Electrocardiogram device and methods
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1. A method for acquiring and processing an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of a user, the method comprising:
- i) acquire a first set of ECG signal data from a first patient, using a device, the device comprising;
(1) a processor;
(2) one or more electrodes, attached to the user and configured to measure the ECG signal; and
,(3) an output interface that provides a diagnosis of a patient'"'"'s cardio health to the medical professional; and
,analyze the first set of ECG signal data with at least two algorithms each producing a diagnostic result,ii) wherein the at least two algorithms are known to present different diagnoses when applied to the first set of ECG signal, and,combining the diagnostic results of the at least two algorithms to provide a combined diagnostic result,iii) wherein the combined diagnostic result is a weighted average of the diagnostic results produced by the at least two algorithms, each weighted by a weighting factor for each of the diagnostic results of the at least two algorithms, and,iv) reporting the combined diagnostic result to the medical professional using the output interface.
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Abstract
Devices and methods are described that provide improved diagnosis from the processing of physiological data. The methods include use of multiple algorithms and intelligently combing the results of multiple algorithms to provide a single optimized diagnostic result. The algorithms are adaptive and may be customized for particular data sets or for particular patients. Examples are shown with applications to electrocardiogram data, but the methods taught are applicable to many types of physiological data.
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1. A method for acquiring and processing an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of a user, the method comprising:
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i) acquire a first set of ECG signal data from a first patient, using a device, the device comprising; (1) a processor; (2) one or more electrodes, attached to the user and configured to measure the ECG signal; and
,(3) an output interface that provides a diagnosis of a patient'"'"'s cardio health to the medical professional; and
,analyze the first set of ECG signal data with at least two algorithms each producing a diagnostic result, ii) wherein the at least two algorithms are known to present different diagnoses when applied to the first set of ECG signal, and, combining the diagnostic results of the at least two algorithms to provide a combined diagnostic result, iii) wherein the combined diagnostic result is a weighted average of the diagnostic results produced by the at least two algorithms, each weighted by a weighting factor for each of the diagnostic results of the at least two algorithms, and, iv) reporting the combined diagnostic result to the medical professional using the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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