CONTACTLESS ELECTRIC CARDIOGRAM SYSTEM

摘要

A system for providing a standard electrocardiogram (ECG) signal for a human body using contactless ECG sensors for outputting to exiting medical equipment or for storage or viewing on a remote device. The system comprises a digital processing module (DPM) adapted to connect to an array of contactless ECG sensors provided in a fabric or the like. A selection mechanism is embedded into the DPM which allows the DPM to identify body parts using the ECG signals of the different ECG sensors and select for each body part the best sensor lead. The DPM may then produce the standard ECG signal using the selected ECG signals for the different body parts detected. The system is adapted to continuously re-examine the selection to ensure that the best leads are selected for a given body part following a movement of the body part, thereby, allowing for continuous and un-interrupted ECG monitoring of the patient.

主权项

1. A medical apparatus for providing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for a human body using contactless ECG sensors, the medical apparatus comprising:
an input adapted to receive contactless ECG signals from an array of contactless ECG sensors; a processor adapted to perform a selection process including:
detecting body parts located in proximity of the array of contactless ECG sensors;associating a group of contactless ECG sensors with each detected body part;selecting from each group a contactless ECG sensor having a highest signal quality; the processor being adapted to produce a standard ECG signal based on the received contactless ECG signal of each selected contactless ECG sensor; and an output for sending the standard ECG signal for viewing/storage.