Portable Electrocardiograph

• US 20080306395A1
• Filed: 02/08/2007
• Published: 12/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Beijing Choice Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Choice Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Chase Sun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Xu, Feng, Wang, Weihu
• Application Number:
  US12/159,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20080306395A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0431 Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/28 for electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor

Abstract

A portable electrocardiograph comprising a housing and a second electrode which is provided on one end of the housing, characterized in that a clamping cover which tends to close automatically is provided on the other end of the housing; an oval finger hole is provided between the clamping cover and the housing; the lower half of the inner wall of the finger hole is defined on the housing; the lower half of the inner wall is provided with a first electrode; and the upper half of the inner wall of the finger hole is provided on the clamping cover, such that the present invention provides the portable electrocardiograph of simple structure, convenient use, and high reliability for heart disease sufferers.

Claims

1. A portable electrocardiograph comprising a housing (1) and a second electrode (10) which is provided on one end of the housing (1), characterized in that

a clamping cover (11) which automatically tends to close is provided on the other end of the housing (1);

an oval finger hole (6) is provided between the clamping cover (11) and the housing (1);

a lower half (14) of the inner wall of the finger hole (6) is defined on the housing (1);

the lower half (14) of the inner wall is provided with a first electrode (7); and

an upper half (15) of the inner wall of the finger hole (6) is defined on the clamping cover (11).

2. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that a photoelectric receiving cell (8a) is provided in the inner wall of the lower half (14) of the finger hole (6);

and a light emitting diode (8) is provided at the corresponding position of the inner wall of the upper half (15) of the finger hole (6).

3. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 2, characterized in that the clamping cover (11) is closed with the housing (1) by means of a torsion spring (13).

4. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that the torsion spring (13) is sleeved on a shaft (12) which is connected with the housing (1).

5. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that the clamping cover (11) is closed with the housing (1) by means of a U-shaped spring sheet.

6. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that the first electrode (7) on the lower half (14) of the inner wall is of a half-ring shape.

7. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that a half-ring shaped soft material layer (9) is provided to cover the inner wall of the upper half (15).

8. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that the top face of the photoelectric receiving cell (8a) is provided to be at the same surface as the top face of the first electrode (7);

and the top face of the light emitting diode (8) is slightly indented into the surface of the soft material layer (9).

9. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that the side face having the display of the housing is of a rectangle, trapezoid, or drum shape.

10. The portable electrocardiograph according to claim 1, characterized in that the second electrode is of straight line or curvilinear shape closely fit with human body.