Portable heart monitor performing multiple functions
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1. An apparatus for monitoring multiple aspects of a patient'"'"'s cardiac condition comprising:
- (a) means for generating a present pulse signal indicative of a patient'"'"'s present pulse rate and a present heartbeat waveform signal;
(b) means for receiving the present pulse signal and generating an average pulse rate signal indicative of the pulse rate over a predetermined period of time;
(c) means for storing the average pulse rate signal;
(d) means for comparing the present pulse signal and the average pulse rate signal and generating an alarm signal if the difference between these signals exceeds a first predetermined threshold;
(e) means for receiving the present heartbeat waveform signal and generating an average heartbeat waveform signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s average heartbeat over a predetermined period of time;
(f) means for storing the average heartbeat waveform signal;
(g) means for comparing the present heartbeat waveform signal and the average heartbeat waveform signal and generating an alarm signal if the difference between these signals exceeds a second predetermined threshold; and
(h) means for storing the present heartbeat waveform signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s present heartbeat that resulted in the generation of an alarm signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring multiple aspects of a patient'"'"'s cardiac condition which is portable microprocessor based, and can be programmed to select (for storage in random access memory (RAM)) anomalous heartbeat waveforms while rejecting normal waveforms. In addition, the cardiac monitor gives real time warnings of erratic heartbeat waveforms and stores these waveforms for future analysis. The cardiac monitor also detects and energizes an alarm signal if a patient'"'"'s heartbeat skips a predetermined number of beats.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring multiple aspects of a patient'"'"'s cardiac condition comprising:
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(a) means for generating a present pulse signal indicative of a patient'"'"'s present pulse rate and a present heartbeat waveform signal; (b) means for receiving the present pulse signal and generating an average pulse rate signal indicative of the pulse rate over a predetermined period of time; (c) means for storing the average pulse rate signal; (d) means for comparing the present pulse signal and the average pulse rate signal and generating an alarm signal if the difference between these signals exceeds a first predetermined threshold; (e) means for receiving the present heartbeat waveform signal and generating an average heartbeat waveform signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s average heartbeat over a predetermined period of time; (f) means for storing the average heartbeat waveform signal; (g) means for comparing the present heartbeat waveform signal and the average heartbeat waveform signal and generating an alarm signal if the difference between these signals exceeds a second predetermined threshold; and (h) means for storing the present heartbeat waveform signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s present heartbeat that resulted in the generation of an alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for monitoring multiple aspects of a patient'"'"'s cardiac condition comprising:
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(a) generating a present pulse signal indicative of a patient'"'"'s current pulse rate and a present heartbeat waveform signal; (b) generating an average pulse rate signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s pulse rate over a predetermined period of time; (c) storing the average present pulse rate signal; (d) comparing the present pulse signal and the average pulse rate signal and generating an alarm signal if the difference between these signals exceeds a first predetermined threshold; (e) receiving the present heartbeat waveform signal and generating an average heartbeat waveform signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s average heartbeat over a predetermined period of time; (f) storing the average heartbeat waveform signal; (g) comparing the present heartbeat waveform signal and the average heartbeat waveform signal and generating an alarm signal if the difference between these signals exceeds a second predetermined threshold; and (h) storing the present heartbeat waveform signal indicative of the patient'"'"'s current heartbeat that resulted in the generation of an alarm signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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