Holter ECG report generating system

A system used by a technician for evaluating a Holter ECG tape having a signal representing a series of waveforms thereon and for generating a report reflecting the evaluation, said system comprising:

• means for generating from the ECG tape a digital signal representative of the ECG waveforms recorded on the tape;
• computing means including a data bus, a memory for storing the digital signal, and a processor for controlling the operation of the system and for evaluating the digital signal to provide waveforms representing the ECG;
• means for displaying the waveforms representing the ECG;
• a storage device connected to the data bus;
• means for moving the digital signals from the generating means to the storage device for storing the signals in the storage device;
• and
• wherein the processor evaluates the signals at a rate independent of a rate at which the means for moving moves the digital signal from the generating means to the storage device.

A system used by a technician for evaluating a Holter ECG tape having a signal representing a series of waveforms thereon and for generating a report reflecting the evaluation, said system comprising:

• means for generating from the ECG tape a digital signal representative of the ECG waveforms recorded on the tape;
• computing means including a data bus, a memory for storing the digital signal, and a processor for controlling the operation of the system and for computing from the digital signal waveforms representing the ECG;
• means for displaying the waveforms representing the ECG;
• a storage device connected to the data bus;
• means for storing the digital signal in the storage device;
• and
• matching means for determining a difference between the value at various points of the waveform being and the value at corresponding points of templates in a sequential order and wherein the matching means defines a match as the lowest sum of the absolute values of each of the differences within a preset range.

A system used by a technician for evaluating a Holter ECG tape having a signal representing a series of waveforms thereon and for generating a report reflecting the evaluation, said system comprising:

• means for generating from the ECG tape a digital signal representative of the ECG waveforms recorded on the tape;
• computing means including a data bus, a memory for storing the digital signal, and a processor for controlling the operation of the system and for computing from the digital signal waveforms representing the ECG;
• means for displaying waveforms representing the ECG;
• a storage device connected to the data bus;
• means for storing the digital signal in the storage device;
• and
• wherein said computing means includes means for analyzing the series of waveforms according to a nondeterministic logic state analysis.