ELECTRODE MEMBER AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIOSIGNAL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE MEMBER

• US 20120172695A1
• Filed: 08/19/2011
• Published: 07/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KO, Byung-hoon, Yeo, Hyung-sok, Kim, Jung-bae
• Granted Patent: US 8,862,199 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/372
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0215 Silver or silver chloride containing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/046 in a matrix array
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof

Abstract

An electrode member for a body is provided. The electrode member includes a first sheet member having at least one hole formed therein, at least one second sheet member respectively disposed in the at least one hole, at least one metal contact point disposed on the first sheet member, and at least one electrode respectively disposed on the at least one second sheet member.

Claims

1. An electrode member for a body, the electrode member comprising:

a first sheet member having at least one hole formed therein;

at least one second sheet member respectively disposed in the at least one hole;

at least one metal contact point disposed on the first sheet member; and

at least one electrode respectively disposed on the at least one second sheet member.

2. The electrode member of claim 1, wherein the at least one second sheet member is spaced apart from the first sheet member.

3. The electrode member of claim 1, wherein the second sheet member is connected to the first sheet member via at least one connection portion extending from one region of the first sheet member.

4. The electrode member of claim 1, wherein the first sheet member is formed of a non-conductive material.

5. The electrode member of claim 1, wherein the second sheet member is formed of a conductive material.

6. The electrode member of claim 1, further comprising first adhesive layers disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the first sheet member.

7. The electrode member of claim 6, wherein the first adhesive layers are formed of a non-conductive adhesive material or a biomimetic adhesive.

8. The electrode member of claim 1, further comprising second adhesive layers disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the second sheet member.

9. The electrode member of claim 8, wherein the second adhesive layers are formed of a conductive adhesive material.

10. The electrode member of claim 1, further comprising a connection line that connects the at least one metal contact point and the at least one electrode.

11. The electrode member of claim 10, wherein the connection line has a square wave shape.

25. The electrode member of claim 1, wherein in cross-section view, the combined height of the at least one electrode and the at least one second sheet member is less than the height of the first sheet member.

26. The electrode member of claim 1, wherein in plan view, the first sheet member has an L shape.

12. An apparatus for measuring a biosignal, the apparatus comprising:

an electrode member for a body, the electrode member comprising a first sheet member having at least one hole formed therein, at least one second sheet member respectively disposed in the at least one hole, at least one metal contact point disposed on the first sheet member, and at least one electrode respectively disposed on the at least one second sheet member; and

a signal processing module comprising an analog signal processing unit that processes an analog signal transmitted from the electrode member, an analog-to-digital (A/D) signal converting unit that converts the analog signal into a digital signal, and a digital signal processing unit that processes the digital signal.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the signal processing module further comprises a wired/wireless transmission unit that transmits the digital signal processed by the digital signal processing unit to an external device.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the signal processing module further comprises at least one terminal electrically connected to the analog signal processing unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one metal contact point contacts and is electrically connected to the at least one terminal.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one electrode is spaced apart from the signal processing module.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one second sheet member is spaced apart from the first sheet member.

18. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the second sheet member is connected to the first sheet member via at least one connection portion extending from one region of the first sheet member.

19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first sheet member is formed of a non-conductive material, and the second sheet member is formed of a conductive material.

20. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising first adhesive layers that are disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the first sheet member and are each formed of a non-conductive adhesive material.

21. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising second adhesive layers that are disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the second sheet member and are each formed of a conductive adhesive material.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the signal processing module contacts the first adhesive layer disposed on the top surface of the first sheet member and is structurally connected to the electrode member.

23. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a connection line that connects the at least one metal contact point and the at least one electrode.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the connection line has a square wave shape.

27. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the signal processing module is disposed on the electrode member.

28. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising

an apparatus for measuring a biosignal, the apparatus comprising:

an electrode member comprising;

a first sheet member having at least one hole formed therein;

at least one second sheet member respectively disposed in the at least one hole and has at least one electrode disposed thereon; and

at least one metal contact point disposed on the first sheet member; and

a signal processing module configured to measure the biosignal, the signal processing module comprising at least one terminal configured to communicate with the electrode member via the metal contact point.