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Ambulatory ECG analyzer and recorder
Assignee: Medicomp Inc
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Filing: 1983-11-15
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Granted: 1986-04-22
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Expires: 2003-11-15
Abstract
Abstract An ambulatory cardiac analyzer and recorder includes an allocation and priority scheme which has quotas for classes of QRS events and priority between types of events within a class. The quality of a low priority event is used to replace a similar type of event when the memory is full. The peak detection, QRS identification and classification circuit process and correlate information from both of two input channels. This allows quicker and more accurate determination of QRS waveforms as well as typical QRS waveforms.
Inventors
- 👤 Atul P. Shah
- 👤 James L. Reuss
- 👤 Toni Guckert
- 👤 Jeffrey J. Clesius
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 02:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/346; A61B5/349; A61B5/35; A61B5/333; A61B5/335; A61B5/72; A61B5/7235; A61B5/7264; A61B5/7203; A61B5/7232; G; G16; G16H; G16H50/00; G16H50/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A cardiac analyzer comprising: first and second input means for receiving input signals from separate sources; means for detecting peaks in the input signals of both input means; means for classifying detected peaks for both input means; means for providing classification pairs, one from each input means at a corresponding time; means for analyzing said detected peak pairs and said peak pair classification; and means for identifying which peaks are QRS complexes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A cardiac analyzer comprising: first and second input means for receiving input signals from separate sources; means for detecting peaks in the input signals of both input means; means for classifying detected peaks for both input means; means for providing classification pairs, one from each input means at a corresponding time; means for analyzing said detected peak pairs and said peak pair classification; and means for identifying which peaks are QRS complexes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 1 including means for controlling said peak detecting means and classifying means to detect and classify a peak from the input signals from said first input means and then peak detect and classify input signals in said second input means at the corresponding time as said detected peak in said first input means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 2 including threshold means for detecting peaks above a threshold and means for switching said threshold of said threshold means from a high to a low threshold for detecting peaks when a peak is not found in said second channel at said corresponding time at said high threshold.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 3 wherein said classsifying means includes means for classifying a peak detected at a low threshold as low.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 3 including means for monitoring said QRS complexes and adjusting said high threshold value as a function of said monitoring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 1 wherein said peak classifying means includes means for comparing said detected peaks with a model QRS wave, and providing a matched and non-matched peak classification between said detected peak and said model QRS wave.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 6 wherein said peak classifying means includes means for detecting noise in said input signals, means for detecting baseline shift in said input signals, and means for classifying an input signal as unacceptable as a function of detected noise and baseline shift.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 7 including means for activating said noise and baseline shift detecting means when a non-matched peak classification is present.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 8 including means for shutting down an input means for deleting noise or baseline shifted signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 7 including means for activating said noise and baseline shift detecting means when a matched peak classification is not present in both input means at the same time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 6 including buffer means for holding a sliding window of input signals and means for storing of a portion of said window of input signals substantially centered on the event to be stored in response to a matched peak classification.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
71 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 11 including means for controlling said peak detecting means and peak classifying means to detect and classify input signals in said second input means at time adjacent said corresponding time of and until a matched peak classification is achieved and subsequently detect and classify peaks in said first output means at the corresponding time as the detected match classified peak in said second input means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
49 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 6 including means for determining input signals at said input means below a given value for non-matched peak classification and said classifying means includes means for classifying said determined below input signals unacceptable until said comparing means indicates a match with said model.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A cardiac analyzer according to clai:m 6 including means for extracting features of said detected peaks, and means for comparing extracted features of said detected peaks with features of said model QRS wave.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A cardiac analyzer according to clai:m 6 including means for extracting features of said detected peaks, and means for comparing extracted features of said detected peaks with features of said model QRS wave.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 14 including means for adjusting said features of said model QRS wave for matched peak classification.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 1 including means for classifying identified QRS compelxes as typical or atypical.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 16 including means for comparing identified QRS complexes with a plurality of typical and atypical QRS templates and said QRS classifying means include means for classifying said QRS complex based on said template comparison and peak pair classification.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
66 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 16 including means for extracting features of said detected peaks, and means for comparing extracted features of said detected peaks with features of a model QRS wave; and wherein said peak classifying means include means for classifying a match of features from said feature comparing means, and said QRS classifying means includes means for classifying based on said extracted features.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
67 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 16 including means for determining an acceptable level of said input signals; and wherein said peak classifying means includes means for classifying peaks based on input signal acceptability, said QRS identifying means includes means for identifying QRS complexes based also on input signal acceptability, and said QRS classifying means includes means for classifying QRS complexes based also on input signal acceptability.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
70 words
A cardiac analyzer according to claim 1 including threshold means for detecting peaks above a threshold; and wherein said peak classifying means and QRS identifying means include control means for switching the threshold state of said threshold means from a high to a low threshold as a function of peak classification and QRS identification and means for classifying peaks and identifying QRS complexes as a function of the threshold state.
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