Patent ID: 9717432
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An extended wear interlaced electrocardiography patch, comprising: a flexible backing formed of an elongated strip of stretchable material with narrow longitudinal midsection evenly tapering inward from a distal end and a proximal end, the elongated strip adherable only to a contact surface defined on each of the ends; a pair of flexile wires, one of the wires forming an electrocardiographic electrode, the electrocardiographic electrode formed by a portion of the one wire that is interlaced into the distal end of the elongated strip and that is configured for directly contacting a patient, the one wire continuing back along an axial path through the midsection, another one of the wires forming another electrocardiographic electrode, the electrocardiographic electrode formed by a portion of the another wire that is interlaced into the proximal end of the elongated strip and that is configured for electrically contacting the patient, each of the electrodes further comprising an electrically conductive area only exposed on the contact surface; a circuit board affixed on the proximal end of the elongated strip, comprising a battery compartment operable to hold a battery for powering an electrocardiography monitor, and one or more electrical pads operable to electrically couple the electrocardiography monitor with the pair of the electrodes; and a non-conductive receptacle securely adhered on one of the ends of the elongated strip opposite the contact surface and formed to removably receive the electrocardiography monitor.