BODY WORN PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR DEVICE HAVING A DISPOSABLE ELECTRODE MODULE
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a body-worn physiological sensor, the method comprising:
- providing a disposable substrate made from an insulating material, said substrate comprising;
a flexible printed circuit board layer made from the insulating material;
at least two electrodes disposed on the disposable substrate; and
conductive traces defined between the at least two electrodes;
providing a computation-communication module, said module comprising;
a housing;
a processor disposed in the housing; and
attaching the computation-communication module to the disposable substrate.
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Abstract
A body worn patient monitoring device includes a flexible substrate having a plurality of electrical connections adapted to be coupled to a skin surface to measure physiological signals. The flexible substrate is adapted to be directly and non-permanently affixed to a skin surface of a patient and configured for single patient use. A communication-computation module, removably attached to an upper surface of the flexible substrate, is configured to receive physiological signals from the flexible substrate and includes a microprocessor that is configured to process and analyze the physiological signals. A series of resistive traces screened onto the flexible substrate are configured as at least one series current-limiting resistor to protect the communication-computation module.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing a body-worn physiological sensor, the method comprising:
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providing a disposable substrate made from an insulating material, said substrate comprising; a flexible printed circuit board layer made from the insulating material; at least two electrodes disposed on the disposable substrate; and conductive traces defined between the at least two electrodes; providing a computation-communication module, said module comprising; a housing; a processor disposed in the housing; and attaching the computation-communication module to the disposable substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A body-worn physiological sensor made by the process of:
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providing a disposable substrate made from an insulating material, said substrate comprising; a flexible printed circuit board layer made from an insulating material; at least two electrodes disposed on the disposable substrate; and conductive traces defined between the at least two electrodes; providing a computation-communication module, said module comprising; a housing; a processor disposed in the housing; and attaching the computation-communication module to the disposable substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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