System and method for electro-cardiogram (ECG) medical data collection wherein physiological data collected and stored may be uploaded to a remote service center
First Claim
1. A subject electro-cardiogram (ECG) data collection device comprising:
- a removable ECG subject interface having subject interface contacts;
a power source;
a data collection unit comprising;
a processor programmed to obtain physiological data from the ECG subject interface and store the physiological data in non-volatile memory,a data connector physically connected to the processor and having a male USB connector for physically connecting to a universal data port on a computer and detecting power provided by the computer and, when connected to the computer, uploading the physiological data stored in the non-volatile memory to a remote service center via the computer, anddata collection unit contacts configured to be physically connected to the subject interface contacts on the ECG subject interface;
the data collection device configured to provide power from the power source to the processor upon the ECG subject interface being connected to the data collection unit contacts and to interrupt power from the power source upon disconnection of the ECG subject interface from the data collection unit contacts.
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Abstract
A data collection unit obtains physiological data from a subject interface on a subject. The subject interface can be connected to the data collection unit. When the subject interface is connected to the data collection unit, subject interface contacts on the subject interface make contact with data collection unit contacts on the data collection unit. Some of the data collection unit contacts are for communicating physiological data from the subject interface to the data collection unit. Some of the contacts are for powering the data collection unit upon the subject interface being connected to the data collection unit and for powering down the data collection unit upon the subject interface being disconnected from the data collection unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A subject electro-cardiogram (ECG) data collection device comprising:
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a removable ECG subject interface having subject interface contacts; a power source; a data collection unit comprising; a processor programmed to obtain physiological data from the ECG subject interface and store the physiological data in non-volatile memory, a data connector physically connected to the processor and having a male USB connector for physically connecting to a universal data port on a computer and detecting power provided by the computer and, when connected to the computer, uploading the physiological data stored in the non-volatile memory to a remote service center via the computer, and data collection unit contacts configured to be physically connected to the subject interface contacts on the ECG subject interface; the data collection device configured to provide power from the power source to the processor upon the ECG subject interface being connected to the data collection unit contacts and to interrupt power from the power source upon disconnection of the ECG subject interface from the data collection unit contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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providing an electro-cardiogram (ECG) data collection unit having a processor and a male USB data connector physically connected to the processor, powering the electro-cardiogram (ECG) data collection unit upon an ECG subject interface being physically connected to the ECG data collection unit, the connected ECG subject interface creating a closed circuit with a power source for powering the ECG data collection unit; obtaining, using the processor, data from the ECG subject interface and storing the data on non-volatile memory; powering-off the ECG data collection unit upon the ECG subject interface being physically disconnected from the ECG data collection unit and thereby creating an open circuit with the power source; and physically connecting the male USB data connector with a computer to upload the data stored on the non-volatile memory to a remote service center via the computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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