Heart monitor electrode system

• US 20080281215A1
• Filed: 02/06/2008
• Published: 11/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Global Cardiac Monitors, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Global Cardiac Monitors, Inc.
• Inventors: Alhussiny, Karim
• Granted Patent: US 9,962,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287

Abstract

A bioelectric interface for monitoring, detection and transmission of detected ECG data is provided comprising a sensory system for detecting bio-physiological measurements utilizing spatially resolved potential profiles obtained from a localized cluster of sub-electrodes to form constituent sets of miniature sensor arrays. Using only a single macro-electrode, two or more sets of sub-electrode arrays are used to measure bipolar spatial gradients obtained from measured cardiac potentials. The sets of sub-electrodes containing the clusters are optimized to attain measurable gradients of diagnostic value. A minimax procedure allows bio-potential sensory acquisition through a bi-directional digital steering process, which essentially comprises monitoring, detection, selection, grouping, recording and transmission of ECG waveform characteristic data.

Claims

1. A method of obtaining local gradient values from a bio-potential source for the purpose of cardiac monitoring by parsing data obtained from clusters of sub-electrodes disposed upon a single macro electrode.

2. An on-board electrode signal acquisition system, wherein said system comprises filtering and processing capabilities, and wherein an associated dynamic range is set to a sufficiently broad range as to accommodate excursions intended to define baseline boundaries.

3. An ECG system in which a macro electrode having a plurality of sub-electrodes is combined with leads combined with a plurality of additional macro electrodes, one or more of which also further comprise a plurality of sub-electrodes.

4. The ECG system of claim 3, further comprising a microprocessor disposed in electromechanical communication therewith, wherein said microprocessor further comprises an adaptive algorithm comprising logic and a decision rule useful for enabling adjustment of parameters for acquiring bio-potential measurements falling within the bounds of criteria previously determined to be clinically acceptable.

5. The ECG system of claim 3, further comprising a source encoder used to reduce the size of a digital representation of measured bio-potential.

6. The ECG system of claim 3, further comprising a battery disposed within an enclosure in such a manner said battery can be extricated out of, and then a replacement battery wedged back into said enclosure.

7. A method of networking an ECG monitoring system which includes a master electrode, wherein remote interrogation of said monitoring system is carried out using voice data digital signal packaging.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said remote interrogation of said monitoring system discerns data relating to bio-physiological phenomena occurring in muscle tissue.