Harness with sensors
First Claim
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1. A garment comprises:
- a belt, having first and second end portions with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user'"'"'s chest, and fastening mechanism disposed between the end portions;
a Y-shaped chest band of unitary construction, the chest band having a front strap portion having a substantially constant width and having a length extending from a first end that is configured to couple to the fastening mechanism on the belt to a second end where the front strap portion integrally joins with first ends of a pair of shoulder strap portions of the Y-shaped chest band, each shoulder strap portion further having a second end and a substantially constant width; and
a back portion, the back portion having a broad region that is substantially greater in width in comparison with the width of the shoulder strap portions and less than a width of the user'"'"'s back and configured to rest against the back of the user, with upper portions of the broad region joining the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, and with a lower portion of the back portion integrally joined with the belt, with at least one of the belt, shoulder strap portions and back portion having an accommodation for carrying a sensor.
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Abstract
A garment for ambulatory, physiological monitoring of a patient includes a belt, having first and second end portion with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user'"'"'s chest, a strap having a first end coupled to a portion of the belt with the strap having a second end, a pair of shoulder strap portions each shoulder strap portion having a first end coupled together at the second end of the strap and a second end, and a back portion that joins the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, with at least one of the belt, strap portions and back portion having an accommodation for carrying a sensor. Other embodiments are described.
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1. A garment comprises:
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a belt, having first and second end portions with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user'"'"'s chest, and fastening mechanism disposed between the end portions; a Y-shaped chest band of unitary construction, the chest band having a front strap portion having a substantially constant width and having a length extending from a first end that is configured to couple to the fastening mechanism on the belt to a second end where the front strap portion integrally joins with first ends of a pair of shoulder strap portions of the Y-shaped chest band, each shoulder strap portion further having a second end and a substantially constant width; and a back portion, the back portion having a broad region that is substantially greater in width in comparison with the width of the shoulder strap portions and less than a width of the user'"'"'s back and configured to rest against the back of the user, with upper portions of the broad region joining the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, and with a lower portion of the back portion integrally joined with the belt, with at least one of the belt, shoulder strap portions and back portion having an accommodation for carrying a sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A garment comprises:
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a belt portion having first and second end portion with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user'"'"'s chest, and fastening mechanism disposed between the end portions; a Y-shaped chest band of unitary construction, and comprised of a synthetic rubber material based on polychloroprene, the Y-shaped chest band having a front strap portion having a substantially constant width and a length extending from a first end configured to couple to the fastening mechanism on the belt portion to a second end where the front strap portion integrally joins with a pair of shoulder strap portions, each shoulder strap portion further having a second end and a width; and a back portion, the back portion in unitary construction with the pair of shoulder strap portions and comprised of a synthetic rubber material based on polychloroprene, the back portion having a broad region that is substantially greater in width in comparison with the width of the shoulder strap portions and less than a width of the user'"'"'s back and configured to rest against the back of the user, with upper portions of the broad region joining the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, and with a lower portion of the back portion integrally joined with the belt portion; and a plurality of sensor accommodations configured for supporting sensors against skin of the user with at least one disposed in the belt portion, shoulder strap portions and back portions. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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