US 2016/0095527 A1 · Electrocardiography device for garments

Abstract

Devices are described herein including mounts configured to removably mount electrodes and other elements of the devices to a garment (e.g., a close-fitting undergarment) of a wearer. The devices include at least two electrodes configured such that the electrodes are maintained in secure electrical contact with skin of the wearer when the device is so mounted. The devices can be mounted to garments at various locations on the torso of the wearer such that an electrocardiographic signal related to the electrical activity of the heart of the wearer can be extracted from voltage fluctuations between the at least two electrodes. Such devices can be used for continuous logging or other applications of the electrocardiographic signals of the wearer. Such logged electrocardiographic signals could be used to determine a medical or health state of the wearer.

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Dependent claims

A device comprising:

a reference electrode;
a remote electrode;
a housing;
a signal conditioner disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the reference electrode and the remote electrode, wherein the signal conditioner is configured to extract an electrocardiographic signal from voltage fluctuations between the remote electrode and the reference electrode;
a first mount configured to removably mount the housing to a garment at a first mounting location;
and
a second mount configured to removably mount the remote electrode to the garment at a second mounting location, wherein the second mounting location is separated from the first mounting location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electrocardiography device for garments

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Electrocardiography device for garments

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Abstract

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