Flexible biosensor & electrode refinements
AssigneeCogwear, Inc.
InventorsDavid YONCE, Benjamin ARCAND, Ryan TETRO
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Abstract
A flexible, comfortable, and easily repairable EEG signal monitoring device, system and method configured for receiving and analyzing EEG signals and other user and environmental signals that is easily operate and repaired by a user and that is able to correlate received user and environmental data from one or more user to enable users or third part users to make strategic decisions about health, work, police, and military actions.
Claims20
A repairable sensor headset, comprising:
- a support having a first surface and a second opposed surface;
- a first attachment member attached to the support;
- a signal communication device connected to a portion of the support and configured to transmit a signal from the flexible support;
- a sensor assembly removably connectable to the first surface of the support, the sensor assembly comprising:
- a conductive substrate having a conductive material component capable of acting as a signal pathway through a portion of the conductive substrate;
- a second attachment member coupled to the substrate;
- and
- wherein the first and second attachment members are detachably connectable to removably position the sensor assembly against the support.
A repairable sensor system for monitoring a biosignal of a user, comprising:
- a flexible sensor support having a first surface and a second surface and at least one conductive pad region disposed on a portion of the first surface or second surface;
- a magnetic member attached to the second surface of the flexible sensor support;
- a signal communication device connected to a portion of the flexible support and the at least one pad region to transmit a biosignal from the flexible support;
- a magnetic sensor assembly connectable to the first surface of the flexible sensor support, the sensor magnetic sensor assembly comprising:
- a polymer substrate having a conductive silver chloride coating capable of acting as a signal pathway to the pad region;
- an attachment member having magnetic properties coupled to a portion of the polymer substrate;
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- wherein the attachment member and magnetic member magnetically secure the magnetic sensor assembly to the first surface of the flexible sensor support where the conductive silver chloride coating is in contact with the conductive pad region where a biosignal is capable of traveling from a user through the along the polymer substrate and into the pad region where it can be transmitted by the signal communication device.
A method of replacing a biosignal sensor on a flexible sensor support having a magnetic member mounted on at least one of its surfaces comprising the steps:
- pulling a magnetic sensor assembly magnetically connected to the surface of the flexible sensor support, the magnetic sensor assembly comprising:
- a polymer substrate having a conductive silver chloride coating capable of acting as a signal pathway to a conductive region on the flexible sensor support;
- an attachment member having magnetic properties mated with a portion of the polymer substrate;
- placing a new magnetic sensor assembly having an attachment member proximate to a location of a removed magnetic sensor assembly on the flexible sensor support;
- feeling a magnetic attractive force between the magnetic member and the attachment;
- allowing the magnetic attractive force to align the magnetic sensor assembly on the flexible sensor substrate;
- releasing the magnetic sensor assembly that is now magnetically connected to the flexible sensor support;
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- wherein the silver-silver chloride coating is in contact with the conductive pad region where a biosignal is capable of traveling from a user along the polymer substrate and into the pad region where it can be transmitted by the signal communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.