CONDUCTIVE TEXTILE-BASED INDUCTANCE-TYPE ELECTRODE APPARATUS FOR BIO-SIGNAL DETECTION

• US 20150065841A1
• Filed: 08/28/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
• Original Assignee: Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp
• Inventors: Lee, Jeong-Whan, Lee, Young-Jae, LEE, Joo Hyeon, GI, Sunok
• Granted Patent: US 10,172,553 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/388
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/043 in a linear array
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/125 characterised by the manufacture of electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/053 Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/274 using snap or button fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/291 for electroencephalography [EEG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/296 for electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4869 Determining body composition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes

Abstract

Provided is a conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection, which includes an electrode unit (10) having a textile electrode (200) for receiving an oscillation signal from an oscillating unit and outputting a bio signal of a subject person, the textile electrode having a spiral coil (101) disposed at a textile sheet (103) formed by spirally turning a coil thread with conductivity from one end to the other end disposed at a center portion thereof, a bottom textile sheet (120) coming in contact with a skin of the subject person, and a buffering member (145) disposed between the electrode unit (10) and the bottom textile sheet (120) to separate the electrode unit (10) from the skin.

Claims

1. A conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection, comprising:

an electrode unit having a textile electrode for receiving an oscillation signal from an oscillating unit and outputting a bio signal of a subject person, the textile electrode having a spiral coil disposed at a textile sheet and forming a loop by spirally turning a coil thread with conductivity from one end to the other end disposed at a center portion thereof;

a bottom textile sheet coming in contact with a skin of the subject person; and

a buffering member disposed between the electrode unit and the bottom textile sheet to separate the electrode unit from the skin.

2. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1,

wherein the electrode unit further includes an anti-contact unit disposed between the coil thread and a coil thread adjacent thereto to prevent the adjacent coil threads from coming into contact with each other.

3. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 2,

wherein the anti-contact unit is formed by coating the coil thread with an insulation material, stitching the textile sheet with a thread with conductivity, embossing the textile sheet, or printing or adhering a material with insulation to a space between the coil threads.

4. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1,

wherein the spiral coil is formed by embroidering, weaving or knitting a conductive yarn, adhering a conductive material to the textile sheet, or printing a conductive material to the textile sheet.

5. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of buffering members is provided to be spaced apart from each other to form a space.

6. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connector unit for electrically connecting one end and the other end of the spiral coil to the oscillating unit or the signal processing unit so that the bio signal is received by a signal processing unit.

7. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 6, wherein the connector unit includes:

a textile electrode coupling unit disposed at the textile electrode; and

a detector coupling unit disposed at the oscillating unit or the signal processing unit and coupled to the textile electrode coupling unit.

8. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 7,

wherein the connector unit has conductivity and is formed with at least one of a snap button, a buckle, a button, a clip, a hook, a Velcro, a zipper, a cord and a stitch, so that the electrode unit is detachably connected to the oscillating unit or the signal processing unit.

9. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of electrode units is provided and laminated with each other.

10. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 9,

wherein an insulating member is inserted between the electrode unit and an electrode unit adjacent thereto.

11. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of electrode units is disposed at an electrode-mounted textile sheet to be spaced from each other, and

wherein the buffering member is disposed between the electrode-mounted textile sheet and the bottom textile sheet to correspond to each of the electrode units.

12. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 11,

wherein the oscillation signal is input between one end and the other end of each spiral coil.

13. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 11,

wherein a plurality of other electrode units is laminated in order on each electrode unit disposed at the electrode-mounted textile sheet.

14. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 13,

wherein an insulating member is inserted and disposed between the electrode units adjacently laminated.

15. The conductive textile-based inductance-type electrode apparatus for bio-signal detection according to claim 1,

wherein the textile electrode outputs a signal of any one of a heartbeat, an electrocardiogram (ECG), a breath, an electromyogram, a brainwave and a body composition of a subject person.