Method and apparatus for wearable digital wireless ECG monitoring
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1. An electrocardiogram monitoring system for a patient having a heart and for which a heart signal is to be monitored, comprising:
- a first electrode adhered to a first portion of skin of said patient;
a second electrode adhered to a second portion of skin of said patient;
a data acquisition unit for receiving and storing a differential signal from said first and second electrodes, said data acquisition unit being electrically connected to said first and second electrodes; and
an attachment connecting said data acquisition unit to at least one of said first and second electrodes;
wherein said data acquisition unit is fully supported by at least one of said first and second electrodes and is positioned close to at least one of said first and second electrodes;
whereby said electrocardiogram monitoring system can be worn by said patient throughout normal day-to-day activities without disturbing the patient because there are no long wires between the electrodes and the data acquisition unit.
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The present invention is a wearable digital wireless ECG monitoring system. The device is made of two dependant parts: the wireless digital ECG and the wireless central device. The wireless digital ECG is preferably worn on the chest. It is made of two electrodes and one data processing and transmission module. The data is collected as a full ECG curve and is digitalized inside the electrodes. After being digitalized, the signal is sent wirelessly to the central module.
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1. An electrocardiogram monitoring system for a patient having a heart and for which a heart signal is to be monitored, comprising:
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a first electrode adhered to a first portion of skin of said patient;
a second electrode adhered to a second portion of skin of said patient;
a data acquisition unit for receiving and storing a differential signal from said first and second electrodes, said data acquisition unit being electrically connected to said first and second electrodes; and
an attachment connecting said data acquisition unit to at least one of said first and second electrodes;
wherein said data acquisition unit is fully supported by at least one of said first and second electrodes and is positioned close to at least one of said first and second electrodes;
whereby said electrocardiogram monitoring system can be worn by said patient throughout normal day-to-day activities without disturbing the patient because there are no long wires between the electrodes and the data acquisition unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring a heart signal for a patient having a heart, comprising:
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providing a first electrode and adhering said first electrode to a first portion of skin of said patient;
providing a second electrode and adhering said second electrode to a second portion of skin of said patient;
receiving and storing in a data acquisition unit a differential signal from said first and second electrodes; and
attaching said data acquisition unit to at least one of said first and second electrodes;
wherein said data acquisition unit is fully supported by at least one of said first and second electrodes and is positioned close to at least one of said first and second electrodes;
whereby said electrocardiogram monitoring system can be worn by said patient throughout normal day-to-day activities without disturbing the patient because there are no long wires between the electrodes and the data acquisition unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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