Abstract: A vital signs monitoring system is provided, the vital signs monitoring system comprising a wearable patch and a mobile computing device, the wearable patch including: a flexible housing which includes a contact zone and a border zone around the contact zone; an adhesive on at least part of the border zone; an electrocardiogram embedded in the flexible housing; a photoplethysmogram embedded in the flexible housing; a temperature sensor embedded in the flexible housing, proximate to the contact zone and facing the contact zone; and a microprocessor which includes a wireless radio for transmitting data to the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device including: a memory; a processor; a wireless radio; and a screen, wherein the memory is configured to instruct the processor to convert the electrocardiogram data, the photoplethysmogram data and the temperature data into vital signs data and to display the vital signs data on the screen.

Abstract: A wearable blood pressure monitoring patch for use with a mobile computing device is provided, the wearable blood pressure monitoring patch comprising: a flexible housing which includes a contact surface; an adhesive on the contact surface; an array of ultrasound transducers embedded in the flexible housing and facing the contact surface; a high-speed analogue to digital converter in electrical communication with the array of ultrasound transducers; and a microprocessor which includes a wireless radio for transmitting ultrasound data to the mobile computing device and is in electronic communication with the high speed analogue to digital converter. A system which includes the mobile computing device is also provided.