Portable ECG Detection Device for Arrhythmia Alarm System
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Solution Overview
Problem
The low life-saving rate for heart attacks caused by arrhythmia is due to delayed intervention, often because surrounding individuals are unaware of the occurrence, and the patient is unable to communicate effectively.
Innovation Solution
A portable detection device that measures electrocardiograms, analyzes for abnormal waveforms indicating arrhythmia, and transmits a detection signal to a communication terminal, which issues an alarm to prompt rapid countermeasures, even if the user is unable to communicate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a medical telemeter system is used for monitoring heart attacks, then the system can detect arrhythmia, but the life-saving rate remains low due to delayed intervention when the patient cannot communicate or surrounders are unaware
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary alarm system that acts as a mediator between the detection device and human responders. When arrhythmia is detected, the system automatically sends alerts to predetermined contacts and activates local alarms, bridging the communication gap when patients cannot speak or surrounders are unaware, thus reducing intervention delay
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting arrhythmia through the detection device and triggering alarm notifications without requiring patient action. The automated alert mechanism operates independently to summon help, eliminating the need for patient communication or surrounder awareness
2Measurement precision
If the detection device continuously monitors electrocardiogram, then arrhythmia can be detected, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex analysis function from the portable detection device and relocates it to a remote server or cloud platform. The detection device only needs to collect and transmit raw ECG data, while the complex arrhythmia detection algorithms run remotely, reducing the complexity of the wearable device while maintaining high detection accuracy
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AI summary
A detection device which, when an arrhythmia occurs, can prompt rapid taking of a countermeasure against the arrhythmia, and an alarm system having the detection device are provided. A portable detection device 10 has: a measuring section which can measure an electrocardiogram in a state where the section is applied to the body surface of the user; an analyzing section which analyzes whether the electrocardiogram contains an abnormal waveform indicating an arrhythmia or not; and a transmitting section which, if the analyzing section detects the abnormal waveform, transmits a detection signal indicating that the abnormal waveform is detected, to a communication terminal 20 around the user.