Three dimensional vector cardiographic display and method for displaying same
First Claim
1. A cardiographic display for displaying an electrocardiograph heart signal having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional coordinate system sampled at incremental time intervals, comprising:
- a point of origin;
a three-dimensional coordinate system comprising an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis extending from said point of origin;
a frontal plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said y-axis;
a sagittal plane defined by the area between said z-axis and said y-axis;
a transverse plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said z-axis; and
means for displaying the magnitude and location of said signal within said coordinate system at incremental time intervals using a plurality of vectors, said vectors emanating from said origin.
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Abstract
A cardiographic display for displaying an electrocardiograph heart signal in vector format within a single three-dimensional coordinate system sampled at incremental time intervals and combining the above vector display on the same screen with other displays, e.g., a 12-Lead display. Other embodiments of the present invention comprise projecting the results of the heart vectors onto three planes of the coordinate system which represent the frontal, transverse and sagittal planes while simultaneously displaying the three-dimensional vector display. Still other embodiments comprise combining the three-dimensional with various graphs which show the various changes in magnitude and angle between the heart vectors.
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23 Claims
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1. A cardiographic display for displaying an electrocardiograph heart signal having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional coordinate system sampled at incremental time intervals, comprising:
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a point of origin; a three-dimensional coordinate system comprising an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis extending from said point of origin; a frontal plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said y-axis; a sagittal plane defined by the area between said z-axis and said y-axis; a transverse plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said z-axis; and means for displaying the magnitude and location of said signal within said coordinate system at incremental time intervals using a plurality of vectors, said vectors emanating from said origin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A cardiographic display for displaying an electrocardiograph heart signal having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional coordinate system sampled at incremental time intervals, comprising:
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a point of origin; a three-dimensional coordinate system comprising an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis extending from said point of origin; a frontal plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said y-axis; a sagittal plane defined by the area between said z-axis and said y-axis; a transverse plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said z-axis; and means for simultaneously displaying the magnitude and location of said signal within said coordinate system at incremental time intervals using a plurality of vectors, the change in magnitude between said plurality of said vectors and at least one Lead. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A cardiographic display for displaying an electrocardiograph heart signal in vector format within a single three-dimensional coordinate system sampled at incremental time intervals, comprising:
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a point of origin; a three-dimensional coordinate system comprising an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis extending from said point of origin; a frontal plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said y-axis; a sagittal plane defined by the area between said z-axis and said y-axis; a transverse plane defined by the area between said x-axis and said z-axis; and means for displaying the magnitude and location of said signal within said coordinate system at incremental time intervals using a plurality of vectors; means for displaying a P-wave; and means for projecting a terminal point of said P-wave in at least one plane.
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23. A method for displaying an electrocardiograph heart signal having a magnitude and location in vector format within a single three-dimensional coordinate system sampled at incremental time intervals, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a point of origin; displaying a three-dimensional coordinate system comprising an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis extending from said point of origin which defines a frontal plane located between said x-axis and said y-axis, a sagittal plane located between said z-axis and said y-axis, and a transverse plane located between said x-axis and said z-axis; and displaying the magnitude and location of said signal within said coordinate system at incremental time intervals using a plurality of vectors.
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