Textile or material-integrated sensor module for recording body-related vital parameters

Abstract

Sensor module for textile or material-integrated detection of physiological parameters, comprising at least one sensor for determining temperature, pulse, blood pressure, blood sugar, respiratory rate or oxygen saturation.

Description

2. Technical FieldThe invention relates to the field of medical sensor technology, in particular to the textile or flexible, material-integrated detection of physiological parameters such as blood sugar, blood pressure, breathing rate, skin temperature or oxygen saturation.This invention relates to a measurement system for detecting and analyzing liquid distribution close to the body, for example by means of impedance measurement or fluid microsensory systems (planned under the brand name AIDEM.sense).In contrast to the module of ECG detection and of heat, blood flow and tissue oscillations, the focus here is on medical diagnosis of physical parameters, not on detection of electrical resonance fields.3. Prior ArtClassical vital parameter sensors are usually designed as separate electronic devices. There are no integral modules close to the body that record various parameters and are suitable for all days and portable.4. Object of the InventionThe object of the invention is an integrated sensor system which can be embedded in a textile or flexible material and can simultaneously record a plurality of vital values-without external measuring devices-which can be carried in an imperceptible manner in the everyday life.5. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe system consists of microsensors integrated into textiles or realized on flexible substrates. These can have electrochemical, capacitive, optical or thermal properties and detect specific vital parameters. For example, a glucose sensor with electrochemical reaction can be embedded in the textile, a pulse sensor can operate via capacitive impedance measurement, and a thermosensor can register heat via conductive fibers. The entire module is controllable via microcontrollers and can transmit data wirelessly to mobile devices.6. Exemplary EmbodimentAn elastic textile strip contains integrated sensor sites for temperature, skin conductance, heart rate and oxygen saturation. The module is worn, for example, on the temple, chest height, wrist, finger or leg. It contains a central data unit with Bluetooth transmitters and is fed via textile conductor tracks. The measurement results can be read out in an app.

Claims

Sensor module for textile or material-integrated detection of physiological parameters, comprising at least one sensor for determining temperature, pulse, blood pressure, blood sugar, respiratory rate or oxygen saturation.The module of claim 1, wherein the sensors operate electrochemically, optically, capacitively, or thermally.Module according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the sensor system is integrated into a textile or flexible carrier material.Module according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a mobile wireless data transmission is provided.