ECG cable storage means in a personal health monitor
First Claim
1. In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient, an improvement comprising:
- a spool comprising;
a shank portion about which a cable can be wound and having a first end thereof fixed to the personal health monitor, anda head portion at a second end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion.
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Abstract
In a personal health monitor that includes one or more cables for connection to a patient information about whose clinical condition the personal health monitor can monitor, an improvement for the storage of one or more cables. The improvement includes a spool with a shank portion about which a cable can be wound and a head portion at the end of the shank portion and larger in dimension than the shank portion so as to retain the cable on the shank portion whereby tangling of the cable can be prevented. In an aspect of a further embodiment, a fastener on the head portion secures an end of the cable when not in use thereby preventing tangling. Additionally, in an aspect of a still further embodiment, the spool can be mounted on a bracket that is removably secured to the inside of a compartment door which when open represents the spool with its cable for use by the patient.
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18 Claims
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1. In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient, an improvement comprising:
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a spool comprising; a shank portion about which a cable can be wound and having a first end thereof fixed to the personal health monitor, and a head portion at a second end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a personal health monitor of the type having a plurality of ECG cables for connection to respective ECG electrodes, wherein each of the ECG cables terminates in a respective first snap fastener, the improvement comprising;
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a plurality of fixed spools each spool having a shank portion about which a respective one of the cables can be wound and a head portion at an end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the respective cable on said shank portion, and a plurality of second snap fasteners for releasably securing respective ones of the first snap fasteners, said second snap fasteners connected to said head portions of said spools. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient whose condition the personal health monitor can monitor, an improvement comprising:
a spool including; a shank portion about which the cable can be wound, said shank portion connected at a first end thereof to the personal health monitor, a head portion at another end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion, and a fastener located on said head portion for releasably securing a free end of the cable when not in use adjacent to said shank portion of said spool. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient whose condition the personal health monitor can monitor, a compartment in the personal health monitor for the storage of the cable, and a closable door for access to the compartment, an improvement comprising:
a spool having; a shank portion about which the cable can be wound, said shank portion connected at a first end thereof to an inner side of the closable door, and a head portion connected to a second end of said shank portion said second end opposite said first end, said head portion larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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