- The document describes a wearable biomedical device called Vital Jacket, developed at the University of Aveiro, that continuously monitors ECG and movement through a comfortable garment. - Vital Jacket aims to continuously monitor ECG and store movement data like speed, acceleration and position for over 24 hours through small, lightweight components embedded in a comfortable T-shirt. - The system includes a T-shirt with disposable electrodes and an acquisition board that communicates with software on a PDA/smartphone to provide real-time monitoring and storage of full exam data for later analysis.

2. Introduction
PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY
-Developed during several years of R&D in IEETA Institute of Electronics
Engineering and Telematics of the University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal
-Developed with doctors toward the final user
-Main commercial product Biodevices, SA

3. Main Goals
-Continuous monitoring of ECG with a non-invasive device
-Monitoring and store movement (speed, acceleration),
absolute position and route
-Use of a comfortable garment adapted to different
environments
-Use in motion: from everyday life to sports
-Enhanced autonomy for more than 24 hours

4. Solution
-Extremely comfortable T-Shirt
-Component miniaturization
-Advanced reading systems with on-line visualization
a PDA/Smartphone
-Full data record for posterior analysis

5. ACQUISITION
BOARD
T-SHIRT
SOFTWARE
VJMOBILE
SOFTWARE
VJDESKTOP

6. Technology
-Patented technoloy Nosew
-3 disposable electrodes
T-SHIRT
-Comfortable
-Designed for the practice
of physical exercise
-Easily washable

7. Technology
-Small, light and compact,
-SD-Card memory,
ACQUISITION
BOARD
-Advanced Bluetooth connectivity,
-Autonomy of 72 h minimum,
-ECG acquisition board for Heart Rate (Pulse)
and complete Heart Wave
On the market

8. Technology
-Gyroscope/accelerometer for movement
monitoring
ACQUISITION
-GPS for absolute position and route mapping
BOARD
-Alarm button with gsm/gprs or other wireless
technology
Future developments

9. Technology
-Software for PDA/Smartphone
-On-line monitoring
SOFTWARE
VJMOBILE
-Events annotation
-Basic report for each exam
-GYM version allows to connect several T-Shirts

10. Technology
-Read exams from aquisition board and/or PDA
-Advanced ECG analysis (including Heart rate
SOFTWARE
variability, etc...)
VJDESKTOP
- Synchronization of Vital Signs with
routing and movement
-Report generation

11. Vital Jacket - Products
-HWM Gym
Already in market
-HWM - Personal
Planned Oct. 2008
-HWM GPS
Under development

12. VitalJacket vs Heart Rate Monitors
Heart Rate Vital Jacket
Monitors
Heart Rate Monitor
Heart Wave Monitor
Clinical Quality
Event Report
Allow cardiac event detection
(arrhythmia, etc…)

13. Vital Jacket - Examples
arrhythmia
Soccer Coach during a game in Brazil

14. Vital Jacket - Examples
Soccer Player during a training game

15. Vital Jacket - Examples
arrhythmia
Professional Runner

16. Press releases
www.vitaljacket.com
www.biodevices.pt
www.petratex.com
http://sic.sapo.pt/online/arquivo/2007/11/vida/1/20071125+T-
shirt+para+o+coracao.htm

17. Contacts
Biodevices SA
Incubadora de Empresas
Edf 1. Universidade de Aveiro
3810 Aveiro
Rua 5 de Outubro, 309
Porto - Portugal
Tel: + 351 220 902 540
Fax: +351 220 165 492
Email: info@biodevices.pt