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Method and system for monitoring the heart of a patient

  • US 5,966,692 A
  • Filed: 10/15/1997
  • Issued: 10/12/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of outpatient monitoring the heart of a patient comprising the steps of:

  • taking an electrocardiogram of a patient at a remote station;

    automatically detecting predetermined cardiological events in the electrocardiogram;

    automatically transmitting the electrocardiogram to a central station remote from the patient at the remote station along with identification of the patient if a predetermined cardiological event has occurred and promptly after it has occurred;

    automatically retrieving data, including non-physiological data, about the patient having a predetermined cardiological event from a database in communication with the central station; and

    automatically transmitting the data to the central station from the database for presenting at least some of the electrocardiogram and data about the patient to the central station.

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