| 摘要 |
An actively-powered temperature data logger patch with wireless data communication includes a sealed, flexible battery comprising a printed electrochemical cell with an anode and a cathode, and a flexible circuit including a microprocessor, a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of a target subject, a wireless communication transmitter and an antenna. In one example, the temperature sensor is located at a first end of the patch, and the antenna is located at an opposite, second end of the patch. The patch is configured to conform to a curved surface of the target subject and includes an adhesive configured to be removably applied to skin of the patient. An external computing device is capable of receiving communication from the wireless communication transmitter of the patch via an electromagnetic field. |
| 主权项 |
1. An actively-powered temperature data logger patch with wireless data communication, comprising:
a first substrate layer comprising a first end and an opposite second end; a sealed, flexible battery comprising a printed electrochemical cell with an anode and a cathode, at least one of said anode and cathode being formed of a cured or dried ink, and first and second battery electrode contacts that are each electrically coupled to one of the anode and cathode; a flexible circuit comprising a microprocessor, a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of a target subject, a wireless communication transmitter and an antenna, the flexible circuit further comprising first and second battery contact pads that are each electrically coupled to one of the first and second battery electrode contacts to thereby electrically power the microprocessor, wireless communication transmitter, and temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is located at the first end of the first substrate layer, and the antenna is located at the second end of the first substrate layer; and a second substrate layer comprising an adhesive configured to be removably applied to a surface of the target subject, wherein the flexible battery and flexible circuit together comprise an electronics inlay that is arranged in a covering, stacked arrangement between the first and second substrate layers, and wherein all of the first substrate layer, electronics inlay, and second substrate layer are flexible and configured to conform to a curved surface of the target subject. |
