Textile blank with seamless knitted electrode system
First Claim
1. A textile-based electrode system, comprising:
- a first fabric layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface including a knitted electrode configured to be placed in contact with the skin of a user;
a second fabric layer disposed and configured to contact the outer surface of the first fabric layer, the second fabric layer including a knitted conductive pathway configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted electrode;
a third fabric layer disposed and configured to contact the second fabric layer, the third fabric layer including a knitted connector region configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway, a portion of the knitted connector region including an opening; and
a connector disposed in the opening of the knitted connector region and configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway.
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Abstract
A textile-based electrode system includes a first fabric layer having an inner and an outer surface. The inner surface includes a knitted electrode configured to be placed in contact with the skin of a user. A second fabric layer is disposed and configured to contact the outer surface of the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer includes a knitted conductive pathway configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted electrode. Furthermore, a third fabric layer is configured and disposed to contact the second fabric layer. A connector is disposed on the third fabric layer and is configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway. The second fabric layer can be folded about a first fold axis and the third fabric layer can be folded about a second fold axis to place the second fabric layer in contact with the first fabric layer and the third fabric layer.
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1. A textile-based electrode system, comprising:
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a first fabric layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface including a knitted electrode configured to be placed in contact with the skin of a user; a second fabric layer disposed and configured to contact the outer surface of the first fabric layer, the second fabric layer including a knitted conductive pathway configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted electrode; a third fabric layer disposed and configured to contact the second fabric layer, the third fabric layer including a knitted connector region configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway, a portion of the knitted connector region including an opening; and a connector disposed in the opening of the knitted connector region and configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A textile-based electrode system, comprising:
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a first fabric portion including a knitted conductive pathway; a second fabric portion coupled to the first fabric portion and including a knitted electrode configured to be placed in contact with the skin of a user, the second fabric portion folded over the first fabric portion along a first fold line such that (a) the knitted electrode is configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway, and (b) the knitted electrode is configured to be adjacent to a first side of the knitted conductive pathway; and a third fabric portion coupled to the second fabric portion and including a connector region, the third fabric portion folded over the first fabric portion along a second fold line such that (a) the connector region is configured to be electrically coupled to the knitted conductive pathway, (b) the first fabric portion is disposed between the second fabric portion and the third fabric portion, and (c) the connector region is configured to be adjacent to a second side of the knitted conductive pathway, wherein the first side of the knitted conductive pathway is opposite to the second side of the knitted conductive pathway. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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