Biosignal acquisition device and system, method for acquisition of biosignals

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This invention relates to a compact, modular, and wireless biosignal acquisition device capable of simultaneously capturing both electrical (such as EEG, ECG, EMG) and optical biosignals (such as fNIRS) through an integrated analog front end. The core innovation is the seamless processing of multiple biosignal modalities in one synchronized and miniaturized unit, featuring sophisticated noise minimization and flexibility for various biomedical and neurotechnology applications. The system is scalable, customizable, and optimized for mobile and wearable configurations, making it ideal for use in real-life settings beyond classical laboratory environments.

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• Wearable devices for continuous health and wellness monitoring (e.g., monitoring brain and heart activity)
• Telemedicine solutions that require remote, real-time biosignal monitoring of patients
• Research in neurotechnology and neuroscience, including brain-computer interface (BCI) development
• Mobile mental health assessment and cognitive/mood monitoring applications
• Adaptive smart environments using real-time neurophysiological feedback to enhance human-machine interfaces and ergonomics
• Sports science and performance monitoring to assess physiological states during activities
• Rehabilitation systems that track patient recovery via biosignals
• Multimodal experiments in cognitive science, neuroergonomics, and human factors studies

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• Enables simultaneous acquisition of both electrical and optical biosignals in a single, miniaturized device
• Reduces noise and electrical crosstalk through an optimized hardware and multilayer PCB design
• Wireless and modular, supporting scalable and customizable setups for varying research or clinical needs
• High precision and low noise performance for accurate biosignal capture
• Supports synchronization and advanced multimodal data analysis, improving robustness and information extraction
• Facilitates mobile and wearable applications, allowing studies and monitoring outside traditional lab environments
• Increases safety and ease of use through low-voltage operation and battery power
• Promotes new approaches such as decentralized on-device feature extraction and real-time adaptive processing

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Disclosed is a biosignal acquisition device for the acquisition, in particular the concurrent or simultaneous acquisition, of optical and electrical biosignals. The optical and electrical biosignals are both received by an analog front end device for biosignals, with an opto-electric converter for converting the optical biosignals into electrical signals. Also disclosed are a system of a plurality of biosignal acquisition devices and a biosignal acquisition method.