ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH SYSTEM

• US 20130331720A1
• Filed: 06/11/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Triomi Medical Innovations Inc.
• Original Assignee: Triomi Medical Innovations, LLC
• Inventors: Battaglia, Michael D., Murphy, Sean M.
• Application Number:
  US13/493,968
• Publication Number:
  US 20130331720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/523
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/339 Displays specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electrocardiograph (EKG) system and methods of using the same. The system includes a plurality of electrodes, an acquisition device and a display. The acquisition device includes a processor that is configured to process signals generated from the electrodes without receiving processing instructions from the display and/or the display includes a processor that is configured to check signals received from the acquisition device for errors prior to displaying on a display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device

Claims

1. An electrocardiograph system comprising:

a) a plurality of electrodes;

b) an acquisition device comprising an acquisition device signal processor configured to process signals received from the plurality of electrodes; and

c) a display computer in direct communication with the acquisition device, the display computer comprising a display screen configured to display an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device, a memory, a processor, and an operating system,

wherein the acquisition device signal processor is configured to process signals received from the plurality of electrodes and further wherein the acquisition device signal processor is configured to perform all acquisition device signal processor signal processing without receiving any processing instructions from the display computer.

2. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1 further comprising a cable for connecting the acquisition device to the display computer.

3. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the acquisition device further comprises a communications processor configured to establish communications between the display computer and the acquisition device without the communications processor sending any signals to the acquisition device signal processor.

4. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the electrocardiograph system is portable and the display computer and the acquisition device are each capable of being carried by a human adult in one hand.

5. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the display computer is a mobile telephone that further comprises a graphical user interface.

6. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the acquisition device is configured to filter signals in the acquisition device without receiving filtering instructions from the display computer.

7. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the display processor is configured to check signals received from the acquisition device for errors prior to displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

8. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the display processor is configured to correct errors in signals received from the acquisition device prior to displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

9. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the weight of the display computer is less than about one pound.

10. The electrocardiograph system of claim 1, wherein the display computer is configured to transmit signals from the display computer to another computer.

11. A method of improving data integrity, the method comprising:

a) providing the electrocardiograph system of claim 1;

b) placing the plurality of electrodes on the body of an animal;

c) transmitting signals from the plurality of electrodes to the acquisition device signal processor;

d) processing signals received from the plurality of electrodes in the acquisition device signal processor without receiving processing instructions from the display computer;

e) transmitting signals from the acquisition device to the display computer; and

f) displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device,

wherein all acquisition device signal processor signal processing is performed without receiving any processing instructions from the display computer.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises sending signals from the display computer to the acquisition device to establish device recognition between the display computer and the acquisition device and then ceasing all communications from the display computer to the acquisition device while the acquisition device signal processor is processing signals received from the electrodes.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising using software stored in the display computer to analyze signals received from the acquisition device.

30. The method of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises the step of checking signals received from the acquisition device for errors using the display processor.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the display processor uses a checksum to detect errors in signals received from the acquisition device.

14. A portable electrocardiograph system comprising:

a) a plurality of electrodes;

b) an acquisition device comprising an acquisition device signal processor configured to process signals received from the plurality of electrodes; and

c) a display computer in direct communication with the acquisition device, the display computer comprising a display screen configured to display an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device, a memory, a processor, and an operating system,

wherein the display processor is configured to check signals received from the handheld acquisition device for errors prior to displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

15. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the display processor is configured to correct errors in signals received from the acquisition device prior to displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

16. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the acquisition device processor is configured to process signals received from the plurality of electrodes without receiving processing instructions from the display computer.

17. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14 further comprising a cable for connecting the acquisition device to the display computer.

18. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the acquisition device further comprises a communications processor configured to establish communications between the display computer and the acquisition device.

19. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the electrocardiograph system is portable and the display computer and the acquisition device are each capable of being carried by a human adult in one hand.

20. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the display computer is a mobile telephone that further comprises a graphical user interface.

21. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the acquisition device is configured to filter signals in the acquisition device without receiving filtering instructions from the display computer.

22. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the weight of the display computer is less than about one pound.

23. The electrocardiograph system of claim 14, wherein the display computer is further configured to transmit from the display computer to another computer.

24. A method of improving data integrity comprising:

a) providing the electrocardiograph system of claim 14;

b) placing the plurality of electrodes on the body of an animal;

c) transmitting signals from the plurality of electrodes to the acquisition device signal processor;

d) processing signals received from the plurality of electrodes in the acquisition device signal processor;

e) transmitting signals from the acquisition device to the display computer;

f) checking signals received from the acquisition device for errors using the display processor; and

g) displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

25. A portable electrocardiograph system comprising:

a) a plurality of electrodes;

b) a handheld acquisition device comprising an acquisition device signal processor configured to process signals received from the plurality of electrodes; and

c) a handheld display, the handheld display comprising a display screen configured to display an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device, a memory, a processor, and an operating system, wherein the display processor is configured to check signals received from the acquisition device for errors prior to displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

26. The portable electrocardiograph system of claim 25, wherein the acquisition device processor is configured to process signals received from the plurality of electrodes without receiving processing instructions from the display.

27. The portable electrocardiograph system of claim 25, wherein the display is a computer.

28. The portable electrocardiograph system of claim 25, wherein the display processor is configured to correct errors in signals received from the acquisition device prior to displaying on the display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device.

29. A method of improving data integrity comprising:

a) providing the portable electrocardiograph system of claim 25;

b) placing the plurality of electrodes on the body of an animal;

c) transmitting signals from the plurality of electrodes to the acquisition device signal processor;

d) processing signals received from the plurality of electrodes in the acquisition device signal processor;

e) transmitting signals from the acquisition device to the display; and

f) checking signals received from the acquisition device for errors using the display processor.