Abstract:
An electrode assembly (1) for acquiring physiological signals, comprising a flexible substrate (5) having a bottom surface and a top surface, means forming a plurality of electrodes (3a-3j) at the bottom surface of the substrate (5) and each electrode having a bottom surface facing away from the substrate (5), an electrical connector (2) fixed to the substrate and having a plurality of connector elements, a plurality of flexible conductors (4) fixed on the substrate (5) and connecting the electrodes (3a-3j) to the connector elements, a layer of conductive adhesive on the bottom surface of each electrode; and an adhesive layer on at least a portion of the bottom surface of the substrate.
Abstract:
A biosensor introducer comprises an arcuate needle (15), a biosensor (16) secured to the arcuate needle behind its point, and means (17) for inserting the needle under the skin so as to introduce the biosensor subcutaneously. The biosensor (16) may comprise a length of flexible plastics tube with a notch (19) adjacent a leading end (20), whereby the notch can be entered by the needle (15) and wereby the needle can be withdrawn from the notch to leave the biosensor like a stitch under the skin. Alternatively, the biosensor (16) may be permanently attached to the needle (15) by bonding a leading end portion in a portion (39) of the needle having a reduced cross-section, with the leading end (20) of the biosensor abutting a shoulder (40) where the cross-section changes behind the point of the needle.
Abstract:
A device for measuring electrical activity of a heart of a user. The portable device includes structure (200, 202, 204) for receiving at least two leads of electrical activity of the heart of the user. This information is amplified (210, 212, 214), and coupled (216, 220, 222) to a memory (218) to produce audio signals of a form suitable for transmission over telephone lines in response to input signals. These input signals can be either from the memory or from the output of the amplifier, depending on the mode being commanded. A control structure (240) commands the mode of operation. Live mode allows the acquired input to pass directly to the speaker (266), to be passed over the telephone lines. Recording mode records the input. Time interval mode records the entire capacity of the memory once. Rolling mode continually acquires and displaces other information that was previously in place.
Abstract:
A system (10) includes multiple input channels (11, 12, 13, 14) for receiving physiological signals such as those from EEG, EMG, and EOG electrodes. The physiological signals are digitized in an analog to digital converter (15) and the digital data are supplied to compute controller which stores data and which, on the real time basis, performs the initial feature extraction, pattern detection and classification steps. The controller includes central processing unit (19) with associated storage means (20, 21, 26, 27, 28), display (CRT) (34), keyboard and/or mouse (31, 32). The system (10) gathers data over relatively long period of time and displays to a user a continuous updated analysis of the physiological information. The raw data is simultaneously stored for later retrieval. Upon the completion of the tests, the operator can interact with the system and ca re-analyse the data based on his judgments.
Abstract:
An intrauterine probe for monitoring fetal heart rate (FHR) during labour comprises an elongate, flexible strip-like base member (6) formed from electrically insulating material and having at least two, longitudinally spaced electrodes (7, 8, 9, 10) located in one face thereof, each electrode protruding sufficiently from the face of the base member so that it can be pressed into direct contact with fetal skin and having a portion of insulating material (4) between the electrodes whose profile is such that in use, a thin electrolyte film of amniotic fluid having a high impedance is formed between the electrodes.
Abstract:
The electrodes (1, 2) in a dipole probe exhibit rounded outer surfaces totally devoid of sharp edges, and are held close together for the purposes of ingestion using a retaining medium (3) fashioned from gastrically soluble gelatin. Once the soluble medium has been dissolved in the stomach, the electrodes will spread apart through the effect of their own weight, at very least, and the spread can be assisted by a spring (9), fashioned in biocompatible material, which is held compressed by the retaining medium (3) to facilitate ingestion.
Abstract:
A fixture (15) for establishing electrical connection between a banana plug (17, 18) mounted on a cable (16) and a snap fastener contact means (13, 14) on a disposable skin electrode (10) has a base member (19) and a sleeve (20) placed or formed on said member to receive the banana plug. A resiliently expandable through hole (22) in the bottom of the fixture makes it possible to snap the fixture down onto the snap fastener contact means of the disposable electrode which will then protrude a short distance into the passage (21) defined by the sleeve and thus establish electrical connection with a banana plug inserted in it.
Abstract:
A medical electrode comprises a support (10) coated on each face with an adhesive and formed with a through hole. A conductive gel pad (14) is adhered to a first face of the support (10) beneath the through hole and a contact pad (12) of inert electrically conductive liquid impervious material such as silver is adhered to the first face of the support (10) between the support (10) and the gel pad (14) beneath the through hole. A connector (16) is adhered to the second face of the support, is electrically connected through the through hole to the contact pad (12), and leads from the contact pad (12) to the edge of the electrode. A method of making the electrode is also claimed.
Abstract:
Monitor (10) includes a patient unit (14) having an input circuit (22) applying a carrier signal from generator (18) through isolator (20) and signal receiving circuitry for demodulating the respiration signal (26-38) and for demodulating the electrocardiographic signal (70-75) and an analysis unit (16) including circuitry for the respiration signal (40-54, 58-64) and for the electrocardiographic signal (76-101) under control of a microprocessor (56). The respiration circuitry (26-38, 40-54, 58-64) may be employed by itself or with the electrocardiographic circuitry (70-101).
Abstract:
Dans un systeme d'affichage de donnees multicanaux, en particulier des donnees electro-encephalographiques, les valeurs recues depuis une matrice d'electrodes d'encephalographie (46) sont stockees dans une memoire a acces selectif (92). Les valeurs numeriques a afficher sont interpolees a partir des valeurs d'entree en adressant des donnees choisies parmi les donnees d'entree a partir de la memoire (92), en multipliant (118) ces entrees par des coefficients predetermines extraits d'une memoire de coefficients (6) et en additionnant les produits (126). Chaque element de l'affichage (42) peut etre determine de cette facon pendant une duree d'image du dispositif d'affichage. Les donnees peuvent etre interpolees en temps reel pour un affichage exempt de papillotement a une vitesse superieure a 25 images par seconde. En affichant des valeurs separees associees a chaque element d'affichage avec des couleurs distinctes (40), on peut augmenter la capacite dimensionnelle de l'affichage. La matrice numerique sur laquelle repose l'affichage topographique elargi peut etre stockee numeriquement (30) et etre utilisee dans d'autres operations et d'autres affichages.