Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Physiological Data
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the collection of physiological data from a patient is disclosed herein. An electrode assembly comprises an external label identifying an anatomical location and an electrode identifying circuitry that produces a signal indicative of the anatomical location to which the electrode assembly is to be attached. The electrode assembly transmits both the collected physiological signal and the identification signal to a data monitor for collection and processing physiological data.
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28. An electrode assembly for the collection of physiological data from a patient, the collected physiological data being transmitted to a data monitor, the electrode assembly comprising:
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an electrode configured to contact the skin of a patient and collect, physiological data from the patient; electrode identifying circuitry associated with the electrode and operable to produce a signal identifying the location of the electrode; and an electrode indicia identifying a location on the patient. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of obtaining physiological data from a patient with a data monitor, comprising:
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placing a plurality of electrode assemblies on the patient at physical locations identified by external labels associated with each electrode assembly; attaching an electrical connector to each of the electrode assemblies, each electrical connector being in communication with the data monitor; collecting physiological data from the patient at the location identified by the external label; transmitting the collected physiological data to the data monitor; generating an identification signal from the electrode assembly that identifies the physical location of the electrode on the patient; transmitting the identification signal to the data monitor; and identifying the physical location of the physiological data transmitted to the data monitor based upon the identification signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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