Abstract: The present invention relates to a defibrillation protected flexible sensor belt (1) suitable for being worn around an abdominal part of a human body. The belt comprises: electrodes (8) for contacting a skin of the body; a flex-PCB (10) carrying wiring (16) that connects the electrodes for readout, and a barrier (20) that encapsulates the wiring. The barrier includes: a primary barrier structure (21) formed by a dielectric carrier substrate of the flex-PCB and a dielectric cover layer that covers the wiring; and a secondary barrier structure that encapsulates the first barrier structure. The secondary barrier structure comprises: a first layer (22-1) comprising a first electrically insulating elastomeric composition (22-1c) that extends at least along a skin-facing side (25) of the belt, and a second layer (22-2) comprising a second electrically insulating elastomeric composition (22-2c) that extends along a non-skin facing side (26) of the belt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a defibrillation protected flexible sensor belt (1) suitable for being worn around an abdominal part of a human body. The belt comprises: electrodes (8) for contacting a skin of the body; a flex-PCB (10) carrying wiring (16) that connects the electrodes for readout, and a barrier (20) that encapsulates the wiring. The barrier includes: a primary barrier structure (21) formed by a dielectric carrier substrate of the flex-PCB and a dielectric cover layer that covers the wiring; and a secondary barrier structure that encapsulates the first barrier structure. The secondary barrier structure comprises: a first layer (22-1) comprising a first electrically insulating elastomeric composition (22-1c) that extends at least along a skin-facing side (25) of the belt, and a second layer (22-2) comprising a second electrically insulating elastomeric composition (22-2c) that extends along a non-skin facing side (26) of the belt.