Multi-parameter acquisition of ECG and related physiologic data employing multi-parameter sensor and conventional ECG lead conductors, and enabled for remote operational management communication

• US 7,065,397 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2002
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inovise Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Inovise Medical, Inc.
• Inventors: Baumer, Martin, Galen, Peter M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pezzuto, Robert E
• Assistant Examiner(s): DROESCH, KRISTEN L
• Application Number:
  US10/175,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20030105405A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,463 Days
• Field of Search: 600/372, 600382-397, 600508-509, 600/513, 439/909
• US Class Current: 600/513
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/30 Input circuits therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/308 for electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/00 Instruments for auscultation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/909 Medical use or attached to human body

Abstract

ECG-related adaptor/sensor structure and methodology which enables various selectable operational communication to occur both unidirectionally and bidirectionally between the adaptor/sensor structure, and remote structure which is intended to receive ECG-related physiologic data from the adaptor/sensor structure.

Claims

1. Adaptor/sensor apparatus constructed for operative connection to a set of ECG lead conductors having distal ends for collecting, from a subject, plural-parameter physiologic data including EGG data, said apparatus comprising

an adaptor constructed for direct connection operatively to the distal end of such EGG lead conductors,

unitary plural-parameter sensor structure organized internally with plural specific parameter sensor devices in the forms of data-collection transducer structures that are designed each to collect, respectively, different physiologic parameter data from a subject'"'"'s common anatomical site, which sensor structure is discardably connectable operatively to said adaptor to communicate information therewith and therebetween, and

remotely accessible electrical response structure operatively connected to at least one of said unitary sensor structure and/or said adaptor, capable of being interrogated electrically over conductors in such EGG lead conductors, and to provide, with respect to such an interrogation, an interrogation-response report regarding selected informational characteristics relating to said adaptor and/or sensor structure.

2. Adaptor/sensor apparatus constructed for operative connection to a conventional set of EGG lead conductors having distal ends for collecting, from a subject, plural-parameter physiologic data including EGG data, said apparatus comprising

an adaptor constructed for direct connection operatively to the distal ends of such EGG lead conductors,

unitary plural-parameter sensor structure organized internally with plural-specific-parameter sensor devices in the forms of data-collection transducer structures that are designed each to collect, respectively, different physiologic parameter data from a subject'"'"'s common anatomical site, which sensor structure is discardably connectable operatively to said adaptor to communicate information therewith and therebetween, and

remotely accessible communication-enabling structure operatively disposed within said unitary sensor structure for the purpose of enabling at least unidirectional operative communication between the sensor structure and an outside communication source for the purpose of addressing selected operational qualities and characteristics of components within the sensor structure.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said communication-enabling structure permits bidirectional communication.

4. Adaptor/sensor apparatus constructed for operative connection to a set of conventional ECG lead conductors having distal ends for collecting, from a person, plural-parameter physiologic data including ECG data, said apparatus comprising:

an adaptor which is adapted for direct connection operatively to the distal ends of such ECG lead conductors,

a unitary plural-parameter sensor organized internally with plural specific parameter sensor devices in the forms of data-collection transducer structures that are designed each to collect, respectively, different physiologic parameter data from a subject'"'"'s common anatomical site, which sensor is discardably connectable operatively to said adaptor to communicate information therewith and therebetween, and

remotely controllable tuning structure provided in at least one of said adaptor and unitary sensor, and operable, with the adaptor and sensor discardably interconnected for operation in a cooperative fashion, and in response to a remotely transmitted control signal, to respond to that signal for the purpose of adjusting at least one operational parameter that is controllable within the adaptor or sensor.