Cardiac event monitoring system
First Claim
1. A cardiac event monitoring system comprising:
- a base unit comprising;
a base connector, anda controller,wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory; and
a plug-in adapter comprising;
a housing,a plurality of electrodes including first and second electrodes each positioned on a first side of the housing and each configured to detect electrical signals from a heart of a patient when the first electrode is contacted by a first finger of the patient and the second electrode is contacted by a second finger of the patient, andan adapter connector positioned on a second side of the housing substantially opposite the first side and configured to removably couple with the base connector;
wherein, upon electrical coupling of the adapter connector of the plug-in adapter to the base connector of the base unit, the processor is configured to receive the electrical signals from the first and second electrodes and to store the electrical signals as electrocardiogram (ECG) data to the memory.
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Abstract
A cardiac event monitoring system may include a base unit including a base connector, a wearable electrode system, and a plug-in adapter. The wearable electrode system includes a cable, an electrode at one end of the cable, and a cable connector at the other end of the cable. The cable connector is configured to plug into the base connector. The plug-in adapter includes electrodes and an adapter connector that is configured to plug into the base connector. A handheld device may include a plug-in adapter having first and second electrodes and a controller that is configured to process electrical signals detected by at least one of the first or second electrodes that are indicative of a cardiac event.
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19 Claims
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1. A cardiac event monitoring system comprising:
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a base unit comprising; a base connector, and a controller, wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory; and a plug-in adapter comprising; a housing, a plurality of electrodes including first and second electrodes each positioned on a first side of the housing and each configured to detect electrical signals from a heart of a patient when the first electrode is contacted by a first finger of the patient and the second electrode is contacted by a second finger of the patient, and an adapter connector positioned on a second side of the housing substantially opposite the first side and configured to removably couple with the base connector; wherein, upon electrical coupling of the adapter connector of the plug-in adapter to the base connector of the base unit, the processor is configured to receive the electrical signals from the first and second electrodes and to store the electrical signals as electrocardiogram (ECG) data to the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monitoring cardiac events generated as electrical signals using a base unit comprising a base connector and a controller characterized by a processor and a memory, and using a plug-in adapter comprising a housing, a plurality of electrodes including first and second electrodes each positioned on a first side of the housing, and an adapter connector positioned on a second side of the housing substantially opposite the first side and configured to removably couple with the base connector, the method comprising:
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electrically coupling the adapter connector of the plug-in adapter to the base connector of the base unit; detecting, using the plurality of electrodes, the electrical signals from a heart of a patient when the first electrode is contacted by a first finger of the patient and the second electrode is contacted by a second finger of the patient; and operating the processor of the controller to receive the electrical signals fro he plurality of electrodes of the plug-in adapter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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