Apparatus and method for monitoring the health condition of a subject
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1. Apparatus for monitoring the health condition of a subject, comprising:
- a sweat collector unit having an inlet and an outlet;
a sweat analyzer unit having a liquid inlet and an electrical-signal outlet for outletting electrical signals corresponding to the analysis of the sweat therein;
a container for containing a flushing solution;
first conduit means connecting said container to the inlet of said sweat collector unit, and second conduit means for connecting the outlet of said sweat collector unit to the liquid inlet of said sweat analyzer unit, for introducing a flushing solution from said container into the sweat collector unit, and for flushing the sweat collected therein to said sweat analyzer unit;
body attaching means for attaching said sweat collector unit and said sweat analyzer unit to the body of the subject for continuously collecting and analyzing the subject'"'"'s sweat;
and processor means for processing the electrical signals outletted by the sweat analyser unit, for controlling said first conduit means in response thereto, and for providing a continuous indication of the health condition of the subject.
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Apparatus for monitoring the health condition of a subject includes a sweat collector unit, a sweat analyzing device for analyzing the sweat collected by the sweat collector unit; and a body attaching device for attaching both the sweat collector unit and the sweat analyzing device to the body of a subject for collecting and analyzing the subject'"'"'s sweat, thereby enabling the health of the subject to be continuously and non-invasively monitored.
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1. Apparatus for monitoring the health condition of a subject, comprising:
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a sweat collector unit having an inlet and an outlet; a sweat analyzer unit having a liquid inlet and an electrical-signal outlet for outletting electrical signals corresponding to the analysis of the sweat therein; a container for containing a flushing solution; first conduit means connecting said container to the inlet of said sweat collector unit, and second conduit means for connecting the outlet of said sweat collector unit to the liquid inlet of said sweat analyzer unit, for introducing a flushing solution from said container into the sweat collector unit, and for flushing the sweat collected therein to said sweat analyzer unit; body attaching means for attaching said sweat collector unit and said sweat analyzer unit to the body of the subject for continuously collecting and analyzing the subject'"'"'s sweat; and processor means for processing the electrical signals outletted by the sweat analyser unit, for controlling said first conduit means in response thereto, and for providing a continuous indication of the health condition of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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