Heart monitoring device and method
First Claim
1. A mobile telecommunications device placeable on a chest of a patient arranged for monitoring a heart of the patient, the patient being a human or an animal, the device comprising:
- three motion sensors, each of the motion sensors measuring an effect of a function of the heart and producing a respective motion signal indicative of the effect; and
a processor adapted and arranged to receive and analyze the motion signals to produce a further motion signal which is independent of an orientation of the device with respect to the chest of the patient, wherein the further motion signal comprises a ballistocardiographic heart signal.
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunications device arranged for monitoring the heart of a human or an animal includes at least one sensor for measuring an effect of heart function and producing a signal indicative of the effect, and a processor arranged to receive the signal and analyze it and to produce an output indicating a condition of the heart. A method of diagnosis of heart disease includes measuring an effect of heart function using one or more sensors, producing a signal indicative of the effect, and using a processor to receive the signal and analyze it and to produce an output indicating a condition of the heart.
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15 Claims
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1. A mobile telecommunications device placeable on a chest of a patient arranged for monitoring a heart of the patient, the patient being a human or an animal, the device comprising:
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three motion sensors, each of the motion sensors measuring an effect of a function of the heart and producing a respective motion signal indicative of the effect; and a processor adapted and arranged to receive and analyze the motion signals to produce a further motion signal which is independent of an orientation of the device with respect to the chest of the patient, wherein the further motion signal comprises a ballistocardiographic heart signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of diagnosis of heart disease in a heart of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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placing a mobile telecommunications device on a chest of the patient, the mobile telecommunications device comprising three motion sensors; measuring an effect of a function of the heart using each of the three motion sensors to generate three respective motion signals; and analyzing the three motion signals to produce a further motion signal which is independent of an orientation of the device with respect to the chest of the patient, wherein the further motion signal comprises a ballistocardiographic heart signal.
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