Wearable monitoring system and method of manufacturing of a wearable monitoring system

• US 20050119701A1
• Filed: 03/06/2003
• Published: 06/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Vogtmeier, Gereon, Schmidt, Ralf, Reichinger, Christian, Such, Olaf, Reiter, Harald, Lauter, Josef
• Application Number:
  US10/509,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20050119701A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287

Abstract

A method for manufacturing method for manufacturing a wearable monitoring system, said method comprising a step of providing a fabric-based elastic belt for housing of electrodes, the electrodes being provided by molding of an electrode material through the elastic belt. The fact that the necessary electrodes are integrated in the belt of the garment contributes to the user-friendliness of such a monitoring system. Furthermore such a system is washable which further contributes to the comfort of the patient.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing a wearable monitoring system, said method comprising a step of providing a fabric-based elastic belt for housing of electrodes, characterized in that the electrodes are provided by molding of an electrode material through the elastic belt.

2. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that for the step of providing the electrodes use is made of a mould including electrical wiring for providing electrical connections to the electrodes, said wiring being permanently attached to the electrodes after the mould is released.

3. A method according to claim 1 characterized in that the electrode material comprises conductive rubber and in that during the molding a vulcanization of the conductive rubber is performed.

4. A method according to claim 2, characterized in that for the wiring a material is used which has a substantially the same elasticity as the material of the elastic belt.

5. A method according to claim 4, characterized in that the material for wiring is a conductive rubber.

6. A monitoring system manufactured according to claim 1, characterized in that the system is a cardiac monitoring system.

7. A monitoring system according to claim 6, characterized in that said system comprises at least two electrodes.

8. A monitoring system according to claim 6, characterized in that said system further comprises a motion sensor.