Belt for retaining sensing electrodes on the chest of an infant afflicted with Apnea

• US 5,016,636 A
• Filed: 06/08/1989
• Issued: 05/21/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Phyllis Kulakowski
• Original Assignee: Phyllis Kulakowski
• Inventors: Kulakowski, Phyllis
• Primary Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Getzow, Scott M.
• Application Number:
  US07/363,921
• Time in Patent Office: 712 Days
• Field of Search: 128/644, 128/698, 128/384, 128/385, 128/716, 128/798, 128/700, 128/802, 128/670, 128/671
• US Class Current: 600/390
• 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 5/1135 by monitoring thoracic expansion

Abstract

A belt for securing sensing electrodes to the chest of an infant afflicted with Apnea. The belt comprises an elongated band of fabric of sufficient length to encircle and to be fastened around the chest of the infant. The band has an inner side, an outer side and two ends. A tunnel is disposed on the inner side of the band and is adapted to removably receive and house wires for connecting sensing electrodes to an Apnea monitor. Two ports are disposed at the ends of the tunnel and arranged to allow wires to extend from the band and be connected to the monitor. Another port is disposed centrally of the band and arranged to form a port and allow wires to extend from the band to connect to the sensing electrodes. To fasten the belt to the infant, an interrelatable, two component, adjustable fastener is disposed on each end of the band. One of the two components of the fastener is disposed on the inner side of the band and the other is disposed on the outer side, whereby each component of the fastener can overlap and attach to form an adjustable belt that can be fastened over the back of the infant and provide for disposition of sensing electrodes on the chest of infant.

Claims

1. A belt for securing sensing electrodes to the chest of an infant afflicted with Apnea, said belt comprising:

an elongated band of fabric of sufficient length to encircle and to be fastened around the chest of said infant, said band having an inner side and an outer side and two ends;

tunnel means disposed on said band, said tunnel means extending over the length of said band and adapted to removably receive and house wires for connecting sensing electrodes to a monitor,;

first and second port means disposed on said tunnel means, said first port means being formed as openings at each end of said tunnel means to allow wires to extend from each of the ends of said tunnel means and be connected to said monitor, said second port means disposed centrally about said band, said second port means being arranged to allow wires to extend from said band to connect to said sensing electrodes;

an interrelated, two component, adjustable fastener means disposed on each end of said band, one of the two components of said fastener means being disposed on the inner side of said band and the other of said components being disposed on the outer side of said band, whereby the components of the fastener means can overlap and attach to each other to form an adjustable belt that can be fastened over the back of the infant and provide for disposition of said sensing electrodes on the chest of said infant and whereby said wires can emerge from a rear of the belt when worn.

2. The belt according to claim 1 further including sensing electrode fastening means disposed centrally on the inner side of said band whereby to provide for attachment of said sensing electrodes to said band.

3. A belt for securing sensing electrodes to the chest of an infant afflicted with Apnea, said belt comprising;

an elongated band of fabric of sufficient length to encircle and be fastened around the chest of said infant, said band having an upper edge, a lower edge, an inner side and an outer side and two ends;

a first fold of said band of fabric, said first fold extending from said lower edge and being folded over said inner side of said band and being attached to the center of said band so as to form a tunnel between the first fold and the inner side of said band, whereby to removably receive and house wires for connecting sensing electrodes to a monitor;

said fold being attached to said band to form a first and a second port means, said first port means being disposed at the end of said band and arranged to allow wires to extend from said band and be connected to said monitor, said second port means disposed centrally of said band, said second port means being arranged to allow wires to extend from said band to connect to said sensing electrodes; and

interrelatable, two component, adjustable fastener means disposed on each end of said band, one of the two components of said fastener means being disposed on the inner side of said band and the other of the components being disposed on the outer side of said band, whereby each component of said fastener means can overlap and attach to each other to form an adjustable belt that can be fastened over the back of the infant and provide for secure disposition of said sensing electrodes on the chest of said infant.

4. The belt according to claim 3 wherein the first fold extends over the entire length of said band and said first port means is formed as openings at each end of said band whereby to allow an individual wire to extend from each of the ends of said band.

5. The belt according to claim 3 further including sensing electrode fastening means disposed centrally on the inner side of said band whereby to provide for attachment of said sensing electrodes to said band.

6. The belt according to claim 3 further including a second fold of said band of fabric, said second fold extending from said upper edge and being folded on said band and attached to the center of said band;

and

a sensing electrode fastening means being attached to said second fold of said band.

7. A belt for securing sensing electrodes to the chest of an infant afflicted with Apnea, said belt comprising:

an elongated band of fabric of sufficient length to encircle and to be fastened around the chest of said infant, said band having an inner side and an outer side and two ends;

tunnel means disposed on said band, said tunnel means being a fold of said band and extending over the entire length of said belt and adapted to removably receive and house wires for connecting sensing electrodes to a monitor;

first and second port means disposed in said tunnel means, said first port means being formed as openings at each end of said band to allow wires to extend from each of the ends of said band and be connected to said monitor, said second port means disposed centrally about said band, said second port means being arranged to allow wires to extend from said band to connect to said sensing electrodes;

an interrelated, two component, adjustable fastener means disposed on each end of said band, one of the two components of said fastener means being disposed on the inner side of said band and the other of said components being disposed on the outer side of said band, whereby the components of the fastener means can overlap and attach to each other to form an adjustable belt that can be fastened over the back of the infant and provide for disposition of said sensing electrodes on the chest of said infant and whereby said wires can emerge from a rear of the belt when worn.