Patent ID: 9615793
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A wireless cardiac monitoring system for ambulatory patients comprising: a disposable electrode patch having an adhesive surface for attachment to the skin of a patient at a location at which multiple ECG signals are to be acquired and including multiple integral electrodes; a reusable, battery powered ECG monitor adapted to mount to the electrode patch in electrical communication with the multiple electrodes, the ECG monitor including a memory for storing ECG signal data and a transceiver for wirelessly transmitting ECG signal data and receiving information signals; and a cellphone handset including cellphone electronics operable for communication over a cellular network, a transceiver for wirelessly receiving ECG signal data from the ECG monitor and transmitting information signals received from a monitoring center to the ECG monitor, a memory for storing ECG signal data, and a controller operable to automatically control the cellphone electronics to send ECG signal data received from the ECG monitor to the monitoring center over the cellular network, wherein the electrode patch further comprises an electrical connector internally electrically connected to the multiple electrodes, the electrical connector also having a plurality of electrical contacts on an outward-facing side of the patch, wherein there are no wires extending beyond the periphery of the electrode patch.