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Sensor device with flexible joints

  • US 9,615,790 B2
  • Filed: 07/14/2011
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2011
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sensor device for monitoring bioelectric data from a human body, the sensor device comprising:

  • a central portion of the sensor device having;

    a flexible, dielectric substrate having a substrate surface sized to substantially overlay a thoracic region of the human body, the substrate divisible into a plurality of electrode sections arranged laterally in at least three or more rows,at least two central portion sensors located within each electrode section, the central portion sensors operable for sensing the bioelectric data,a terminal portion arranged on the substrate,a flexible, electrically conductive network arranged on the substrate, the network configured to provide electrical communication between the central portion sensors and the terminal portion of the substrate, anda plurality of central portion flexible joints connecting adjacent rows of the electrode sections, the plurality of central portion flexible joints integrated with and formed in-plane with the substrate, the central portion flexible joints configured to provide expansion or contraction of the substrate coincident with the substrate surface while further permitting a desired amount of relative motion in a first direction between the central portion sensors when placing the substrate onto the human body; and

    an extension portion, distinct from the central portion and extending from the central portion, the extension portion having an extension portion flexible joint indirectly coupled to the central portion flexible joints, an extension portion sensor, and a conductive trace, wherein the extension portion sensor is locatable on or near a limb of the human body, wherein the extension portion flexible joint enables adjustment of the position of the extension portion sensor relative to the central portion in a second direction disposed at an angle with respect to the first direction, and wherein the conductive trace electronically couples the extension portion to the central portion.

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