ECG lead set and ECG adapter system
First Claim
1. A method to couple an electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor with at least one ECG lead set, the method comprising:
- providing an ECG monitor having at least one input;
providing the at least one ECG lead set, wherein a number of the at least one ECG lead set is different from a number of the at least one input;
determining the number of the at least one input and a configuration of each input;
determining the number of the at least one ECG lead set and a configuration of a lead set connector of each ECG lead set;
selecting an ECG adapter from a plurality of ECG adapters according to the number of the at least one input, the configuration of each input, and the number of the at least one ECG lead set, the plurality of ECG adapters comprising at least two ECG adapters configured to connect to a different number of ECG lead sets from each other, the selected ECG adapter comprising;
a monitor connector for each input, each monitor connector corresponding to one of the inputs for coupling the ECG adapter to each input; and
a lead set receptacle for each ECG lead set, each lead set receptacle corresponding to one of the lead set connectors for coupling the ECG adapter to each ECG lead set;
coupling the ECG adapter to the ECG monitor such that each monitor connector is coupled to the corresponding input; and
coupling the ECG adapter to each of the lead set connectors to thereby electrically couple the ECG lead sets with the ECG monitor.
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Abstract
A method for coupling an ECG monitor with an incompatible ECG lead set includes the steps of providing an ECG adapter including an adapter body having at least one monitor connector adapted for coupling to an input of an ECG monitor and at least one lead set receptacle adapted for coupling to a connector of an ECG lead set incompatible with the input of the ECG monitor, coupling the at least one monitor connector of the adapter body with the input of the ECG monitor and coupling the at least one lead set receptacle of the adapter body with the connector of the ECG lead set to thereby electrically couple the ECG lead set with the ECG monitor.
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11 Claims
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1. A method to couple an electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor with at least one ECG lead set, the method comprising:
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providing an ECG monitor having at least one input; providing the at least one ECG lead set, wherein a number of the at least one ECG lead set is different from a number of the at least one input; determining the number of the at least one input and a configuration of each input; determining the number of the at least one ECG lead set and a configuration of a lead set connector of each ECG lead set; selecting an ECG adapter from a plurality of ECG adapters according to the number of the at least one input, the configuration of each input, and the number of the at least one ECG lead set, the plurality of ECG adapters comprising at least two ECG adapters configured to connect to a different number of ECG lead sets from each other, the selected ECG adapter comprising; a monitor connector for each input, each monitor connector corresponding to one of the inputs for coupling the ECG adapter to each input; and a lead set receptacle for each ECG lead set, each lead set receptacle corresponding to one of the lead set connectors for coupling the ECG adapter to each ECG lead set; coupling the ECG adapter to the ECG monitor such that each monitor connector is coupled to the corresponding input; and coupling the ECG adapter to each of the lead set connectors to thereby electrically couple the ECG lead sets with the ECG monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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