Health monitoring garment
First Claim
1. A device for monitoring electrophysiological vital signs of a subject comprising a garment with a plurality of electrodes, on the inside of the garment, and a processing means which can monitor these vital signs, wherein the electrodes are comprised of internal loops of conductive yarn which, when the garment is in use, contact the subject'"'"'s skin such that electrical impulses present on the skin of the subject are passed via the electrodes to thc processing means.
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Abstract
A health monitoring garment which employs a means of conducting electricity from the surface of the skin, through the fibres of a fabric to another fabric which is removably attached to it and contains a microprocessor, telemetry and a power source to monitor and transmit EKG data of a person wearing the clothing, as illustrated in FIG. 2. Removability enables tile garment to be washed and the electronics to be kept separate from the washing and tumble drying process. The same system can be used in reverse to effect cardiac pacing or defibrillation or to deliver other forms of electronically conveyed healing such as tissue repair.
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- 1. A device for monitoring electrophysiological vital signs of a subject comprising a garment with a plurality of electrodes, on the inside of the garment, and a processing means which can monitor these vital signs, wherein the electrodes are comprised of internal loops of conductive yarn which, when the garment is in use, contact the subject'"'"'s skin such that electrical impulses present on the skin of the subject are passed via the electrodes to thc processing means.
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