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US 6,238,338 B1Granted
Biosignal monitoring system and method
AssigneeAltec Corporation
InventorsCarlo J. DeLuca, Per Bergman, Gianluca DeLuca, L. Donald Gilmore
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Abstract
A biosignal monitoring system including a plurality of sensors for disposition in predetermined positions on the body of a test subject; each sensor having contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a particular biosignal generated in the body, a sensor transceiver, a sensor antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmed for processing the particular biosignal to provide given data; and a control station providing a wireless, bi-directional data communications link with the sensors; the control station having a station transceiver, a station antenna, and a computer for further processing the given data received from the sensors.
Claims17
A biosignal monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for independent disposition in predetermined positions on different muscles in the body of a test subject;
- each said sensor comprising contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a particular EMG biosignal generated in the different muscle on which it is disposed, a sensor transceiver, a sensor antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmed for processing said particular EMG biosignal to provide given data for identifying given movements of the test subject;
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- control station means providing a wireless, bi-directional data communications link with each of said sensors;
- said control station means comprising a base station including a station transceiver, a station antenna, and computer means for further processing said given data received from said sensors and a portable repeater adapted to be worn by the test subject and to provide wireless bi-directional communication between said sensors and said base station.
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A method for detecting and processing biosignals comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of substrates, each defining contact surfaces differently shaped and arranged to detect a different particular biosignal;
- providing a particular circuit board comprising a transceiver, an antenna, a microprocessor, and a voltage supply;
- and shaped and arranged for mounting on any of said substrates to provide interconnection with said contact surfaces thereon;
- selecting one of said substrates;
- mounting said particular circuit board on said one substrate to provide a portable unit;
- selectively programming said microprocessor on said one circuit board to process the particular biosignal associated with said selected substrate;
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- securing said portable unit on a test subject in a manner to facilitate detection of said particular biosignal by said contact surfaces and processing of said detected biosignal by said microprocessor.
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A biosignal monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensor substrates for disposition in predetermined positions on the body of a test subject;
- each said sensor substrate defining contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a different biosignal generated in the body;
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- a plurality of circuit boards each retaining a transceiver, an antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmable for processing any of said different biosignals to provide given data;
- and each said circuit board being adapted for selective interchangeable mounting on any of said substrate portions so as to establish electrical connection with said contact surfaces.
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A biosignal monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for disposition in predetermined positions on the body of a test subject;
- each said sensor comprising contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a particular biosignal generated in the body, a sensor transceiver, a sensor antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmed for processing said particular biosignal to provide given data;
- and wherein said contact surfaces comprise signal contact surfaces and a reference contact surface;
- and said microprocessor is adapted to provide said reference contact surface with a driven signal reference;
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- control station means providing a wireless, bi-directional data communications link with said sensors;
- said control station means comprising a station transceiver, a station antenna, and computer means for further processing said given data received from said sensors.
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A biosignal monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for disposition in predetermined positions on the body of a test subject;
- each said sensor comprising contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a particular biosignal generated in the body, a sensor transceiver, a sensor antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmed for processing said particular biosignal to provide given data;
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- control station means providing a wireless, bi-directional data communications link with said sensors;
- said control station means comprising a station transceiver, a station antenna, and computer means for further processing said given data received from said sensors;
- and wherein said microprocessor comprises filter network means having a bandwidth controlled by said control station means via said communications link.
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A biosignal monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for disposition in predetermined positions on the body of a test subject;
- each said sensor comprising contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a particular biosignal generated in the body, a sensor transceiver, a sensor antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmed for processing said particular biosignal to provide given data;
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- control station means providing a wireless, bi-directional data communications link with said sensors;
- said control station means comprising a station transceiver, a station antenna, and computer means for further processing said given data received from said sensors;
- and wherein said microprocessor comprises an A/D converter with a sampling rate controlled by said control station means via said communications link.
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A biosignal monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of sensors for disposition in predetermined positions on the body of a test subject;
- each said sensor comprising contact surfaces shaped and arranged to detect a particular biosignal generated in the body, a sensor transceiver, a sensor antenna, a voltage supply, and a microprocessor programmed for processing said particular biosignal to provide given data;
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- control station means providing a wireless, bi-directional data communications link with said sensors;
- said control station means comprising a station transceiver, a station antenna, and computer means for further processing said given data received from said sensors;
- and wherein said communications link includes said contact surfaces.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.