Patent ID: 6708057
Filing Date: 2004-03-16
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
A method of processing an electrocardiogram (ECG), comprising the steps of:receiving digital ECG data, said digital ECG data evincing a plurality of a patient's heartbeats detected during an ECG; generating digital annotation data, said digital annotation data representing markings to be shown on an ECG tracing image of said plurality of heartbeats; generating digital interval duration data representing a time duration of an interval associated with an interval duration measurement, said generating step including the steps of: displaying said ECG tracing image of said plurality of heartbeats on a display of a user terminal; identifying endpoints of said interval; and determining said time duration of a measured interval based at least in part on said identified endpoints, wherein said markings identify at least one heartbeat from said plurality of heartbeats associated with said interval duration measurement; and developing an annotated ECG tracing image using said digital ECG data and said digital annotation data.