CARDIAC TELEMETRY MONITOR PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE

摘要

A protective enclosure (20) for a monitor (10), such as a cardiac telemetry monitor, that has one or more lead wires (12) extending from it, has two parts (22, 24) that join together and are latched to define a substantially complete enclosure except for an opening (26) at one end for the lead wires to pass through. A lip seal (36) at the opening seals against the wire. At the opposite end of the enclosure (20), a loop (30) allows a neck strap (40) to be attached so that, when the user wears the monitor around the neck, the opening is oriented downward. Preferably, the enclosure (20) is made of a thermoplastic elastomer impregnated with an anti-microbial agent. Preferably, it also has a thinned portion in registration with an emergency button (16) on the monitor (10) so that the emergency button can be pressed without removing the monitor from the enclosure.