Monitor recorder optimized for electrocardiographic signal processing
First Claim
1. A monitor recorder optimized for electrocardiographic signal processing, comprising:
- a wearable housing adapted to be coupled to a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes that are fitted for dermal placement along a sternal midline; and
an electronic circuitry provided within the wearable housing and comprising;
an electrocardiographic front end circuit under the control of a low-power micro-controller and configured to sense electrocardiographic potentials through the electrocardiographic electrodes and to output the sensed electrocardiographic potentials as electrocardiographic signals representative of cardiac activation wave front amplitudes, comprising;
an AC coupling capacitor, a termination resistor, and a filter capacitor through which at least a portion of the electrocardiographic potentials sequentially pass prior to reaching an operational amplifier, the AC coupling capacitor being directly interfaced to the termination resistor; and
the operational amplifier operable to amplify a current of the sensed electrocardiographic potentials prior to the output of the electrocardiographic potentials as the electrocardiographic signals;
the low-power micro-controller operable to execute over an extended period under modular micro program control as specified in firmware and further operable to acquire samples of the output electrocardiographic signals; and
a non-volatile memory electrically interfaced with the low-power micro-controller and operable to continuously store the samples of the electrocardiographic signals throughout the extended period.
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Abstract
Physiological monitoring can be provided through a lightweight wearable monitor that includes two components, a flexible extended wear electrode patch and a reusable monitor recorder that removably snaps into a receptacle on the electrode patch. The wearable monitor sits centrally (in the midline) on the patient'"'"'s chest along the sternum oriented top-to-bottom. The placement of the wearable monitor in a location at the sternal midline, with its unique narrow “hourglass”-like shape, significantly improves the ability of the wearable monitor to cutaneously sense cardiac electrical potential signals, particularly the P-wave and, to a lesser extent, the QRS interval signals indicating ventricular activity in the ECG waveforms. Additionally, the monitor recorder includes an ECG sensing circuit that measures raw cutaneous electrical signals and performs signal processing prior to outputting the processed signals for sampling and storage.
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1. A monitor recorder optimized for electrocardiographic signal processing, comprising:
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a wearable housing adapted to be coupled to a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes that are fitted for dermal placement along a sternal midline; and an electronic circuitry provided within the wearable housing and comprising; an electrocardiographic front end circuit under the control of a low-power micro-controller and configured to sense electrocardiographic potentials through the electrocardiographic electrodes and to output the sensed electrocardiographic potentials as electrocardiographic signals representative of cardiac activation wave front amplitudes, comprising; an AC coupling capacitor, a termination resistor, and a filter capacitor through which at least a portion of the electrocardiographic potentials sequentially pass prior to reaching an operational amplifier, the AC coupling capacitor being directly interfaced to the termination resistor; and the operational amplifier operable to amplify a current of the sensed electrocardiographic potentials prior to the output of the electrocardiographic potentials as the electrocardiographic signals; the low-power micro-controller operable to execute over an extended period under modular micro program control as specified in firmware and further operable to acquire samples of the output electrocardiographic signals; and a non-volatile memory electrically interfaced with the low-power micro-controller and operable to continuously store the samples of the electrocardiographic signals throughout the extended period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A monitor optimized for electrocardiographic signal processing, comprising:
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a disposable extended wear electrode patch, comprising; a flexible backing comprising stretchable material defined as an elongated strip with a narrow longitudinal midsection; a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes comprised on a contact surface of each end of the flexible backing, each electrocardiographic electrode conductively exposed for dermal adhesion and adapted to be positioned axially along a midline of the sternum for capturing propagation of electrocardiographic potentials; a non-conductive receptacle affixed to a non-contacting surface of the flexible backing and comprising an electro mechanical docking interface; and a pair of flexible circuit traces affixed at each end of the flexible backing with each circuit trace connecting one of the electrocardiographic electrodes to the docking interface; and an ambulatory electrocardiography monitor recorder, comprising; a wearable housing adapted to be coupled to the non-conductive receptacle; and an electronic circuitry provided within the wearable housing and comprising; an electrocardiographic front end circuit under the control of a low-power micro-controller and configured to sense the electrocardiographic potentials through the electrocardiographic electrodes and to output the sensed electrocardiographic potentials as electrocardiographic signals representative of cardiac activation wave front amplitudes, comprising; an AC coupling capacitor, a termination resistor, and a filter capacitor through which at least a portion of the electrocardiographic potentials sequentially pass prior to reaching an operational amplifier, the AC coupling capacitor being directly interfaced to the termination resistor; and the operational amplifier operable to amplify a current of the sensed electrocardiographic potentials prior to the output of the electrocardiographic potentials as the electrocardiographic signals; the low-power micro-controller operable to execute over an extended period under modular micro program control as specified in firmware and further operable to acquire samples of the output electrocardiographic signals; and a non-volatile memory electrically interfaced with the low-power micro-controller and operable to continuously store the samples of the electrocardiographic signals throughout the extended period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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