Health-monitor patch

Abstract

A health-monitor patch comprising at least one physiological sensor and a digital processor is configured to be adhered to the skin of a subject. A health-monitor patch may further include an accelerometer and may detect cardiac waveforms, activity performed by the subject, and a body orientation of the subject. A health-monitor patch may be disposable, in some embodiments, and used for outpatientmonitoring. Aspects of noise cancellation and reel-to-reel manufacturing are also described.

Description

technical field [0001] The present technology relates to wearable devices configured to monitor physiological parameters (heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, etc.) of a subject and / or physical activities performed by the subject. Background technique [0002] There currently exist small sensing devices that can be worn by a user to monitor the physical activities performed by the user. As an example, The ActiPed+ (available from FitLinxx of Shelton, Connecticut, USA) is a small device that clips onto a shoe and is used to monitor the user's walking and running activity. As the user walks or runs, the onboard accelerometer outputs data that is stored on the device for later transfer to the computer system. The computer system can analyze the data to determine the type of activity and calculate various activity parameters (eg, duration of activity, total steps, distance traveled, and calories burned). The results of the data analysis can be presented on ...

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Problems solved by technology

Some activity monitors that may be worn on a subject's wrist or ankle may be suitable for sensing heart rate, but these monitors are generally unable to measure details of the cardiac waveform to obtain information such as heart rate variability (HRV) or cardiac abnormalities such as arrhythmias

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