Method and system for evaluating data picked-up by means of long term ECG devices

• US 5,086,778 A
• Filed: 07/20/1990
• Issued: 02/11/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mueller & Sebastiani Elektronik GmbH
• Original Assignee: Mueller & Sebastiani Elektronik GmbH
• Inventors: Sebastiani, Oscar, Mueller, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Kamm, William E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Getzow, Scott M.
• Application Number:
  US07/556,084
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 128/696, 128/710, 364/413.06
• US Class Current: 600/508
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/276 Protection against electrode failure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/335 using integrated circuit memory devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/339 Displays specially adapted therefor

Abstract

A method and a system of evaluating data picked-up by means of a long term ECG device and stored in a permanent memory, is characterized in that, in a first step, a transfer is effected of the data of the permanent memory onto a data carrier independent from the long term ECG device, with a brief evaluation of the data being simultaneously carried out; and in that, in a second step, the data transferred to the independent data carrier is subjected to detail evaluation at an evaluation center.

Claims

1. A method of evaluating data picked-up by means of a long term ECG device and stored in a permanent memory, characterised in that, in a first step, a transfer is effected of the data of the permanent memory onto a data carrier independent from the long term ECG device, with a brief evaluation of the data being simultaneously carried out;

and in that, in a second step, the data transferred to the independent data carrier is subjected to detailed evaluation at an evaluation center.

2. Method in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that during the brief evaluation a functional check is carried out of the total recording process.

3. Method in accordance with claim 1, characterised in that the results of the brief evaluation are made visible via an optical display.

4. Method in accordance with claim 1 characterised in that during the brief evaluation at least the number of the pathological and serious events for the judgement of the ECG are detected.

5. Method in accordance with claim 1 characterised in that the transfer of the data from the permanent memory to the independent data carrier takes place in the form of an identical copy.

6. System including a portable long term ECG devices with an inbuilt permanent memory, characterised by a central evaluation unit and a plurality of intermediate device means for transferring the data of the long term ECG devices onto an independent data carrier and also for carryng out a brief evaluation of the data.

7. System in accordance with claim 6, characterised in that the intermediate device is connectable with long a term ECG device via a plug coupling.

8. System in accordance with claim 6, characterised in that the independent data carrier comprises a floppy disk.

9. System in accordance with claim 6 characterised in that the intermediate device has an LCD display for the result of the brief evaluation.