Electrocardiogram Package

• US 20150087947A1
• Filed: 09/25/2013
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: Freeman, Gary A., Johnson, Guy R.
• Granted Patent: US 10,213,124 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/372
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/046 Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0492 Patch electrodes A61N1/0412, A61N1/0428 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing

Abstract

A device includes a housing; a core contained within the housing and disposed along at least a portion of the length of the housing, the core configured to rotate relative to the housing; a tab configured to connect to a port of a mobile device; and multiple electrocardiogram (ECG) cables wound around the core. A distal end of each ECG cable is connected to the tab and a proximal end of each ECG cable is connected to at least one of a corresponding ECG electrode and a corresponding pad.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a housing;

a core contained within the housing and disposed along at least a portion of the length of the housing, the core configured to rotate relative to the housing;

a tab configured to connect to a port of a mobile device; and

multiple electrocardiogram (ECG) cables wound around the core, a distal end of each ECG cable connected to the tab and a proximal end of each ECG cable connected to at least one of a corresponding electrode and a corresponding pad.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the multiple ECG cables are wound around the core such that when the tab is pulled, the multiple ECG cables are unwound from the core.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the multiple ECG cables are connected along at least a portion of the length of the cables to form a ribbon.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the tab includes a connector.

5. The device of claim 1, comprising at least one of a memory and processor coupled with the tab and multiple cables.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing is cylindrical, and wherein the core is disposed along at least a portion of the length of the housing.

7. The device of claim 6, wherein the core is cylindrical and disposed coaxially with the housing.

8. The device of claim 1, comprising multiple cores contained within the housing, each core configured to rotate relative to the housing, each of the multiple ECG cables wound around a corresponding one of the multiple cores.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the tab is disposed in a slit in the housing.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the slit is sealed with a gasket.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the tab is disposed outside the housing.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes an openable portion allowing access to the tab.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the core is coated with a release liner.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the electrode and the pad is coated with a release liner.

15. The device of claim 1, comprising twelve ECG cables.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing has a diameter of less than about 1 inch and a length of less than about 3 inches.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the multiple ECG cables has a length different from the length of the other of the multiple ECG cables.

18. A method comprising:

providing a housing enclosing multiple ECG cables wound around a core, the core configured to rotate relative to the housing;

pulling on a tab connected to the multiple ECG cables to unwind the ECG cables from the core; and

connecting the tab to a port on a mobile device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein connecting the tab includes connecting the tab to a mini USB port.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein pulling on the tab causes the core to rotate relative to the housing.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein each of the multiple ECG cables is connected to at least one of a corresponding electrode and a corresponding pad, and wherein unwinding the ECG cables from the core includes unwinding the ECG electrodes from the core.

22. The method of claim 21, comprising positioning the ECG electrodes on a patient.