A system for biometric monitoring may include a patch, a plurality of electrodes, a flexible printed circuit, and a cradle. The patch may be adapted to adhere to a patient's skin. The plurality of electrodes may be carried by the patch. The flexible printed circuit may be carried by the patch and include an electrical pad and a trace adapted to provide electrical communication between the plurality of electrodes and the electrical pads. The cradle may be affixed to the patch. A back side of the flexible printed circuit directly opposing the electrical pad may be affixed to the front surface of the cradle. The electrical pad may be adapted to electrically engage an electrical contact located on a biometric monitoring device carried by the cradle.
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Medical diagnostic testing, monitoring and reporting services pertaining to human bodily functions; medical diagnostic testing, monitoring and reporting services
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A method for locating electrical activity in a patient comprising the steps of (1) obtaining a sensing patch having a plurality of fiducial markers compatible with an imaging system and a plurality of sensors adapted to collect electrical signals found on a surface of the patient's skin, (2) securing the sensing patch to the patient with a position relative to a heart of the patient, (3) operating the imaging system to obtain an image of the heart of the patient and at least one of the plurality of fiducial markers, and (4) creating an electric field map corresponding the heart of the patient.
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A system for heart monitoring including an electronic monitoring unit, a flexible carrier member, and a liner. The flexible carrier member includes a central void adapted to carry the electronic monitoring unit within the void and a back surface having a first connector component. The liner includes a back, adhesive surface, an opposing front surface, and a second connector component located on the front surface and adapted to secure to the first connector component of the flexible carrier member.
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Providing an internet website for medical professionals and medical patients featuring medical information from remote locations via electronic patient monitoring devices that feed information to the web site that can be accessed in real-time by medical professionals for purposes of monitoring and diagnosing medical conditions
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Non-invasive system and method of spatial localization of specific electrocardiac elements
A patch includes a sensor layer and adhesive disposed along an outer surface of the sensor layer. The sensor layer has a plurality of sensors, each adapted to measure a value of an electric field, and a plurality of magnets wherein each of the plurality of magnets is collocated with one of the plurality of sensors. Electric field data from the plurality of sensors is provided to a cardiac monitor.
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A system for biometric monitoring may include a patch, a plurality of electrodes, a flexible printed circuit, and a cradle. The patch may be adapted to adhere to a patient's skin. The plurality of electrodes may be carried by the patch. The flexible printed circuit may be carried by the patch and include an electrical pad and a trace adapted to provide electrical communication between the plurality of electrodes and the electrical pads. The cradle may be affixed to the patch. A back side of the flexible printed circuit directly opposing the electrical pad may be affixed to the front surface of the cradle. The electrical pad may be adapted to electrically engage an electrical contact located on a biometric monitoring device carried by the cradle.
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A physiological signal monitoring system comprising a pendant and a patch. The pendant includes a data store, a processor, and a cellular modem. The patch includes a cradle and electrodes mechanically and electrically connected with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). When removably coupled with the cradle of the patch, the pendant receives from the electrodes electrical signals from a patient's heart and either stores the signals to the data store or transmits the signals. A single channel patch configuration includes two electrodes positioned at least 8.0 centimeters (CM) apart. A two channel patch configuration employs three electrodes similarly spaced. Removable auxiliary components may connect to the pendant's device interfaces, each configured to receive physiological input such as electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), body temperature, heart rate, pedometer, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, posture/body orientation, and sleep monitoring.
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A system and method for verifying patient identity including a heart monitor, a memory, and a processor. The heart monitor may be adapted to collect a baseline ECG signal from a patient and a monitored ECG signal from the patient. The memory may be in electrical communication with the heart monitor and adapted to store a plurality of baseline statistical characteristics of the baseline ECG signal and a plurality of monitored statistical characteristics of the monitored ECG signal. The processor may be in electrical communication with the memory and adapted to compare the plurality of baseline statistical characteristics to the plurality of monitored statistical characteristics and determine a likelihood of patient match. The heart monitor may be configured for further collection of the monitored ECG signal if the likelihood of patient match is greater than a threshold level.
A system (100) for biometric monitoring may include a patch (40), a plurality of electrodes (43, 44), a flexible printed circuit (47), and a cradle (50). The patch (40) may be adapted to adhere to a patients skin. The plurality of electrodes (43, 44) may be carried by the patch (40). The flexible printed circuit (47) may be carried by the patch (40) and include an electrical pad (48) and a trace (49) adapted to provide electrical communication between the plurality of electrodes (43, 44) and the electrical pads (48). The cradle (50) may be affixed to the patch (40). A back side of the flexible printed circuit (47) directly opposing the electrical pad (48) may be affixed to the front surface of the cradle (50). The electrical pad (48) may be adapted to electrically engage an electrical contact located on a biometric monitoring device carried by the cradle (50).
A patch including a fiducial layer, an adhesive, and a sensor layer. The fiducial layer having a surface adapted to secure to a portion of skin on a patient, wherein the fiducial layer further includes a plurality of fiducial markers having at least one of acoustic properties, material density, and proton content different from those of human tissue. The adhesive being disposed along the surface of the fiducial layer. The sensor layer removably secured to a side of the fiducial layer and positionable distal the skin of the patient. The sensor layer including a plurality of sensors evenly spaced from one another, adapted to be in electrical communication with the skin of the patient, and each adapted to measure at least electric field or impedance.
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A system for monitoring cardiac health of a user including a local sensing subsystem, a contactless interrogation subsystem, and a remote monitoring subsystem. The local sensing subsystem may include a sensor patch configured to attach to the user and include a substrate, a passive radio-frequency identification transponder, and a first antenna. The contactless interrogation subsystem may include an interrogator separated from the sensor patch, which may include a second antenna, a demodulator, and a communications link. The remote monitoring subsystem may include a computing system comprising a processor for executing instructions. The local sensing subsystem may be adapted to perform at least one scan. The contactless interrogation subsystem may be adapted to operate the demodulator to receive a cardiac event and to operate the communications link to transmit the cardiac event. The remote monitoring subsystem may be adapted to execute the instructions to detect an arrhythmia from the cardiac reading.
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A method of operating a wireless ECG sensor system may include (1) wirelessly transmitting, using a second antenna, electromagnetic radiation having a frequency equal to the resonant frequency of a first antenna of a sensor patch; (2) inductively receiving, using the first antenna, power for operating a passive RFID transponder of the sensor patch; and (3) operating the microcontroller of the sensor patch to perform at least one scan, wherein performing the at least one scan is defined as: (a) receiving a cardiac activity signal from at least one of the positive and negative electrodes of the sensor patch, (b) retrieving a location identifier from the storage medium of the sensor patch, and (c) operating the load modulation switch of the sensor patch to alter a voltage amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation to transmit to a demodulator a cardiac event reading comprising the cardiac activity signal and the location identifier.
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Finger ring electrocardiogram monitor trigger systems and associated methods
A method of monitoring a health status of a patient using a monitoring system comprising a pair of finger ring electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors. Each finger ring monitor comprises an inner ring member and an outer ring member positioned radially outward from and operably connected to the inner ring member. The inner ring member of each monitor features a conductor characterized by at least one physiological-type sensor, and an annular bladder that defines an adjustable aperture sized to receive a left-hand finger of a patient and a right-hand finger of the patient, respectively. Upon triggering by positioning the pair of finger ring ECG monitors substantially together, the conductors of each of the finger ring ECG monitors are configured to receive biopotential signals from skin on the fingers of the patient.
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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC ECG VERIFICATION OF PATIENT IDENTITY
A system (100) and method (200) for verifying patient identity including a heart monitor (101), a memory (102), and a processor (103). The heart monitor (101) may be adapted to collect a baseline ECG signal from a patient and a monitored ECG signal from the patient. The memory (102) may be in electrical communication with the heart monitor (101) and adapted to store a plurality of baseline statistical characteristics of the baseline ECG signal and a plurality of monitored statistical characteristics of the monitored ECG signal. The processor (103) may be in electrical communication with the memory (102) and adapted to compare the plurality of baseline statistical characteristics to the plurality of monitored statistical characteristics and determine a likelihood of patient match. The heart monitor (101) may be configured for further collection of the monitored ECG signal if the likelihood of patient match is greater than a threshold level.
A patch [30] including a fiducial layer [32] and an adhesive. The fiducial layer [32] having a surface adapted to secure to a portion of skin on a patient, wherein the fiducial layer [32] further includes a plurality of fiducial markers [35] having at least one of acoustic properties, material density, and proton content different from those of human tissue. The adhesive being disposed along the surface of the fiducial layer [32].
A patch [30] including a fiducial layer [32] and an adhesive. The fiducial layer [32] having a surface adapted to secure to a portion of skin on a patient, wherein the fiducial layer [32] further includes a plurality of fiducial markers [35] having at least one of acoustic properties, material density, and proton content different from those of human tissue. The adhesive being disposed along the surface of the fiducial layer [32].
A physiological signal monitoring system comprising a pendant and a patch. The pendant includes a system on a chip (SoC) having a data store and a processor. The patch includes a cradle and electrodes mechanically and electrically connected with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). When removably coupled with the cradle of the patch, the pendant receives from the electrodes electrical signals from a patient's heart and either stores the signals to the data store or transmits the signals to a remote computing device. A single channel patch configuration includes two electrodes positioned at least 8.0 centimeters (CM) apart. A two channel patch configuration employs three electrodes similarly spaced. Removable auxiliary components may connect to the pendant's device interfaces, each configured to receive physiological input such as electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), body temperature, heart rate, pedometer, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, posture/body orientation, and sleep monitoring.
A physiological signal monitoring system comprising a pendant and a patch. The pendant includes a system on a chip (SoC) having a data store and a processor. The patch includes a cradle and electrodes mechanically and electrically connected with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). When removably coupled with the cradle of the patch, the pendant receives from the electrodes electrical signals from a patient's heart and either stores the signals to the data store or transmits the signals to a remote computing device. A single channel patch configuration includes two electrodes positioned at least 8.0 centimeters (CM) apart. A two channel patch configuration employs three electrodes similarly spaced. Removable auxiliary components may connect to the pendant's device interfaces, each configured to receive physiological input such as electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), body temperature, heart rate, pedometer, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, posture/body orientation, and sleep monitoring.
A wireless ECG sensor system includes a sensor patch configured to attach to a user. The sensor patch may include a substrate (120) having a positive electrode (132) and a negative electrode (134), and a passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) (140) transponder carried by the substrate (120). The RFID (140) may include a first antenna (142), a non-transitory and non-volatile storage medium (144) in electrical communication with the first antenna (142), a load modulation switch (146) in electrical communication with the first antenna (142), and a microcontroller (148) in electrical communication with the first antenna (142) and in data communication with both the storage medium (144) and the load modulation switch (146). The system may also include an interrogator device (250) having a second antenna (220) configured to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic radiation having a resonant frequency of the first antenna (142) of the sensor patch, and a demodulator (230) configured to measure a voltage amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation wirelessly transmitted by the second antenna (220).
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A wireless ECG sensor system includes a sensor patch configured to attach to a user. The sensor patch may include a substrate having a positive and a negative electrode, and a passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder carried by the substrate. The RFID may include a first antenna, a non-transitory and non-volatile storage medium in electrical communication with the first antenna, a load modulation switch in electrical communication with the first antenna, and a microcontroller in electrical communication with the first antenna and in data communication with both the storage medium and the load modulation switch. The system may also include an interrogator device having a second antenna configured to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic radiation having a resonant frequency of the first antenna of the sensor patch, and a demodulator configured to measure a voltage amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation wirelessly transmitted by the second antenna.
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EARBUD ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITOR AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A method of monitoring a health status of a patient using a monitoring system comprising a processor [170], an electrical signal conversion unit [104], and a pair of earbud electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors [102]. Each earbud monitor [102] comprises conductive electrode component [110] (e.g., physiological-type sensor) configured to receive biopotential signals from a respective ear of the patient. The electrical signal conversion unit [104] controls earbud [102] operations, and converts earbud readings into ECG data [530] that are transmitted to a smartphone [170] for further analysis. The electrical signal conversion unit [104] components may include a System on a Chip (SoC) [200] comprising a data store [240], a processor [250], and a power supply [280].
A wireless ECG sensor system includes a sensor patch configured to attach to a user. The sensor patch may include a substrate (120) having a positive electrode (132) and a negative electrode (134), and a passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) (140) transponder carried by the substrate (120). The RFID (140) may include a first antenna (142), a non-transitory and non-volatile storage medium (144) in electrical communication with the first antenna (142), a load modulation switch (146) in electrical communication with the first antenna (142), and a microcontroller (148) in electrical communication with the first antenna (142) and in data communication with both the storage medium (144) and the load modulation switch (146). The system may also include an interrogator device (250) having a second antenna (220) configured to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic radiation having a resonant frequency of the first antenna (142) of the sensor patch, and a demodulator (230) configured to measure a voltage amplitude of the electromagnetic radiation wirelessly transmitted by the second antenna (220).
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL PROCESSING USING FINGER RING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITORS
A method of monitoring a health status of a patient using a monitoring system comprising a pair of finger ring electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors [100]. The monitoring system also includes at least one electronic component comprising a system on a chip (SoC) [610] that features a data store [630] and a processor [620]. Biopotential signals from the left-hand finger of the patient (a first reading) and biopotential signals from the right-hand finger of the patient (a second reading) are received by the conductors of the respective ECG monitors [940], and correlated by detecting and removing signal latency [950] between the first reading and the second reading. Analysis instructions executed by at least one of the respective processors [620] of the ECG monitors [100] identify a physiological condition of the patient from the correlated reading.
A method of monitoring a health status of a patient using a monitoring system comprising a pair of finger ring electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors [100]. Each finger ring monitor [100] comprises an inner ring member [210] and an outer ring member [220] positioned radially outward from and operably connected to the inner ring member [210]. The inner ring member [210] of each monitor features a conductor characterized by at least one physiological-type sensor, and an annular bladder that defines an adjustable aperture sized to receive a left-hand finger of a patient [910] and a right-hand finger of the patient [920], respectively. Upon triggering [925] by positioning the pair of finger ring ECG monitors substantially together, the conductors of each of the finger ring ECG monitors are configured to receive biopotential signals from skin on the fingers of the patient [940].
A finger ring health status monitoring device [100] comprising an inner ring member [210] and an outer ring member [220] positioned radially outward from and operably connected to the inner ring member [210]. The inner ring member [210] features a conductor characterized by at least one physiological-type sensor, and an annular bladder that defines an adjustable aperture sized to receive a finger of a patient [910, 920]. Adjustment of the aperture is accomplished by rotating the outer ring member in a first direction about an axis of rotation common to the outer ring member [220] and to the inner ring member [210], thereby causing the bladder to expand radially inward so as to reduce an inside diameter of the aperture. Rotating the outer ring member [220] in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the bladder to contract, thus increasing the inside diameter of the aperture.
A connector (sensor assembly) [100] includes a housing [2], a female snap connection (connector member) [22] carried by the housing [2] and configured to mechanically and electrically connect to a male snap connector member [21] of an electrode [4], a three-axis accelerometer [3] carried by the housing [2] and configured to sense proper acceleration of the connector [100], and a microprocessor (microcontroller) [10] in electrical communication with the female snap connection [22] and with the accelerometer [3]. The microprocessor [10] is configured to receive cardiac activity data from the electrode [4], to receive proper acceleration data from the accelerometer [3], and to correlate [960, 1045, 1135] the cardiac activity data to the proper acceleration data to define processed data.
A physiological signal monitor having retractable wires may include a housing, a patch and a cradle. The housing may be adapted to carry a memory, a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, and a processor in data communication with the memory. The patch may include a first side adapted to be secured to a patient and an opposing second side. The cradle connects to the second side of the patch and may be adapted to carry the housing. The cradle may include a wire retractor, a first electrical pad adapted to contact the first electrical contact, a second electrical pad adapted to contact the second electrical contact, a first sensing connector, a second sensing connector, a first wire connecting the first electrical pad to the first sensing connector, and a second wire connecting the second electrical pad to the second sensing connector.
A retractable multi-use cardiac monitor is provided that includes a memory, and first and second sensing connectors positioned on outsides of first and second housings, respectively. The first and second sensing connectors are configured to detect electrocardiogram (ECG) signals that are stored onto the memory as ECG data. The second housing of the retractable multi-use cardiac monitor also includes a wire retractor configured to extend and retract a wire that connects the second and first housings, and that defines an interelectrode distance between the first and second sensing connectors. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes systems and methods for determining a length for the interelectrode distance that is optimum in terms of strength and fidelity of the detected ECG signals. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes a wireless radio configured to transmit a portion of the stored ECG data from the memory to a destination.
A cardiac event monitoring system may include a base unit including a base connector, a wearable electrode system, and a plug-in adapter. The wearable electrode system includes a cable, an electrode at one end of the cable, and a cable connector at the other end of the cable. The cable connector is configured to plug into the base connector. The plug-in adapter includes electrodes and an adapter connector that is configured to plug into the base connector. A handheld device may include a plug-in adapter having first and second electrodes and a controller that is configured to process electrical signals detected by at least one of the first or second electrodes that are indicative of a cardiac event.
A cardiac event monitoring system includes a base unit including a base connector, a wearable electrode system, and a plug-in adapter. The wearable electrode system includes a cable, an electrode at one end of the cable, and a cable connector at the other end of the cable. The cable connector is configured to plug into the base connector. The plug-in adapter includes electrodes and an adapter connector that is configured to plug into the base connector.
A garment for ambulatory, physiological monitoring of a patient includes a belt, having first and second end portion with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user's chest, a strap having a first end coupled to a portion of the belt with the strap having a second end, a pair of shoulder strap portions each shoulder strap portion having a first end coupled together at the second end of the strap and a second end, and a back portion that joins the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, with at least one of the belt, strap portions and back portion having an accommodation for carrying a sensor. Other embodiments are described.
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The brassiere may include at least one accommodation disposed on a portion of the brassiere with the at least one accommodation configured to carry at least a pair of sensors. The pair of sensors may be detachably carried by the at least one accommodation. The accommodation may be a pocket, slit, or pouch. The accommodation may be a pair of pockets that support a garment accessory. The garment accessory may include a member having first and second ends that fit within the pair of pockets. The pair of sensors may be carried by the member, which holds the sensors against the skin of a subject wearing the brassiere. The garment accessory may further include a wireless transmitter carried by the member.
A retractable multi-use cardiac monitor is provided that includes a memory, and a first side that includes a first housing where a first sensing connector is on the outside of the first housing, and where the first sensing connector is configured to collect electrocardiogram (ECG) data and store ECG data onto the memory. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor also includes a second housing including a wire retractor and a second sensing connector, where the second sensing connector is on the outside of the second housing, and the wire retractor is configured to extend and retract a wire that connects the second and first sides, and where the second sensing connector is configured to collect ECG data and store ECG data onto the memory. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes a wireless radio configured to transmit a portion of collected ECG data from the memory to a destination.
A retractable multi-use cardiac monitor is provided that includes a memory, and a first side that includes a first housing where a first sensing connector is on the outside of the first housing, and where the first sensing connector is configured to collect electrocardiogram (ECG) data and store ECG data onto the memory. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor also includes a second housing including a wire retractor and a second sensing connector, where the second sensing connector is on the outside of the second housing, and the wire retractor is configured to extend and retract a wire that connects the second and first sides, and where the second sensing connector is configured to collect ECG data and store ECG data onto the memory. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes a wireless radio configured to transmit a portion of collected ECG data from the memory to a destination.
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METHOD OF DETERMINING OPTIMUM ELECTRODE VECTOR LENGTH BETWEEN TWO SENSING CONNECTORS OF A CARDIAC MONITOR
A method of determining an optimum electrode vector length between a first sensing connector of a first side of a retractable multi-use cardiac monitor and a second sensing connector of a second side of the retractable multi-use cardiac monitor including the steps of: (A) a smart phone receiving data representing a distance between the first and second sensing connectors; (B) receiving electrocardiogram (ECG) data collected through the first and second sensing connectors; (C) recording the ECG data collected in step B and the data representing the distance between the first and second sensing connectors received in step A; (D) iteratively repeating steps A-C; (E) calculating, by the smart phone, an optimum electrode vector length between the first and second sensing connectors based on the ECG data collected in step B and the data received in step A; (F) generating a notification that the optimum electrode vector length has been found.
A retractable multi-use cardiac monitor is provided that includes a memory, and a first side that includes a first housing where a first sensing connector is on the outside of the first housing, and where the first sensing connector is configured to collect electrocardiogram (ECG) data and store ECG data onto the memory. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor also includes a second housing including a wire retractor and a second sensing connector, where the second sensing connector is on the outside of the second housing, and the wire retractor is configured to extend and retract a wire that connects the second and first sides, and where the second sensing connector is configured to collect ECG data and store ECG data onto the memory. The retractable multi-use cardiac monitor further includes a wireless radio configured to transmit a portion of collected ECG data from the memory to a destination.
Atrial fibrillation is detected in an electrical signal representative of a beating heart by measuring atrial activity over a time window of three or more beats, measuring beat interval variation over the time window and combining the measures of atrial activity and beat interval variation to produce an indication of an atrial fibrillation condition in the electrical signal.
A garment accessory includes a member having first and second ends, with the length of the member between the first and second ends being less than the circumference of a subject that the member is configured for and a pair of fastener mechanisms disposed in proximity to the first and second ends of the member, the fastener mechanisms configured to attach the member to an article of clothing worn by a subject. The garment accessory also includes at least a pair of sensors supported by the member with the sensors being at least one of ECG sensors, motion sensors, body temperature sensors and impedance plethysmography sensors.
A cardiac event monitoring system includes a base unit including a base connector, a wearable electrode system, and a plug-in adapter. The wearable electrode system includes a cable, an electrode at one end of the cable, and a cable connector at the other end of the cable. The cable connector is configured to plug into the base connector. The plug-in adapter includes electrodes and an adapter connector that is configured to plug into the base connector.
A cardiac event monitoring system includes a base unit including a base connector, a wearable electrode system, and a plug-in adapter. The wearable electrode system includes a cable, an electrode at one end of the cable, and a cable connector at the other end of the cable. The cable connector is configured to plug into the base connector. The plug-in adapter includes electrodes and an adapter connector that is configured to plug into the base connector.
An arrangement includes a mobile device executing a process to detect an episode in electrical signals representative of a beating heart. The mobile device determines that the detected episode is a notable finding and sends data corresponding to the notable finding to a second system. The second system analyzes the data corresponding to the notable finding using one or more additional computing resources.
A system include circuitry to receive information from a mobile device including ECG data representative of a beating heart, circuitry to analyze the ECG data using at least one pattern to detect a notable finding in the ECG data and circuitry to determine at least one pattern to send to the mobile device, based on the analysis of the ECG data. The system sends the at least one determined pattern to the mobile device.
