Apparatus and Methods for Monitoring Physiological Functions
First Claim
1. An electronics module connected to a plurality of sensors via a plurality of wires for use in a garment to monitor physiological functions, the electronics module comprising:
- a thin polymer battery;
a first thin, multilayer substrate placed on and electrically connected to the battery; and
a plurality of thinned integrated circuits placed on the first substrate.
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Abstract
A plurality of sensors are embedded in a form fitting garment similar to exercise togs such that the sensors are held in contact with or close proximity to the body. The sensors are connected via a plurality wires to an electronics module which is unintrusive being literally in its ultimate configuration the size of a credit card. A range of thickness, from 6 mm (6 credit cards) down to 1 mm or less, is possible for the module inclusive of a rechargeable lithium polymer battery. The electronics module can be easily removed for garment maintenance (laundering).
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44 Claims
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1. An electronics module connected to a plurality of sensors via a plurality of wires for use in a garment to monitor physiological functions, the electronics module comprising:
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a thin polymer battery; a first thin, multilayer substrate placed on and electrically connected to the battery; and a plurality of thinned integrated circuits placed on the first substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A garment for monitoring a plurality of physiological functions comprising:
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a plurality of sensors for measuring the plurality of physiological functions, the sensors being embedded in the garment; an electronics module, the electronics module being substantially the size of a credit card, held in a pocket formed in the garment, and detachably connected to the plurality of sensors by a plurality of wires, the plurality of wires being woven into the garment; wherein the garment is form fitting in order to hold the plurality of sensors in contact with or close proximity to the body of a person exercising; and wherein the garment is washable upon the electronics module being detached from the plurality of wires and removed from the garment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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27. The garment as recited in claim 27, wherein the antenna is patterned on the bottom layer of the first substrate.
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35. A method for monitoring physiological functions comprising:
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embedding a plurality of sensors in a garment; connecting a plurality of wires to the plurality of sensors; and connecting an electronics module to the plurality of wires, the electronics module comprising; placing a first thin, multilayer substrate on and electrically connecting it to a thin polymer battery; and placing a plurality of thinned integrated circuits on the first substrate. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for monitoring a plurality of physiological functions comprising:
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embedding a plurality of sensors for measuring the plurality of physiological functions in a garment, the garment being form fitting in order to hold the plurality of sensors in contact with or in close proximity to the body of the person exercising; connecting a plurality of wires to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of wires being woven into the garment; detachably connecting an electronics module to the plurality of wires, the electronics module being substantially the size of a credit card and held in a pocket formed in the garment; wherein the garment is washable upon the electronics module being detached from the plurality of wires and removed from the garment. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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