SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING
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1. A method of monitoring a mammal, comprising:
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mounting the sensor module in a sensor platform, wherein the sensor platform includes an adhesive side and a pocket, wherein the pocket is designed to receive the sensor module, to facilitate sensing by the sensor module of physiological attributes, and to allow insertion and removal of the sensor device from the pocket; and
attaching the sensor platform to the mammal; and
collecting, via the sensor module, physiological information about the mammal.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for monitoring a sensor module mounted in a sensor platform, wherein the sensor platform includes an adhesive side and a pocket, wherein the pocket is designed to receive the sensor module, to facilitate sensing by the sensor module of physiological attributes, and to allow insertion and removal of the sensor device from the pocket.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a mammal, comprising:
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providing a sensor module; mounting the sensor module in a sensor platform, wherein the sensor platform includes an adhesive side and a pocket, wherein the pocket is designed to receive the sensor module, to facilitate sensing by the sensor module of physiological attributes, and to allow insertion and removal of the sensor device from the pocket; and attaching the sensor platform to the mammal; and collecting, via the sensor module, physiological information about the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for monitoring physiological attributes of a mammal, comprising:
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a sensor device; and a sensor platform having an adhesive side and a pocket for receiving the sensor device, wherein the pocket is designed to allow insertion and removal of the sensor device from the pocket and to facilitate sensing by the sensor device of physiological attributes. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sensor platform for sensing physiological attributes of a mammal, comprising:
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a tape strip having an adhesive side; a sensor pocket attached to the tape strip; and a sensor module; wherein the tape strip and the sensor pocket are designed to allow insertion and removal of the sensor module from the sensor pocket and to facilitate sensing by the sensor module of physiological attributes of the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for sensing physiological attributes of a mammal, comprising:
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a sensor device having a communications interface; a sensor platform having an adhesive side and a pocket for receiving the sensor device, wherein the pocket is designed to allow insertion and removal of the sensor device from the pocket and to facilitate sensing by the sensor device of physiological attributes; and a monitoring system that communicates with the sensor device over the communications interface, wherein the monitoring system processes data received from the sensor device and detects physiological conditions as a function of the received data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An adhesive envelope sensor platform for sensing physiological attributes of a mammal, comprising:
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a patch having an axis; and a sensor module; wherein the patch is designed so that when the patch is folded along its axis it forms an envelope that encloses the sensor module, wherein the envelope formed includes a skin-side, wherein the skin-side of the patch is designed to facilitate sensing by the sensor module of physiological attributes of the mammal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for monitoring the autonomic nervous system, the system comprising:
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a cardiac sensor, wherein the cardiac sensor monitors heart rate activity; an accelerometer; and a processor, wherein the processor determines from data captured by the accelerometer and data captured by the cardiac sensor whether a physiological stress response is driven by other than physical activity.
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33. A system for monitoring the autonomic nervous system, the system comprising:
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a respiration sensor, wherein the respiration sensor monitors changes in respiration; an accelerometer; and a processor, wherein the processor determines from data captured by the accelerometer and data captured by the respiration sensor whether a change in respiration is driven by other than physical activity.
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34. A method for monitoring the parasympathetic branch of the nervous system of an individual, the method comprising:
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capturing, via a cardiac sensor, data representing heart rate activity; capturing movement data via an accelerometer; processing the data from the cardiac sensor and the movement data from the accelerometer to look for patterns of heart rate recovery and patterns of increasing heart rate variability; and displaying changes in the patterns of heart rate recovery and patterns of heart rate variability over time.
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35. A method for monitoring performance of the branches of the autonomic nervous system of an individual, the method comprising:
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capturing, via a cardiac sensor, data representing heart rate activity; capturing movement data via an accelerometer; processing the data from the cardiac sensor and the accelerometer to capture activation and recovery patterns of the nervous system as a function of the cardiac sensor data and the movement data; and displaying the activation and recovery patterns. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A method for enhancing tone and control of the branches of the autonomic nervous system of an individual, the method comprising:
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capturing, via a cardiac sensor, data representing heart rate activity; capturing movement data via an accelerometer; processing the data from the cardiac sensor and the accelerometer to capture activation and recovery patterns of the nervous system as a function of the cardiac sensor data and the movement data; contextualizing the captured activation and recovery patterns to aspects of the individual; and conveying recommendations to the individual.
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