Disclosed is an audio-headset for acquisition of a bio-signal from a subject, including a first earpiece; a second earpiece; an arch connecting the first earpiece and the second earpiece; the arch including a hub (4); wherein the arch, the first earpiece and the second earpiece are configured so that the earpieces are placed over a subject's ears when the audio headset is worn by the subject; and at least one posterior branch (1) having a first end extending from the hub and a second free end; the at least one posterior branch (1) including a concave surface with a radius of curvature, a collapsed state when the headset is not worn by the subject and an expanded state when the headset is worn by the subject.

To provide a biomedical electrode which is capable of restraining displacement or release of the electrode even if a living body takes a hard action, and which is mountable without an occurrence of discomfort. This biomedical electrode has conductive gels 11, 11, retaining members 12, 12 to retain the conductive gels 11, 11, and an adhesive surface 31a, and comprises a sheet-shaped adhesive member 30 to adhere the conductive gels 11, 11 to a living body surface S via the retaining members 12, 12, and further, the adhesive member 30 is formed in an enough size to cover substantially all regions of the retaining members 12, 12, and is configured to have liquid through holes 30b to 30b, 30c, 30c to discharge sweat which is accumulated in internal spaces R, R formed between the living body surface S and the retaining members 12, 12.

Methods and systems provide for quick and precise analysis of ECG data, with a simple and understandable visualization and an effective way of communicating the proposed diagnosis suggestion to the medical personnel. Systems and methods detect electrical potentials from at least one lead and process at least one signal. The measurement itself may be executed on the raw signal, to compare measured parameters with a set of criterions related to various diseases, for example to sudden death syndrome.

A vibrotactile stimulation device intended to be applied against a body medium (MC) to be stimulated, produced in the form of a functional unit, comprising a vibrating effector suitable for applying, to said medium, pulses of mechanical vibrational energy, and a controller for controlling the effector according to stimulation rules. The functional unit further houses a first electrode suitable for cooperating with at least one second electrode separated from the first electrode in order to supply signals representative of a cardiac activity and a muscular activity on the medium to be stimulated, said controller being sensitive to cardiac activity and muscular activity signals in order to influence the stimulation. The stimulation device may be used for body stimulation in combating sleep apnea, with improved detection.

The present invention provides a mattress for measuring physiological parameters of a heart, comprising a mattress body, a first electrode, a second electrode and an electromagnetic shield, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are located on the upper surface of the mattress body and the first electrode and the second electrode have a space therebetween; at least a portion of the electromagnetic shield is located on the lower surface of the mattress body and is insulated from the first electrode and the second electrode. In the above mattress provided by the present invention, the first electrode and the second electrode are shielded from ambient electromagnetic radiation effectively. The electromagnetic shield, by blocking the electromagnetic wave propagation path, prevents the electrodes from being polluted by electromagnetic radiation, achieving more accurate measurement.

The invention provides a sensor for measuring both impedance and ECG waveforms that is configured to be worn around a patient's neck. The sensor features 1) an ECG system that includes an analog ECG circuit, in electrical contact with at least two ECG electrodes, that generates an analog ECG waveform; and 2) an impedance system that includes an analog impedance circuit, in electrical contact with at least two (and typically four) impedance electrodes, that generates an analog impedance waveform. Also included in the neck-worn system are a digital processing system featuring a microprocessor, and an analog-to-digital converter. During a measurement, the digital processing system receives and processes the analog ECG and impedance waveforms to measure physiological information from the patient. Finally, a cable that drapes around the patient's neck connects the ECG system, impedance system, and digital processing system.

A system for cardiac monitoring and therapy includes a mother device configured to receive signals indicative of cardiac electrical activity in a patient's heart. The mother device includes a mother wireless communications module configured to transmit and receive information to d and from the mother device. The system also includes a satellite device configured to receive the signals indicative of the cardiac electrical activity in the patient's heart from a remote location relative to the mother device and includes a satellite wireless communications module configured to transmit from and receive communications sent to the satellite device to at least communicate with the mother wireless communications module. The system also includes a processor configured to receive the signals indicative of the cardiac electrical activity in the heart received by the mother device and the satellite device and, based thereon, control delivery of electrical therapy to the patient's heart.

A computer-implemented method for processing ECG data may include: receiving ECG data representing a plurality of heartbeats; analyzing the ECG data to determine whether each of the plurality of heartbeats is a normal heartbeat or an abnormal heartbeat; associating each of the abnormal heartbeats with an existing template or a new template; receiving input related to each new template, wherein the input includes either: a) a confirmation that the new template represents an abnormal heartbeat, or b) a reclassification of the new template as representing a normal heartbeat or a different abnormal heartbeat; and in response to the user input, updating a label of each of the heartbeats associated with each confirmed new template and each of the heartbeats associated with each reclassified new template.

A method and system capable of identifying ectopic foci, rotors, or conduction pathways involved in reentrant arrhythmias within cardiac tissue, and then treating identified ectopic foci, rotors, and/or pathways with either lethal or sub-lethal temperatures. The system includes a medical device having one or more mapping elements and one or more treatment elements, and a computer programmable to identify ectopic foci and rotors based at least in part on signals received from the one or more mapping elements at one or more locations.

An electrocardiography (ECG) physiological monitoring system that includes an ECG sensor assembly having first and second capacitive electrodes that are configured to electrically couple to a subject's skin and detect ECG signals, a reference electrode that is configured to average the capacitance potential of the first and second electrodes, an electronics module that is in direct communication with the ECG sensor assembly and programmed to control the ECG sensor assembly, process ECG signals therefrom, and wirelessly transmit the processed ECG signals, and transmission conductors that are configured to provide a signal communication path between the electronics module and the ECG sensor assembly.