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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Qaizar N. Hassonjee, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Juan Cera, Middletown, DE (US);
Robert-michael Bartecki, Newark, DE (US);
Thomas A. Micka, West Grove, PA (US);
Claudia Schultze, Wilmington, DE (US);
Stacey B. Burr, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Eleni Karayianni, Geneva, CH;
Qaizar N. Hassonjee, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Juan Cera, Middletown, DE (US);
Robert-Michael Bartecki, Newark, DE (US);
Thomas A. Micka, West Grove, PA (US);
Claudia Schultze, Wilmington, DE (US);
Stacey B. Burr, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Eleni Karayianni, Geneva, CH;
Textronics, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
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 in a textured or ribbed construction. When incorporated into a garment, the electrodes can be used to monitor biophysical characteristics, such as the garment wearer's heart rate. In addition, two garments with textile based electrodes are disclosed. First, a wrist band for use with a cardiac patient remote monitoring system includes two fabric layers with integral textile-based electrodes. The skin contacting surface of the band includes a conductive region formed as a continuous ring or stripe. A connector links the conductive region to a lead to a device. Second, an infant garment includes textile based electrodes at the torso region and optionally at other regions in order to monitor the infant's biophysical characteristics as the garment is worn.