METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PUMPING FLUIDS

• US 20100198089A1
• Filed: 02/28/2008
• Published: 08/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Card Guard Scientific Survival Limited (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Card Guard Scientific Survival Limited (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Litovchick, Ilya, Litovchick, Aharon
• Application Number:
  US12/526,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20100198089A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/335 using integrated circuit memory devices

Abstract

An electrocardiographic system, the electrocardiographic system includes: (i) a processor, adapted to receive three electrocardiographic signals and to provide a cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the three electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of a electrode group that consists of three electrodes located on a body of a patient; and (ii) an interface, adapted to transmit the cardiological problem indication received from the processor.

Claims

1. An electrocardiographic system, the electrocardiogram system comprises:

a processor, adapted to receive electrocardiographic signals and to provide electrocardiographic information in response to the electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of a electrode group that substantially consists of electrodes located on a body of a patient substantially at the following electrodes connection locations;

(a) in the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum, (b) on the intersection of the left medial clavicular line and the fifth intercostal space, (c) on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line; and

an interface, adapted to transmit the electrocardiographic information received from the processor.

2. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the electrode group substantially consist of:

(a) a first electrode that is substantially located on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line;

(b) a second electrode that is substantially located on the body of the patient in the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum; and

(c) a third electrode that is substantially located on the body of the patient on the intersection of the left medial clavicular line and the fifth intercostal space;

wherein;

(a) a first electrocardiographic signal is detected between the second electrode and the first electrode;

(b) a second electrocardiographic signal is detected between the second electrode and the third electrode; and

(c) a third electrocardiographic signal is detected between the third electrode and the first electrode.

3. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, further adapted to detect at least one of the electrocardiographic signals by implementing a ground electrode that is substantially located in proximity to an electrode of the electrode group that is located on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line.

4. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising an electrocardiographic processing unit, that is adapted to process the electrocardiographic information received from the processor, so as to provide electrocardiographically assessable information.

5. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the interface is adapted to provide the electrocardiographic information wirelessly.

6. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising an amplifier that is adapted to amplify at least one of the electrocardiographic signals prior to the receiving of the at least one of the electrocardiographic signals by the processor.

7. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the electrocardiographic system is a compact mobile electrocardiographic system.

8. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising the electrodes of the electrode group, wherein each of the electrodes of the electrode group is adapted to be detachably attached by the patient to the body of the patient at one of the electrode connection locations.

9. A method for electrocardiographic detecting, the method comprises:

receiving electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of a electrode group that substantially consists of electrodes located on a body of a patient substantially at the following electrodes connection locations;

(a) in the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum, (b) on the intersection of the left medial clavicular line and the fifth intercostal space, (c) on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line; and

providing electrocardiographic information in response to the electrocardiographic signals.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the electrocardiographic signals detected between different pairs of electrodes out of the electrode group, wherein the electrode group substantially consist of:

(a) a first electrode that is substantially located on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line;

(b) a third electrode that is substantially located on the body of the patient in the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum; and

(c) fourth electrode that is substantially located on the body of the patient on the intersection of the left medial clavicular line and the fifth intercostal space;

wherein;

(a) a first electrocardiographic signal is detected between the third electrode and the first electrode;

(b) a second electrocardiographic signal is detected between the third electrode and the fourth electrode; and

(c) a third electrocardiographic signal is detected between the fourth electrode and the second electrode.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving follows a stage of detecting the electrocardiographic signals, wherein the detecting further comprises detecting at least one of the electrocardiographic signals by implementing a ground electrode that is substantially located in proximity to an electrode of the electrode group that is located on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line.

12. The method according to claim 9, further comprising processing the electrocardiographic information so as to provide electrocardiographically assessable information.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the electrocardiographic information wirelessly.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving follows a stage of amplifying at least one of the electrocardiographic signals.

15. The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the electrocardiographic signals by a compact mobile electrocardiographic system;

wherein the providing comprises providing the electrocardiographic information by the compact mobile electrocardiographic system; and

wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the electrocardiographic information by the compact mobile electrocardiographic system.

16. The method according to claim 9, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the electrocardiographic signals detected between different pairs of electrodes out of the electrode group, wherein each of the electrodes of the electrode group is adapted to be detachably attached by the patient to the body of the patient at one of the electrode connection locations.

17. An electrocardiographic system, the electrocardiographic system comprises:

a processor, adapted to receive three electrocardiographic signals and to provide a cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the three electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of a electrode group that consists of three electrodes located on a body of a patient; and

an interface, adapted to transmit the cardiological problem indication received from the processor.

18. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the processor, is adapted to provide the cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the three electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of a electrode group that substantially consists of three electrodes located on a body of a patient substantially at the following electrodes connection locations:

(a) in the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum, (b) on the intersection of the left medial clavicular line and the fifth intercostal space, (c) on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line.

19. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, further adapted to detect at least one of the electrocardiographic signals by implementing a ground electrode.

20. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the processor is further adapted to provide electrocardiographic information in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

21. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 20, wherein the processor is adapted to process the electrocardiographic information, to provide the cardiological problem indication.

22. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the interface is adapted to transmit the cardiological problem indication wirelessly.

23. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, further comprising an amplifier that is adapted to amplify at least one of the electrocardiographic signals prior to the receiving of the at least one of the electrocardiographic signals by the processor.

24. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the electrocardiographic system is a compact mobile electrocardiographic system.

25. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the processor is adapted to provide an acute arrhythmias cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

26. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the processor is adapted to provide an ischemia cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

27. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, wherein the interface is adapted to transmit the cardiological problem indication to a handheld communication device.

28. The electrocardiographic system according to claim 17, further comprising the three electrodes which are adapted to be self attached to a body of a patient by the patient himself.

29. A method for providing a cardiological problem indication, the method comprises:

receiving three electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the three electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of an electrode group that consists of three electrodes located on a body of a patient;

and providing a cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the three electrocardiographic signals, wherein each of the three electrocardiographic signals is detected between a different pair of electrodes out of a electrode group that substantially consists of three electrodes located on a body of a patient substantially at the following electrodes connection locations:

(a) in the second intercostal space to the right of the sternum, (b) on the intersection of the left medial clavicular line and the fifth intercostal space, (c) on the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and left median-axillar line.

31. The method according to claim 29, further comprising detecting at least one of the electrocardiographic signals by implementing a ground electrode.

32. The method according to claim 29, further comprising providing electrocardiographic information in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

33. The method according to claim 32, wherein the providing of the cardiological problem indication is preceded by processing the electrocardiographic information, to provide the cardiological problem indication.

34. The method according to claim 29, further comprising transmitting the cardiological problem indication wirelessly.

35. The method according to claim 29, wherein the providing of the cardiological problem indication is preceded by amplifying at least one of the electrocardiographic signals.

36. The method according to claim 29, wherein the stages of receiving and providing are carried out by a compact mobile electrocardiographic system.

37. The method according to claim 29, wherein the providing of the cardiological problem indication comprises providing an acute arrhythmias cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

38. The method according to claim 29, wherein the providing of the cardiological problem indication comprises providing an ischemia cardiological problem indication in response to the three electrocardiographic signals.

39. The method according to claim 29, wherein further comprising transmitting the cardiological problem indication to a handheld communication device.