Multi-Function Health Monitor

a multi-functional, health monitor technology, applied in the field of portable health monitors, can solve the problems of difficult evaluation tests, expensive medical professional time to review, and unrealistic 30-day mcot analysis with patients confined to the hospital, etc., to achieve fast processing, improve patient long-term compliance, and reduce power consumption

a multi-functional, health monitor technology, applied in the field of portable health monitors, can solve the problems of difficult evaluation tests, expensive medical professional time to review, and unrealistic 30-day mcot analysis with patients confined to the hospital, etc., to achieve fast processing, improve patient long-term compliance, and reduce power consumption

US20110270112A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-11-03ACS DIAGNOSTICS INC
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[0016]In electrocardiography, the word “lead” may refer to either the electrodes attached to the patient, or, properly, to the voltage or signal measured between two electrodes. To avoid confusion, “channel” is used to describe the voltage, signal or view from a positive electrode to a negative electrode across the heart.

[0017]Referring now to FIG. 1, remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system 10 is a multi-purpose ECG recorder, arrhythmia detector and alarm, capable of changing its functionality to meet the normal workflow of a Cardiologist office. For a patient of concern such as patient 1, a cardiologist might first order a resting 12-channel ECG study. If the study is negative, then a 24-hour holter would be prescribed next. If the holter study is still negative then a mobile cardiac telemetry (MCT) study might be performed for up to 30 days.

[0018]Remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system 10 can perform all of these functions as individual instruments have done in the past an...

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A multi-function health monitor is capable of performing a resting 12-lead ECG test, an ECG stress test, a 24-hour holter monitor evaluation and or a 30-day MCT monitoring. Using only 3 electrodes, the multifunction health monitor derives 6 channels (Limb leads & Augmented leads) of data with the noise cancellation (ground) effect of a virtual dynamic RL electrode. An electrode resistivity measurement system quantifies and may compensate for increasing resistance the electrodes and the patient that results from the length of time the electrodes are installed on a patient. The multi-function health monitor can provide data analysis through the gate array as the data is acquired. Data may also be stored for remote analysis as well as for transmission to remote stations upon occurrence of one or more threshold events. Parameters for threshold events may be adjusted remotely to obviate the need for a patient to travel for system adjustment.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to copending U.S. Provisional patent application 61 / 257,388 filed Nov. 2, 2009.FIELD OF THE INVENTIONS[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of portable health monitors and more specifically to battery operated multi-function ECG recorder / transmitters.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS[0003]If you or your doctor have concerns about the function of your heart or other similar organ you may embark on a multi-step evaluation that may include many different tests for example a resting 12-lead ECG test, an ECG stress test, a 24-hour holter monitor evaluation and or a 30-day MCOT monitoring. These tests and others utilize many different and specialized tools due to some of the conflicting requirements of the tests or the equipment. For example, some of the tests must be done in a doctor's office or a hospital or lab because of the cost and power consumption of the test tools and it would be unrealistic to conduct a 3...

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Application Information

Patent Timeline
03 Nov 2011
Publication
US20110270112A1
IPC
A61B5/0408; A61B5/276; A61B5/308; A61B5/332; A61B5/361; A61B5/363
CPC
A61B5/0404; A61B5/046; A61B5/0464; A61B5/0424; A61B5/0006; A61B5/04012; A61B5/6823; A61B5/332
Inventors
MANERA, LOREN A.; BURNS, KENNETH L.