Patent classifications
A61B5/303
Mobile Electrocardiogram System
An electrocardiogram (ECG) system is provided. The system includes an ECG device capable of receiving ECG signals from a lead system attached to the user. The ECG device then renders the ECG signals into ECG data, and transmits the ECG data to at least one of a user device, such as a smart phone, or a cloud-based storage system. The user device is capable of rendering the ECG data into an ECG graph, and displaying the ECG graph to the user on an application (app). The system also provides for a cloud-based storage system capable storing the ECG data and providing access to the ECG data to the user and to medical personal.
ECG CONNECTOR AND ECG CABLE
The present invention relates to an electrocardiography (ECG) connector comprising two lead wire terminals (40a, 40b), each for connection with a respective signal line of a respective lead wire (204, 205), four measurement terminals (41a, 41b, 42a, 42b), each for connection with a respective measurement line (208a, 208b, 208c, 208d) of a connection cable (208), four resistors (43a, 43b, 44a, 44b), each coupled with their first end to a respective measurement terminal (41a, 41b, 42a, 42b), wherein two resistors (43a, 44a) are coupled with their second end to a first lead wire terminal (40a) and the other two resistors (43b, 44b) are coupled with their second end to the second lead wire terminal (40b), and four voltage clamping elements (45a, 45b, 46a, 46b), each coupled with their first end to a respective measurement terminal (43a, 43b, 44a, 44b) and with their second end to a common coupling point (47).
MODULATING WAKEFULNESS AND AROUSAL
Arousal of a patient is enhanced and wakefulness modulated by neurostimulation. Bioelectrical activity of the nervous system of the patient is monitored and characteristics of the monitored bioelectrical activity associated with a state of reduced arousal and/or wakefulness are detected. In response to such characteristics, stimulation signals selected to arouse the patient are generated and supplied to stimulation transducers to stimulate a neural network of a patient associated with arousal.
Liquid inhibiting air intake for blood pressure monitor
A blood pressure monitoring device configured to attach and supply air to a blood pressure cuff can include a housing having an interior, a port configured to enable fluid communication between the interior of the housing and an interior of the blood pressure cuff, and an air intake configured to allow ambient air to enter the interior of the housing and further configured to inhibit liquids from entering the interior of the housing. The air intake can define a non-linear passageway for ambient air to enter the interior of the housing. The housing can have a first side and a first inner wall. The air intake can be defined by a first opening in the first side and a second opening in the first inner wall. The first opening can be not aligned with the second opening.
Devices and methods for analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for artifact and notification of culprit electrode
An example method of analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals includes receiving, at an ECG device, ECG signals from a multi-lead ECG system. The multi-lead ECG system includes multiple electrodes and leads, and each lead of the multi-lead ECG system provides one of the ECG signals and is coupled to more than one of the multiple electrodes, where certain electrodes are coupled to more than one lead. The method also includes detecting artifact in one or more of the ECG signals, classifying the artifact as a type of artifact, determining which leads of the multiple leads contain at least a threshold amount of the type of artifact, for the leads of the multiple leads that contain at least the threshold amount of the type of artifact identifying a common electrode to the leads, and generating a notification by the ECG device indicating that the common electrode is sensing the artifact.
Connector, electric wire with connector, and medical device sensor
Provided is a connector including a connector terminal to which a mating terminal pin is connected and a connector housing configured to house the connector terminal therein. The connector housing has a tubular inner surface surrounding the connector terminal. The connector terminal includes elastic contact pieces arranged at intervals around a central axis of the tubular inner surface. Each elastic contact piece includes a contact portion extending along the central axis and being curved and a distal end portion located outward in a direction orthogonal to the central axis of the contact portion. The contact portion, when subjected to a pressing force from the mating terminal pin toward the tubular inner surface, is shaped into a flat form as a result of the distal end portion moving along the tubular inner surface. Also provided are an electric wire with the connector and a medical device sensor.
Electrode impedance measurement
Systems and methods are provided herein for monitoring electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes. Each ECG electrode is electrically connected to a patient body and a corresponding current source. A reference ECG electrode of the monitored ECG electrodes is selected. Current is injected into each electrode. Each current has a respective predetermined level. Based on the injected currents, ECG electrode voltages are generated. The injected currents are adjusted after measuring the ECG electrode voltages while the predetermined level through the reference ECG electrode is maintained. An impedance associated with each non-reference ECG electrode is determined based on the ECG electrode voltage and the injected current.
Apparatus and method for heartbeat classification based on time sequence and morphology of intracardiac and body surface electrocardiogram (ECG) Signals
Classification of heartbeats based on intracardiac and body surface electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are provided. Intracardiac ECG (IC-ECG) signals and body surface ECG (BS-ECG) signals are processed to perform heartbeat classifications. A BS annotation of BS-ECG signals reflective of a sensed heartbeat is defined, the BS annotation including a BS annotation time value. IC annotations of IC-ECG signals which reflect atrial-activity or ventricular activity of the sensed heartbeat are also defined, each IC annotation including an IC annotation time value. The IC-ECG signals are discriminated as A-activity or V-activity and IC annotations are designated as IC-A annotations or IC-V annotations, respectively. A respective A/V time sequence comparison of IC annotations reflective of the sensed heartbeat is made with one or more time sequence templates for heartbeat classification. Morphology comparisons of the BS-ECG oscillating signal segments reflective of the sensed heartbeat morphology templates for classification may also be made.
Determining sleep stages and sleep events using sensor data
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining sleep stages and sleep events using sensor data. In some implementations, sensor data is obtained over a time period while a person is sleeping. The time period is divided into a series of intervals. Heart rate and changes in the heart rate are analyzed over the intervals. Based on the analysis of the heart rate changes, sleep stage labels are assigned to different portions of the time period. An indication of the assigned sleep stage labels is provided.
Lead cable for electrocardiograph systems
An electrocardiogram system is provided. The system includes an array of sensors configured to generate electrical signals relating to cardiac activity. The system further includes a plurality of lead cables. Each lead cable includes a sensor terminal, an opposing sensor terminal, and an intermediate segment. The intermediate segment is interposed between the sensor terminal and the opposing sensor terminal. The array of sensors are electrically coupled to the sensor terminals. The intermediate segment is configured to carry the electrical signals from the sensor terminal to the opposing sensor terminal. The intermediate segment is enclosed by a non-conductive enclosure. The non-conductive enclosure having opposing linear surfaces and opposing lateral surfaces extending from the opposing linear surfaces. The opposing linear surfaces are parallel with respect to each other.