Wearable monitor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11605458-B2
Application number	US-202017078912-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2020
Priority date	Oct 31, 2014
Publication date	Mar 14, 2023
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wearable monitor device and methods and systems for using such a device. In certain embodiments, the wearable monitor records cardiac data from a mammal and extracts particular features of interest. These features are then transmitted and used to provide health-related information about the mammal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of monitoring the physiological data of a mammal using a wearable monitor, comprising:
providing a wearable patch, the wearable patch comprising a rigid housing comprising a hardware processor configured to continuously store cardiac signals, the rigid housing mounted onto a first adhesive assembly, the first adhesive assembly comprising:
a flexible substrate, the flexible substrate comprising a bottom surface comprising an adhesive, the adhesive configured to adhere to the skin of the mammal, and
a plurality of electrodes positioned on the flexible substrate, each electrode electrically connected to the rigid housing by an electrode trace extending from the electrode to the housing;

wherein the wearable patch is configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to a computing system configured to
analyze the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
after a period of wear, detaching the wearable patch from the surface of the mammal;
removing the rigid housing from the first adhesive assembly;
mounting the rigid housing onto a second adhesive assembly; and
applying the second adhesive assembly to the skin of the mammal or the skin of another mammal.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive assembly has no more than two electrodes.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 14 days.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 7 days.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is for less than 7 days.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a transmitter, the transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to the computing system.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cardiac signals are transmitted to the computing system on a periodic basis.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying the hardware processor while the rigid housing is removed from the first adhesive assembly.

11. A method of monitoring the physiological data of a mammal using a wearable monitor, comprising:
providing a wearable patch, the wearable patch comprising a rigid housing comprising a hardware processor configured to continuously store cardiac signals, the rigid housing mounted onto an adhesive assembly, the adhesive assembly comprising:
a flexible substrate, the flexible substrate comprising a bottom surface comprising an adhesive, the adhesive configured to adhere to the skin of the mammal, and
a plurality of electrodes positioned on the flexible substrate, each electrode electrically connected to the rigid housing by an electrode trace extending from the electrode to the housing;

wherein the wearable patch is configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to a computing system configured to
analyze the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
after a period of wear, detaching the wearable patch from the surface of the mammal;
removing the rigid housing from the adhesive assembly;
mounting the rigid housing back onto the adhesive assembly; and
applying the adhesive assembly to the skin of the mammal or the skin of another mammal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive assembly has no more than two electrodes.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 14 days.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 7 days.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of wear is for less than 7 days.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive assembly comprises a transmitter, the transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to the computing system.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the adhesive assembly comprises a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cardiac signals are transmitted to the computing system on a periodic basis.

20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising modifying the hardware processor while the rigid housing is removed from the adhesive assembly.

Assignees

• Irhythm Tech Inc

Inventors

• Park Shena Hae
• Day Mark
• Garcia Frank
• Ho Hung H
• Hughes Nicholas
• Sepulveda Genaro S
• Tamura Yuriko

Classifications

• A61B5/28

  for electrocardiography [ECG] · CPC title

• A61B5/346

  Analysis of electrocardiograms · CPC title

• A61B5/33

  specially adapted for cooperation with other devices · CPC title

• A61B5/4839

  combined with drug delivery · CPC title

• A61B7/04

  Electric stethoscopes · CPC title