Passive contactless monitor for detecting cessation of cardiopulmonary
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting cessation of cardiopulmonary functioning of a human body, comprising:
- a passive conductive means, spaced apart from said body in which a potential is directly induced by the movement of said body due to the movement of the charge of said body when said cardiopulmonary functioning occured;
monitor means responsive to said directly induced potential to produce a indication of cessation of cardiopulmonary functions of said body.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for detecting the cessation of movement of a body by detecting the voltage produced by the movement of the charge on said body because of the body'"'"'s movement. This is accomplished by a passive contactless conductive pad which is spaced from the body and in which a potential is induced by the movement of the body through the movement of the charge on the body. This potential is amplified and an alarm indication device responds to the amplified potential to produce an alarm when the output of the amplifier is below a predetermined value or for a predetermined period of time. This device enables the unattended monitoring of breathing and heart functioning for long periods of time.
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1. An apparatus for detecting cessation of cardiopulmonary functioning of a human body, comprising:
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a passive conductive means, spaced apart from said body in which a potential is directly induced by the movement of said body due to the movement of the charge of said body when said cardiopulmonary functioning occured; monitor means responsive to said directly induced potential to produce a indication of cessation of cardiopulmonary functions of said body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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3. An apparatus for detecting cessation of movement of a body containing a charge comprising:
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a passive charge movement detecting conductive means spaced from said body in which a potential is directly induced on said conductive means by the movement of said charge caused by the movement of said body; potential amplification means responsive to said induced potential to produce a voltage output representative of movement of said body; and alarm indicator means responsive to the output of said amplification means to produce a signal indicating the cessation of movement of said body when the output of said amplification means is below a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for detecting cessation of movement of a body containing a charge, comprising the steps of:
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detecting the movement of said body by means of a measurement of a potential directly produced as a result of said movement of said charge caused by the movement of said body; outputting by means of a passive conducting means, said potential produced by said movement; amplifying said outputted potential to produce a voltage output representative of body movement; and producing an alarm indicating cessation of movement of said body when said voltage output is below a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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