APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING AND MASKING COMPRESSION IN A BIOSENSING GARMENT

• US 20160249698A1
• Filed: 02/24/2016
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc. (Honeywell International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Omsignal Incorporated
• Inventors: BERZOWSKA, Joanna, CHANAY, Frederic, NURKKA, Maria Elina
• Granted Patent: US 10,660,382 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/002 adapted to accommodate electronic equipment patients' garments for medical monitoring A41D13/1281; luminous ornaments A41D27/085
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/0015 Sports garments other than provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/088
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/1281 with incorporated means for medical monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2400/38 Shaping the contour of the body or adjusting the figure
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 31/185 using layered materials

Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate generally to devices, systems and methods for optimizing and masking compression in a biosensing garment. The biosensing garment has a first fabric portion configured to be disposed about a circumferential region of a user, the first fabric portion having an inner surface including electrode sensor assembly configured to be placed in contact with the skin of the user, the first fabric portion having a first compression rating; and a second fabric portion extending from the first fabric portion, the second fabric portion having a second compression rating less than the first compression rating.

Claims

1. A biosensing garment, comprising:

a first fabric portion configured to be disposed about a circumferential region of a user, the first fabric portion having an inner surface including a sensor assembly configured to be placed in contact with the skin of the user, the first fabric portion having a first compression rating; and

a second fabric portion extending from the first fabric portion, the second fabric portion having a second compression rating less than the first compression rating.

2. The biosensing garment of claim 1, further comprising:

a third fabric portion extending from the first fabric portion, the third fabric portion having a third compression rating less than the first compression rating.

3. The biosensing garment of claim 2, further comprising:

a fourth fabric portion extending from the second fabric portion, the fourth fabric portion having a fourth compression rating less than the second compression rating.

4. The biosensing garment of claim 2, wherein the decreasing compression rating from the first compression rating to the second compression rating, and from the second compression rating to the fourth compression rating provides a substantially uniform compression gradient from the first fabric portion, through the second fabric portion, and to the fourth fabric portion.

5. The biosensing garment of claim 1, wherein the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion are substantially tubular.

6. The biosensing garment of claim 1, wherein the first fabric portion and the second fabric portion are formed seamlessly.

7. The biosensing garment of claim 1, wherein the sensor assembly is integrally knitted into the first fabric portion.

8. The biosensing garment of claim 1, wherein an absolute value of the first compression rating is about 3 mmHg to about 9 mmHg.

9. The biosensing garment of claim 8, wherein an absolute value of the second compression rating is about 5 mmHg to about 7 mmHg.

10. The biosensing garment of claim 2, wherein an absolute value of the first compression rating is about 3 mmHg to about 9 mmHg, an absolute value of the second compression rating is about 5 mmHg or less, and an absolute value of the third compression rating is about 5 mmHg or less.

11. The biosensing garment of claim 2, wherein an absolute value of the second compression rating is substantially similar to an absolute value of the third compression rating.

12. The biosensing garment of claim 3, wherein an absolute value of the first compression rating is about 3 mmHg to about 9 mmHg, an absolute value of the second compression rating is about 5 mmHg or less, an absolute value of the third compression rating is about 5 mmHg or less, and an absolute value of the fourth compression rating is about 4 mmHg or less.

13. The biosensing garment of claim 1, wherein a ratio of the first compression to the second compression rating is about 3.

14. The biosensing garment of claim 2, wherein a ratio of the first compression rating to the second compression rating is about 3 and a ratio of the first compression rating to the third compression rating is about 3.

15. The biosensing garment of claim 3, wherein a ratio of the first compression rating to the second compression rating is about 3, a ratio of the first compression rating to the third compression rating is about 3, and a ratio of the second compression rating to the fourth compression rating is about 2.

16. A biosensing garment, comprising:

a main chest portion configured to apply compression to at least a perimeter of a chest of a wearer;

an upper chest portion disposed, when the biosensing garment is worn by the wearer, above the main chest portion and configured to apply compression to the wearer in a region above the at least a perimeter of the chest of the wearer;

an upper abdominal portion disposed, when the biosensing garment is worn by the wearer, below the main chest portion and configured to apply compression to at least a perimeter of an upper abdomen of the wearer;

a lower abdominal portion disposed, when the biosensing garment is worn by the wearer, below the upper abdominal portion and configured to apply compression to the wearer in a region below the at least a perimeter of the upper abdomen of the wearer; and

a sensor assembly disposed on an interior surface of at least one of the main chest portion, the upper chest portion, the upper abdominal portion, and the lower abdominal portion and configured to be placed in contact with the skin of the user,

wherein each of the main chest portion, the upper chest portion, the upper abdominal portion, and the lower abdominal portion is configured to apply, when the garment is worn by a user, a respective compression to a wearer in which the respective compression varies 600% or less across the main chest portion, the upper chest portion, the upper abdominal portion, and the lower abdominal portion when worn by an appropriately-sized wearer.

17. The biosensing garment of claim 16, wherein the respective compression is substantially uniform across the main chest portion, the upper chest portion, the upper abdominal portion, and the lower abdominal portion.

18. The biosensing garment of claim 16, further comprising at least one shoulder portion configured to apply compression to at least a portion of at least one shoulder of the wearer.

19. The biosensing garment of claim 16, wherein a compression rating of the main chest portion is in a range from 3 mmHg to 9 mmHg, a compression rating of the upper chest portion is 5 mmHg or less, a compression rating of the upper abdominal portion is 5 mmHg or less, and a compression rating of the lower abdominal portion is 4 mmHg or less.

20. The biosensing garment of claim 16, wherein a ratio between the main chest portion and the upper chest portion is about 3, a ratio between the main chest portion and the upper abdominal portion is about 3, and a ratio between the upper abdominal portion and the lower abdominal portion is about 2.