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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4722349 | Arrangement for and method of tele-examination of patients A tele-examination of patients' pulse and blood pressure is performed by automatically measuring the pulse and blood pressure and transmitting electrical impulses of sound impulses corresponding thereto without time or frequency separation via communicati... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4622979 | User-worn apparatus for monitoring and recording electrocardiographic data and method of operation Apparatus is disclosed that can be worn by a user for monitoring and recording electrocardiographic data from the user. The apparatus provides for continuous storage of predetermined time increments of such data in digital form, with new data being stored... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4593284 | Analog and digital signal transmitter Real time analog and digital information are simultaneously transmitted from a transmitter circuit. In the disclosed embodiment, the analog signals are obtained from ECG apparatus and the digital signals are derived by a process or from analysis of the EC... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4550370 | Pacemaker programmer with telemetric functions A programmer for a pacemaker which has telemetric capabilities is disclosed. The programmer, in addition to being able to program the pacemaker through telemetric transmission of programming codes can receive digital and analog (including marker) informat... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4548204 | Apparatus for monitoring cardiac activity via ECG and heart sound signals From a heart sound signal input the occurrence of a first occurring heart sound is detected. Thereupon a predetermined heart sound enable window time is established, which for a first detection cycle is set to approximately the diastolic interval for the ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4458693 | Monitoring system Apparatus and technique for monitoring physiological parameters. An acoustic sensor or microphone is placed in close proximity to the chest of a patient having one or two prosthetic heart valves. These heart valves produce clicks characteristic of opening... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4428381 | Monitoring device Apparatus for technique for monitoring physiological parameters. An acoustic sensor or microphone is placed in close proximity to the chest of a patient having one or two prosthetic heart valves. These heart valves produce clicks characteristic of opening... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4337377 | Biologic apparatus The present invention relates to a biologic apparatus that permits easy and quick telephonic transmission of biologic signals--such as an electrocardiogram, blood pressure, cranial waveforms, and the like--from any location having a telephone handset. The... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4319241 | Telemetering system for operating room and the like A system for telemetering data from a patient to a monitor permitting direct connection of patient's sensors and transducers to the monitor and permitting telemetering by radio or wire without requiring changes in transducer or monitor design or adjustmen... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4296756 | Remote pulmonary function tester A remote pulmonary function tester uses a microcomputer to receive patient identification data, direct the test sequence, store several FEV maneuvers, and then transmit the stored data in a digital format to a central computer. The central computer plots ... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4236523 | Frequency to voltage converter for cardiac communication system An accurate frequency to voltage converter for cardiac telemetry systems, in which converter charges are stored in response to selected intervals proportional to the period of an alternating input signal. Linearization of the output voltage as a function ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4216462 | Patient monitoring and data processing system The system is composed of a plurality of bedside stations, each in the vicinity of a hospitalized patient, and each interconnected to a central station for monitoring and controlling the bedside stations. The bedside stations contain a plurality of physio... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4173971 | Continuous electrocardiogram monitoring method and system for cardiac patients A system which is capable of allowing an attending physician to continuously monitor the electrocardiogram (ECG) signals produced by a cardiac patient. The signals, generated by the patient, are first recorded in real time over a predetermined time period... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4159018 | Cardiac signal transmitter unit A cardiac signal transmitter unit adapted for use by the pacemaker patient which detects and processes electrocardiogram and pacemaker information, and which generates a corresponding audible signal for transmission to a remote location for reception and ... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4141351 | ECG electrode impedance checking system as for emergency medical service A circuit for checking a plurality of impedances having a common connection point as for use in an emergency medical ratio, where the impedance of each ECG electrode contact is automatically and sequentially checked during the initial calibration transmis... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4087637 | Pacer pulse width signaling system for telephonic communication A system for providing a signal suitable for transmission by telephone equipment to indicate the duration of pulses produced by a heart pacer. The system includes a pickup for detecting pacer pulses and a switched circuit responsive to pulse duration for ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4068096 | Pressure monitoring system A system for monitoring respiratory pressure or other pressure-variable function at a remote location develops within a transmitter terminal a carrier tone frequency-modulated according to applied pressure. The carrier tone is conveyed over a conventional... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4004577 | Method of treating heart attack patients prior to the establishment of qualified direct contact personal care A method of treating coronary prone patients when heart attack symptoms occur before qualified direct contact personal care can be administered to the patient which comprises providing each of a multiplicity of coronary prone patients with (1) a plurality... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3986498 | Remote ECG monitoring system A remote ECG monitoring and telemetry system for use in a hospital equipped with a master antenna television cable system comprising a portable patient sensor/transmitter unit for deriving ECG information and for transmitting a first frequency signal modu... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3946744 | Electrocardiography signal transmission-reception method including method of measuring pacemaker signal frequency Described is method and apparatus for transmission of electrocardiography (EKG) signal wave trains from a patient's location via common carrier wire lines, such as telephone lines, to a central diagnostic office. The EKG signals consist of a composite tra... | 03/30/1976 |
