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Granted Patent B2
US 12,575,736 · App. 18/775,098 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Method and system for estimating physiological information via set of LEDs and photodetectors by determining a correction profile based on a ratio

Inventors: Sehwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Aram Kim (Seoul, KR); Hou Lam Jesse (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: MEDITHINGS CO., LTD.
A61B5/0075A61B5/4872A61B5/4875A61B5/6823A61B5/7271A61B2560/045A61B2560/0462A61B2562/046
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Patent No.
US 12,575,736
App. No.
18/775,098
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for estimating physiological information performed by at least one processor. This method may include: receiving, by photodiodes, a first optical data set associated with light irradiated by plural light emitting diodes (LEDs) to a first substance; receiving, by the photodiodes, a second optical data set associated with light irradiated by the plural LEDs to a second substance; calculating first correction data associated with the plural LEDs based on the first optical data set and the second optical data set; calculating second correction data associated with the plural LEDs based on the first correction data and profile data associated with the plural LEDs; and estimating physiological information associated with the second substance based on the first correction data and the second correction data.

Claims (31)

1 . A medical device configured to be attached to a human body surface, the medical device comprising:

a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed on a surface of the medical device and facing the human body surface, wherein the plurality of LEDs are configured such that:

a first LED and a second LED of the plurality of LEDs are configured to emit a first wavelength; and

a third LED and a fourth LED of the plurality of LEDs are configured to emit a second wavelength;

a plurality of photodiodes disposed on the surface of the medical device and facing the human body surface, wherein each of the plurality of photodiodes is configured to receive optical data related to the human body surface;

a communication interface;

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute at least one computer-readable program stored in the memory, wherein the at least one computer-readable program includes instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the medical device to:

store a first optical data set corresponding to measurements of reflected light from a first substance with known reflectance information;

cause the plurality of LEDs to emit a plurality of wavelengths of light towards the human body surface;

receive, via the plurality of photodiodes and while the plurality of LEDs emit the plurality of wavelengths, a second optical data set corresponding to measurements of reflected light from tissue of the human body surface;

determine, based on a ratio of each portion of the second optical data set corresponding to a particular LED of the plurality of LEDs and a corresponding portion of the first optical data set corresponding to the particular LED, first correction data;

determine, based on the first correction data and profile data indicating an intensity of each LED of the plurality of LEDs, second correction data;

estimate, based on the first correction data and the second correction data, physiological information associated with a composition of the tissue of the human body surface; and

transmit, to a second computing device and via the communication interface, data indicating the composition of the tissue of the human body surface.

2 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of LEDs is positioned next to a corresponding photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes.

3 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between each of the plurality of LEDs and the corresponding diode is about 11 mm.

4 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the first substance with known reflectance information comprises an oil and water emulsion.

5 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the medical device to determine the second correction data by causing the medical device to:

simulate, for each of the plurality of LEDs, diffuse reflectance data; and

compare, for each of the plurality of LEDs, a portion of the first optical data corresponding to a particular LED with a corresponding portion of the simulated diffuse reflectance data.

6 . The medical device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the medical device to calculate the simulated diffuse reflectance data based on an extinction coefficient of the tissue.

7 . The medical device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the medical device to calculate the simulated diffuse reflectance data based on a wavelength of each of the plurality of LEDs.

8 . The medical device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the medical device to calculate the simulated diffuse reflectance data based on a scattering coefficient.

9 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the medical device to cause the plurality of LEDs to emit the plurality of wavelengths of light towards the human body surface by causing the medical device to:

receive, via a network and from the second computing device, an optical data detection request; and

cause, based on the optical data detection request, the plurality of LEDs to emit the plurality of wavelengths.

10 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the data indicating the composition of the tissue of the human body surface indicates tissue fat content.

11 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the data indicating the composition of the tissue of the human body surface indicates tissue water content.

12 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of LEDs are configured to emit continuous wave light.

13 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the human body surface corresponds to an approximate location of a human bladder.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2024
From: KIM, SEHWAN; KIM, ARAM; JESSE, HOU LAM
To: MEDITHINGS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
KR 10-2023-0092976 · Jul 18, 2023 · national
KR 10-2023-0097534 · Jul 26, 2023 · national
KR 10-2023-0137670 · Oct 16, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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