Wearable personal body associated device with various physical configurations
First Claim
1. A body associated device, comprising:
- a housing;
an adhesive layer configured to be applied to a body of a living subject;
at least two standoffs located between the housing and the adhesive layer and comprising at least two attachment points between the housing and the adhesive, wherein an attachment area is defined by the shape of the at least two standoffs, wherein the at least two standoffs define a uniform height;
an electronic module located within the housing and comprising at least one electrode and a transceiver coupled to an antenna, wherein the transceiver and antenna enable wireless communication between the electronic module and local/remote nodes external to the body of the living subject; and
wherein the wireless communication is communication associated with data generated from a first device within the body; and
wherein the electronic module is configured to receive a conductive communication from the first device within the body via the at least one electrode; and
wherein one of the at least two standoffs defines at least one inner aperture configured to receive an electrode hydrogel therein; and
wherein the electrode hydrogel is located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs, wherein the electrode hydrogel is electrically coupled to the electronic module, and wherein the at least one electrode is coupled to the body via the electrode hydrogel located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs.
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Abstract
A body associated device comprises a housing, an adhesive layer configured to be applied to a body of a living subject, and at least one standoff located between the housing and the adhesive layer. An electronic module may be located within the housing of the body associated device. A personal communication system comprises a body associated device including an electronic module and further comprises a feedback portion coupled to the housing and to the electronic module. The feedback portion is configured to communicate information between the living subject and the body associated device. An external local node is operative to provide at least one of transmit communications to and receive communications from the body associated device.
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17 Claims
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1. A body associated device, comprising:
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a housing; an adhesive layer configured to be applied to a body of a living subject; at least two standoffs located between the housing and the adhesive layer and comprising at least two attachment points between the housing and the adhesive, wherein an attachment area is defined by the shape of the at least two standoffs, wherein the at least two standoffs define a uniform height; an electronic module located within the housing and comprising at least one electrode and a transceiver coupled to an antenna, wherein the transceiver and antenna enable wireless communication between the electronic module and local/remote nodes external to the body of the living subject; and wherein the wireless communication is communication associated with data generated from a first device within the body; and wherein the electronic module is configured to receive a conductive communication from the first device within the body via the at least one electrode; and wherein one of the at least two standoffs defines at least one inner aperture configured to receive an electrode hydrogel therein; and wherein the electrode hydrogel is located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs, wherein the electrode hydrogel is electrically coupled to the electronic module, and wherein the at least one electrode is coupled to the body via the electrode hydrogel located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A body associated device, comprising:
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a housing formed of a flexible material; an adhesive layer configured to be applied to a body of a living subject; at least two standoffs located between the housing and the adhesive layer, wherein the at least two standoffs define a uniform height; an electronic module located within the housing and comprising at least one electrode and a transceiver coupled to an antenna, wherein the transceiver and antenna enable wireless communication between the electronic module and local/remote nodes external to the body of the living subject; and wherein the wireless communication is communication associated with data generated from a first device within the body; and wherein the electronic module is configured to receive a conductive communication from the first device within the body via the at least one electrode; wherein one of the at least two standoffs defines at least one inner aperture configured to receive an electrode hydrogel therein; and wherein the electrode hydrogel is located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs, wherein the electrode hydrogel is electrically coupled to the electronic module, and wherein the at least one electrode is coupled to the body via the electrode hydrogel located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A body associated device, comprising:
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a housing; an adhesive layer configured to be applied to a body of a living subject; at least two standoffs located between the housing and the adhesive layer, wherein the at least two standoffs define a uniform height; and an electronic module located within the housing and comprising at least one electrode and a transceiver coupled to an antenna, wherein the transceiver and antenna enable wireless communication between the electronic module and local/remote nodes external to the body of the living subject; and wherein the wireless communication is communication associated with data generated from a first device within the body; and wherein the electronic module is configured to receive a conductive communication from the first device within the body via the at least one electrode; and wherein one of the at least two standoffs defines at least one inner aperture configured to receive an electrode hydrogel therein; and wherein the electrode hydrogel is located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs, wherein the electrode hydrogel is electrically coupled to the electronic module, and wherein the at least one electrode is coupled to the body via the electrode hydrogel located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A personal communication system, comprising:
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a body associated device to be worn by a living subject, comprising; a housing; an adhesive layer configured to be applied to a body of the living subject; at least two standoffs located between the housing and the adhesive layer, wherein the at least two standoffs define an air gap between the housing and the adhesive layer, wherein the at least two standoffs define a uniform height; an electronic module located within the housing, wherein the electronic module comprises at least one electrode and a transceiver coupled to an antenna; a feedback portion coupled to the housing and to the electronic module, the feedback portion configured to communicate information between the living subject and the body associated device; and an external local node operative to provide at least one of transmitting communications to or receiving communications from the body associated device, wherein the communications are associated with data generated from a first device within the body, and wherein the transceiver and antenna enable wireless communication between the electronic module and the external local node external to the body of the living subject; and wherein the electronic module is configured to receive a conductive communication from the first device within the body via the at least one electrode; wherein one of the at least two standoffs is defined by any one of a continuous or broken ring, square, rectangular, oval, or kidney shape and a predetermined thickness, wherein the one of the at least two standoffs defines at least one inner aperture configured to receive an electrode hydrogel therein; and wherein the electrode hydrogel is located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs, wherein the electrode hydrogel is electrically coupled to the electronic module, and wherein the at least one electrode is coupled to the body via the electrode hydrogel located in the at least one inner aperture defined by the one of the at least two standoffs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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