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Heart beat rate monitor

  • US 4,083,366 A
  • Filed: 06/16/1976
  • Issued: 04/11/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for monitoring heart beats of a subject, comprising:

  • a heart beat monitor including heart beat sensing means for sensing the subject heart beat and for providing pulses corresponding thereto, first means including receiver means for receiving signals transmitted to said monitor from a source external thereto, said signals including signals defining at least a selected upper limit of heart beat rate, and memory means for storing said upper rate limit defining signals, received by said received means, circuit means responsive to said pulses for comparing their rate with said rate upper limit, stored in said memory means, and for providing an indication to said subject when the rate of said pulses exceeds the rate upper limit, and a power source means for powering at least said circuit means; and

    means external to said monitor for transmitting signals to said receiver means in said monitor, said signals including signals defining at least said selected rate upper limit, said external means including controllable variable means for controlling the rate upper limit defined by said signals.

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