Electrocardiography and respiratory monitor
First Claim
1. An electrocardiography and respiratory monitoring patch, comprising:
- a flexible backing;
a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes respectively affixed to and conductively exposed on a contact surface of each end of the flexible backing to sense electrocardiographic data;
a circuit comprising a pair of circuit traces, each circuit trace originating within one of the ends of the flexible backing and coupled to one of the electrocardiographic electrodes;
a non-conductive receptacle adhered on one end of the flexible backing opposite the contact surface and comprising a battery and a plurality of electrical pads, wherein a pair of the electrical pads is coupled with the pair of circuit traces; and
at least one respiratory sensor comprising a strain gauge and positioned on a surface of the non-conductive receptacle facing the flexible backing, wherein the respiratory sensor is electrically connected to the battery and senses respiratory data and at least a part of the strain gauge extends beyond the non-conductive receptacle and the flexible backing to contact a patient'"'"'s skin.
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Abstract
A monitor recorder optimized for electrocardiography and respiratory data acquisition and processing is provided. The recorder includes a sealed housing and an electronic circuitry comprised within the sealed housing, which includes an electrocardiographic front end circuit electrically interfaced to an externally-powered micro-controller and operable to sense electrocardiographic signals through electrodes provided on the patch; the micro-controller interfaced to one or more respiratory sensors, the micro-controller operable to sample the electrocardiographic signals, to sample respiratory events detected by the one or more respiratory sensors upon receiving one or more signals from the one or more respiratory sensors, to buffer each of the respiratory event samples, to compress each of the buffered respiratory event samples, to buffer each of the compressed respiratory event samples, and to write the buffered compressed respiratory event samples and the samples of the electrocardiography signals into an externally-powered flash memory; and the memory interfaced with the micro-controller.
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18 Claims
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1. An electrocardiography and respiratory monitoring patch, comprising:
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a flexible backing; a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes respectively affixed to and conductively exposed on a contact surface of each end of the flexible backing to sense electrocardiographic data; a circuit comprising a pair of circuit traces, each circuit trace originating within one of the ends of the flexible backing and coupled to one of the electrocardiographic electrodes; a non-conductive receptacle adhered on one end of the flexible backing opposite the contact surface and comprising a battery and a plurality of electrical pads, wherein a pair of the electrical pads is coupled with the pair of circuit traces; and at least one respiratory sensor comprising a strain gauge and positioned on a surface of the non-conductive receptacle facing the flexible backing, wherein the respiratory sensor is electrically connected to the battery and senses respiratory data and at least a part of the strain gauge extends beyond the non-conductive receptacle and the flexible backing to contact a patient'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrocardiography and respiration monitor, comprising:
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a flexible backing; a pair of electrocardiographic electrodes respectively affixed to and conductively exposed on a contact surface of each end of the flexible backing to sense electrocardiographic data; a circuit comprising a pair of circuit traces, each circuit trace originating within one of the ends of the flexible backing and coupled to one of the electrocardiographic electrodes; a non-conductive receptacle adhered on one end of the flexible backing opposite the contact surface and comprising a battery and a plurality of electrical pads, wherein a pair of the electrical pads is coupled with the pair of circuit traces; and at least one respiratory sensor comprising a strain gauge and positioned on a surface of the non-conductive receptacle facing the flexible backing, wherein the respiratory sensor is electrically connected to the battery and senses respiratory data and at least a part of the strain gauge extends beyond the non-conductive receptacle and the flexible backing to contact a patient'"'"'s skin; and an electrocardiography monitor recorder, comprising; a sealed housing shaped to be removably attached to the electrocardiography patch; an externally-powered micro-controller; and an electrocardiographic front end circuit interfaced to the micro-controller and operable to sense the electrocardiographic data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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