Capacitive Electrocardiography (ECG) Systems
AssigneeMedical Design Solutions, Inc.
InventorRobert T Stone
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Abstract
An electrocardiography (ECG) physiological monitoring system including an ECG sensor assembly further having at least a first capacitive electrode fabric layer configured to electrically couple to the subject's skin and detect ECG signals, a second reference electrode fabric layer that is configured to shield the first capacitive electrode fabric layer from electromagnetic interference, 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.
Claims9
An electrocardiography (ECG) physiological monitoring system, comprising:
- an ECG sensor assembly that is configured to be positioned proximate a subject's skin;
- said ECG sensor assembly comprising at least a first capacitive electrode fabric layer configured to electrically couple to said subject's skin and detect ECG signals,
- said ECG sensor assembly comprising at least a second reference electrode fabric layer that is configured to shield said first capacitive electrode fabric layer from electromagnetic interference;
- an electronics module comprising a processing system and a data transmission system, said electronic module being in direct communication with said ECG sensor assembly, said processing system including programs, instructions and associated algorithms and parameters to control said ECG sensor assembly, retrieve and process ECG signals transmitted by said ECG sensor assembly, determine physiological information associated with said subject as a function of said ECG signals, said data transmission system including a transmitter that is configured to wirelessly transmit said processed ECG signals;
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- signal transmission conductors that are configured to provide a signal communication path between said electronics module and said ECG sensor assembly.
An electrocardiography (ECG) physiological monitoring system, comprising:
- an ECG sensor assembly that is configured to be positioned proximate a subject's skin;
- said ECG sensor assembly comprising at least one reference electrode fabric layer;
- said reference electrode fabric layer comprising first and second capacitive electrode fabric regions,
- said first and second capacitive electrode fabric regions comprising conductive fibers woven therein that are configured to electrically couple to said subject's skin and detect ECG signals,
- said reference electrode fabric layer being configured to average the capacitance potential of said first and second capacitive electrode fabric regions;
- an electronics module comprising a processing system and a data transmission system, said electronics module being in direct communication with said ECG sensor assembly, said processing system including programs, instructions and associated algorithms and parameters to control said ECG sensor assembly, retrieve and process ECG signals transmitted by said ECG sensor assembly, determine physiological information associated with said subject as a function of said ECG signals, said data transmission system including a transmitter that is configured to wirelessly transmit said processed ECG signals;
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- signal transmission conductors that are configured to provide a signal communication path between said electronics module and said ECG sensor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.