Apparatus and method for the accurate placement of biomedical sensors
First Claim
1. An apparatus for locating the placement sites of biomedical sensors upon a human body, comprising:
- a template frame comprising one or more reference locations for positioning of said template frame relative to one or more anatomical sites on said human body;
one or more template arms for locating said placement sites of biomedical sensors upon said human body with respect to said template frame; and
said one or more template arms being connectable to said template frame at different vertical locations thereon for defining the distance from an end of said one or more template arms to said template frame and an angle of said one or more template arms to the template frame.
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Abstract
A positioning device for the accurate placement of biomedical sensors. The positioning device has a template frame and one or more template arms. The template frame is able to be referenced to at least one anatomical site upon the human body, such as the sternal notch or the navel. Template arms extend from the template frame to the electrode positioning site. The length and angle of the template arms corresponds to the distance from the template frame to the electrode positioning site. The template arms reference the electrode positioning sites with respect to the template frame. The template frame references the template arms with respect to anatomical sites upon the human body.
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33 Claims
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1. An apparatus for locating the placement sites of biomedical sensors upon a human body, comprising:
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a template frame comprising one or more reference locations for positioning of said template frame relative to one or more anatomical sites on said human body;
one or more template arms for locating said placement sites of biomedical sensors upon said human body with respect to said template frame; and
said one or more template arms being connectable to said template frame at different vertical locations thereon for defining the distance from an end of said one or more template arms to said template frame and an angle of said one or more template arms to the template frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of locating the placement sites of biomedical sensors upon a human body, comprising:
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placing the upper edge of a template frame near the sternal notch;
adjusting the length of the template frame so that the bottom edge is near the level of the navel;
placing biomedical sensors near the desired location of an individual patient;
placing one end of a template arm in proximity to said biomedical sensor; and
connecting one end of said template arm on said template frame so that the distance and the angle between said biomedical sensor is fixed relative to said template frame. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for locating the placement sites of electrocardiographic electrodes upon a human body, which comprises:
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a template frame comprising a reference location for positioning of said template frame relative to the human sternal notch;
a first template arm for locating a placement site of a first electrode on a first position on the human body as a lower limb lead electrode equivalent;
a second template arm for locating a placement site of a second electrode on a second position on the human body as an upper limb lead electrode equivalent;
a third template arm for locating a placement site of a third electrode on a third position on the human body as a precordial lead electrode; and
said template arms being connected to said template frame for defining the distance from an end of said template arm to said template frame. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for locating the placement sites of biomedical sensor electrodes upon a human body, comprising:
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means for placing the upper edge of a template frame at the sternal notch;
means for adjusting the length of the template frame so that the bottom edge is at the level of the navel;
means for placing biomedical sensor electrodes at the desired location of an individual patient;
means for placing one end of a template arm on said biomedical sensor electrode; and
means for connecting one end of said template arm on said template frame so that the distance and the angle between said biomedical sensor electrode is fixed relative to said template frame. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. An apparatus for locating the placement sites of biomedical sensors upon a human body, comprising:
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a template frame comprising one or more reference locations for positioning of said template frame relative to one or more anatomical sites on said human body;
a plurality of template arms for locating said placement sites of biomedical sensors upon said human body with respect to said template frame; and
said plurality of template arms being connectable to said template frame at substantially the same location on the template frame for defining a distance from an end of said plurality of template arms to said template frame and an angle of said plurality of template arms to the template frame. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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