Body hugging instrumentation vest.

摘要

A vest (12) for positioning medical instrumentation about the human or animal torso (10) provides ambulatory monitoring of patient cardiac functions or administration of medication or therapy with reasonable freedom of movement while maintaining precise positioning of the instrumentation relative to the torso. The vest typically includes a sheet (14) of a dimensionally rigid material such as a low density polymer tailored to fit between neck (18) and hips (20) and to surround the torso, terminating on the back. Straps (34, 36, 44, 46) are provided to fasten the sheet ends together at the back and suspend it from the shoulders (48, 50). The vest may also be instrument to function as a transducer itself to detect chest expansion for heart or lung volume monitoring.