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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7197351 | Portable electrocardiograph A portable electrocardiograph and method of use are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a portable electrocardiograph is provided which includes: a rectangular housing having at least a first outer surface and a second outer surface; a first... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7177108 | Emulation of auxiliary memory A system and method of operating a storage system is provided. The storage system includes a tape drive for reading and writing data to a magnetic tape medium of a tape storage media device, and an auxiliary memory emulator for receiving I/O commands to perform I/O ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167166 | Method and system for processing observation charts The invention concerns a method and system for digitally processing information to be written on an observation form, said form being preprinted with at least one blank chart having at least one line and several columns, each column corresponding to a determined pri... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7142907 | Method and apparatus for algorithm fusion of high-resolution electrocardiograms A system and a method for noninvasive ECG detection and diagnosis. The system comprises a multiplicity of electrodes applied to a patient, a data acquisition system for acquiring high-resolution ECG data from the patient; and a processor programmed to process the ac... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7096282 | Memory option card having predetermined number of activation/deactivation codes for selectively activating and deactivating option functions for a medical device A device such as for example a electronic medical device has a memory that has prestored therein a number of programs or routines for performing various functions. Some of those functions are optional functions that were not enabled when the equipment was put into s... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7009492 | Individual quantitative identification by means of human dynamic rhythmic electric activity spectra A system and method for individual quantitative identification by means of human dynamic rhythmic electric activity spectra is provided. The method for distinguishing an individual, comprising; contacting the individual with an electrical probe; measuring, with the ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975900 | Systems and methods for determining a surface geometry Methods and systems for determining a surface geometry of an object, including determining a first projection matrix based on a first imaging device, determining a second projection matrix based on a second imaging device, obtaining at least one first two-dimensiona... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957098 | Markers for interventional devices in magnetic resonant image (MRI) systems Methods and apparatuses for locating a catheter, or other medical international devices are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes providing a pressure sensitive device attached to a body of a catheter, providing a resonant ci... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950702 | Use of curvature based features for beat detection A cardiac rhythm management system includes a sensing circuit to sense a cardiac signal and a sensing processor to detect cardiac depolarizations (beats) by utilizing certain morphological context of the sensed cardiac signal. The sensing processor samples the sense... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6934578 | Method and apparatus for interactive annotation and measurement of time series data with automatic marker sequencing A system displays time-series data, such as electrocardiographic data. The data may be displayed as a trace with markers identifying data features. The markers may be automatically sequenced by the system. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6438412 | Memory loop ECG recorder with continuous recording An ECG recorder is provided that includes a processor configured to perform the ECG data sampling routine while performing additional routines, such as transmitting stored ECG events and setting user preferences. Accordingly, a patient's ECG signal is con... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6424853 | Magnetic field measurement apparatus A magnetic field measurement apparatus includes a plurality of magnetometers one comprising SQUID's and three detection coils each of which detects each of three orthogonal directional magnetic field components (BX, BY, BZ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6370423 | Method for analysis of biological voltage signals Method of analyzing biological signals representative of voltage changes, including obtaining an analog biological signal representative of voltage changes, using digital processing software to digitize the biological signal, displaying the processed biol... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6226544 | Living body internal active source estimation apparatus Obtaining fast dipole size estimation with less influence of noise by using a regional dipole model. An artificial neural network section 30 executes regional dipole size estimation using a neural network having coupling coefficients representing coupling... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6104948 | Method for visually integrating multiple data acquisition technologies for real time and retrospective analysis A system for display on a single video display terminal of multiple physiological measurements is provided. A subject is monitored by a plurality of instruments which feed data to a computer programmed to receive data, calculate data products such as inde... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5895404 | Apparatus and methods for percutaneously forming a passageway between adjacent vessels or portions of a vessel Apparatus and methods for percutaneously forming a passageway between adjacent vessels, a vessel and an organ, or different regions of an organ are provided comprising first and second catheters carrying distally positioned electromagnets. The first and s... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5879342 | Flexible and reinforced tubing Disclosed herewithin is the method of manufacture and apparatus design of a reinforced and flexible tube or catheter that can be used in a variety of applications. The reinforced and flexible tube comprises a thermoplastic tubular member that is surrounde... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5842978 | Supplemental audio visual emergency reviewing apparatus and method A supplemental emergency reviewing apparatus and method includes the operative steps of connecting a medical monitoring system to a patient and monitoring a selected function of the patient to provide a data output signal for producing alphanumeric data a... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5678562 | Ambulatory physiological monitor with removable disk cartridge and wireless modem An ambulatory physiological monitor includes a high capacity, plug connectable magnetic disk cartridge for storing physiological data and analysis software. The disk cartridge is easily removable from the monitor and is connectable to a remote computer fo... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5606978 | Heart monitoring apparatus An ambulatory heart monitoring apparatus (1) is provided with a slot (3) for receiving an IC card (2). A user places electrodes (7,8) on his body. Operation of a switch (5) causes the apparatus to record EGG signals from the electrodes (7,8) onto the IC c... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5601089 | Method and apparatus for boosting the amplitude of ECG signals within a predetermined frequency range An ECG recorder and playback unit which includes software-implemented digital signal processing filters which compensate for phase and magnitude distortion occurring when an ECG signal is recorded on a Holter recorder and played back. This permits "tuning... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5553623 | Method for calibrating a system for recording and playing back ECG signals An ECG recorder and playback unit which includes software-implemented digital signal processing filters which compensate for phase and magnitude distortion occurring when an ECG signal is recorded on a Holter recorder and played back. This permits "tuning... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5474079 | Signal acquisition method A signal acquisition method comprises the steps of recording ECG data signals on a tape in a first direction through a first high pass filter; and acquiring the data from the tape in an analyzer in a reverse direction through a second high pass filter hav... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5467774 | Method and system for precise time based presentation of recorded medical data The method and system for precise time based presentation of recorded medical data, such as cardiac data, encephalographic data, fetal monitor data or the like, which has been recorded on an ordinary audio cassette tape utilizing an inexpensive presentati... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5433209 | Recorder unit for ambulatory ECG monitoring system A Holter-type recorder unit for use with an ambulatory ECG recording system is described. The invention features real-time beat differentiation, including ST analysis and paced beat analysis of two or three channel sampled electrocardiogram data. The inve... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5406955 | ECG recorder and playback unit An ECG recorder and playback unit which includes software-implemented digital signal processing filters which compensate for phase and magnitude distortion occurring when an ECG signal is recorded on a Holter recorder and played back. This permits "tuning... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5343870 | Recorder unit for ambulatory ECG monitoring system A Holter-type recorder unit for use with an ambulatory ECG recording system is described. The recorder features real-time beat differentiation, including ST analysis and paced beat analysis of two or three channel sampled electrocardiogram data. The recor... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5305202 | Ambulatory ECG analysis system An ECG analysis system for use in conjunction with an ambulatory ECG recorder. The invention includes a playback deck which is capable of receiving and downloading information from a cassette tape to a dedicated digital analysis unit. The playback deck is... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5228450 | Methods and apparatus for ambulatory physiological monitoring An ambulatory physiological monitor includes an input for receiving physiological data such as electrocardiography (ECG) data from a patient. This data is transferred to a disk drive by a processor or other suitable hardware. The disk drive records this d... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5205295 | Method and apparatus for holter recorder with high resolution signal averaging capability for late potential analysis A method and apparatus for an ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring system for recording, detection, measurement, analysis and plotting of high resolution electrocardiographic data having a modified Holter recorder that performs digital signal averag... | 04/27/1993 |
| 4999772 | Sleep screening system with time based modulated data A portable sleep monitoring system for recording on tape, transcribing and charting a plurality of physiologic data channels recorded relative to a known constant, user-transparent time base. Selected ECG, air flow, impedance and pulse oximetry sensor inp... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4989610 | Method and system of ECG data review and analysis A method and computerized system for ECG data review and analysis are provided. In preferred embodiments, a transformation is performed on beat data and the transformed data are categorized into beat "bins." The clinician/user may select sensitivity to va... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4883065 | Micropotential analyzer--a Holter system with comprehensive analysis capability for very low amplitude electrocardiographic signals and method A system for detection, measurement, analysis and plotting of electrocardiographic signals with amplitudes ranging down to one microvolt (micropotentials) employing long term ambulatory (Holter) recordings. Multi-channel electrocardiograms are recorded on... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4794532 | Virtual arrhythmia system A patient arrhythmia monitoring system having a plurality of bedside stations that can derive physiological data for a patient coupled thereto, a central station, a bus for providing communication between said bedside stations and said central station. A ... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4703372 | Portable electrocardiographic recorder A portable recorder has a pinch roller moved to engage a capstan, a recording head brought into a recording position and a motor to power the recorder switched on through the sliding movement of a slide assembly in engagement with the case of the recorder... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4696306 | Electrocardiogram playback system and method A system and method for minimizing time-base fluctuations in playing back an electrocardiogram recorded on one track of a multi-track magnetic tape with reference clock signals recorded on another track. A sampling circuit samples the recorded electrocard... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4580576 | ECG recorder An ECG recorder apparatus includes a recorder and a lead arrangement comprising a pair of manually operable resiliently biased jaws carrying electrodes. The electrodes are connected via a connection and a lead to a jack plug which on insertion in the corr... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4535783 | Personal electrocardiology recorder A personal electrocardiology recorder having body electrodes for detecting heart action signals, an amplifier, a signal converter for converting the detected signals into signals recordable on magnetic tape, and a tape recorder, wherein the body electrode... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4532934 | Pacemaker monitoring recorder and malfunction analyzer A system for ambulatory monitoring and subsequent analysis and evaluation of pacemaker performance includes a recorder module which detects pacemaker spikes and in response to each spike generates a signal having a waveform compatible with commericially-a... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4457315 | Cardiac arrhythmia detection and recording Cardiac arrhythmias are detected by measuring the duration of the first derivative of the QRS component signal of a cardiac rhythm and comparing such duration to a running average duration, and/or by measuring the duration of the R-R interval and comparin... | 07/03/1984 |
