Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitor With Jumpered Sensing Electrode For Providing Ease Of Use In Women And Method Of Use
First Claim
1. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with a jumpered sensing electrode for female and large-girthed patients, comprising:
- self-powered ECG sensing circuitry;
a housing fully enclosing the sensing circuitry and providing a pair of electrode connection receptacles on a bottom surface of the housing;
a flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel having an elongated shape, comprising;
a layer of skin adhesive on a skin contacting surface;
a standoff pad sized smaller than the electrode mounting panel and defining an opening, the standoff pad being placed between the bottom surface of the housing and the electrode mounting panel with one of the electrode connection receptacles positioned within the opening; and
a pair of sensing electrodes mounted on opposite ends of the electrode mounting panel, each sensing electrode comprising an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode connection plug, each electrode connection plug removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing; and
a jumper wire assembly comprising a jumper connection plug electrically connected to a jumper connection receptacle, the jumper connection plug removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing and the jumper connection receptacle removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection plugs on the electrode mounting panel opposite from the standoff pad.
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Abstract
An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with a jumpered sensing electrode and method of use for female and large-girthed patients is provided. Self-powered ECG sensing circuitry is fully enclosed in a housing with electrode receptacles on a bottom surface. A flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel is provided with a layer of skin adhesive. A standoff pad is placed between the housing and the electrode mounting panel. Sensing electrodes are mounted on opposite ends of the mounting panel. Each sensing electrode includes an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode plug. Each plug is removably and pivotably couplable into the receptacles. A jumper wire assembly includes a jumper plug electrically connected to a jumper receptacle. The jumper plug is removably and pivotably couplable into the receptacles and the jumper receptacle is removably and pivotably couplable into the plugs on the mounting panel opposite from the standoff pad.
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27 Claims
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1. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with a jumpered sensing electrode for female and large-girthed patients, comprising:
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self-powered ECG sensing circuitry; a housing fully enclosing the sensing circuitry and providing a pair of electrode connection receptacles on a bottom surface of the housing; a flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel having an elongated shape, comprising; a layer of skin adhesive on a skin contacting surface; a standoff pad sized smaller than the electrode mounting panel and defining an opening, the standoff pad being placed between the bottom surface of the housing and the electrode mounting panel with one of the electrode connection receptacles positioned within the opening; and a pair of sensing electrodes mounted on opposite ends of the electrode mounting panel, each sensing electrode comprising an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode connection plug, each electrode connection plug removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing; and a jumper wire assembly comprising a jumper connection plug electrically connected to a jumper connection receptacle, the jumper connection plug removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing and the jumper connection receptacle removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection plugs on the electrode mounting panel opposite from the standoff pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with hinged sensing electrode mounting panel for female and large-girthed patients, comprising:
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self-powered ECG sensing circuitry; a housing fully enclosing the sensing circuitry and providing a pair of electrode connection receptacles on a bottom surface of the housing; and a flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel, comprising; an upper panel facing the bottom surface of the housing and a lower panel hingably folded under the upper panel and having an elongated shape; a layer of skin adhesive on a skin contacting surface; a standoff pad sized smaller than the electrode mounting panel and defining an opening; a pair of sensing electrodes mounted on opposite ends of the lower panel and comprising an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface, wherein the standoff pad is placed over one of the sensing electrodes with the electrode connection plug positioned within the opening and the upper panel and lower panel are hinged proximally to the standoff pad; and a pair of electrode connection plugs removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing, each connection plug electrically connected to one of the sensing electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with extendable sensing electrode mounting panel for female and large-girthed patients, comprising:
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self-powered ECG sensing circuitry; a housing fully enclosing the sensing circuitry and providing a pair of electrode connection receptacles on a bottom surface of the housing; a flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel having an elongated shape, comprising; an extension panel collapsibly provided on one side of the electrode mounting panel; a layer of skin adhesive on a skin contacting surface of each of the electrode mounting panel and the extension panel, the skin adhesive layer independently suspended from the housing with a set of standoffs having non-uniform heights affixed to and defining an increasingly wide gap between the skin adhesive layer and a bottom surface of the housing; and a pair of sensing electrodes with one sensing electrode mounted on the extension panel and the other sensing electrode mounted on the electrode mounting panel distally from the extension panel-mounted sensing electrode, each sensing electrode comprising an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode connection plug, the electrode connection plugs removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with an incrementally disposable sensing electrode mounting panel for female and large-girthed patients, comprising:
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self-powered ECG sensing circuitry; a housing fully enclosing the sensing circuitry and providing a pair of electrode connection receptacles on a bottom surface of the housing; a flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel having an elongated shape, comprising; a plurality of peel-away layers, which each comprise skin adhesive and a backing on an oppositely-facing surface, the peel-away layers successively stacked with backing to skin adhesive, the outermost peel-away layer exposing the skin adhesive on a skin contacting surface of the electrode mounting panel, the peel-away layers independently suspended from the housing with a set of standoffs having non-uniform heights affixed to and defining an increasingly wide gap between the skin adhesive layer and a bottom surface of the housing; and a pair of sensing electrodes mounted on the electrode mounting panel, each sensing electrode comprising an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode connection plug, the electrode connection plugs removably and pivotably couplable into the electrode connection receptacles on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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