WELLNESS MONITORING USING A PATCH SYSTEM

• US 20180020982A1
• Filed: 07/20/2016
• Published: 01/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Elsherbini, Adel A., Aleksov, Aleksandar, Oster, Sasha N., Baxi, Amit Sudhir, Eid, Feras, Swan, Johanna M., Mageshkumar, Vincent S.
• Application Number:
  US15/215,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20180020982A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0204 of power management
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/259 using conductive adhesive means, e.g. gels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/28 for electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7271 Specific aspects of physiological measurement analysis A61B5/316, A61B5/349 and A61B5/374 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B

Abstract

Discussed generally herein are methods and devices including or providing a wellness monitoring system. The wellness monitoring system can include a first patch including a flexible, stretchable first substrate, a first adhesive on the first substrate, the first adhesive configured to attach the first patch to skin of a user, and first electronics on or at least partially in the first substrate, the first electronics to monitor a first biological parameter of the user, and a second patch including a flexible, stretchable second substrate, a second adhesive on the second substrate, the second adhesive configured to attach the second patch to skin of the user, and second electronics on or at least partially in the second substrate, the second electronics to monitor a second biological parameter of the user, the second biological parameter different from the first biological parameter.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first patch including;

a flexible, stretchable first substrate,

a first adhesive on the first substrate, the first adhesive configured to attach the first patch to skin of a user, and

first electronics on or at least partially in the first substrate, the first electronics to monitor a first biological parameter of the user, and

a second patch including;

a flexible, stretchable second substrate,

a second adhesive on the second substrate, the second adhesive configured to attach the second patch to skin of the user, and

second electronics on or at least partially in the second substrate, the second electronics to monitor a second biological parameter of the user, the second biological parameter different from the first biological parameter.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first biological parameter includes one of flexion, contraction, stretch, temperature, electrical activity, a specific force, angular rate, magnetic field, salinity, muscular activity of the heart, electrical activity of the heart, pulse, oxygen content, lactate content, pressure, organ or conduit volume, blood pressure, and electro-dermal activity, and the second biological parameter includes one of one of flexion, contraction, stretch, temperature, electrical activity a specific force, angular rate, magnetic field, salinity, muscular activity of the heart, electrical activity of the heart, pulse, oxygen content, lactate content, pressure, organ or conduit volume, blood pressure, and electro-dermal activity.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first patch further includes a cavity in the first substrate, and wherein the first electronics are situated at least partially in the cavity.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the first adhesive is situated on the first substrate and the electronics are exposed to the skin when the first patch is worn.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the first adhesive is situated on the first substrate and the first electronics.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first electronics are directly on the first substrate.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first patch is configured to be situated on a shoulder and the first electronics monitor one of flexion, contraction, stretch, temperature, electrical activity, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field and wherein the second patch is configured to be situated on a bust and the second electronics monitor one of electrical activity of a heart, muscular activity of the heart, stretch, organ volume, conduit volume, blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, salinity, oxygen, a specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first patch is configured to be situated on a first knee and the first electronics monitor one of flexibility, stretch, temperature, electrical activity of the first knee, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field and wherein the second patch is configured to be situated on a second knee and the second electronics monitor one of flexibility, stretch, temperature, electrical activity of the second knee, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the first patch is configured to be situated on a neck and the first electronics monitor one of muscular activity of the heart, electrical activity of the heart, temperature, stretch, muscular pressure, blood pressure, organ volume, conduit volume, electrical activity, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field and wherein the second patch is configured to be situated on a back and the second electronics monitor one of stretch, temperature, electrical activity of the back, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first patch is configured to be situated on a first elbow and the first electronics monitor one of flexibility, stretch, temperature, electrical activity, a specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field and wherein the second patch is configured to be situated on a wrist and the second electronics monitor one of stretch, temperature, electrical activity of the wrist, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second substrates include one of elastomer, spandex, woven fabric, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene, polyurethane, thermoplastic polyethylene (TPU), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), latex, and a combination thereof.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the first electronics include a flexible circuit board.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the first electronics include a rigid circuit board.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the first electronics include a feedback indicator including one of a speaker, a light or display, and a motor to provide feedback to the user, wherein the feedback includes activating the feedback indicator in response to a processor of the electronics determining that the biological parameter being monitored is out of a specified range of values for a specified period of time.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the second electronics include a radio transmitter to provide signals indicative of the second biological parameter to a radio receiver of the first electronics.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first electronics include;

first processing circuitry,

a first memory to store first data indicative of the first biological parameter, and

a first connector electrical connector electrically connected to the processor, wherein an external device can retrieve first data from the first memory through the first processor providing the first data to the first connector, and

the second electronics include;

second processing circuitry,

a second memory to store second data indicative of the second biological parameter, and

a second connector electrical connector electrically connected to the processor, wherein an external device can retrieve second data from the second memory through the second processor providing the second data to the second connector.

17. A method comprising:

attaching, using a first adhesive on a flexible, stretchable first substrate, a first patch to skin of a user at a first location;

monitoring, using first electronics on or at least partially in the first substrate and during a time frame, a first biological parameter of the user;

attaching, using a second adhesive on a flexible, stretchable second substrate, a second patch to the skin of the user at a second, different location; and

monitoring, using second electronics on or at least partially in the second substrate, a second biological parameter of the user during the first time frame.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the first biological parameter includes one of flexion, contraction, stretch, temperature, electrical activity, a specific force, angular rate, magnetic field, salinity, muscular activity of the heart, electrical activity of the heart, pulse, oxygen content, lactate content, pressure, organ or conduit volume, blood pressure, and electro-dermal activity, and the second biological parameter includes one of one of flexion, contraction, stretch, temperature, electrical activity a specific force, angular rate, magnetic field, salinity, muscular activity of the heart, electrical activity of the heart, pulse, oxygen content, lactate content, pressure, organ or conduit volume, blood pressure, and electro-dermal activity.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the first location is a shoulder and the first biological parameter includes one of flexion, contraction, stretch, temperature, electrical activity, specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field and wherein the second location is a bust and the second biological parameter includes one of electrical activity of a hear, muscular activity of the heart, stretch, organ volume, conduit volume, blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, salinity, oxygen, a specific force, angular rate, and magnetic field.

20. A system comprising:

a first patch including;

a flexible, stretchable first substrate including a thermoplastic or thermoset elastomer on a stretchable fabric,

a first adhesive on the first substrate, the first adhesive configured to attach the first patch to skin of a user, and

first electronics on or at least partially in the first substrate, the first electronics to monitor electrocardiogram (ECG), pulse oximetry, and breathing of the user, the first electronics including first processing circuitry, a first memory to store data indicative of the first biological parameter electrically coupled to the first processing circuitry, and

a second patch including;

a flexible, stretchable second substrate,

a second adhesive on the second substrate, the second adhesive configured to attach the first patch to skin of the user, and

second electronics on or at least partially in the second substrate, the second electronics to monitor posture of the user, the second biological parameter different from the first biological parameter.