Wearable electrocardiography and physiology monitoring ensemble

• US 10,251,575 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2017
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bardy Diagnostics, Inc. (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Bardy, Gust H., Handfelt, Mark, Bishay, Jon Mikalson, Felix, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Dvorak, Linda C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cardinal, Erin M
• Application Number:
  US15/602,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20170251946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0215 Silver or silver chloride containing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/164 the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/222 Electrical cables or leads therefor, e.g. coaxial cables or ribbon cables
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/333 Recording apparatus specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches

Abstract

A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble is provided, which includes a garment made of a compressible and elastomeric material. The garment is wearable about an upper region of the torso and further includes an internal structure forming a compressive bias circumferential to the torso. The ensemble also includes an electrode assembly provided on an inside surface of the garment on an underside of the internal structure. The electrode assembly has a pair of electrocardiography electrodes, a pair of terminated electrical connections that are each coupled to one of the electrocardiography electrodes, and a backing to which the electrocardiography electrodes are affixed. The wearable monitoring ensemble creates a more natural experience for wearers and can be used to produce an expanded dataset for diagnosis because the ensemble can collect data during activities of daily living and can capture cardiovascular events outside of clinical observation, which is otherwise not practicable, especially for athletes.

Claims

1. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble, comprising:

an electrode assembly comprising at least two electrocardiography electrodes; and

a garment comprising at least one internal structure defined on two sides by bands and configured to hold the electrocardiography electrodes in between the bands in continuous contact with skin of a user wearing the garment, while allowing the electrodes to move over the skin'"'"'s surface; and

a monitor recorder comprising a housing removably received within a receptacle on the garment and further comprising a plurality of electrical contacts that protrude from a surface of the housing, wherein a portion of the electrical contacts establish electrical connections to a battery via a first set of electrical pads on the receptacle and interface with the electrocardiography electrodes via a second set of electrical pads on the receptacle.

2. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, further comprising:

a backing affixed to the electrode assembly.

3. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 2, wherein the receptacle is affixed to a surface of the backing opposite the electrode assembly.

4. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, wherein the electrode assembly is provided on an inside-facing surface of the garment.

5. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, wherein the electrode assembly is provided on an underside of the internal structure.

6. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, wherein the internal structure secures the electrode assembly in place with limited movement on the skin of the user.

7. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, wherein the electrode assembly is secured by the garment axially along a sternal midline of the user.

8. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, wherein each of the electrocardiography electrodes is placed in separate internal structures of the garment.

9. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 8, wherein the electrocardiography electrodes are aligned axially along a sternal midline of the user.

10. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of flexile wires to electrically couple the electrocardiography electrodes with the second set of electrical pads.

11. A wearable electrocardiography monitoring ensemble according to claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of flexible circuits to electrically couple the electrocardiography electrodes with the second set of electrical pads.