Skin patch including a temperature sensor
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1. A skin patch comprising:
- a first layer of material, the first layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face having a coating of skin-compatible adhesive material, a second layer of material, the second layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face of the second layer being in confronting relationship with the second main face of the first layer, and a telesensor for emitting a signal that represents a physiological parameter sensed by the telesensor, the telesensor being sandwiched between the first and second layers, and wherein the first and second layers are permeable to water vapor.
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Abstract
A skin patch includes first and second layers of material and a telesensor sandwiched between the first and second layers. The first layer has a coating of skin-compatible adhesive material on its face that is remote from the second layer.
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1. A skin patch comprising:
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a first layer of material, the first layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face having a coating of skin-compatible adhesive material, a second layer of material, the second layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face of the second layer being in confronting relationship with the second main face of the first layer, and a telesensor for emitting a signal that represents a physiological parameter sensed by the telesensor, the telesensor being sandwiched between the first and second layers, and wherein the first and second layers are permeable to water vapor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A skin patch comprising:
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a perforated flexible circuit substrate having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face having a coating of skin-compatible adhesive material, a layer of material having a moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 425 g/m2 per 24 hours, said layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face of said layer being in confronting relationship with the second main face of the flexible circuit substrate, and a telesensor for emitting a signal that represents a physiological parameter sensed by the telesensor, the telesensor being attached to the flexible circuit substrate and covered by said layer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
16.A skin patch according to claim 13, wherein said layer is permeable to water vapor at its first face and is impermeable to liquid water at its second face. -
16. A skin patch according to claim 13, further comprising a conformal coating of electrically insulating and water impermeable material over the telesensor.
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17. A skin patch comprising:
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a first layer of material, the first layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face having a coating of skin-compatible adhesive material, a second layer of material, the second layer having first and second opposite main faces and the first main face of the second layer being in confronting relationship with the second main face of the first layer, a perforated flexible circuit substrate having first and secon opposite main faces, the first main face of the flexible circuit substrate being in confronting relationship with the second main face of said first layer and the second main face of the flexible circuit substrate being in confronting relationship with the first main face of the second layer, and a telesensor for emitting a signal that represents a physiological parameter sensed by the telesensor, the telesensor being attached to the flexible circuit substrate at the second main face thereof, and wherein the first and second layers are permeable to water vapor.
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- 18. A skin patch according to claim 18, wherein the telesensor includes at least one electrical component attached to the flexible circuit substrate are spaced from said electrical component.
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