Long-term, ambulatory physiological recorder
First Claim
1. A flesh/body mounted, self powered, long-term, ambulatory data processor and recorder for accumulation of physiological and somatic data from a patient, comprising:
- environmentally sealed recorder housing means for elimination of moisture, dust, and other contaminants from the data processing and recording process;
dual function recorder housing mounting means for adhesively holding said recorder housing in a desired position on the flesh and body of said patient, while concomitantly acting as a data input transducer and physiological sensor of said somatic data; and
micro processor system controller means disposed in said recorder housing for receiving, processing, accumulating, recording, and outputting at least one channel of said somatic data;
reusable data storage means disposed in said recorder housing.
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Abstract
A self contained, compact, long term, ambulatory physiological recorder is designed for mounting directly to the body of a patient, immediately adjacent to the organ or system that is to be monitored, and is adhesively and covertly held there in place and comfortably under clothing by the very transducer, skin electrodes that detect the physiological information to be recorded, and thereby increasing continuity and decreasing artifact by obviating the need for numerous and cumbersome, hanging electrode leads as well as unsightly and cumbersome recorder pouches suspended from shoulder straps or belts.
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19 Claims
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1. A flesh/body mounted, self powered, long-term, ambulatory data processor and recorder for accumulation of physiological and somatic data from a patient, comprising:
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environmentally sealed recorder housing means for elimination of moisture, dust, and other contaminants from the data processing and recording process; dual function recorder housing mounting means for adhesively holding said recorder housing in a desired position on the flesh and body of said patient, while concomitantly acting as a data input transducer and physiological sensor of said somatic data; and micro processor system controller means disposed in said recorder housing for receiving, processing, accumulating, recording, and outputting at least one channel of said somatic data; reusable data storage means disposed in said recorder housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Hidden and covert apparatus for monitoring and recording physiological and somatic data from a patient over an extended period and in an ambulatory environment, comprising:
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a recorder housing; means attached to said housing for concomitantly sensing somatic analog signals and also for attaching said recorder housing directly to the patient'"'"'s body/skin and holding said recorder in place during the recording process; central processor unit disposed in said housing for receiving, processing, and for converting said somatic signals from analog to digital data; and means for storing said digital data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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