Electromyograph having telemetry

• US 20030229274A1
• Filed: 06/06/2003
• Published: 12/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJC Health System)
• Original Assignee: Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJC Health System)
• Inventors: Standeven, John W.
• Application Number:
  US10/456,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20030229274A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals

Abstract

A system for measuring electrical signals produced by tissue of a patient. The system includes electrodes adapted for attachment to selected sites on the patient corresponding to tissue of interest and transmitters. Each transmitter is connected to at least one of the electrodes and adapted to transmit a signal at a telecommunications frequency uniquely selected to correspond to the electrode to which the transmitter is connected. The system also includes a receiver configured to receive at least one signal transmitted by the transmitters at the uniquely selected telecommunications frequency.

Claims

1. A system for measuring electrical signals produced by tissue of a patient comprising:

a plurality of electrodes adapted for attachment to selected sites on the patient corresponding to tissue of interest;

a plurality of transmitters, each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters being connected to at least one electrode of said plurality of electrodes and adapted to transmit a signal at a telecommunications frequency uniquely selected from a plurality of telecommunications frequencies to correspond to the electrode of said plurality of electrodes to which the transmitter is connected; and

a receiver configured to receive at least one signal transmitted by said plurality of transmitters at the corresponding uniquely selected telecommunications frequency.

2. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters is connected to a reference electrode and a signal electrode.

3. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the system comprises a plurality of receivers including aforesaid receiver, each receiver of said plurality receivers being configured to receive a transmitted signal from at least one of said plurality of transmitters.

4. A system as set forth in claim 1 wherein the plurality of electrodes are selected from the group consisting of:

an electromyograph sensor;

an electrocardiograph sensor; and

an electroencephalograph sensor.

5. A system as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a rechargeable battery operatively connected to each receiver and each transmitter.

6. A system for telemetering a plurality of signals representing physical response of a patient, said system comprising:

a plurality of transmitters, each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters being adapted to transmit at least one signal of said plurality of signals at a telecommunications frequency uniquely selected from a plurality of telecommunications frequencies to correspond to the signal which the transmitter is adapted to transmit; and

a receiver for receiving the signal transmitted by at least one transmitter of said plurality of transmitters at the corresponding uniquely selected telecommunications frequency.

7. A system as set forth in claim 6 wherein the receiver is adapted for receiving each signal transmitted by said plurality of transmitters at the corresponding uniquely selected telecommunications frequencies.

8. A system as set forth in claim 6 wherein the plurality of signals are produced by an apparatus selected from a group of apparatus consisting of:

an electromyograph;

an electrocardiograph; and

an electroencephalograph.

9. A system as set forth in claim 6 wherein each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters is connected to at least one electrode.

10. A system as set forth in claim 9 wherein each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters is connected to a reference electrode and a signal electrode.

11. A system as set forth in claim 10 further comprising at least one wire connecting each transmitter of said plurality of transmitters to the corresponding reference electrode and the corresponding signal electrode.

12. A system as set forth in claim 9 wherein each electrode is adapted for connection to a human patient and each signal represents an electrical charge output by a muscle.

13. A method for measuring a physical response comprising the steps of:

transmitting a signal representing the physical response at a radio frequency uniquely selected from a plurality of radio frequencies to correspond to the signal being transmitted; and

receiving the transmitted signal.

14. A method as set forth in claim 13 further comprising the step of storing the received signal.

15. A method as set forth in claim 14 further comprising the step of analyzing the stored signal.

16. A method as set forth in claim 13 further comprising the steps of amplifying and filtering the signal before transmission.

17. A method as set forth in claim 13 further comprising the step of amplifying the received signal to ±

5 volts for digitization.