Precordial electrode strip and apparatus and method using the same
First Claim
1. In a precordial electrode strip for use on the torso of patients of different sizes, an elongate strip of flexible insulating material, a plurality of precordial electrodes disposed in longitudinally spaced apart positions with respect to said strip so that there are portions of the strip between the electrodes, a plurality of precordial leads carried by the strip, at least one lead being connected to each of said precordial electrodes, and a single connector connected to said precordial leads for making connection to each of said precordial electrodes, said strip being provided with a straight portion, an inclined portion, and another straight portion which is substantially parallel to the first-named straight portion, the precordial electrodes being identified as V1, V2, V3, V4, V5 and V6, the V1 and V2 electrodes being disposed on the first straight portion and the electrodes V3 through V6 being disposed on the second straight portion.
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Abstract
Precordial electrode strip for use on the torso of patients of different sizes comprising an elongate strip of flexible insulating material. A plurality of precordial electrodes are disposed in longitudinally spaced apart positions on the strip. A plurality of precordial leads are carried by the strip. At least one lead is connected to each of said precordial electrodes. A single connector is connected to said precordial leads for making connection to each of said precordial electrodes.
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- 1. In a precordial electrode strip for use on the torso of patients of different sizes, an elongate strip of flexible insulating material, a plurality of precordial electrodes disposed in longitudinally spaced apart positions with respect to said strip so that there are portions of the strip between the electrodes, a plurality of precordial leads carried by the strip, at least one lead being connected to each of said precordial electrodes, and a single connector connected to said precordial leads for making connection to each of said precordial electrodes, said strip being provided with a straight portion, an inclined portion, and another straight portion which is substantially parallel to the first-named straight portion, the precordial electrodes being identified as V1, V2, V3, V4, V5 and V6, the V1 and V2 electrodes being disposed on the first straight portion and the electrodes V3 through V6 being disposed on the second straight portion.
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14. In a method for making an electrical measurement on a patient by use of a measurement apparatus, utilizing precordial electrodes V1 through V6 and limb electrodes RA, La, RL and LL, placing the V1 through V6 precordial electrodes as a precordial array on the torso of the patient, placing the limb electrodes RA and LA on the right and left arms respectively of the patient, placing the limb electrodes RL and LL on the right and left legs respectively of the patient, connecting the precordial electrodes to the apparatus by use of first and second connections to each of the electrodes V1 through V6 of the precordial array to a single connector and connecting the limb electrodes to the apparatus so that redundant monitoring can be provided.
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