Patents Assigned to Tula Health, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11903686
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for optimizing a physiological measurement are described herein. A system may include a wearable band that is wearable by a subject, a user device attached to the wearable band, and a measurement device configured to the physiological measurement. The user device may include a first communication device and a user interface. The measurement device may include a hollow housing, a processing device disposed within the housing, an elastic coupling member disposed within the housing, a physiological sensor coupled to the housing by the elastic coupling member, and a second communication device. The physiological sensor may take the physiological measurement and communicate the physiological measurement to the user device. The user interface may display the physiological measurement to the subject. The physiological measurement device and the user device may be attached to the same wearable band that is worn by the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health Inc
    Inventors: Josh Williams, Nicole Winter, Spencer Talbot, Mitchell Slater, Devin Miller, Ethan Krause, Thomas A. Naylor, Paul McMullin, Roger Black, Brian Jensen, Cameron Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11890083
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for maintaining a physiological sensor at constant pressure against a subject. A system may include a wearable band that is wearable by a subject, a physiological sensor coupled to the wearable band, a pressure sensor coupled to the wearable band, a processor and a user interface. The physiological sensor may be positioned along an inside surface of the wearable band, embedded in the wearable band, or otherwise positioned in the band to be adjacent to the subject as the subject wears the wearable band. The pressure sensor may directly or indirectly measure a pressure of the physiological sensor against the subject. The processor may generate an alert when a pressure measurement for the physiological sensor against the subject is outside a specified range. The user interface may present the alert to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Williams, Nicole Winter, Spencer Talbot, Mitchell Slater, Devin Miller, Ethan Krause, Thomas A. Naylor, Paul McMullin, Roger Black, Brian Jensen, Cameron Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11895781
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device with a miniaturized impedance sensor. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include a substrate with locally non-flexible regions interconnected by a flexible material and a miniaturized impedance sensor disposed on the substrate. The miniaturized impedance sensor may include: an array of electrical contacts; an array of miniaturized electrodes disposed on the array of electrical contacts; and an interstitial filler disposed within the array of miniaturized electrodes. The locally non-flexible regions may correspond to subsets of the array of miniaturized electrodes. The locally non-flexible regions may retain shape as the flexible material changes shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davis, Nick Morrill, David Miller
  • Patent number: 11883199
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device with interdigitated miniaturized electrodes. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a band configured to extend at least partially around a body part of a user, the body part including a dermal layer; a user interface coupled to the band; a processing device coupled to the band; a miniaturized impedance sensor integrated into the band and positioned in the band to be pressed against the dermal layer, the miniaturized impedance sensor comprising a row of interdigitated miniaturized electrodes alternating between a miniaturized electrode of a first set of miniaturized electrodes and another miniaturized electrode of a second set of miniaturized electrodes; and an electrical circuit embedded in the band interconnecting the user interface, the processing device, or the miniaturized impedance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davis, Nick Morrill, David Miller
  • Patent number: 11887467
    Abstract: A method, system, device, or apparatus for notifying a device of a greater number of safety events associated with the first user. The method includes retrieving safety events associated with a first user of a first electronic device and determining a frequency of safety events. The method includes retrieving safety events associated with a second user of a second electronic device and determining a frequency of safety events. The method includes comparing the frequency of safety events associated with the first user and the number of safety events associated with the second user and determining that there is a greater frequency of safety events associated with the first user than with the second user for the period of time. The method includes determining a cause of the greater frequency of safety events associated with the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee, Michael Jones, Federico Calero, Trevor Calero, Devin Miller, David Miller
  • Patent number: 11857297
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for ensuring constant contact of a physiological sensor with a subject. A device may include a wearable band wearable by the subject, an elastic coupling member, a sensor module coupled by the elastic coupling member to the wearable band, a housing attached to the wearable band, a processor, and a user interface. The wearable band may include a recess extending into the wearable band. The elastic coupling member and/or the sensor module may be disposed within the recess. As the subject wears the wearable band, the elastic coupling member may press the sensor module against the subject and may cause constant contact between the sensor module and the subject. Electrical tracing embedded in the wearable band and extending from the sensor module to the housing may couple the sensor module to the processor or the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Williams, Nicole Winter, Spencer Talbot, Mitchell Slater, Devin Miller, Ethan Krause, Thomas A. Naylor, Paul McMullin, Roger Black, Brian Jensen, Cameron Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11857337
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a power consumption level of a device. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first sensor interface, a second sensor interface, and a processing device coupled to the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface. The processing device may: measure a first physiological measurement via the first sensor interface within a first period of time; measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface within the first period of time; adjust a power consumption level of the apparatus in view of at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement; measure the physiological measurement via the first sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within a second period of time; and measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within the second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller
  • Patent number: 11766221
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of a health device network may include: a non-invasive glucometer that non-invasively measures analyte levels; an invasive glucometer communicatively coupled directly to the non-invasive glucometer; a cloud-based server communicatively coupled to the non-invasive glucometer or the invasive glucometer; a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-based server; and/or a user interface that displays the invasive glucose measurement, the non-invasive glucose measurement, a data batch, and/or processed data to the user. The non-invasive glucometer and/or the invasive glucometer may aggregate an invasive glucose measurement and a non-invasive glucose measurement into the data batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: David Miller, Devin Miller, Michael Jones, David Derrick
  • Patent number: 11717232
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of a health device network may include: a non-invasive glucometer that non-invasively measures analyte levels; an invasive glucometer communicatively coupled directly to the non-invasive glucometer; a cloud-based server communicatively coupled to the non-invasive glucometer or the invasive glucometer; a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-based server; and/or a user interface that displays the invasive glucose measurement, the non-invasive glucose measurement, a data batch, and/or processed data to the user. The non-invasive glucometer and/or the invasive glucometer may aggregate an invasive glucose measurement and a non-invasive glucose measurement into the data batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: David Miller, Devin Miller, Michael Jones, David Derrick
  • Patent number: 11707232
    Abstract: A technology for a wearable medical device for monitoring medical parameters. Medical measurement data can be received at the wearable medical device from a medical measurement sensor attached to the wearable medical device or a medical measurement sensor in communication with the wearable medical device. A calibration coefficient can be determined for calibrating the wearable medical device based on the medical measurement data. The wearable medical device can be calibrated based on the calibration coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin Warner Miller, David Rich Miller, Jeffrey Michael Lee
  • Patent number: 11614438
    Abstract: An integrated glucose monitoring system comprising a glucometer and mobile device housed in a housing. The glucometer includes a measurement component to receive a blood glucose test strip containing a sample of blood of an individual, and a port to transmit the blood glucose measurement to a mobile device. The mobile device communicatively and physically coupled to the glucometer. The mobile device includes a port configured to couple with the glucometer, a communication component to receive the blood glucose measurement from glucometer, a power management component to transmit power to the glucometer, and another port to receive power from a power source to power the mobile device. The housing is to house the glucometer and the mobile device to form a single solitary glucose monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin Miller, David Miller, Peter Derrick
  • Patent number: 11589815
    Abstract: An adjustable measurement device is described that may include a housing, a power supply, a processor, a communication device, an elastic coupling member, a physiological sensor, and/or a clamp. The housing may be configured to attach to a wearable band that is wearable by a subject. The housing may include a chamber within the housing. The power supply, the processor, the communication device, the elastic coupling member, and or the physiological sensor may be disposed within the chamber. The elastic coupling member may couple the physiological sensor to the housing. A force exerted by the elastic coupling member on the physiological sensor may be in a direction through an opening towards a body part of a subject. As the subject wears the wearable band and the housing is coupled to the wearable band, the physiological sensor may be adjacent to or contact the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Williams, Nicole Winter, Spencer Talbot, Mitchell Slater, Devin Miller, Ethan Krause, Thomas A. Naylor, Paul McMullin, Roger Black, Brian Jensen, Cameron Hernandez
  • Patent number: 11547297
    Abstract: An apparatus device may include a bio-impedance sensor configured to take a bio-impedance measurement from a body of an individual, an optical sensor configured to take an optical measurement from the body of the individual, and a processing device configured to receive a first bio-impedance measurement from the bio-impedance sensor taken during a first period of time and a first optical measurement from the optical sensor taken during the first period of time, receive first location information of the individual during the first period of time, determine a first correlation between a physiological parameter and at least one of the first location, the first bio-impedance measurement, or the first optical measurement, and determine a first level of the physiological parameter based on the first correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc
    Inventors: Devin Warner Miller, David Rich Miller
  • Patent number: 11540752
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of a health device network may include: a non-invasive glucometer that non-invasively measures analyte levels; an invasive glucometer communicatively coupled directly to the non-invasive glucometer; a cloud-based server communicatively coupled to the non-invasive glucometer or the invasive glucometer; a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-based server; and/or a user interface that displays the invasive glucose measurement, the non-invasive glucose measurement, a data batch, and/or processed data to the user. The non-invasive glucometer and/or the invasive glucometer may aggregate an invasive glucose measurement and a non-invasive glucose measurement into the data batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: David Miller, Devin Miller, Michael Jones, David Derrick
  • Patent number: 11545015
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device that may include: determining, by a processor, that an alert event has occurred; determining, by the processor, a level of the alert event, wherein the level of the alert event is a caution alert level, an urgent alert level, or a critical alert level; determining, by the processor, an initial alert activity associated with the caution alert level, the urgent alert level, or the critical alert level; performing, by the processor, the initial alert activity receiving, from an input device, an updated alert activity associated with the caution alert level, the urgent alert level, or the critical alert level; and in response to that the initial alert activity conflicting with the updated alert activity, maintaining, by the processor, using the initial alert activity associated with the caution alert level, the urgent alert level, or the critical alert level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee, Michael Jones, Federico Calero, Trevor Calero, Devin Miller, David Miller
  • Patent number: 11540751
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of a health device network may include: a non-invasive glucometer that non-invasively measures analyte levels; an invasive glucometer communicatively coupled directly to the non-invasive glucometer; a cloud-based server communicatively coupled to the non-invasive glucometer or the invasive glucometer; a user device communicatively coupled to the cloud-based server; and/or a user interface that displays the invasive glucose measurement, the non-invasive glucose measurement, a data batch, and/or processed data to the user. The non-invasive glucometer and/or the invasive glucometer may aggregate an invasive glucose measurement and a non-invasive glucose measurement into the data batch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: David Miller, Devin Miller, Michael Jones, David Derrick
  • Patent number: 11109805
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device for adjusting a power consumption level of a device. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a first sensor interface, a second sensor interface, and a processing device coupled to the first sensor interface and the second sensor interface. The processing device may: measure a first physiological measurement via the first sensor interface within a first period of time; measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface within the first period of time; adjust a power consumption level of the apparatus in view of at least one of the first physiological measurement or the second physiological measurement; measure the physiological measurement via the first sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within a second period of time; and measure a second physiological measurement via the second sensor interface at the adjusted power consumption level within the second period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin W. Miller, David R. Miller
  • Patent number: 11076811
    Abstract: A technology for a wearable medical device for monitoring medical parameters. Medical measurement data can be received at the wearable medical device from a medical measurement sensor attached to the wearable medical device or a medical measurement sensor in communication with the wearable medical device. A calibration coefficient can be determined for calibrating the wearable medical device based on the medical measurement data. The wearable medical device can be calibrated based on the calibration coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin Warner Miller, David Rich Miller, Jeffrey Michael Lee
  • Patent number: 11019734
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device to creating a set of miniaturized electrode pillars. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include patterning a set of miniaturized electrode pillars on a substrate and coating the set of miniaturized electrode pillars with an interstitial filler disposed between the set of miniaturized electrode pillars. The interstitial filler may insulate the set of miniaturized electrode pillars from each other and bolster the set of miniaturized electrode pillars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davis, Nick Morrill, David Miller
  • Patent number: 10786206
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices for alerting a user of a change in a medical condition. The methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices may include a first sensor configured to measure a first physiological characteristic of a user to obtain a first set of physiological data for a physiological condition. The methods, systems, apparatuses, and/or devices may include a processing device configured to: receive a second set of physiological data for the physiological condition; determine a unique physiological characteristic of the user based on the second set of physiological data; determine a unique baseline for the unique physiological characteristic of the user based on the second set of physiological data; determine a relative physiological measurement for the physiological condition based on the first set of physiological data; and provide an alert to the user or a third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Tula Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Devin Warner Miller, David Rich Miller, Jeffrey Michael Lee