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US 2016/0235322 A1Published application
Eeg net with transmission capabilities
AssigneeDignity Health
InventorBrian Alkire
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Abstract
An improved apparatus and method of using an EEG net to obtain electroencephalographic measurements from a patient in an emergent or urgent care setting. The net is comprised of a headpiece with a plurality of straps and recording ports formed therein. A recording head of an electrode is associated with each recording port and is pre-incorporated into the net. Transmitting wires are associated with each electrode head and have common terminated points. The terminus of each wire is hard wired into a connecting device that can be directly mated to a receiving console or remotely transmit wirelessly the electrode signals.
Claims19
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An electroencephalography system comprising:
- a support structure that is adapted to cover at least predetermined areas on a patient's head when it is mounted on a patient's head;
- a plurality of apertures within the support structure where each aperture corresponds to a recording location on the patient's scalp;
- a plurality of transmitting wires that are pre-incorporated into the support structure such that each transmitting wire is associated with a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures;
- a plurality of electrodes, each of the plurality of electrodes connected to a respective transmitting wire of the plurality of transmitting wires, such that each of the plurality of electrodes has an electrode head that is presented to a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures so that, when the support structure is mounted on a patient's head, the electrodes are:
- distributed around the patient's head,
- available to be detachably coupled to the predetermined portions of the patient's head, and
- capable of measuring usable electrical signals that are representative of electrical activity or activity in a patient's head;
- at least one multi-pin connector having an output and an input, with the plurality of transmitting wires hard-wired into the multi-pin connector and where each of the plurality of transmitting wires is directly connected between a respective one of each of the plurality of electrodes and a corresponding pin of the input of the multi-pin connector so that, when the support structure is mounted on a patient's head and when the electrodes are detachably coupled to the predetermined portions of a patient's head, electrical signals that are representative of electrical brain activity of the patient are sent to the output of the connector;
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- a first transmitter that is capable of being operatively coupled to the output of the connector.
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An electroencephalography system comprising:
- a support structure that is adapted to cover at least predetermined areas on a patient's head when it is mounted on a patient's head;
- a plurality of electrodes each electrode comprising a plurality of prong points protruding from an electrode head, the electrodes being incorporated in the support structure with the prong points of each electrode exposed on a underneath portion of the support structure so that, when the support structure is mounted on a patient's head, the electrodes are distributed around the patient's head and are capable of measuring usable electrical signals that are representative of electrical activity or activity in a patient's head;
- a plurality of transmitting wires incorporated into the support structure;
- at least one multi-pin connector having an output and an input, with the plurality of transmitting wires hard-wired into the multi-pin connector and with each of the plurality of transmitting wires directly connected between a respective one of each of the plurality of pronged electrodes and a corresponding pin of the input of the multi-pin connector;
- a receiver, each of the plurality of electrodes being wirelessly coupled to the receiver through the multi-pin connector so that, when the headpiece is mounted on a patient's head and when the electrodes are detachably coupled to the predetermined portions of a patient's head, electrical signals that are representative of electrical brain activity of the patient are wirelessly transmitted from each of the plurality of electrodes to the receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.