ECG Data Acquisition Device
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a handheld device having first, second, third, and fourth electrodes on an outer surface of said handheld device; and
a controller that measures signals between said first electrode and each of said second, third, and fourth electrodes and generates a predetermined ECG recording selected from a plurality of ECG recordings from said measured signals.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating ECG recordings and a method for using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a handheld device and a controller. The handheld device has first, second, third, and fourth electrodes on an outer surface of the handheld device. The controller records signals from the first, second, third, and fourth electrodes and generates an ECG recording from the signals. The controller also provides placement information regarding locations on a user'"'"'s body that are to be brought into contact with the first, second, third, and fourth electrodes while the controller records the signals. The handheld device can include a cellular telephone or a PDA. The controller stores an exemplary normal ECG recording, and compares a newly generated ECG recording with the stored ECG recording and generates an indication that indicates whether the newly generated ECG recording is consistent with the stored ECG recording.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a handheld device having first, second, third, and fourth electrodes on an outer surface of said handheld device; and a controller that measures signals between said first electrode and each of said second, third, and fourth electrodes and generates a predetermined ECG recording selected from a plurality of ECG recordings from said measured signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. The apparatus of claim aa1 wherein said controller provides placement information that depends on said predetermined ECG recording regarding locations on a user'"'"'s body that are to be brought into contact with said first, second, third, and fourth electrodes while said controller records said signals.
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16. A method for measuring Precordial ECG signals from a patient, said method comprising:
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placing a first electrode in contact with one of said patient'"'"'s hands; simultaneously placing a second electrode in contact with the other of said patient'"'"'s hands; simultaneously placing a third electrode in contact with a Precordial point on said patient'"'"'s chest; averaging signals from said first and second electrodes to provide an averaged signal; and measuring a potential difference between said averaged signal and a signal from said third electrode. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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