Wearable monitor
The present disclosure relates to a wearable monitor device and methods and systems for using such a device. In certain embodiments, the wearable monitor records cardiac data from a mammal and extracts particular features of interest. These features are then transmitted and used to provide health-related information about the mammal.
1. A method of monitoring the physiological data of a mammal using a wearable monitor, comprising:
applying a wearable patch to the skin of the mammal, the wearable patch comprising a hardware processer within a first adhesive assembly, the first adhesive assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to detect or derive cardiac signals;
within the hardware processor, continuously storing cardiac signals from the mammal;
wirelessly transmitting the cardiac signals to a computing system;
within the computing system, analyzing the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
after a period of wear, detaching the wearable patch from the surface of the mammal; and
applying a second adhesive assembly to the skin of the mammal.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a rigid housing and a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a battery.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a transmitter, the transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to the computing system.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is less than one week.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cardiac signals transmitted to the computing system contain about a one hour increment of data.
8. A method of monitoring the physiological data of a mammal using a wearable monitor, comprising:
applying a wearable patch to the skin of the mammal, the wearable patch comprising a hardware processer within a first adhesive assembly, the first adhesive assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to detect or derive cardiac signals;
within the hardware processor, continuously storing cardiac signals from the mammal;
wirelessly transmitting the cardiac signals to a computing system;
analyzing the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
after a period of wear, detaching the wearable patch from the surface of the mammal;
removing the hardware processor from the wearable patch;
inserting the hardware processor into a second adhesive assembly; and
applying the second adhesive assembly to the skin of the mammal.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a rigid housing and a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising modifying the hardware processor while it is removed from the patch.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cardiac signals are transmitted to the computing system on a periodic basis.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cardiac signals are continuously transmitted to the computing system.
14. A method of monitoring the physiological data of a mammal using a wearable monitor, comprising:
applying a wearable patch to the skin of the mammal, the wearable patch comprising a hardware processer within a first adhesive assembly, the first adhesive assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to detect or derive cardiac signals;
within the hardware processor, continuously storing cardiac signals from the mammal;
wirelessly transmitting the cardiac signals to a computing system;
analyzing the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
after a period of wear, detaching the wearable patch from the surface of the mammal; and
applying a second adhesive assembly to the skin of the mammal.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a rigid housing and a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a battery.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first adhesive assembly and the second adhesive assembly each comprise a transmitter, the transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to the computing system.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the period of wear is less than one week.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the episode of likely past cardiac arrhythmia comprises at most about a 20 minute increment of time.