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Medical monitoring system

  • US 5,002,060 A
  • Filed: 06/14/1989
  • Issued: 03/26/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A monitoring system adapted to detect and analyze both respiration and heart beat of an individual comprising:

  • sensor means adapted to detect respiration and heart beat signals, that are non-invasive, passive and remotely located off the body of the individual;

    said sensor means connected to the inputs of filter amplifiers having inputs connected to said sensor means to produce analog processed signals from said respiration and heart beat signals;

    said processed signals constitute the input to means for converting said analog signals into digital form with an analog to digital converter (A/D converter);

    means for applying the resulting digitized signals to a digital signal processor means which carries out analysis of said digitized signals;

    said analysis yields filtered data that is a digital representation of said heart beat and respiration signals produced by the heart beat and the respiration of said monitored individual;

    means for further processing data to produce an alarm upon irregularities in either the rate or characteristics of the heart beat or respiration, or drastic change in body temperature that is derived from heart beat rate, and means for indicating the cause of the alarm;

    said system including means to transmit the alarm signal and indication of the cause of the alarm to any desired location; and

    means to record and store data concerning said irregularities for future use.

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