ECG LEADS SYSTEM FOR NEWBORN ECG SCREENING

• US 20110270100A1
• Filed: 06/21/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute At Harbor-Ucla Medical Center (University of California)
• Original Assignee: Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute At Harbor-Ucla Medical Center (University of California)
• Inventors: Chang, Ruey-Kang
• Granted Patent: US 8,660,630 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/045 Newborns, e.g. premature baby monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287

Abstract

An apparatus including a chest strip comprising a plurality of precordial and limb leads for an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an ECG data recorder coupled to the chest strip, wherein the ECG data recorder configured to receive signals from the leads. An apparatus including a chest strip comprising a plurality of precordial leads positioned to correspond with desired lead placement for an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an ECG data recorder; a plurality of limb leads coupled to the chest strip, wherein the ECG data recorder is coupled to plurality of precordial leads and the plurality of limb leads and configured to receive electrocardiogram data generated by the plurality of precordial leads and the plurality of limb leads. A method including coupling a chest strip including precordial leads and a data recorder to a newborn, the data recorder configured to receive electrocardiogram data from the precordial leads; and transmitting electrocardiogram data from the data recorder.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a chest strip comprising a plurality of precordial and limb leads for an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an ECG data recorder coupled to the chest strip, wherein the ECG data recorder configured to receive signals from the leads.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chest strip is configured for a newborn.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ECG data recorder is detachable.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the precordial leads comprise limb leads that are connected to the chest strip by individual wires, the wires providing an acceptable length to extend a desired limb placement.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of electrodes, respective ones of the electrodes couple to the plurality of leads.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising an ECG analog receiver configured to receive analog data signals from the leads and convert the analog signals to digital signals for recording by the data recorder.

3. The apparatus of 1, wherein the precordial leads are positioned to correspond with a desired lead placement for the newborn.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a chest strip comprising a plurality of precordial leads positioned to correspond with desired lead placement for an electrocardiogram (ECG) and an ECG data recorder;

a plurality of limb leads coupled to the chest strip,

wherein the ECG data recorder is coupled to plurality of precordial leads and the plurality of limb leads and configured to receive electrocardiogram data generated by the plurality of precordial leads and the plurality of limb leads.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the ECG data recorder is detachable from the chest strip.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of electrodes coupled to respective ones of the plurality of precordial leads.

11. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the chest strip further comprise an analog receiver configured to receive analog data signals from the leads and convert the analog signals to digital signals for recording by the ECG data recorder.

12. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the ECG data recorder is configured to record digital ECG data to onboard flash memory, and to send the ECG data to a wireless transmitter.

13. A method comprising:

coupling a chest strip comprising precordial leads and a data recorder to a newborn, the data recorder configured to receive electrocardiogram data from the precordial leads; and

transmitting electrocardiogram data from the data recorder.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the chest strip further comprises a plurality of limb leads, the method further comprising coupling the plurality of limb leads to respective ones of the limbs of the newborn.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein prior to transmitting electrocardiogram data, removing the data recorder from the chest strip.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein prior to transmitting electrocardiogram data, the method comprises:

retrieving electrocardiogram data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein retrieving electrocardiogram data is done away from a medical office or examination room.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein after retrieving electrocardiogram data, detaching the data recorder from the chest strip.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein transmitting is done wirelessly.