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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175674 | Belt device The belt device comprises a torso portion, a collar portion, sensor elements and at least a first and a second closure element. The first closure element is part of the collar portion on the front side and a second closure element is part of the torso portion on the... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8121664 | Sensor A sensor for sensing physiological signal from outside the human body, said sensor comprising an electrode for abutment against the skin; and a transmission conductor electrically connected to said electrode, said transmission conductor formed from a flexible materi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8060176 | Living body data detector A living body data detector equipped with a fitting belt which does not deviate in position, does not fall down and does not press the chest even when taking exercise while fitting it on is provided. A living body data detector comprises a fitting belt having a pair... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7747303 | Electrode system This invention relates to an electrode arrangement (1), in particular for electroimpedance tomography, having multiple electrodes (4) for electric contacting of measurement object and a belt-shaped electrode carrier (3.1-3.4) for encompas... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7684845 | Physiological measurement display A physiological measurement display comprises: a strip having: at least one conductive portion at an inner side thereof; an electronic device connected to the conductive portion; the electronic device having at least one physiological measure unit; and a display pan... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7640049 | Physiological measurement strip with display A physiological measurement strip with a display comprises a strip and an electronic device. A surface of at least one end of the strip has a conductive portion; the conductive portion is connected to the electronic device; the electronic device is installed with a ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7428433 | Heart rate monitor assembly A heart rate monitor assembly includes a data processing unit which includes a case in which a data processor and a power supply device are received. The case includes two L-shaped holes and two conductive plates are received in the case and located in the two L-sha... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7354195 | Temperature measuring device and temperature measuring method A temperature measuring device and a temperature measuring method are provided which are capable of obtaining precise measured temperature values with respect even to old persons, sucklings or infants, which device may be formed into a disposable type according to n... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7330751 | Heartbeat detection device A heartbeat detection device includes a pair of electrode units, a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is electrically connected to the paired electrode units each by respective wires. The paired electrode units each include an electrode bo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324841 | Sensor arrangeable on the skin The invention relates to a sensor (42) placed on the skin, which can advantageously be integrated in a garment and has a contact layer in contact with the skin containing conductive fibres for receiving signals and a moisture retentive moisture layer (41 | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319895 | Garment for the medical monitoring of a patient A flexible, elastic garment (1) is provided comprising biomedical sensors (3, 4, 5, 6), an electrical power distribution and data transmission bus (2, 7) and a coupling circuit for allowing contactless transmission of power and data between the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315754 | Electrode belt An electrode belt for impedance tomography shall be improved such that it has a simple design and makes possible good contacting of the electrodes (2) with the body of the test subject to be examined. The electrode belt (1) has at least 16 electrodes (... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308294 | Textile-based electrode system Textile-based electrodes include a fabric portion having stretch-recovery non-conductive yarns and an electrically conductive region having stretch-recovery electrically conductive yarn filaments. The electrodes can further include float yarns and can be configured ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7286865 | EKG recording accessory system (EKG RAS) The invention is a precordial pad for positioning EKG electrodes on a patient for anatomically correct and repeatable placement. Data can be transmitted from the EKG pad of the invention by wire or wireless means. The pad includes a sizing aid, and a positioning dev... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283869 | Apparatus for measuring body fat An apparatus has a first electrode group (1) including at least one electrode and arranged on the abdominal surface of a subject (human) with the navel of the subject serving as a reference position, a second electrode group (2) including at least one ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272428 | Wireless electrocardiograph system and method A method and system for wireless ECG monitoring is provided. An electrode connector, transmitter and receiver operate with existing electrodes and ECG monitors. The electrode connector includes connectors for attaching to disposable or reusable single electrodes. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266405 | Compact electrode assembly for a portable ECG signaling device An electrode assembly (10) for a portable ECG signaling device, comprises a thin, flexible electrode support (11) supporting thereon a plurality of electrodes in spaced relationship. The electrodes (V1, V2, V3, V4 | 09/04/2007 |
| 7245974 | Defibrillation electrode pad assembly including CPR pad Electrode assemblies are provided, in which a pair of electrodes is joined by a central member. In some implementations, the electrode assemblies are foldable, and are configured to facilitate correct placement on a patient's chest. Some electrode assemblies include... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245956 | Unobtrusive measurement system for bioelectric signals A system for unobtrusively measuring bioelectric signals developed by an individual includes multiple sensors, one or more of which constitutes a capacitive sensor, embedded into or otherwise integrated into an object, such as a chair, bed or the like, used to suppo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7215991 | Wireless medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment A medical diagnosis and monitoring system having at least one sensor for detecting an electrical, physical, chemical, or biological property of a patient such as, but not limited to, EEG- and EKG-signals, respiration, oxygen saturation, temperature, perspiration, et... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7199720 | Hearing protection warning device An apparatus for hearing protection comprising: a body having coupling means, said coupling means configured to attach to a body part; a sound sensor disposed in said body, said sound sensor configured to sense ambient sound; a sound processor coupled to said sound ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197357 | Wireless ECG system A cardiac monitoring system and, more particularly, a wireless electrocardiograph (ECG) system. The present invention detects electrical signals from a patient's heart and transmits the signals digitally to a remote base station via telemetry. The base station conve... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7167737 | Heart rate monitoring unit A heart rate monitoring unit including a heart rate monitor and a belt. The heart rate monitor includes a base having a length defining a longitudinal axis, an electronics unit portion, a first electrode portion, and a first belt connection portion. The electronics ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158822 | Electrode holder, headwear, and wire jacket adapted for use in sleep apnea testing An electrode holder is adapted for cooperating with a strap applied to a body part of a patient to hold a surface electrode to the skin. The electrode holder includes a base and a post projecting from the base. The post is adapted for extending through the strap and... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154071 | Device for transmitting an electric signal detected by contact with the skin surface A device for transmitting electric signals detected by contact with the skin surface to an evaluating unit. The device has a stack of at least two layers of clothing (3, 7) with an electric path or electric line connection (4, 8) through each of the la... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7117026 | Physiological model based non-rigid image registration A method for non-rigid registration and fusion of images with physiological modeled organ motions resulting from respiratory motion and cardiac motion that are mathematically modeled with physiological constraints. A method of combining images comprises the steps of... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106190 | Child position monitoring system A child position monitoring system for providing a warning to a user that a child being monitored has or is moving. The child position monitoring system includes a motion detection assembly detects when the child rolls over, the motion detection assembly includes a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7069089 | Abdominal belt with adjustable electrodes A device for attaching at least three electrodes to a subject for stimulating abdominal muscles of the subject, comprising an attachment mechanism for extending around the torso of the subject and a main locating element provided on the attachment mechanism for loca... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054677 | Venturi ECG electrode system The present invention provides for an ECG electrode system that includes the use of electrodes adapted to attach to the body via suction. The invention includes a lightweight and compact air pump in combination with air connection hoses, a lightweight air distributi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7020508 | Apparatus for detecting human physiological and contextual information A detecting apparatus includes a housing support section(s), a housing removably attached thereto, one or more sensors and a processor. An alternate apparatus measures heat flux and includes a known resistivity base member, a processing unit and two temperature meas... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6970731 | Fabric-based sensor for monitoring vital signs The present invention comprises a fabric-based sensor for monitoring vital signs or other electrical impulses of a subject. The sensor is woven or knitted from conductive fibers and, when in contact with the body, receives signals from the wearer and transmits them ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968236 | Ceramic cardiac electrodes A cardiac electrode termination pair system that is particularly compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures. The electrodes include tip and ring electrodes made of a body-compatible ceramic on which is applied via electroplating, sputtered or the li... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6928317 | Heart rate transmitter A heart rate transmitter comprising a strap and a body. The strap is in long belt shape, a hole is in the center of the strap, a conducting rubber plate each is on both ends of the hole, a contacting tip stretches out from the conducting rubber plate to the inner si... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6766191 | System and method for in-vivo hematocrit measurement using impedance and pressure plethysmography The hematocrit of blood (i.e., the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by red blood cells) perfusing a finger is determined by stimulating the finger with two current frequencies, one relatively high (e.g., 10 MHZ) and the other relatively low (e.g., 100 KHz).... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6687523 | Fabric or garment with integrated flexible information infrastructure for monitoring vital signs of infants A garment for infants comprises a comfort component serving as a base, a plurality of signal transmission paths integrated within the comfort component; and at least one interface that provides a transmission path between the information infrastructure co... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6629932 | Allergen and irritant measuring device A device is described that can be easily used to warn an asthmatic or allergen reacting patient of irritant levels which may trigger an asthma or allergy attack for that person. The device continually monitors and records irritants in the air, and when th... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6600942 | Screen The invention relates to a screen (300), which is particularly intended for a functional unit measuring heart rate from a user's chest. Electrodes (304) of the functional unit and preferably also an electric circuit (306) are protected against extracorpor... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6532379 | Bio-electic interface adapter with twelve-lead ECG capability and provision for defibrillation Disclosed is a bio-electic interface adapter with at least two large area defibrilation electrodes and sufficient smaller precordial electrodes present therein to allow standard twelve lead ECG monitoring. The defibrillation electrodes can be affixed to t... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527711 | Wearable human physiological data sensors and reporting system therefor A sensor array and computing apparatus are located on the human body while maintaining said sensors and apparatus within a proximity zone of the body such that the mobility and flexibility of the body are not deleteriously affected by the presence of the ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6516289 | Physiological measuring system comprising a garment and sensing apparatus incorporated in the garment A measuring system for measuring physiological parameters comprises a garment in the form of a sleeve or glove, or combination sleeve and glove, having a series of sensors and a control unit incorporated therewith. The control unit sleeve or glove and a s... | 02/04/2003 |
