthe plurality of light-emitting diodes is projected towards the
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`tissue;
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`a plurality of photodiodes configured to detect at least a portion of the light after
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`the at least the portion of the light passes through thetissue, the plurality of photodiodes
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`further configured to output at least one signal responsiveto the detected light;
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`a surface comprising a dark-colored coating,
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`the surface configured to be
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`positioned between the plurality of photodiodes and the tissue when the physiological
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`monitoring device is in use, wherein an opening defined in the dark-colored coating is
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`configured to allow at least a portion of light reflected from the tissue to pass through the
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`surface;
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`a light block configured to prevent at least a portion of the light emitted from the
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`plurality of light-emitting diodes from reaching the plurality of photodiodes without first
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`reaching the tissue; and
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`a processor configured to receive and process the at least one outputted signal and
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`determine a physiological parameter of the user responsive to the at least one signal.
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`(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein at least one of the
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`plurality of light-emitting diodes is configured to emit light of a first wavelength and at least one
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`of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is configured to emit light of a second wavelength, the
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`second wavelength being different than the first wavelength.
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`(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, further comprising a display
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`configured to present visual feedback responsive to the determined physiological parameter.
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`16/835772
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`(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 5, wherein the display is a
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`touch-screen display.
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`(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the plurality of light-
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`emitting diodes and the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in a reflectance measurement
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`configuration.
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`(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the plurality of
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`photodiodes are arranged in an array having a spatial configuration corresponding to a shape of a
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`portion of the tissue boundedbythe light block.
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`(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the light block
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`comprises an at least partially circular shape, and wherein the plurality of light-emitting diodes
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`are positioned outside the light block and the plurality of photodiodes are positioned inside the
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`light block.
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`10. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the physiological
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`parameter comprisespulserate.
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`11. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the physiological
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`parameter comprises oxygen saturation.
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`12. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the material
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`comprisesglass.
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`13.(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the material
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`comprisesplastic.
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`14. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the second shape
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`comprises a circular geometry.
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`15. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the opening defined
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`in the dark-colored coating comprises a width and a length, and wherein the width is larger than
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`the length.
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`16. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 3, wherein the dark-colored
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`coating comprisesblack.
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`17. (New) A physiological monitoring device comprising:
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`a plurality of light-emitting diodes configured to emit light proximate a wrist of a
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`user;
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`a light diffusing material configured to be positioned between the plurality of
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`light-emitting diodes and a tissue measurement site on the wrist of the user when the
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`physiological monitoring deviceis in use;
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`a light block having a circular shape;
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`a plurality of photodiodes configured to detect at least a portion of the light
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`emitted from the plurality of light-emitting diodes after the light passes through the light
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`diffusing material and a portion of the tissue measurement site encircled by the light
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`block, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in an array having a spatial
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`configuration corresponding to a shape of the portion of the tissue measurement site
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`encircled by the light block, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are further configured to
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`output at least one signal responsive to the detected light, and wherein the plurality of
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`light-emitting diodes and the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in a reflectance
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`measurementconfiguration;
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`wherein the light block is configured to optically isolate the plurality of light-
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`emitting diodes from the plurality of photodiodes by preventing at least a portion of light
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`emitted from the plurality of light-emitting diodes from reaching the plurality of
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`photodiodes withoutfirst reaching the portion of the tissue measurementsite;
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`a processor configured to receive and process the at least one outputted signal and
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`determine a physiological parameter of the user responsive to the at least one outputted
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`signal; and
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`wherein the physiological monitoring device
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`is
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`configured to
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`transmit
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`physiological parameter data to a separate processor.
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`18. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 17, wherein the plurality of
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`light-emitting diodes are positioned outside the light block and the plurality of photodiodes are
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`positioned insidethe light block.
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`19. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 17, wherein the physiological
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`parameter comprisespulserate.
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`20. (New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 17, wherein the physiological
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`parameter comprises oxygen saturation.
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`21.(New) The physiological monitoring device of Claim 17, wherein the plurality of
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`light-emitting diodes are configured to emit light in a first shape, and wherein the light diffusing
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`material is configured to change the first shape into a second shape by which the light emitted
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`from one or more of the plurality of light-emitting diodes is projected towards the tissue
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`measurementsite.
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`22. (New) A system configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a
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`user, the system comprising:
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`a physiological monitoring device comprising:
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`a plurality of light-emitting diodes configured to emit light in a first shape;
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`a material configured to be positioned between the plurality of light-emitting
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`diodes and tissue of the user when the physiological monitoring device is in use, the
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`material configured to change the first shape into a second shape by which the light
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`emitted from one or moreofthe plurality of light-emitting diodes is projected towards the
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`tissue;
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`a plurality of photodiodes configured to detect at least a portion of the light after
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`the at least the portion of the light passes through thetissue, the plurality of photodiodes
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`further configured to output at least one signal responsiveto the detected light;
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`a surface comprising a dark-colored coating,
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`the surface configured to be
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`positioned between the plurality of photodiodes and the tissue when the physiological
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`monitoring device is in use, wherein an opening defined in the dark-colored coating is
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`configured to allow at least a portion of light reflected from the tissue to pass through the
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`surface;
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`a light block configured to prevent at least a portion of light from the plurality of
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`light-emitting diodes from reaching the plurality of photodiodes withoutfirst reaching the
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`tissue; and
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`a processor configured to receive and process the outputted at least one signal and
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`determine a physiological parameter of the user responsive to the outputted at least one
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`signal; and
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`a processing device configured to wirelessly receive physiological parameter data from
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`the physiological monitoring device, wherein the processing device comprises a user interface, a
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`storage device, and a network interface configured to wirelessly communicate with the
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`physiological monitoring device, and wherein the user interface includes a touch-screen display
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`configured to present visual feedback responsive to the physiological parameter data.
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`23. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein the system is configured to determinea state
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`of wellness of the user based on the determined physiological parameter.
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`24. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein the system is configured to determine a trend
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`of wellness of the user based on the determined physiological parameter.
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`25. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein the visual feedback presented by the touch-
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`screen display is responsiveto at least one of a pulse rate and an oxygen saturation of the user.
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`26. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein the material comprises at least one of glass
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`andplastic.
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`27. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein the second shape comprises a width and a
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`length, and wherein the width is different from the length.
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`28. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein the plurality of photodiodes are arranged in
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`an array having a spatial configuration corresponding to a shape of a portion of the tissue
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`encircled by the light block.
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`29. (New) The system of Claim 22, wherein at least one of the plurality of light-emitting
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`diodes is configured to emit light of a first wavelength and at least one of the plurality of light-
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`emitting diodes is configured to emit light of a second wavelength, the second wavelength being
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`different than the first wavelength.
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