Harness with sensors
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1. A garment comprising:
- a belt that is configured to be worn around a user'"'"'s chest, the belt having a pair of ends with closures disposed at the pair of ends of the belt;
at least one strap of unitary construction having a first end connected to the belt at a first front side of the belt and a second end, with the belt having a first accommodation and the at least one strap having a second accommodation, both the first accommodation and the second accommodation being configured to carry a sensor and with material that comprise both the belt and the at least one strap being a polychloroprene synthetic rubber to provide the garment for those portions configured to rest against the skin of the user wearing the garment with a high level of adherence against the skin, stretching, but not sliding over the surface of the skin; and
a back portion having a broad region that is substantially greater in width in comparison with a width of the at least one strap and less than a width of the user'"'"'s back and configured to rest against the back of the user, with an upper portion of the broad region joining the second end of the at least one strap, and with a lower portion of the back portion integrally joined with the belt;
wherein the at least one strap couples between the belt and the back portion in a manner that the at least one strap diagonally traverses the chest of the user.
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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 comprising:
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a belt that is configured to be worn around a user'"'"'s chest, the belt having a pair of ends with closures disposed at the pair of ends of the belt; at least one strap of unitary construction having a first end connected to the belt at a first front side of the belt and a second end, with the belt having a first accommodation and the at least one strap having a second accommodation, both the first accommodation and the second accommodation being configured to carry a sensor and with material that comprise both the belt and the at least one strap being a polychloroprene synthetic rubber to provide the garment for those portions configured to rest against the skin of the user wearing the garment with a high level of adherence against the skin, stretching, but not sliding over the surface of the skin; and a back portion having a broad region that is substantially greater in width in comparison with a width of the at least one strap and less than a width of the user'"'"'s back and configured to rest against the back of the user, with an upper portion of the broad region joining the second end of the at least one strap, and with a lower portion of the back portion integrally joined with the belt; wherein the at least one strap couples between the belt and the back portion in a manner that the at least one strap diagonally traverses the chest of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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