Electrocardiography device for garments
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a reference electrode;
a remote electrode;
a housing;
a signal conditioner disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the reference electrode and the remote electrode, wherein the signal conditioner extracts an electrocardiographic signal from voltage fluctuations between the remote electrode and the reference electrode;
an indicator disposed on or within the housing, wherein the indicator generates a user-discernible indication of signal quality of the extracted electrocardiographic signal;
a first mount that removably mounts the housing to a garment at a first mounting location; and
a second mount that removably mounts the remote electrode to the garment at a second mounting location, wherein the second mounting location is separated from the first mounting location.
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Abstract
Devices are described herein including mounts configured to removably mount electrodes and other elements of the devices to a garment (e.g., a close-fitting undergarment) of a wearer. The devices include at least two electrodes configured such that the electrodes are maintained in secure electrical contact with skin of the wearer when the device is so mounted. The devices can be mounted to garments at various locations on the torso of the wearer such that an electrocardiographic signal related to the electrical activity of the heart of the wearer can be extracted from voltage fluctuations between the at least two electrodes. Such devices can be used for continuous logging or other applications of the electrocardiographic signals of the wearer. Such logged electrocardiographic signals could be used to determine a medical or health state of the wearer.
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22 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a reference electrode; a remote electrode; a housing; a signal conditioner disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the reference electrode and the remote electrode, wherein the signal conditioner extracts an electrocardiographic signal from voltage fluctuations between the remote electrode and the reference electrode; an indicator disposed on or within the housing, wherein the indicator generates a user-discernible indication of signal quality of the extracted electrocardiographic signal; a first mount that removably mounts the housing to a garment at a first mounting location; and a second mount that removably mounts the remote electrode to the garment at a second mounting location, wherein the second mounting location is separated from the first mounting location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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extracting, by a signal conditioner, an electrocardiographic signal from voltage fluctuations between a reference electrode and a remote electrode, wherein the signal conditioner is disposed in a housing and electrically connected to the reference electrode and the remote electrode, wherein the housing is removably mounted to a garment at a first mounting location by a first mount and the reference electrode is removably mounted to the garment at a second mounting location by a second mount, wherein the second mounting location is separated from the first mounting location; and generating, by an indicator disposed on or within the housing, a user-discernible indication of signal quality of the extracted electrocardiographic signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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