Electroencephalogram acquisition unit and system
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1. An electroencephalogram acquisition unit (AU) for use by an AU operator, each AU comprising:
- a parameter storage for storing a database of electroencephalogram parameter data, wherein the parameter data comprise amplifier and display variables;
a communications module coupled to the parameter storage for remote access to and control of the parameter storage by a remote electroencephalogram reader; and
an access module coupled to the parameter storage for limiting access by the AU operator to the parameter storage.
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Abstract
An acquisition unit provided which provides a turn-key interface to the non-expert personnel who attend acutely brain-injured victims, preventing change or modification of the electroencephalogram parameters by the field technician, while at the same time allowing extensive control over parameters by a remote expert EEG reader; and a method and system is provided using the template and acquisition unit of the present invention with one of a plurality of remote readers who are part of a network of trained EEG readers.
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1. An electroencephalogram acquisition unit (AU) for use by an AU operator, each AU comprising:
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a parameter storage for storing a database of electroencephalogram parameter data, wherein the parameter data comprise amplifier and display variables;
a communications module coupled to the parameter storage for remote access to and control of the parameter storage by a remote electroencephalogram reader; and
an access module coupled to the parameter storage for limiting access by the AU operator to the parameter storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for electroencephalography of a patient with acute brain injury comprising:
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an electroencephalogram acquisition unit (AU) for use by an AU operator, wherein the AU comprises a parameter storage for storing a database of electroencephalogram parameter data, the parameter data comprising amplifier and display variables; a network of electroencephalogram readers; and
a communications network for facilitating communication between the AU and the electroencephalogram readers, wherein electroencephalogram parameters of the AU are controllable by the electroencephalogram readers. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for electroencephalography of a patient with acute brain injury comprising the steps of:
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creating a database of electroencephalogram parameter data, wherein the parameter data comprise amplifier and display variables;
storing the database on an electroencephalogram acquisition unit (AU);
limiting access to the database by operators of the AU;
permitting access to and control of the database by a remote operator; and
generating an electroencephalogram using the database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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