Health Monitoring
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Abstract
An electrode assembly for making electrocardiogram measurements includes a substrate and at least two electrodes. The substrate includes at least one electronic item sealed therewithin and is laminated or otherwise constructed so as to facilitate removal of the electronic item from the substrate prior to disposal. The electronic item may therefore be re-used in the manufacture of new electrode assemblies.
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45 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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- 10. A sensor assembly for monitoring a mammalian subject, the assembly comprising a wearable substrate, at least one sensor arranged to detect a bodily function, and an electronic item arranged to store and/or process data received from the sensor, the electronic item being sealed within the substrate and the substrate being adapted to facilitate removal of said electronic item from the substrate prior to disposal of the substrate.
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17. A method of manufacturing a wearable sensor assembly for monitoring a mammalian subject comprises the steps of:
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providing a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, a sensor that is arranged to detect a bodily function and at least one electronic item connected to the sensor, at least one of the substrate layers being provided with a self-adhesive surface; placing the at least one electronic item between the first and second substrate layers in contact with the self-adhesive surface; and sealing the first and second substrate layers together with the electronic item sandwiched therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 21, 44, 45)
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20. (canceled)
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42. A method of refurbishing a sensor assembly comprising a wearable substrate, at least one sensor arranged to detect a bodily function, and an electronic item arranged to store and/or process data received from the sensor, wherein the electronic item is sealed within the substrate, said method comprising the steps of:
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removing the electronic item from the substrate; discarding the substrate; and incorporating the electronic item into a new substrate so as to form a refurbished sensor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 43)
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