Remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system for acquiring ECG signals
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Publication Number
US-10993633-B2
Publication Date
2021-05-04
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Abstract
A system and method for a multi-function remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system. The system includes a housing and a microprocessor disposed within the housing. The microprocessor controls the remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system. The system also includes an electrode for sensing ECG signals and the electrode being in communication with the microprocessor. An integrated cellular module also is included in the system, and the cellular module is connected to the microprocessor and disposed within the housing. The integrated cellular module transmits ECG signals to a remote center.
Core Innovation
The invention is a remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system for acquiring ECG signals, where an ambulatory housing is configured to be worn by a patient during operation. The system includes a microprocessor disposed within the ambulatory housing to control operation, an electrode for sensing ECG signals in communication with the microprocessor and connected to the ambulatory housing, and an integrated cellular module disposed within the ambulatory housing and connected to the microprocessor for transmitting the ECG signals for remote review.
A controller connected to the microprocessor and disposed within the ambulatory housing switches the functionality of the remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system by causing the microprocessor to initiate one of a plurality of different modes. The plurality of different modes includes an EKG/ECG mode, an ECG Holter mode, and an MCT/Event mode.
The controller switches monitoring functionality based on which electrodes are in communication with the microprocessor. In one mode-switching configuration, the controller switches functionality to the MCT/Event mode when three electrodes are in communication with the microprocessor. In another mode-switching configuration, the controller switches functionality to the ECG Holter mode when three electrodes are in communication with the microprocessor.
Claims Coverage
The partial claims content provides two independent claims. Each independent claim recites multiple monitoring modes and a specific mode-switching rule tied to which number of electrodes are in communication with the microprocessor, while also requiring an integrated cellular module within the ambulatory housing for remote review.
Remote ambulatory ECG monitoring with integrated cellular module in the ambulatory housing
An ambulatory housing configured to be worn by a patient, a microprocessor disposed within the ambulatory housing, an electrode for sensing ECG signals in communication with the microprocessor and connected to the ambulatory housing, and an integrated cellular module connected to the microprocessor and disposed within the ambulatory housing, where the integrated cellular module transmits ECG signals for remote review and is not disposed within a separate housing of a separate device.
Controller-initiated plurality of different monitoring modes
A controller connected to the microprocessor and disposed within the ambulatory housing, wherein the controller switches the functionality by causing the microprocessor to initiate one of a plurality of different modes including an EKG/ECG mode, an ECG Holter mode, and an MCT/Event mode.
Mode switching to MCT/Event based on three electrodes in communication
Switch the functionality of the remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system to the MCT/Event mode when three electrodes are in communication with the microprocessor.
Mode switching to ECG Holter based on three electrodes in communication
Switch the functionality of the remote ambulatory cardiac monitoring system to the ECG Holter mode when three electrodes are in communication with the microprocessor.
Across the independent claims, the inventive coverage centers on an ambulatory ECG monitoring system with a microprocessor and an integrated cellular module inside the same ambulatory housing for remote review, combined with controller-driven mode switching among EKG/ECG, ECG Holter, and MCT/Event modes according to a three-electrode communication condition.
Stated Advantages
Documented Applications
Remote review of transmitted ECG signals by a remote review function associated with the integrated cellular module.
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