APPAREL FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL TELEMETRY DURING ATHLETICS

• US 20120238910A1
• Filed: 03/18/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nike, Inc.
• Inventors: Nordstrom, Matthew D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,909,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02444 Details of sensor A61B5/02427 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests

Abstract

A user interface component and system for physiological parameters telemetry is provided. A user interface component may be reversibly or irreversibly attached to a garment that allows connection to a user'"'"'s skin, such as via one or more holes in the garment. Signals transmitted through a conductive transfer layer in the user interface component are provided to a signal receiving unit which can collect and transmit physiological data.

Claims

1. A system for physiological parameters telemetry, the system comprising:

at least one user interface component comprising at least one conductive transfer layer having a bottom side and a top side, at least a portion of the bottom side is adapted to contact a user'"'"'s skin;

at least one signal receiving unit connected to the top side of the at least one conductive transfer layer; and

a garment having a back side contacting the user'"'"'s skin and a face side and adapted to receive the at least one signal receiving unit at the face side and adapted to receive the at least one user interface component on at least one of the face side or the back side.

2. The system of claim 1, the garment comprising one or more holes exposing the user'"'"'s skin such that the portion of the bottom side of the at least one user interface component contacts the user'"'"'s skin at the one or more holes.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the top side of the user interface component is on the back side of the garment.

4. The system of claim 2, the at least one user interface component further comprising a bottom insulating layer contacting the bottom side and isolating at least a portion of the bottom side of the at least one conductive transfer layer from face side of the garment.

5. The system of claim 1, the at least one user interface component further comprising a top insulating layer contacting the top side of the at least one conductive transfer layer.

6. The system of claim 4, the at least one user interface component further comprising an adhesive layer at least in part between the bottom insulating layer and the face side of the garment.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein the garment is a shirt and the one or more holes is located at a chest area of the shirt.

8. The system of claim 1, the at least one conductive transfer layer is an electrically conductive heat transfer layer.

9. A user interface component for physiological parameters telemetry worn on a garment, the component comprising:

at least one conductive transfer layer having a bottom side and a top side, at least a portion of the bottom side is adapted to contact a user'"'"'s skin through one or more holes in a garment, the garment having a face side and a back side;

a bottom insulating layer contacting the bottom side and isolating at least a portion of the bottom side of the at least one conductive transfer layer from the face side of the garment; and

a top insulating layer contacting the top side of the at least one conductive transfer layer.

10. The user interface component of claim 9, further comprising an adhesive layer at least in part between the bottom insulating layer and the face side of the garment.

11. The user interface component of claim 9, wherein the bottom insulating layer is bonded to the face side of the garment.

12. The user interface component of claim 9, the at least one conductive transfer layer is an electrically conductive heat transfer layer.

13. The user interface component of claim 9, the at least one conductive transfer layer comprises a metal.

14. The user interface component of claim 9, the at least one conductive transfer layer comprises a carbon material.

15. The user interface component of claim 9, wherein the garment is a shirt and the one or more holes are located at a chest area of the shirt.

16. A user interface component for physiological parameters telemetry worn on a garment, the component comprising:

at least one conductive transfer layer having a bottom side and a top side, at least a portion of the bottom side is adapted to contact a user'"'"'s skin when attached to a garment worn by the user, the garment having a face side and a back side;

a bottom insulating layer contacting the bottom side and isolating at least a portion of the bottom side of the at least one conductive transfer layer; and

a top insulating layer contacting the top side of the at least one conductive transfer layer.