Bio-signal measurement patch device and method of using the same

1 . A bio-signal measurement patch device comprising:

a substrate including a flexible material, the substrate having a first region and a second region;

a housing disposed on the first region of the substrate, and including a communicator;

one or more bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes disposed on the second region of the substrate;

one or more slits defined in the substrate and penetrating the substrate, the one or more slits dividing the substrate into the first region and the second region;

a reference electrode disposed on the substrate or on the housing;

a skin attachment sensing electrode disposed on the substrate and configured to measure an attachment quality of the one or more bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes according to changes in a capacitance of the skin attachment sensing electrode and the reference electrode;

a housing arrangement hole defined in the first region and penetrating the substrate, the housing arrangement hole having a shape corresponding to at least a portion of the housing and configured to accommodate the housing inserted therein;

at least one separator defined in the first region of the substrate directly adjacent to the housing arrangement hole, and penetrating the substrate; and

a battery disposed on the substrate,

wherein at least a portion of the at least one separator communicates with the housing arrangement hole,

wherein the at least one separator is configured to prevent an external force applied to the substrate from being delivered to the housing, thereby preventing deformation of the housing,

wherein the at least one separator includes two separators parallel to each other,

wherein the reference electrode is disposed on the housing,

wherein the one or more bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes, the skin attachment sensing electrode, and the battery are electrically connected to the reference electrode disposed on the housing via wires and a connector,

wherein the connector is disposed adjacent to the housing arrangement hole,

wherein each of the two separators is defined at a respective side of the connector, and

wherein the communicator is configured to transmit, to a monitoring device via wireless connection, data indicating a position of the skin attachment sensing electrode determined to be detached from a skin based on the measured capacitance.

2 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 ,

wherein the one or more slits further comprise a plurality of slits that are serially defined in a predetermined direction, and

further comprising a bridge connecting the first region to the second region arranged between the plurality of slits.

3 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of skin attachment sensing electrodes disposed at a position surrounding the one or more bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes.

4 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 3 , wherein

the one or more bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes further comprise a plurality of bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes, and

the plurality of skin attachment sensing electrodes are alternately disposed between the plurality of bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes.

5 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein

the reference electrode is disposed on the first region or the housing, and

the skin attachment sensing electrode is disposed on the second region.

6 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein

the skin attachment sensing electrode is additionally disposed on the first region, and

a distance between the skin attachment sensing electrode disposed on the first region and the one or more slits is less than a distance between the skin attachment sensing electrode and a center of the housing.

7 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more bio-signal measurement sensing electrodes comprise a respiratory sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, a snore sensor, a tossing-and-turning sensor, an electromyogram sensor, a temperature sensor, and an impedance sensor, or a combination thereof.

8 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein, when the bio-signal measurement patch device is attached to the skin of a user, the first region is positioned in a lower region of the substrate, and the second region is positioned in an upper region of the substrate.

9 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of housing fixing holes defined in the substrate, surrounding the housing arrangement hole, and penetrating the substrate,

wherein the housing includes a plurality of protrusions configured to be inserted into the plurality of housing fixing holes, and

wherein engagement between the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of housing fixing holes secures the housing within the housing arrangement hole.

10 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one separator has an elongated shape.

11 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one separator has a rectangular shape.

12 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one separator extends outward from a center of the housing arrangement hole.

13 . The bio-signal measurement patch device of claim 1 , wherein the communicator uses a short-range wireless connection.