Health monitoring
AssigneeIsansys Lifecare Limited
InventorsAngela Gallego, Rebecca Weir, Keith Errey
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Abstract
An electrode assembly for making electrocardiogram measurements includes a substrate and at least two electrodes. The substrate includes at least one electronic item sealed therewithin and is laminated or otherwise constructed so as to facilitate removal of the electronic item from the substrate prior to disposal. The electronic item may therefore be re-used in the manufacture of new electrode assemblies.
Claims14
A method of refurbishing a sensor assembly comprising a wearable substrate, at least one sensor arranged to detect a bodily function, the sensor comprising at least two electrodes disposed on the substrate and an electronic item comprising at least one of a data processor or a wireless transmitter arranged to process or transmit data received from the sensor, wherein the electronic item is sealed within the substrate, said method comprising the steps of:
- removing the electronic item from the substrate;
- discarding the substrate and the electrodes;
- physically cleaning the electronic item;
- incorporating the electronic item into a new substrate so as to form a refurbished sensor assembly having the electronic item sealed within the new substrate;
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- sterilizing the refurbished sensor assembly so that it is placed in a sterile state ready for medical use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.