Wearable for acquisition of resting multi-lead ECG
First Claim
1. A wearable for administration or self-administration of a resting 12-or-more-lead ECG from full or reduced electrode sets, of a subject having arms and a body, the wearable comprising:
- a thin flexible electrode support adapted to be worn only about the subject'"'"'s torso and having an inside in contact with the subject'"'"'s torso and an outside, the support further supporting a plurality of electrodes, including at least one precordial electrode and LA, RA, and LL electrodes, andelectrode-supporting cushions attached to or integral to the outside of the electrode support with the LA and RA electrodes attached to or integrated into the electrode-supporting cushions, the cushions placed on the electrode support such that pressure is exerted by the cushions upon the arms when the arms are placed in contact with the cushions directed downwardly in either a sideward, backward or forward direction, the pressure being sufficient to make the cushion-mounted LA and RA electrodes contact with the medial, posterior or anterior surfaces of the arms without substantial muscular exertion on the part of the subject to press the arms into the cushion-mounted LA and RA electrodes.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electrode wearable or harness permits for easy, quick, and unsupervised administration or self-administration of a resting 12-or-more-lead ECG. Various advantageous features of the electrode wearable or harness include: inflatable or padded cushions at the lateral sides of the torso that function to press LA and RA electrodes mounted on the cushions against the downward-resting arms of the subject, permitting good electrode abutment with distal electrode placement without the need for adhesives, straps, bands, bracelets, or gloves on the arms; padding over the sternum to avoid tenting in the V1, V2, V3 and V3R electrodes whenever present, easy-to-don, one-piece design with an adjustable single point of connection and an adjustable shoulder strap; Lund or modified Lund placement; dry electrodes; and various other features. Methods of use are also described.
86 Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A wearable for administration or self-administration of a resting 12-or-more-lead ECG from full or reduced electrode sets, of a subject having arms and a body, the wearable comprising:
-
a thin flexible electrode support adapted to be worn only about the subject'"'"'s torso and having an inside in contact with the subject'"'"'s torso and an outside, the support further supporting a plurality of electrodes, including at least one precordial electrode and LA, RA, and LL electrodes, and electrode-supporting cushions attached to or integral to the outside of the electrode support with the LA and RA electrodes attached to or integrated into the electrode-supporting cushions, the cushions placed on the electrode support such that pressure is exerted by the cushions upon the arms when the arms are placed in contact with the cushions directed downwardly in either a sideward, backward or forward direction, the pressure being sufficient to make the cushion-mounted LA and RA electrodes contact with the medial, posterior or anterior surfaces of the arms without substantial muscular exertion on the part of the subject to press the arms into the cushion-mounted LA and RA electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A wearable for administration or self-administration of a resting 12-or-more-lead ECG from full or reduced electrode sets, of a subject having a chest having a sternum, the wearable comprising:
-
a thin flexible electrode support adapted to be only worn upon a subject'"'"'s torso having an inside in contact with the subject'"'"'s torso and an outside, the support further supporting a plurality of electrodes, including at least one precordial electrode and LA, RA, and LL electrodes, each electrode having a respective placement site, the thin flexible electrode support comprising padding in the thin flexible support over the sternum such that any electrodes subject to tenting near the sternum are pushed down toward the chest, bringing them into good electrical contact with their respective placement sites; and wherein no adhesives are used in fastening the wearable, electrode support, or any electrodes to the subject. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A single-piece wearable for administration or self-administration of a resting 12-or-more-lead ECG from full or reduced electrode sets on a subject having arms and a body, the single-piece wearable comprising:
-
a thin flexible electrode support adapted to be only worn upon the subject'"'"'s torso, the support having an inside adapted to be in contact with the subject'"'"'s torso and an outside, the support further supporting a plurality of electrodes, including at least one precordial electrode located on the support to be on the subject'"'"'s chest when the support is worn by the subject, and LA, RA, and LL electrodes, the LA and RA electrodes disposed to make contact with the medial, posterior or anterior aspects of the subject'"'"'s arms, without the use of any adhesive on the subject'"'"'s body, without additional belts, bands, gloves, or bracelets other than what is provided in the thin flexible electrode support, wherein the thin flexible electrode support has one point of connection/disconnection configured to fasten the support around the subject'"'"'s torso. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
-
Specification