# US 2016/0256104 A1 · Independent wearable health monitoring system, adapted to interface with a treatment device

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- Number: US 2016/0256104 A1
- Document ID: US20160256104A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/030,318
- Filed: 2014-10-12
- Published: 2016-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2013-10-18
- Assignees: Healthwatch Ltd.
- Applicants: Healthwatch Ltd.
- Inventors: Yoram ROMEM; Uri AMIR
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160256104A1

## CPC

- A61B 5/4836: {Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods (A61B5/0036 takes precedence)}
- A61B 5/282: Holders for multiple electrodes (for introduction into the body A61B5/287)
- A61B 5/33: specially adapted for cooperation with other devices
- A61B 5/346: Analysis of electrocardiograms
- A61B 5/6805: {Vests, e.g. shirts or gowns}
- A61B 5/746: {Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms}
- A61N 1/046: {Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation}
- A61N 1/0484: {Garment electrodes worn by the patient}
- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- A61B 5/0006: {ECG or EEG signals}
- A61B 5/0024: {for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network}
- A61B 5/0205: Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
- A61B 5/02055: {Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature}
- A61B 5/021: Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
- A61B 5/02438: {with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient}
- A61B 5/053: Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
- A61B 5/0816: {Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency (measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00)}
- A61B 5/14542: {for measuring blood gases (A61B5/14551 takes precedence)}
- A61B 5/4875: {Hydration status, fluid retention of the body}
- A61B 5/6804: {Garments; Clothes}
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

An independent wearable health monitoring system, configured for use by a living being on a daily basis. The system includes a knitted garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured body locations, a garment-processing device having processor, and a multiplicity of sensors adapted to measure health parameters, wherein at least some sensors are integrally knitted with the knitted garment, and wherein the knitted textile sensors include electrodes adapted to provide ECG data. The system further includes an interface adapted to operatively connect at least one external medical device to the garment-processing device. Preferably, the health monitoring system further includes two conductive, integrally knitted pads operatively disposed tightly adjacently to the skin of the monitored living being, adapted to facilitate placing of a respective defibrillator paddles thereon and applying defibrillator shocks. Preferably, the garment-processing device controls the activation and deactivation of the defibrillator shocks.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An independent wearable health monitoring system, configured for use by a living being on a daily basis, including a healthy living being, the system comprising:
a) a knitted garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured portions of the body of the living being;
b) a garment-processing device comprising:
i) a garment-processor; and
ii) a battery;
c) a multiplicity of sensors adapted to measure health parameters, wherein at least a portion of said sensors are integrally knitted with said knitted garment, and wherein said knitted textile sensors include electrodes or probe-devices adapted to provide ECG data; and
d) an interface adapted to operatively connect at least one external medical device to said garment-processing device,
wherein said garment-processing device is adapted to acquire said ECG data from said sensors and analyze said ECG data, and upon detecting at least one predefined abnormality in said ECG data, activating at least one pre-selected said external medical device configured to cope with said detected abnormality.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A health monitoring system as in claim 1 further comprising an alerting unit, wherein said garment-processing device, upon detecting at least one predefined abnormality in said ECG data, activates said alerting unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A health monitoring system as in claim 2, wherein said ECG data in a clinical level ECG data.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A health monitoring system as in claim 1, wherein said sensors include sensors for sensing blood pressure, oxygen saturation, breathing, temperature, dehydration, impedance, sweat analysis, lung fluids and heart rate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A health monitoring system as in claim 1, wherein the health monitoring system is seamless self-alert system.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A health monitoring system as in claim 1 further comprising at least one conductive knitted pad operatively disposed tightly adjacently to the skin of the monitored living being, wherein said at least one conductive knitted pad is adapted to facilitate placing of a respective defibrillator paddle thereon and applying defibrillator shocks.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said garment-processing device is operatively connected to an apparatus controlling said at least one defibrillator paddle, and wherein said garment-processing device controls the activation and deactivation of said defibrillator shocks.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said at least one defibrillator paddle is manually activated and deactivated.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said knitted garment has a tubular form having variable elasticity, and wherein said at least one conductive knitted pad is operatively disposed tightly adjacently to the skin of the monitored living being.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said garment-processing device further comprises protecting means to protect said garment-processing device from the current surge inflicted by the defibrillator onto said at least one conductive knitted pad.