Contactless electric cardiogram system
First Claim
1. A Digital Processing Module (DPM) for providing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for a human body for storage and/or viewing on a remote/local device, the DPM comprising:
- an input adapted to receive contactless ECG signals for the human body from an array of contactless ECG sensors;
a processor adapted to perform a selection process including;
obtaining a body outline of the human body using data received from contactless ECG sensors located in proximity of the human body;
detecting one or more body parts located in the body outline using a set of rules embedded in the DPM;
associating a group of contactless ECG sensors with each detected body part;
selecting from each group a contactless ECG sensor having a highest signal quality for the body part associated with that group of contactless ECG sensors;
the processor being adapted to produce a standard ECG signal based on the contactless ECG signals received from the selected contactless ECG sensors; and
an output for sending the standard ECG signal to the remote/local device.
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Abstract
A system for providing a standard electrocardiogram (ECG) signal for a human body using contactless ECG sensors for outputting to exiting medical equipment or for storage or viewing on a remote device. The system comprises a digital processing module (DPM) adapted to connect to an array of contactless ECG sensors provided in a fabric or the like. A selection mechanism is embedded into the DPM which allows the DPM to identify body parts using the ECG signals of the different ECG sensors and select for each body part the best sensor lead. The DPM may then produce the standard ECG signal using the selected ECG signals for the different body parts detected. The system is adapted to continuously re-examine the selection to ensure that the best leads are selected for a given body part following a movement of the body part, thereby, allowing for continuous and un-interrupted ECG monitoring of the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A Digital Processing Module (DPM) for providing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for a human body for storage and/or viewing on a remote/local device, the DPM comprising:
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an input adapted to receive contactless ECG signals for the human body from an array of contactless ECG sensors; a processor adapted to perform a selection process including; obtaining a body outline of the human body using data received from contactless ECG sensors located in proximity of the human body; detecting one or more body parts located in the body outline using a set of rules embedded in the DPM; associating a group of contactless ECG sensors with each detected body part; selecting from each group a contactless ECG sensor having a highest signal quality for the body part associated with that group of contactless ECG sensors; the processor being adapted to produce a standard ECG signal based on the contactless ECG signals received from the selected contactless ECG sensors; and an output for sending the standard ECG signal to the remote/local device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for a human body for storage and/or viewing on a remote/local device, the system comprising:
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a fabric including a sensor pad comprising an array of contactless ECG sensors; a processor operatively connected to the sensor pad and adapted to receive contactless ECG signals from the contactless ECG sensors and perform a selection process including; obtaining a body outline of the human body using data received from contactless ECG sensors located in proximity of the human body; detecting one or more body parts located in the body outline using a set of rules embedded in the DPM; associating a group of contactless ECG sensors with each detected body part; selecting from each group a contactless ECG sensor having a highest signal quality for the body part associated with that group of contactless ECG sensors; the processor being adapted to produce a standard ECG signal based on the contactless ECG signals received from the selected contactless ECG sensors; and an output for outputting the standard ECG signal to the remote/local device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for a human body using contactless ECG sensors, the method comprising:
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receiving contactless ECG signals from an array of contactless ECG sensors; obtaining a body outline of the human body; detecting body parts located in the body outline; associating a group of contactless ECG sensors with each detected body part; selecting from each group a contactless ECG sensor having a highest signal quality for the body part associated with that group of contactless ECG sensors; producing and outputting a standard ECG signal based on the contactless ECG signals received from the selected contactless ECG sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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