Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitor For Providing Ease Of Use In Women And Method Of Use
First Claim
1. A method for performing ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring on an adult female, comprising:
- provisioning an ambulatory ECG monitor comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to self-powered sensing circuitry;
locating a monitoring site on the surface of a patient'"'"'s chest at midline and above the body of the sternum adjacent to the fourth and fifth intercostal spaces between the breasts in the upper portion of the intermammary cleft;
aligning and placing the electrodes along the midline;
evaluating interference from breast tissue with placement of the ambulatory monitor at the monitoring site;
removably adhering the ambulatory ECG monitor to the monitoring site clear of any breast tissue interference for the duration of monitoring; and
sensing ECG data through the sensing electrodes at the monitoring site and recording the sensed ECG data into the sensing circuitry.
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Abstract
A method for performing ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring on an adult female is provided. An ambulatory ECG monitor, that includes a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to self-powered sensing circuitry, is provisioned. A monitoring site is located on the surface of a patient'"'"'s chest at midline and above the body of the sternum adjacent to the fourth and fifth intercostal spaces between the breasts in the upper portion of the intermammary cleft. The electrodes are aligned and placed along the midline. Interference from breast tissue with placement of the ambulatory monitor at the monitoring site is evaluated. The ambulatory ECG monitor is removably adhered to the monitoring site clear of any breast tissue interference for the duration of monitoring. ECG data is sensed through the sensing electrodes at the monitoring site and the sensed ECG data is recorded into the sensing circuitry.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for performing ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring on an adult female, comprising:
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provisioning an ambulatory ECG monitor comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to self-powered sensing circuitry; locating a monitoring site on the surface of a patient'"'"'s chest at midline and above the body of the sternum adjacent to the fourth and fifth intercostal spaces between the breasts in the upper portion of the intermammary cleft; aligning and placing the electrodes along the midline; evaluating interference from breast tissue with placement of the ambulatory monitor at the monitoring site; removably adhering the ambulatory ECG monitor to the monitoring site clear of any breast tissue interference for the duration of monitoring; and sensing ECG data through the sensing electrodes at the monitoring site and recording the sensed ECG data into the sensing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for performing ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring at a midline sternum-centered location of an adult female, comprising:
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provisioning an ambulatory ECG monitor comprising a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to self-powered sensing circuitry and enclosed in a flexible housing; independently suspending a layer of skin adhesive from a bottom of the flexible housing; locating a monitoring site on the surface of a patient'"'"'s chest at midline and above the body of the sternum adjacent to the fourth and fifth intercostal spaces between the breasts in the upper portion of the intermammary cleft; evaluating interference from breast tissue with placement of the ambulatory monitor at the monitoring site; conformably placing the ambulatory ECG monitor, comprising; aligning and placing the electrodes along the midline; removably adhering the skin adhesive to the monitoring site for the duration of monitoring; positioning the housing to avoid the breast tissue interference; and bending the housing axially and laterally along the contours of the monitoring site; and sensing ECG data through the sensing electrodes at the monitoring site and recording the sensed ECG data into the sensing circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor for an adult woman, comprising:
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self-powered ECG sensing circuitry; a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to the sensing circuitry; a housing enclosing the sensing circuitry; and a skin adhesive layer facing a contact surface and 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with conformal shape and independent suspension for an adult woman, comprising:
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a flexible ECG circuitry body, comprising; self-powered ECG sensing circuitry comprising a processor, memory, and finite power supply; a circuit board exhibiting axial and lateral flexibility and upon which the sensing circuitry is comprised; and a housing enclosing the circuit board; a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to the processor, which processes and stores sensed ECG data into the memory; and a skin adhesion assembly, comprising; a layer of skin adhesive facing a contact surface; and 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 of the circuitry body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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