Electrocardiography and respiratory monitor recorder
First Claim
1. An electrocardiography and respiratory monitor recorder, comprising:
- a sealed housing adapted to be removably secured into a non-conductive receptacle on a disposable extended wear electrode patch; and
an electronic circuitry comprised within the sealed housing, comprising;
an electrocardiographic front end circuit electrically interfaced to an externally-powered micro-controller and operable to sense electrocardiographic signals through electrodes provided on the disposable extended wear electrode patch, each of the electrodes adapted to be positioned axially along the midline of the sternum for capturing action potential propagation;
the micro-controller operable to execute under micro programmable control and electrically interfaced to one or more respiratory sensors provided on at least one of the disposable extended wear electrode patch and the sealed housing, the micro-controller further operable to sample the electrocardiographic signals and to sample respiratory events detected by the one or more respiratory sensors upon receiving one or more signals from the one or more respiratory sensors, at least one of the respiratory sensors operable to sense a respiration abnormality, to compare the abnormality to a threshold, to detect one of the respiration events upon sensing the abnormality satisfying the threshold, and to provide one of the signals to the micro-controller upon detecting the event; and
an externally-powered flash memory electrically interfaced with the micro-controller and operable to store samples of the electrocardiographic signals and the respiratory events.
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Abstract
An electrocardiography and respiratory monitor recorder is provided. The recorder includes a sealed housing adapted to be removably secured into a non-conductive receptacle on a disposable extended wear electrode patch and an electronic circuitry comprised within the sealed housing. The electronic circuitry includes an electrocardiographic front end circuit electrically interfaced to an externally-powered micro-controller and operable to sense electrocardiographic signals through electrodes provided on the patch; the micro-controller operable to execute electrically interfaced to one or more respiratory sensors provided on at least one of the patch and the sealed housing, the micro-controller further operable to sample the electrocardiographic signals and to sample respiratory events detected by the one or more respiratory sensors upon receiving one or more signals from the one or more respiratory sensors; and an externally-powered flash memory electrically interfaced with the micro-controller and operable to store samples of the electrocardiographic signals and the respiratory events.
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18 Claims
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1. An electrocardiography and respiratory monitor recorder, comprising:
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a sealed housing adapted to be removably secured into a non-conductive receptacle on a disposable extended wear electrode patch; and an electronic circuitry comprised within the sealed housing, comprising; an electrocardiographic front end circuit electrically interfaced to an externally-powered micro-controller and operable to sense electrocardiographic signals through electrodes provided on the disposable extended wear electrode patch, each of the electrodes adapted to be positioned axially along the midline of the sternum for capturing action potential propagation; the micro-controller operable to execute under micro programmable control and electrically interfaced to one or more respiratory sensors provided on at least one of the disposable extended wear electrode patch and the sealed housing, the micro-controller further operable to sample the electrocardiographic signals and to sample respiratory events detected by the one or more respiratory sensors upon receiving one or more signals from the one or more respiratory sensors, at least one of the respiratory sensors operable to sense a respiration abnormality, to compare the abnormality to a threshold, to detect one of the respiration events upon sensing the abnormality satisfying the threshold, and to provide one of the signals to the micro-controller upon detecting the event; and an externally-powered flash memory electrically interfaced with the micro-controller and operable to store samples of the electrocardiographic signals and the respiratory events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electrocardiography and respiratory monitor, comprising:
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a disposable extended wear electrode patch comprising; a flexible backing formed of an elongated strip of stretchable material with a narrow longitudinal midsection and, on each end, a contact surface at least partially coated with an adhesive dressing provided as a crimp relief; a pair of electrodes conductively exposed on the contact surface of each end of the elongated strip; a non-conductive receptacle adhered to an outward-facing surface of the elongated strip and comprising a plurality of electrical pads; and a flexible circuit affixed on each end of the elongated strip and comprising a pair of circuit traces electrically coupled to the pair of the electrodes and a pair of the electrical pads, at least one of the circuit traces adapted to extend along the narrow longitudinal midsection; and one or more respiratory sensors electrically coupled to at least one of the electrical pads, each of the one or more of the respiratory sensors operable to sense a respiration telemetry, to compare the telemetry to a threshold, to detect a respiratory event upon sensing the telemetry satisfying the threshold, and to provide a signal to an externally-powered micro-controller upon detecting the event; a reusable electrocardiography monitor recorder having a sealed housing adapted to be removably secured into the non-conductive receptacle and comprising; an electronic circuitry comprised within the sealed housing, comprising; an electrocardiographic front end circuit electrically interfaced to the externally-powered micro-controller and operable to sense electrocardiographic signals through the electrodes provided on the disposable extended wear electrode patch; the externally-powered micro-controller operable to execute under micro programmable control and electrically interfaced to the one or more respiratory sensors over an expansion bus electrically coupled to the at least one electrical pad, the micro-controller further operable to sample the electrocardiographic signals and to sample respiratory events detected by the one or more respiratory sensors upon receiving one or more of the signals from the one or more respiratory sensors; and an externally-powered flash memory electrically interfaced with the micro-controller and operable to store samples of the electrocardiographic signals and the respiratory events. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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