Continuous outpatient ecg monitoring system

A method for using a disposable electrode patch with a reusable battery powered ECG monitor to monitor the cardiac health of a user, said patch having a plurality of electrical contacts, a plurality of electrodes which are electrically coupled to the electrical contacts without wires extending beyond the periphery of the electrode patch and an adhesive for attaching the patch to a user, comprising the steps of:

• a) attaching the patch to the ECG monitor with the plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the ECG monitor further comprises an ECG signal processor and a wireless transmitter;
• b) attaching the patch to the user using the adhesive so that the electrodes are in contact with the skin of the user;
• c) processing the ECG signals into processed ECG signals;
• d) wirelessly connecting the ECG monitor to a communicator comprising a receiver for receiving processed ECG signals from the ECG monitor and a transceiver operable over the cellular network;
• e) transmitting the processed ECG signals to a monitoring center using the transceiver;
• f) generating a cardiac event notification using a control operable by the user;
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• g) transmitting the event notification and a time-matching processed ECG signal to the monitoring center using the transceiver.