Wearable device with bridge portion
The present disclosure relates to a wearable device with a bridge portion and systems/methods relating to the device. Preferred embodiments may include two flexible wings and a bridge connecting the two wings. In some embodiments, the upper surface of the bridge can be non-adhesive and uncoupled to the flexible wing such that the flexible wing can be decoupled from the bridge when the adhesive is adhered to the surface of a user. The bridge can be narrower in some portions, and extend around the housing of the monitor. The bridge can extend beneath the housing and bisect the two flexible wings.
1. A monitoring device configured to attach to a user, the monitoring device comprising:
a housing comprising a processor;
a wing extending from the housing and configured to conform to a surface of a user, the wing comprising:
an electrode configured to detect a physiological signal of the user, the electrode in electrical communication with the processor;
an adhesive layer coupled to the bottom surface of the wing, the adhesive layer configured to adhere the wearable device to the user; and
wherein the wing comprises a first layer of a first material comprising perforations through a thickness of the first layer and a second layer of a second material configured to form a fluid seal to prevent liquid from the ambient environment from reaching the adhesive layer.
2. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a plurality of channels.
3. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the channels form a lattice.
4. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a wicking material.
5. The monitoring device of claim 4 , wherein the wicking material is positioned in a channel.
6. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the second material comprises polyurethane.
7. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the perforations are configured to transmit moisture.
8. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the perforations through the first layer are configured to provide the wing with anisotropic properties within a plane parallel to a bottom surface of the wing.
9. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the wing comprises a structural reinforcement member.
10. The monitoring device of claim 9 , wherein the structural reinforcement member is positioned along a peripheral edge of the wing.
11. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises polyethylene terephthalate.
12. The monitoring device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises a central void.