Electrocardiographic Monitoring System and Method Using Orthogonal Electrode Pattern
First Claim
1. A wearable device configured to generate special ECG signals for constructing a 12-lead ECG, the special ECG signals numbering less than twelve and being combinable with a calibration matrix in order to construct the 12-lead ECG, the wearable device comprising:
- a belt having one or more belt electrodes;
a waistband having one or more waistband electrodes, the belt and waistband electrodes configured to contact the skin of a wearer and obtain electrical signals therefrom; and
a host unit in electrical communication with the belt and waistband electrodes, the host unit including circuitry for generating the special ECG signals from one or more of the acquired electrical signals and circuitry for transmitting information based on the special ECG signals to a location remote from the wearable device.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a cardiac condition of a patient includes a diagnostic center configured to construct a 12-lead ECG of a patient using a special ECG signals numbering less than twelve by combining the special ECG signals with a transformation matrix, and a wearable device configured to generate the special ECG signals and including. The wearable device includes a belt having one or more belt electrodes, a waistband having one or more waistband electrodes, the belt and waistband electrodes configured to contact the skin of the patient and obtain electrical signals therefrom, and a host unit in electrical communication with the belt and waistband electrodes, the host unit including circuitry for generating the special ECG signals from one or more of the acquired electrical signals and circuitry for special ECG signals to a location remote from the wearable device.
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44 Claims
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1. A wearable device configured to generate special ECG signals for constructing a 12-lead ECG, the special ECG signals numbering less than twelve and being combinable with a calibration matrix in order to construct the 12-lead ECG, the wearable device comprising:
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a belt having one or more belt electrodes; a waistband having one or more waistband electrodes, the belt and waistband electrodes configured to contact the skin of a wearer and obtain electrical signals therefrom; and a host unit in electrical communication with the belt and waistband electrodes, the host unit including circuitry for generating the special ECG signals from one or more of the acquired electrical signals and circuitry for transmitting information based on the special ECG signals to a location remote from the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bedside cardiac monitoring system comprising:
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a diagnostic center configured to construct a 12-lead ECG of a patient using a special ECG signals numbering less than twelve by combining the special ECG signals with a transformation matrix; and a wearable device configured to generate the special ECG signals and including; a belt having one or more belt electrodes; a waistband having one or more waistband electrodes, the belt and waistband electrodes configured to contact the skin of the patient and obtain electrical signals therefrom; and a host unit in electrical communication with the belt and waistband electrodes, the host unit including circuitry for generating the special ECG signals from one or more of the acquired electrical signals and circuitry for transmitting information based on the special ECG signals to a location remote from the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for generating a 12-lead ECG of a patient comprising:
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using belt-mounted electrodes to obtain electrical signals from the patient; using waistband-mounted electrodes to obtain electrical signals from the patient; using a host unit to generate special ECG signals from the electrical signals obtained from the belt-mounted and waistband-mounted electrodes, and to transmit information based on the special ECG signals to a diagnostic center, the special ECG signals numbering less than 12; and constructing a 12-lead ECG by combining the special ECG signals with a transformation matrix. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A wearable device configured to generate special ECG signals from at least four non-coplanar electrodes for constructing a 12-lead ECG, the special ECG signals numbering less than twelve and being combinable with a calibration matrix in order to construct the 12-lead ECG, the wearable device comprising:
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at least a first wearable component having one or more electrodes configured to contact the skin of a wearer and obtain electrical signals therefrom; and a host unit in electrical communication with the first wearable component, the host unit including circuitry for generating the special ECG signals from one or more of the acquired electrical signals and circuitry for transmitting information based on the special ECG signals to a location remote from the wearable device. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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