Bio-signal apparatus, operation method of bio-signal apparatus and manufacturing method of bio-signal apparatus
A bio-signal apparatus comprises a first connection part, a second connection part and a seal. The first connection part comprises a sheet, which carries a patch electrode structure and comprises electrodes for reception of a bio-signal from a body of a mammal and first electrical connectors, the first electrical connectors being electrically connected with the electrodes. The second connection part comprises counterpart electrical connectors, and the first electrical connectors and the counterpart electrical connectors being repeatedly attachable and releasable with each other for transferring the bio-signal therethrough to data processing. The seal seals an interface of the first connection part and the second connection part against dust and moisture, and the seal surrounds the first electrical connectors and the electrical counterpart electrical connectors in a continuous manner.
1 . A bio-signal apparatus, comprising:
a first connection part, a second connection part and a seal; wherein:
the first connection part comprises a sheet;
the sheet is configured to carry a patch electrode structure, which comprises electrodes configured to receive a bio-signal from a body of a mammal and first electrical connectors, the first electrical connectors being electrically connected with the electrodes;
the second connection part comprises counterpart electrical connectors, the first electrical connectors and the counterpart electrical connectors being repeatedly attachable and releasable with each other to transfer the bio-signal therethrough to data processing;
the seal is configured to seal an interface of the first connection part and the second connection part against dust and moisture, and the seal is configured to surround the first electrical connectors and the electrical counterpart electrical connectors in a continuous manner; and
the second connection part comprises a physical connecting mechanism and second electrical connectors electrically coupled with the counterpart electrical connectors, and the bio-signal apparatus comprises a bio-signal receiver, which comprises receiver electrical connectors, which are counter-connectors to the second electrical connectors, and the second electrical connectors and the receiver electrical connectors are configured to transfer the bio-signal to an electric circuit of the bio-signal receiver to store the bio-signal in at least one memory of the bio-signal receiver.
2 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the sheet comprises a cylinder or rod extension, and at least one helical groove on an outer surface of the cylindrical or rod extension, the cylinder or rod extension having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a normal of a surface of the sheet;
the second connection part comprises a cylindrical counterpart structure to the cylinder or rod extension and to the at least one helical groove, and the first connection part and the second connection part being repeatedly attachable and releasable with each other in a rotatable manner based on the at least one helical groove.
3 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the helical groove of the extension of the first connection part comprises a locking structure at an end of the helical groove in a fastening direction, and the counterpart structure included in the second connection part comprises at least one pin, which is configured to move in the helical groove and lock the first connection part and the second connection part together with the locking structure.
4 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sheet is structurally integrated with a band attachable round a body part of the mammal, the band comprising the patch electrode structure configured to measure the bio-signal from the body part.
5 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an extension, which is cylindrical, comprises a cavity, which is configured receive, keep and release a battery, and the cavity includes a cavity conductor, which is configured to couple a terminal of the battery with an electrical connector of the first electrical connectors; the first connection part or the second connection part comprises a connection part conductor electrically coupled with another terminal of the battery, and the cavity conductor and the connection part conductor are electrically connected with an electrical circuit of at least one of the first connection part and the second connection part.
6 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the patch electrode structure is structurally integrated with the sheet of the first connection part, the sheet being oblong with tip and tail curved in direction parallel to the normal of the sheet, the normal pointing toward the counterpart electrical connectors.
7 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sheet of the first connection part comprises a longitudinal extension anatomically fitted to a standard vagina, the longitudinal extension being configured to carry the patch electrode structure configured to receive the bio-signal from pelvic floor muscles of the mammal.
8 . A bio-signal apparatus, comprising:
a first connection part, a second connection part and a seal; wherein:
the first connection part comprises a sheet;
the sheet is configured to carry a patch electrode structure, which comprises electrodes configured to receive a bio-signal from a body of a mammal and first electrical connectors, the first electrical connectors being electrically connected with the electrodes;
the second connection part comprises counterpart electrical connectors, the first electrical connectors and the counterpart electrical connectors being repeatedly attachable and releasable with each other to transfer the bio-signal therethrough to data processing;
the seal is configured to seal an interface of the first connection part and the second connection part against dust and moisture, and the seal is configured to surround the first electrical connectors and the electrical counterpart electrical connectors in a continuous manner; and
the sheet comprises at least one locking pin and the patch electrode structure has a corresponding hole for each of the at least one locking pin; and each of the at least one locking pin is inserted in a corresponding hole of the at least one hole to keep the sheet and the patch electrode structure in a set position with respect to each other in response to the first connection part and the second connection part being fastened together.
9 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the patch electrode structure comprises a folded section, which comprises an elastic structure within the folded section.
10 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the sheet comprises quick-release fasteners as the first electrical connectors, and the second connection part comprises counterparts to the quick-release fasteners as the second electrical connectors, the quick-release fasteners can be repeatedly fastened and released with their counterparts.
11 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein
the sheet comprises a cylinder or rod extension, and at least one helical groove on an outer surface of the cylindrical or rod extension, the cylinder or rod extension having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to a normal of a surface of the sheet;
the second connection part comprises a cylindrical counterpart structure to the cylinder or rod extension and to the at least one helical groove, and the first connection part and the second connection part being repeatedly attachable and releasable with each other in a rotatable manner based on the at least one helical groove.
12 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the helical groove of the extension of the first connection part comprises a locking structure at an end of the helical groove in a fastening direction, and the counterpart structure included in the second connection part comprises the at least one pin, which is configured to move in the helical groove and lock the first connection part and the second connection part together with the locking structure.
13 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the sheet is structurally integrated with a band attachable round a body part of the mammal, the band comprising the patch electrode structure configured to measure the bio-signal from the body part.
14 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein an extension, which is cylindrical, comprises a cavity, which is configured receive, keep and release a battery, and the cavity includes a cavity conductor, which is configured to couple a terminal of the battery with an electrical connector of the first electrical connectors; the first connection part or the second connection part comprises a connection part conductor electrically coupled with another terminal of the battery, and the cavity conductor and the connection part conductor are electrically connected with an electrical circuit of at least one of the first connection part and the second connection part.
15 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second connection part comprises a physical connecting mechanism and second electrical connectors electrically coupled with the counterpart electrical connectors, and the bio-signal apparatus comprises a bio-signal receiver, which comprises receiver electrical connectors, which are counter-connectors to the second electrical connectors, and the second electrical connectors and the receiver electrical connectors are configured to transfer the bio-signal to an electric circuit of the bio-signal receiver to store the bio-signal in at least one memory of the bio-signal receiver.
16 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the patch electrode structure is structurally integrated with the sheet of the first connection part, the sheet being oblong with tip and tail curved in direction parallel to the normal of the sheet, the normal pointing toward the counterpart electrical connectors.
17 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the sheet of the first connection part comprises a longitudinal extension anatomically fitted to a standard vagina, the longitudinal extension being configured to carry the patch electrode structure configured to receive the bio-signal from pelvic floor muscles of the mammal.
18 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the patch electrode structure comprises a folded section, which comprises an elastic structure within the folded section.
19 . The bio-signal apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the sheet comprises quick-release fasteners as the first electrical connectors, and the second connection part comprises counterparts to the quick-release fasteners as second electrical connectors, the quick-release fasteners can be repeatedly fastened and released with their counterparts.