Patent ID: 11918059
Assignee: TEIIMO GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A textile product configured to be worn on a body of a wearer, the textile product having an outside surface facing away from the wearer's body and an inside surface configured for skin contact with the wearer's body, the textile product comprising:
one or more integrated sensors, each having an inside portion disposed on the inside surface and an outside portion disposed on the outside surface:
the inside portion comprising an electrical skin contact element having a first side configured for skin contact with the wearer's body over an entirety of the first side, and a second side opposite the first side, the electrical skin contact element partially or completely arranged on the inside surface of the textile product, the electrical skin contact element comprising an extensible electrode defining the entirety of the first side and including an extensible plastic material comprising conductive particles or graphene;
the outside portion comprising at least one extensible conductive element mounted on an outside of the textile product and in electrical communication with the electrical skin contact element; and

wherein one of:
(a) the textile product has at least one opening extending from the outside surface to the inside surface of the textile product and defining an area, the electrical skin contact element first side defining a first area larger than the area defined by said opening and the second side defining a second area equal to the first area, the second side of the electrical skin contact element adhered to the textile product around said opening and directly connected to the at least one extensible conductive element adjacent the opening via a connection consisting of a conductive polymer material disposed in the area defined by the opening; or
(b) the textile product comprises a fabric having an inside surface and an outside surface with pores extending between the inside surface and the outside surface, the fabric having a conductive region comprising a conductive polymer material embedded in the pores of the fabric in an area of the fabric extending between the inside surface of the fabric and the outside surface of the fabric, the at least one extensible conductive element directly connected to the conductive polymer material on the outside surface of the fabric in said conductive region, the conductive region providing a sole electrical connection configured to conduct a current or voltage between the at least one extensible conductive element and the electrical skin contact element through the fabric of the textile product between the inside surface of the fabric and the outside surface of the fabric.