# US 12,109,047 B2 · Health monitoring systems and methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,047 B2 - Document ID: US12109047B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/752,554 - Filed: 2020-01-24 - Published: 2020-07-30 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-01-25 - Assignees: Rds - Applicants: Rds - Inventors: George Stefan Golda; Sam Eletr; Mark P. Marriott; Bruce O'Neil; George E. Smith; Daniel Van Zandt Moyer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109047B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/6833: {Adhesive patches} - A61B 5/0002: {Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07)} - A61B 5/0205: Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition - A61B 5/7278: {Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesizing signals from measured signals} - A61B 7/04: Electric stethoscopes - A61B 5/0006: {ECG or EEG signals} - A61B 5/0816: {Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency (measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00)} - A61B 5/0833: {Measuring rate of oxygen consumption} - A61B 7/003: {Detecting lung or respiration noise} - A61B 7/026: {comprising more than one sound collector} - A61B 2560/0412: Low-profile patch shaped housings - A61B 2562/0204: Acoustic sensors - A61B 2562/164: the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier - A61B 2562/225: Connectors or couplings - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode and/or sensor for health monitoring. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for monitoring one or more physiological parameters, the device comprising: a flexible first layer having a top side and a patient side, the flexible first layer comprising one or more sensors and an adhesive layer attached to the patient side; and a rigid second layer having a top side and a patient side, the rigid second layer comprising one or more circuit components and the rigid second layer being disposed floating relative to the flexible first layer; and a mechanical and electrical micro-connector being both a mechanical connector and an electrical connector and being connected perpendicularly to both the top side of the flexible first layer and the patient side of the rigid second layer and connecting both the flexible first layer and the rigid second layer to each other both mechanically and electrically, the mechanical and electrical micro-connector also being a mechanical hinge point making electrical communication between and connecting the rigid second layer in spaced relationship to the top side of the flexible first layer mechanically and electrically directly providing for mechanical hinge movability between the flexible first layer and the rigid second layer, and, electrical communication between the flexible first layer and the rigid second layer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, the flexible first layer further comprising a gap. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, one sensor of the one or more sensors being: an audio sensor disposed on the patient side of the flexible first layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A device according to claim 3, the audio sensor being a flexible piezo sensor or microphone. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) A device according to claim 3: the audio sensor being flexible and placed on the patient side of the flexible first layer crossing the mechanical and electrical micro-connector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) A device according to claim 2 further including one or both: the gap in the flexible first layer being a hinge for flexible bending; and, the adhesive having an adhesive gap or hinge therein for flexible bending. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1 further having a flexible third layer disposed above the rigid second layer and connected thereto by a second connector; one or both; the third layer being a flexible circuit board, and, the second connector being a movable connector; the third layer including one or more of: a communication device; and, an antenna. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1 further comprising: a flexible third layer comprising an antenna and connected to the rigid second layer by a micro coaxial connector. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A device according to claim 1, the flexible first layer having the capability to conform to a wide variety of body types, sizes and shapes and body motions and the flexible second layer being disposed to arc or arch or otherwise flex. ### Claim 10 A device for monitoring one or more physiological parameters, the device comprising: a flexible first layer having a top side and a patient side, the flexible first layer comprising one or more sensors and an adhesive layer attached to the patient side; and a rigid second layer having a top side and a patient side, the rigid second layer comprising one or more circuit components and the rigid second layer being disposed floating relative to the flexible first layer; and a mechanical and electrical micro-connector that is a mechanical hinge point making electrical communication between and perpendicularly connecting the patient side of the rigid second layer in spaced relationship to the top side of the flexible first layer mechanically and electrically directly providing for mechanical hinge movability between the flexible first layer and the rigid second layer, and, electrical communication between the flexible first layer and the rigid second layer, and the flexible first layer being more flexible in the regions away from the mechanical and electrical micro-connector and more rigid in the region below the mechanical and electrical micro-connector.