# US 11,439,350 B2 · Detachable physiological monitoring device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,350 B2 - Document ID: US11439350B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/728,369 - Filed: 2019-12-27 - Published: 2021-07-01 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-27 - Assignees: Industrial Technology Research Institute - Applicants: Industrial Technology Research Institute - Inventors: Yi-Hsin Yu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439350B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/27: Conductive fabrics or textiles - A61B 5/6804: {Garments; Clothes} - A61B 5/274: using snap or button fasteners - H01R 13/627: Snap or like fastening - H01R 24/00: Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure (contact members H01R13/02; securing contact members in or to a base or case or insulating of contact members H01R13/40; bases or cases H01R13/46; means for supporting coupling part when not engaged H01R13/60; means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement H01R13/62; means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling H01R13/64) - A61B 2560/0443: Modular apparatus - A61B 2562/24: Hygienic packaging for medical sensors; Maintaining apparatus for sensor hygiene - H05K 1/184: associated with components inserted in holes through the PCBs and wherein terminals of the components are connected to printed contacts on the walls of the holes or at the edges thereof or protruding over or into the holes - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A detachable physiological monitoring device includes a detachable electrode and an electrical coupling unit electrically connected to the detachable electrode. The electrical coupling unit includes a flexible substrate, a fabric, and a conductive wire. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the flexible substrate has a first opening. The fabric is disposed at the first surface of the flexible substrate. The fabric includes a second opening corresponding to the first opening and a conductive region surrounding the second opening. The conductive wire has a first terminal and a second terminal opposite to the first terminal, and the first terminal is connected to the conductive region. The detachable electrode contacts the conductive region, and is connected to the conductive wire. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A detachable physiological monitoring device, comprising: a detachable electrode; and an electrical coupling unit electrically connected to the detachable electrode, wherein the electrical coupling unit comprises: a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the flexible substrate having a first opening; a fabric disposed at the first surface of the flexible substrate, and the fabric comprising: a second opening corresponding to the first opening; and a conductive region surrounding the second opening; and a conductive wire having a first terminal and a second terminal opposite to the first terminal, wherein the first terminal is connected to the conductive region, wherein the detachable electrode contacts the conductive region, and is connected to the conductive wire. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the detachable electrode comprises a head portion and an extending portion connected to the head portion, and the extending portion passes through the first opening and the second opening, so that the head portion electrically contacts the conductive region, and the conductive wire is connected to the extending portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive region comprises a conductive yarn. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible substrate is a flexible printed circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive wire is wound around the extending portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein a second terminal of the conductive wire is provided with a clamp for clamping the extending portion. ### Claim 7 A detachable physiological monitoring device, comprising: a detachable electrode; and an electrical coupling unit electrically connected to the detachable electrode, wherein the electrical coupling unit comprises: a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the flexible substrate has a first opening; a fabric disposed at the first surface of the flexible substrate, and the fabric comprising: a second opening corresponding to the first opening; and a conductive region surrounding the second opening; a fixing element disposed at the second surface of the flexible substrate corresponding to the first opening; and a conductive wire electrically connected to the conductive region and the fixing element, wherein the detachable electrode is detachably disposed at the fixing element and is in contact with the conductive region. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein the detachable electrode comprises a head portion and an extending portion connected to the head portion, Wherein the extending portion of the detachable electrode is disposed in the first opening, the second opening and the fixing element, and the head portion contacts the conductive region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein the conductive region comprises a conductive yarn. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein the flexible substrate is a flexible printed circuit board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The detachable physiological monitoring device according to claim 7, wherein the fixing element is conductive.