Wireless EKG System

• US 20160073915A1
• Filed: 09/16/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Louis Felice
• Original Assignee: Louis Felice
• Inventors: Felice, Louis
• Application Number:
  US14/855,832
• Publication Number:
  US 20160073915A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/259 using conductive adhesive means, e.g. gels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/339 Displays specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7495 using a reader or scanner device, e.g. barcode scanner
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/96 using barcodes

Abstract

A wireless electrocardiogram (EKG) system having a plurality of wireless electrodes configured to wirelessly transmit EKG data to a display that is configured to display EKG data through a graphical EKG plot. Each wireless electrode includes a barcode thereon configured to allow a user to associate a set of wireless electrodes with a particular display. The display includes a barcode scanner, which is adapted to read and decode the barcode on each electrode to associate the electrode with the display. Each wireless electrode includes a housing configured to support an EKG sensor, a microprocessor adapted to process EKG signals from the EKG sensor for wireless transmission, and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit and encode EKG signals. The display includes a receiver configured to receive EKG data from the wireless transmitter and a microprocessor configured to generate the graphical EKG plot on the display.

Claims

1. ) A wireless EKG system, comprising:

a plurality of electrodes configured to wirelessly communicate EKG data to a display;

a barcode disposed on each of said plurality of electrodes;

a barcode scanner disposed on said display adapted to read and decode said barcode.

2. ) The wireless EKG system of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of wireless electrodes includes a housing configured to support:

an EKG sensor;

a microprocessor adapted to process EKG signals from said EKG sensor for wireless transmission;

a wireless transmitter configured to transmit and encode said EKG signals.

3. ) The wireless EKG system of claim 2, wherein said housing further comprises:

an amplifier that is configured to provide an amplified EKG signal to a voltage to frequency converter that is configured to convert said amplified EKG signal to a frequency encoded EKG signal.

4. ) The wireless EKG system of claim 2, wherein said housing further comprises a power source.

5. ) The wireless EKG system of claim 1, wherein said display comprises a receiver configured to receive EKG data from said wireless transmitter.

6. ) The wireless EKG system of claim 1, wherein said display further comprises:

a frequency to voltage converter that is configured to decode said frequency encoded EKG signal to a voltage signal;

a microprocessor configured to process said voltage signal to drive and generate said graphical EKG plot on said display.