EKG recording accessory system (EKG RAS)
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1. A disposable EKG precordial pad comprising:
- a pad body for conductive attachment to a patient'"'"'s torso, with a first and a second surface, with a plurality of electrodes for contact with a patient, and with an adhesive surface on said body surface for contact with said patient'"'"'s skin; and
a positioning device for use with a patient for orienting and positioning said pad body for correct positioning on said patient, said positioning device utilizing an upper anatomical feature located on the patient'"'"'s mid line, and a lower anatomical feature located on the patient'"'"'s mid line, in order to achieve correct placement of the pad body along two axes.
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Abstract
The invention is a precordial pad for positioning EKG electrodes on a patient for anatomically correct and repeatable placement. Data can be transmitted from the EKG pad of the invention by wire or wireless means. The pad includes a sizing aid and a positioning device. The invention is also a system for obtaining and sending EKG data.
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1. A disposable EKG precordial pad comprising:
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a pad body for conductive attachment to a patient'"'"'s torso, with a first and a second surface, with a plurality of electrodes for contact with a patient, and with an adhesive surface on said body surface for contact with said patient'"'"'s skin; and
a positioning device for use with a patient for orienting and positioning said pad body for correct positioning on said patient, said positioning device utilizing an upper anatomical feature located on the patient'"'"'s mid line, and a lower anatomical feature located on the patient'"'"'s mid line, in order to achieve correct placement of the pad body along two axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An EKG recording accessory system, which comprises:
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a selection of disposable precordial pads in different sizes, said precordial pads with a plurality of electrodes and with attached positioning devices for use in accurately positioning said pad;
a universal adaptor/receiver which is compatible for connection to all EKG recording and monitoring machines, for receiving data from said electrodes and transferring data to an EKG machine and said precordial pad;
with said positioning device utilizing an upper anatomical feature located on the patient'"'"'s mid line, and a lower anatomical feature located on the patient'"'"'s mid line, in order to achieve correct placement of the pad body along two axes. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A disposable EKG precordial pad comprising:
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a pad body for conductive attachment to a patient'"'"'s torso, with a first and a second surface, with a plurality of electrodes for contact with a patient, and with an adhesive surface on said body surface for contact with said patient'"'"'s skin; and
a positioning device for use with a patient for orienting and positioning said pad body for correct positioning on said patient, in which said positioning device comprises an anatomy feature positioner for determining a horizontal position of said pad body, and a medial positioner for determining a vertical orientation of said pad body. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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60. A disposable EKG precordial pad comprising:
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a pad body for conductive attachment to a patient'"'"'s torso with a first and a second surface, with a plurality of electrodes for contact with a patient, and with an adhesive surface on said body surface for contact with said patient'"'"'s skin;
a positioning device for use with a patient for orienting and positioning said pad body for correct positioning on said patient, in which said positioning device defines a notch consistent with a supra sternal notch of a patient, and which is designed to be placed on the edge of said supra sternal notch;
a pair of sternal clavicular nodes, for placement over the sternal clavicular joints of the patient; and
an umbilicus extension for placement in line with a patient'"'"'s umbilicus for use in placement of said precordial pad. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62)
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67. A disposable EKG precordial pad comprising:
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a pad body for conductive attachment to a patient'"'"'s torso with a first and a second surface, with a plurality of electrodes for contact with a patient, and with an adhesive surface on said body surface for contact with said patient'"'"'s skin;
a positioning device for use with a patient for orienting and positioning said pad body for correct positioning on said patient in which said positioning device defines a notch consistent with a supra sternal notch of a patient, and which is designed to be placed on the edge of said supra sternal notch;
a pair of sternal clavicular nodes for placement over the sternal clavicular joints of the patient;
an umbilicus extension for placement in line with a patient'"'"'s umbilicus for use in placement of said precordial pad;
a plurality of EKG electrodes on flexible stalks extending from said pad body, which allow said electrodes to be placed on a portion of a female patient'"'"'s breast while said pad body is placed on a patient'"'"'s chest wall;
four limbs leads, in addition to EKG pads;
in which said pad body defines a left arc and a right arc, sized to allow the EKG pad of the invention to be positioned between the breast of a female patient, with said left arc adjacent said patient'"'"'s left breast, and said right arc adjacent said patient'"'"'s right breast, a pad body for conductive attachment to a patient'"'"'s torso with a first and a second surface, with a plurality of electrodes for contact with a patient, and with an adhesive surface on said body surface for contact with said patient'"'"'s skin; and
a positioning device for use with a patient for orienting and positioning said pad body for correct positioning on said patient in which said positioning device defines a notch consistent with a supra sternal notch of a patient, and which is designed to be placed on the edge of said supra sternal notch. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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