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Apparatus and method for electrocardiogram data compression
Assignee: Pacesetter Inc
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Filing: 1992-04-28
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2012-04-28
Abstract
Abstract An improved electrocardiac monitoring device is disclosed in which the sampling period utilized to sample the ECG signal is varied dynamically. Specifically, during rapidly varying portions of the ECG signal, the sampling rate is high. As the rate of change of the ECG signal decreases, the sampling rate is slowed so that only the minimum number of samples are taken to accurately reconstruct the analog ECG signal. The sampling period to be used is determined from the relative positions in time between a predetermined portion of the ECG signal and the portion of the ECG signal being sampled.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony M. Jeffreys
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-05 06:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; A61B5/0004; A61B5/0006; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/318; A61B5/333; A61B5/335; A61B5/72; A61B5/7232; A61B5/7235; A61B5/7239
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
Apparatus for providing a digital representation of an electrocardiac (ECG) signal, said apparatus comprising: means for detecting a predetermined portion of said ECG signal; means for sampling a ECG signal to generate a plurality of digital samples which correspond proportionally to the amplitude of said ECG signal and are separated from one another by sampling intervals, said sampling intervals being adjustable; and means responsive to said detecting means for adjusting the sampling intervals, based upon time differences between said predetermined portion and respective portions of said ECG signal being sampled, whereby the digital samples include samples generated at more than one interval.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
Apparatus for providing a digital representation of an electrocardiac (ECG) signal, said apparatus comprising: means for detecting a predetermined portion of said ECG signal; means for sampling a ECG signal to generate a plurality of digital samples which correspond proportionally to the amplitude of said ECG signal and are separated from one another by sampling intervals, said sampling intervals being adjustable; and means responsive to said detecting means for adjusting the sampling intervals, based upon time differences between said predetermined portion and respective portions of said ECG signal being sampled, whereby the digital samples include samples generated at more than one interval.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising means for storing said digital samples.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 further comprising means for storing additional information sufficient to determine the sampling intervals at which all of the digital samples were sampled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for detecting is an R-wave detector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for detecting is a P-wave detector.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of providing a digital representation of an electrocardiac (ECG) signal, said method comprising the steps of: detecting a predetermined portion of said ECG signal; sampling the ECG signal to generate a plurality of digital samples which correspond proportionally to the amplitude of said ECG signal and are separated from one another by sampling intervals, said sampling intervals being adjustable; and adjusting the sampling intervals in response to said detecting step, said step of adjusting being based upon time differences between said predetermined portion and respective portions of said ECG being sampled, whereby the digital samples include samples generated at more than one interval.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of providing a digital representation of an electrocardiac (ECG) signal, said method comprising the steps of: detecting a predetermined portion of said ECG signal; sampling the ECG signal to generate a plurality of digital samples which correspond proportionally to the amplitude of said ECG signal and are separated from one another by sampling intervals, said sampling intervals being adjustable; and adjusting the sampling intervals in response to said detecting step, said step of adjusting being based upon time differences between said predetermined portion and respective portions of said ECG being sampled, whereby the digital samples include samples generated at more than one interval.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 6 further comprising the step of storing said digital samples.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 7 further comprising the step of storing additional information sufficient to determine the sampling intervals at which all of the digital samples were sampled.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said step of detecting includes the sub-step of detecting an R-wave.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said step of detecting includes the sub-step of detecting a P-wave.
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