Electrocardiograph monitoring device and connector
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1. An EKG patch, comprising:
- a base layer; and
four electrodes held in a fixed configuration with respect to said base layer, said four electrodes being capable of receiving an electrical signal generated by the myocardium of a human heart,wherein said base layer is configured to contact the skin of a human patient and attach thereto,wherein said four electrodes are also configured to contact the skin of a human patient concurrently with said base layer, andwherein said four electrodes are arranged in a square configuration and are equidistantly spaced about 5.5 cm apart from one another along the periphery of the square configuration.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to electrocardiography and to electrode arrangements used in electrocardiographic monitoring devices, and is more particularly related to a pad or patch containing said electrodes which may be used to passively and non-invasively monitor electrical activity generated by a patient'"'"'s heart from the surface of that patient'"'"'s chest, and to a connector which allows for fast and simple connection between the pad containing said electrodes and the devices and equipment typically used to monitor and view electrocardiographic information.
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1. An EKG patch, comprising:
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a base layer; and four electrodes held in a fixed configuration with respect to said base layer, said four electrodes being capable of receiving an electrical signal generated by the myocardium of a human heart, wherein said base layer is configured to contact the skin of a human patient and attach thereto, wherein said four electrodes are also configured to contact the skin of a human patient concurrently with said base layer, and wherein said four electrodes are arranged in a square configuration and are equidistantly spaced about 5.5 cm apart from one another along the periphery of the square configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An EKG patch, consisting essentially of:
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a base layer comprising a flexible cloth material capable of conforming to the contours of a human patient; an adhesive layer coupled to said base layer, wherein said adhesive layer is configured to contact the skin of a human patient and attach thereto; and four electrodes held in a fixed configuration with respect to said base layer, said four electrodes being capable of receiving an electrical signal generated by the myocardium of a human heart, wherein said four electrodes are also configured to contact the skin of a human patient concurrently with said adhesive layer, and wherein said four electrodes are arranged in a square configuration and are equidistantly spaced about 5.5 cm apart from one another along the periphery of the square configuration.
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