PRE-CONDITIONED ECG SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An ECG acquisition device for collecting ECG data from a patient, the ECG acquisition device comprising:
- a set of ECG leads configured to connect to a patient and to collect a set of ECG data from the patient;
a communication port configured to receive a set of instructional data, wherein the instructional data includes a set of start and stop times; and
a patient signaling mechanism configured to signal the patient when a start time occurs and when a stop time occurs,wherein the set of ECG data is collected from the patient between the start time and the stop time.
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Abstract
A pre-conditioned ECG system and method includes a patient signaling device configured to alert the patient to minimize the patient'"'"'s activity so that an ECG measurement may be taken, and further alerts the patient when the measurement is completed. The pre-conditioned ECG system and method also includes a pre-set buffer configured to hold a preset length of ECG data, and further configured to hold pre-set ECG parameters such as mean R-R interval, standard deviation of R-R interval, or simple rhythm analysis. The system and method may analyze the current 10 seconds of ECG data when the preset parameters are met or when selected parameters are met.
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22 Claims
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1. An ECG acquisition device for collecting ECG data from a patient, the ECG acquisition device comprising:
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a set of ECG leads configured to connect to a patient and to collect a set of ECG data from the patient; a communication port configured to receive a set of instructional data, wherein the instructional data includes a set of start and stop times; and a patient signaling mechanism configured to signal the patient when a start time occurs and when a stop time occurs, wherein the set of ECG data is collected from the patient between the start time and the stop time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of collecting a set of ECG data from a patient, the method comprising:
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connecting an acquisition device to the patient with a set of ECG leads; loading the acquisition device with a set of instructional data, wherein the set of instructional data includes a set of start times and stop times; alerting the patient when a start time arrives, wherein the start time signals that the set of ECG data is being recorded with the ECG leads; and alerting the patient when a stop time arrives, wherein the stop time signals that the recording of the ECG data has ended. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of preconditioning an ECG system for collection of ECG data from a patient, the method comprising:
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connecting an acquisition device to the patient with a set of ECG leads; loading the acquisition device with a set of pre-conditions; collecting and storing a prior segment of ECG data and a current segment of ECG data when the prior segment of ECG data satisfies the set of preconditions. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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19. The method as claimed in 18, wherein the set of pre-conditions includes any of the following parameters:
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mean R-R interval; standard deviation of R-R interval; variation of repolarization, wherein the variation of repolarization is a function of QT variation and T wave morphology variation; and simple rhythm analysis.
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22. A pre-condition ECG system, the system comprising:
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a set of ECG leads configured to collect a prior segment of ECG data and a current segment of ECG data from a patient; a database for storing the prior and current segments of ECG data; a storage medium for storing a computer application and a set of pre-conditions; and a processing unit coupled to the set of ECG leads and the storage medium, and configured to execute the computer application, wherein when the computer application is executed, the current segment of ECG data is analyzed when the set of pre-conditions is satisfied, and further wherein a set of results are stored in the database.
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