Patent ID: 9545228
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B,G16H

Claim:
1. An extended wear electrocardiography and respiration-monitoring patch, comprising: a flexible backing formed of an elongated strip of stretchable material with a narrow longitudinal midsection and, on each end, a contact surface at least partially coated with an adhesive dressing provided as a crimp relief; a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes conductively exposed on the contact surface of each end of the elongated strip, each of the electrocardiographic electrodes adapted to be positioned axially along the midline of the sternum for capturing action potential propagation; a non-conductive receptacle securely adhered on one end of the elongated strip opposite the contact surface and operable to removably receive an electrocardiography monitor, the non-conductive receptacle comprising electrode terminals aligned to electrically interface the pair of the circuit traces to the electrocardiography monitor; one or more respiratory sensors configured to interface with the electrocardiography monitor when the monitor is inserted into the non-conductive receptacle; and a flexible circuit affixed on each end of the elongated strip as a strain relief and comprising a pair of circuit traces electrically coupled to the pair of the electrocardiographic electrodes and a pair of the electrical pads, at least one of the circuit traces adapted to extend along the narrow longitudinal midsection to serve as the strain relief.