Method and apparatus for distinguishing pacing pulses in an EKG using conduction velocity calculations
First Claim
1. A method for distinguishing non-physiological electrical signals within a body from physiological electrochemical activity, said method comprising the steps of:
- connecting a plurality of electrodes to the external surface of the body such that electrical signals within said body can be detected;
detecting, at a plurality of points, electrical signals within the body; and
distinguishing non-physiological electrical signals from physiological electrochemical activity by calculating conduction velocities of said detected electrical signals between selected pairs of said plurality of points.
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Abstract
A method and device for distinguishing man-made electrical signals within a body from physiological electrochemical activity. The method and device work by detecting electrical signals within the body, and distinguishing the man-made electrical signals from the physiological electrochemical activity by calculating conduction velocities for the detected electrical signals. In distinguishing the signals, at least one pair of points where the electrical signals are being detected is designated as being of interest. At each point within this pair, the occurrence of the arrival times of each electrical signal is observed. On the basis of these observed arrival times, the signal is then determined to be either man-made or electrophysiological in origin.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for distinguishing non-physiological electrical signals within a body from physiological electrochemical activity, said method comprising the steps of:
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connecting a plurality of electrodes to the external surface of the body such that electrical signals within said body can be detected; detecting, at a plurality of points, electrical signals within the body; and distinguishing non-physiological electrical signals from physiological electrochemical activity by calculating conduction velocities of said detected electrical signals between selected pairs of said plurality of points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for distinguishing non-physiological electrical signals within a patient'"'"'s body, from physiological electrochemical activity, said device comprising:
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means for detecting, at a plurality of points, electrical signals within the body; and means for distinguishing non-physiological electrical signals from physiological electrochemical activity by calculating conduction velocities of said detected electrical signals between selected pairs of said plurality of points. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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