US 12,390,130 B2
Wearable device for monitoring bodily fluids
Bruce B. Doris, Hartsdale, NY (US); and Sufi Zafar, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US)
Assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,038.
Application 17/572,038 is a continuation of application No. 15/175,220, filed on Jun. 7, 2016, granted, now 11,241,174.
Prior Publication US 2022/0125347 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/1477 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/14521 (2013.01) [A61B 5/14517 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/1477 (2013.01); A61B 5/6832 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable monitoring system, comprising:
a collection of layers including a plurality of flexible substrate layers, the plurality of flexible substrate layers including:
a first flexible substrate encapsulating a current ramping system to provide a current to at least one electrode in direct contact with a predetermined location of skin of a user to promote bodily fluid secretion; and
a second flexible substrate placed over the predetermined location and having an integrated electrochemical sensor to determine bodily fluid concentration levels of one or more electrolytes secreted through the skin, the first flexible substrate having a first tab and the second flexible substrate having a second tab, the first tab and the second tab being coupled.