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US 7,559,902 B2Granted
Physiological monitoring garment
AssigneeFoster-Miller, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Ting, Brian Farrell, Jeremy Bowman
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Abstract
A physiological monitoring garment includes first and second elastic fabric portions. An elongate stretchable textile data/power bus is disposed between the first and second elastic fabric portions. The elongate stretchable textile data/power bus includes a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof. One or more sensors are connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus.
Claims28
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- a first fabric portion;
- a second fabric portion;
- an elongate stretchable textile data/power bus between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof in a strain relief pattern;
- a respiration monitoring device connected to said textile data/power bus and including:
- a first elongate stretchable textile member,
- a first conductive component associated with said textile member,
- a second conductive component associated with said textile member, and
- threads of the textile member providing dielectric separation between the first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of said textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components;
- and
- at least two sensors connected to the textile data/power bus, the sensors each including:
- a flexible circuit board configured as an electrode,
- a conductive portion on one surface of said flexible circuit board, and
- a dielectric material on said conductive portion.
10 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- an elastic fabric portion;
- at least one elongate stretchable textile data/power bus disposed on the elastic fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof in a strain relief pattern;
- a respiration monitoring device connected to said textile data/power bus and including:
- a first elongate stretchable textile member,
- a first conductive component associated with said textile member,
- a second conductive component associated with said textile member, and
- threads of the textile member providing dielectric separation between the first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of said textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components;
- and
- at least two sensors connected to the textile data/power bus, the sensors each including:
- a flexible circuit board configured as an electrode,
- a conductive portion on one surface of said flexible circuit board, and
- a dielectric material on said conductive portion.
9 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- a first fabric portion;
- a second fabric portion;
- an elongate stretchable textile data/power bus between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof in a strain relief pattern;
- and
- a respiration monitoring device connected to the data/power bus and including:
- a first elongate stretchable textile member,
- a first conductive component associated with said textile member,
- a second conductive component associated with said textile member, and
- threads of the textile member providing dielectric separation between the first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of said textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components.
6 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- an elastic fabric portion;
- at least one elongate stretchable textile data/power bus disposed on the elastic fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof in a strain relief pattern;
- and
- a respiration monitoring device connected to the data/power bus and including:
- a first elongate stretchable textile member,
- a first conductive component associated with said textile member,
- a second conductive component associated with said textile member, and
- threads of the textile member providing dielectric separation between the first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of said textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components.
5 more elements
A respiration monitoring device comprising:
- a first elongate stretchable textile member;
- a first conductive component associated with said textile member;
- a second conductive component associated with said textile member;
- and
- threads of the textile member providing dielectric separation between the first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of the textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components.
2 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- a first elastic fabric portion;
- a second elastic fabric portion;
- an elongate stretchable textile data/power bus between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof;
- and
- one or more sensors connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus, one of said sensors including a respiration monitoring device, said respiration monitoring device including:
- at least a first elongate stretchable textile member,
- at least first and second conductive components associated with said textile member, and
- threads of said textile member providing dielectric separation between the at least first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of the textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components for measuring change in capacitance.
5 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- a first elastic fabric portion;
- a second elastic fabric portion;
- an elongate stretchable textile data/power bus between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof;
- and
- one or more sensors connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus, one of said sensors including:
- a flexible circuit board configured as an electrode in which an opposing surface of said flexible circuit board includes signal conditioning circuitry,
- a conductive portion on one surface of said flexible circuit board, and
- a dielectric material on said conductive portion.
5 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- a first elastic fabric portion;
- a second elastic fabric portion;
- an elongate stretchable textile data/power bus between the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof;
- and
- one or more sensors connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus in which at least one said sensor includes:
- a flexible circuit board configured to include at least two electrodes in which the two electrodes each include signal conditioning circuitry,
- a conductive portion on one surface of said flexible circuit board, and
- a dielectric material on said conductive portion.
5 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- an elastic fabric portion;
- at least one elongate stretchable textile data/power bus disposed on the elastic fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof;
- and
- one or more sensors connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus, one of said sensors including a respiration monitoring device which includes:
- at least a first elongate stretchable textile member,
- at least first and second conductive components associated with said textile member, and
- threads of said textile member providing dielectric separation between the at least first and second conductive components so that the expansion and contraction of the textile member results in a change in the spacing between the first and second conductive components for measuring change in capacitance.
4 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- an elastic fabric portion;
- at least one elongate stretchable textile data/power bus disposed on the elastic fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof;
- and
- one or more sensors connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus, one said sensor including:
- a flexible circuit board configured as an electrode in which an opposing surface of said flexible circuit board includes signal conditioning circuitry,
- a conductive portion on one surface of said flexible circuit board, and
- a dielectric material on said conductive portion.
4 more elements
A physiological monitoring garment comprising:
- an elastic fabric portion;
- at least one elongate stretchable textile data/power bus disposed on the elastic fabric portion, the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus including a plurality of integral conductors, woven, knitted, or braided along the length thereof;
- and
- one or more sensors connected to the elongate stretchable textile data/power bus in which at least one said sensor includes:
- a flexible circuit board configured to include at least two electrodes in which the two electrodes each include signal conditioning circuitry,
- a conductive portion on one surface of said flexible circuit board, and
- a dielectric material on said conductive portion.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.