Patent ID: 8764653

Claim:
An apparatus configured to monitor one or more than one biological parameter, the apparatus comprising: the following components: (a) a first sensor, wherein the first sensor is an accelerometer; (b) one or more second sensors for sensing one or more than one biological parameter; (c) a signal conditioning module in communication with one or more than one of the first and second sensors; (d) a signal processor in communication with the signal conditioning module and producing a processed signal; (e) a communication module in communication with the signal processor and transmitting the processed signal to a storage module, a display device, a host processing system, or a combination thereof; and (f) a power module to provide power to the first and second sensors, the signal conditioning module, the signal processor, and the communication module; and a first layer comprising a first flexible substrate and one or more of the components; a second layer comprising a second flexible substrate and one or more of the components; and an intervening layer comprising a third flexible substrate and one or more communication elements configured to permit communication between one or more components of the first layer and one or more components of the second layer; wherein the third flexible substrate is positioned between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate.