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 physiological data using a wearable monitor, comprising:
providing a first wearable patch configured to be applied to the skin of a first user, the first wearable patch comprising:
a hardware processor configured to continuously store cardiac signals,
an adhesive configured to adhere the first wearable patch to the skin of the first user, and
a plurality of electrodes;
wherein the first wearable patch is configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to a computing system configured to analyze the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
removing the hardware processor from the first wearable patch; and
connecting the hardware processor to a second wearable patch configured to be applied to the skin of the first user or to the skin of a second user.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wearable patch and the second wearable patch each has no more than two electrodes.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 14 days.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 7 days.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the period of wear is for less than 7 days.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wearable patch and the second wearable patch each comprise a transmitter, the transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to the computing system.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wearable patch and the second wearable patch each comprise a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cardiac signals are transmitted to the computing system on a periodic basis.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying the hardware processor while the hardware processor is removed from the first wearable patch.
11. A method of monitoring physiological data using a wearable monitor, comprising:
providing a first wearable patch configured to be applied to the skin of a first user, the first wearable patch comprising:
a hardware processor, and
a plurality of electrodes configured to detect or derive cardiac signals;
wherein the hardware processor is configured to continuously store the cardiac signals, the hardware processor being further configured to analyze the cardiac signals to infer a likelihood of a cardiac arrhythmia originating in the past;
wherein the first wearable patch is configured to wirelessly transmit an episode of likely past cardiac arrhythmia to a computing system;
removing the hardware processor from the first wearable patch; and
connecting the hardware processor to a second wearable patch configured to be applied to the skin of the first user or to the skin of a second user.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first wearable patch and the second wearable patch each comprise a housing and a plurality of flexible wings, each flexible wing comprising an electrode.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing system comprises a gateway.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 14 days.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of wear is for at least 7 days.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the period of wear is for less than 7 days.
17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first wearable patch and the second wearable patch each comprise a transmitter, the transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the cardiac signals to the computing system.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first wearable patch and the second wearable patch each comprise a battery.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the cardiac signals are transmitted to the computing system on a periodic basis.
20. The method of claim 11 , further comprising modifying the hardware processor while the hardware processor is removed from the first wearable patch.