GARMENTS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS FOR SENSORS TO CONTACT SKIN
First Claim
1. A garment for wearing during monitoring of muscle activity of a subject, the garment comprising:
- a) a torso portion defining an interior space configured and adapted to accommodate and cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s torso, and defining an exterior space external to the interior space, wherein at least one opening is defined in the torso portion from the exterior space to the interior space for accommodating the garment being put on and taken off of the subject'"'"'s torso;
c) a plurality of access fittings defined in the torso portion, each access fitting being configured and adapted to accommodate access to skin of the subject adjacent a muscle group to be monitored by a sensor unit external to the torso portion, such that at least a portion of the sensor unit remains external to the torso portion with the sensor unit accessing the skin via the access fitting.
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Abstract
A garment for wearing during monitoring of muscle activity of a subject includes a torso portion defining an interior space configured and adapted to accommodate and cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s torso. The torso portion defines an exterior space external to the interior space. A plurality of access fittings are defined in the torso portion. Each access fitting is configured and adapted to accommodate access to skin of the subject adjacent a muscle group to be monitored by a sensor unit external to the torso portion, such that at least a portion of the sensor unit remains external to the torso portion with the sensor unit accessing the skin via the access fitting.
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21 Claims
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1. A garment for wearing during monitoring of muscle activity of a subject, the garment comprising:
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a) a torso portion defining an interior space configured and adapted to accommodate and cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s torso, and defining an exterior space external to the interior space, wherein at least one opening is defined in the torso portion from the exterior space to the interior space for accommodating the garment being put on and taken off of the subject'"'"'s torso; c) a plurality of access fittings defined in the torso portion, each access fitting being configured and adapted to accommodate access to skin of the subject adjacent a muscle group to be monitored by a sensor unit external to the torso portion, such that at least a portion of the sensor unit remains external to the torso portion with the sensor unit accessing the skin via the access fitting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A shirt for wearing during monitoring of muscle activity of a subject comprising:
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a) a torso portion defining an interior space configured and adapted to accommodate and cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s upper torso, and defining an exterior space external to the interior space, wherein at least one opening is defined in the torso portion from the exterior space to the interior space for accommodating the garment being put on and taken off of the subject'"'"'s upper torso; b) a pair of sleeves attached to the torso portion and defining arm portions of the interior space for accommodating the subject'"'"'s arms; and c) a plurality of access fittings defined in at least one of the torso portion and the pair of sleeves, each access fitting being configured and adapted to accommodate access to skin of the subject adjacent a muscle group to be monitored by a sensor unit external to the torso portion, such that at least a portion of the sensor unit remains external to the torso portion with the sensor unit accessing the skin via the access fitting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A lower garment for wearing during monitoring of muscle activity of a subject, the lower garment comprising:
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a) a torso portion defining an interior space configured and adapted to accommodate and cover at least a portion of the subject'"'"'s lower torso, and defining an exterior space external to the interior space, wherein a waist opening is defined in the torso portion from the exterior space to the interior space for accommodating the garment being put on and taken off of the subject'"'"'s lower torso; b) a pair of legs attached to the torso portion defining legs of the interior space for accommodating the subjects legs; and c) a plurality of access fittings defined in at least one of the torso portion and the pair of legs, each access fitting being configured and adapted to accommodate access to skin of the subject adjacent a muscle group to be monitored by a sensor unit external to the torso portion, such that at least a portion of the sensor unit remains external to the torso portion with the sensor unit accessing the skin via the access fitting. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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