Apparatus and method for recording an electrocardiogram using non-obtrusive sensors
First Claim
1. A method for acquiring an electrocardiogram with a portable patient data monitor, comprising:
- providing a first electrode patch on a surface of said patient data monitor;
providing a second electrode patch on a surface of an ear-emplaceable sensor;
positioning the first electrode patch adjacent a patient'"'"'s waist;
positioning the second electrode patch adjacent a patient'"'"'s ear; and
connecting said first and second electrode patches to an electrocardiogram amplifier to obtain an ECG signal for transmission by said patient data monitor.
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Abstract
The present invention is to a method and apparatus to allow a portable patient data monitor to obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) for transmission, such as over the Internet. A small electrical conductive patch is added to a sensor which is currently placed in the ear. This patch is used as a “dry” electrode to sense one side of the electrocardiogram signal generated within the subject. A second electrical conductive patch is added to the enclosure of the patient data monitor or other instrumentation package attached or located in an area near the waist of the patient. Wires or wireless interconnections are used to connect these two patches to an electrocardiogram amplifier.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for acquiring an electrocardiogram with a portable patient data monitor, comprising:
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providing a first electrode patch on a surface of said patient data monitor;
providing a second electrode patch on a surface of an ear-emplaceable sensor;
positioning the first electrode patch adjacent a patient'"'"'s waist;
positioning the second electrode patch adjacent a patient'"'"'s ear; and
connecting said first and second electrode patches to an electrocardiogram amplifier to obtain an ECG signal for transmission by said patient data monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for obtaining an electrocardiogram with a portable patient data monitor, comprising:
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a portable patient data monitor including data transmission means, a first electrode patch on an exterior surface thereof, an electrocardiogram amplifier, and a means to position the monitor adjacent a patient'"'"'s waist;
an ear-emplaceable sensor including a second electrode patch on a surface thereof;
interconnections for each of said first and second electrode patches to said electrocardiogram amplifier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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