HEART RATE AND AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITORING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF OPERATING UNDER SWEATY, HIGH MOTION AND UNDER WATER ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20110172549A1
• Filed: 01/13/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ravindra Wijesiriwardana
• Original Assignee: Ravindra Wijesiriwardana
• Inventors: WIJESIRIWARDANA, RAVINDRA
• Application Number:
  US13/005,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20110172549A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses

Abstract

This innovation describes a heart rate and an electro cardiogram (ECG) monitoring system capable of operating under sweaty, high motion conditions and under water environments. The system is tailor made for wearers physical parameters. The system, is capable of wireless transmission of heart rate, ECG via mobile and land line telecommunication networks.

Claims

1. An underwater operable physiological signal monitoring device having an electrical relay device in the powering circuitry covered by a water tight casing.

3. A physiological information monitoring device according to claim 1 and claim 2.

4. A physiological signal monitoring device according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 tailored upon receiving the user physical information.

5. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 where the materials used in the embodiment are being foam, rubber, plastic, polymeric, ceramic and any combination of these materials.

6. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 where the sensor is attached or embedded or integrated together with the stretchable material and then the embodiment is put in either by using molding or layer construction methods or combination of both approaches.

7. A device according, to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 where the device can be made by using flexible materials such as an elastomeric polymeric materials and a stiffener is used to get the required stiffness and mechanical properties of the embodiment.

8. The sensor surface that touches the skin according to a device in claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 having an electro conductive or thermal conductive adhesive layer.

10. A wearable device according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 having two electrodes switch in any part of the device such that, upon contact with electrically conductive liquid will make a circuit.

11. A device according to claim 4 where the parameters used for tailoring are user physical parameters.

12. A device according to claim 11 where the physical parameters are acquired via internet web ordering page.

13. A device according to claim 12 having an additional reparation monitor or blood pressure monitor or EEG monitor or EMG monitor or blood glucose monitor or any combination of.

14. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 having wireless transmitter unit where the information can be transmitted to an external base station.

15. A system with multiple devices according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 or claim 13 or claim 14 where a group activity can be monitored.

16. A device according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 or claim 13 or claim 14 where the transmission is done via wireless or land lines of public switching telephone network or public switching data network.

17. A wearable device according to claim 10 where the switching action is used to change the electrical parameters such as voltage, power and current for optimum operation of the system.

18. A wearable according to claim 1 or claim 2 or claim 3 or claim 10 having data storage capability.

2. A physiological signal measuring device constructed with a stretchable strap, bio-potential sensors for monitoring electro cardiogram or heart rate such that:

(a) the sensor skin surface contact area is less than 5 square centimeters and greater than 1 square centimeter; and

/or

(b) the minimum strap width of any part of the strap is less than 1.5 cm and greater than 0.5 cm; and

/or

(c) the strap thickness of any part of the strap is less than 1.5 mm; and

/or

(d) the strap is transparent or translucent to light.