Method for constructing physiological electrode assembly with integrated flexile wire components

1. A method for constructing physiological electrode assembly with integrated flexile wire components, comprising:

forming a flexible backing from a stretchable woven textile material, the flexible backing having a proximal flexible backing end and a distal flexible backing end, wherein the proximal flexible backing end and the distal flexible backing end each comprise a contact side adapted to contact skin of a patient;

integrating a set of flexile wires into the proximal flexible backing end to form a set of electrical contact surfaces configured to interface with a monitor recorder on a side of the proximal flexible backing end opposite the contact side of the proximal flexible backing end;

positioning an electrocardiographic electrode on the contact side of the distal flexible backing end;

positioning another electrocardiographic electrode on the contact side of the proximal flexible backing end;

connecting one electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces to the electrocardiographic electrode; and

connecting another electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces to the another electrocardiographic electrode.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

integrating a plurality of flexile wire interconnects into the stretchable woven textile material, wherein the one electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces is connected to the electrocardiographic electrode using one of the flexile wire interconnects and the another electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces is connected to the another electrocardiographic electrode using another one of the flexile wire interconnects.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein integrating the plurality of flexile wire interconnects into the stretchable woven textile material comprises at least one of sewing at least one of the flexile wires into the stretchable woven textile material and interlacing at least one of the flexile wire interconnects into the stretchable woven textile material.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

integrating a first additional flexile wire into the stretchable woven textile material, wherein one wire end of the first additional flexile wire is positioned on the contact side of the distal flexible backing end;

forming the electrocardiographic electrode from the first additional flexile wire end positioned on the contact side of the distal flexible backing end;

terminating other end of the first additional flexile wire as an electrical connection to connect to the another end of the one flexile wire interconnect;

integrating a second additional flexile wire other than the first additional flexile wire into the stretchable woven textile material, wherein one wire end of the second additional further flexile wire is positioned on the contact side of the proximal flexible backing end;

forming the second additional electrocardiographic electrode from the second additional flexile wire end positioned on the contact side of the proximal flexible backing end; and

terminating other end of the second additional flexile wire as another electrical connection to connect to the another end of the another flexile wire interconnect.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

embedding the first additional flexile wire end positioned on the contact side of the distal flexible backing end in an electrically conductive adhesive; and

embedding the second additional flexile wire end positioned on the contact side of the proximal flexible backing end in the electrically conductive adhesive.

6. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

connecting one end of the one flexile wire interconnects to one of the electrical contact surfaces and another end of that flexile wire interconnect to the electrocardiographic electrode; and

connecting one end of each of the another flexile wire interconnect to one of the electrical contact surfaces and another end of that flexile wire interconnect to the another electrocardiographic electrode.

7. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

attaching a plurality of electrical components to flexible backing; and

interconnecting the electrical components using one or more of the flexile wire interconnects.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the electrical components are selected from the group consisting of a resistor, a capacitor, a transistor, a diode, and an operational amplifier.

9. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

providing one or more physiological sensors;

connecting each of the physiological sensors to one of the electrical contact surfaces that is not connected to neither the electrocardiographic electrode nor the another electrocardiographic electrode using one of the flexile wire interconnects.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the physiological sensors comprise one or more of an SpO2 sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, respiratory rate sensor, a glucose sensor, an air flow sensor, and a volumetric pressure sensor.

11. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

securing a battery to the flexible backing using a plurality of additional flexile wires.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

connecting the battery and to one of the electrical contact surfaces that is not connected to neither the electrocardiographic electrode nor the another electrocardiographic electrode using one of the flexile wire interconnects.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the additional flexile wires form hold in place a spring and a clasp securing the battery.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the electrocardiographic electrode and the another electrocardiographic electrode are discrete electrodes.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the flexile wires in the set comprises a conductor core and at least one layer of an insulator surrounding the conductor core.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the flexile wires comprises at least one metal selected the group consisting of copper, aluminum, silver, or a combination thereof.

17. The method according to claim 1 , wherein each of the flexile wires is one of a solid, stranded, and braided wire.

18. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

shaping a midsection of the flexible backing between the distal flexible backing and the proximal flexible backing ends into a narrow isthmus tapering inwards from both sides of the midsection.

19. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming electrical connections between the one electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces and the electrocardiographic electrode and between the another electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces and the another electrocardiographic electrode by applying conductive ink to the flexible backing.

20. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

forming electrical connections between the one electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces and the electrocardiographic electrode and between the another electrical contact surface of the set of electrical contact surfaces and the another electrocardiographic electrode by applying graphene to the flexible backing.