Patent ID: 6751493
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for obtaining electrocardiograms by means of a universal ECG multiple sensor dermal precordial mask incorporating sensors V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, and V6 for fitting different sizes of human bodies including extra large, said method comprising the steps ofproviding a mask having at least ten precordial sensor positions disposed in a specific geometric arrangement and forming at least four sets of sensor groups including four alternate sensor positions for each of said V5 and V6 sensors, said V1-V4 sensor positions being utilized for all sizes of bodies and said V5 and V6 positions, each having two independent sensor positions and sharing two positions corresponding to said four sensor sets, said V5 and V6 sensors being releasably secured to said mask as detachable sensors with detachable variable length and flexible leads formed integral thereto whereby said V5 and V6 sensors are repositionable to each of said respective V5 and V6 alternate sensor positions, and said mask including indicia for determining which alternate V5 and V6 sensor positions correspond to said four sensor sets, aligning said mask on a patient's chest so that said V1 and V2 are disposed approximately on opposite sides of the patient's sternum, ascertaining from said indicia which of said four V6 sensor positions lies on or is closest to the patient's midaxillary line, detaching if necessary said releasably secured V5 and V6 sensors and then repositioning them onto the corresponding sensor positions of said set of positions on said mask which includes said V6 sensor position lying closest to the patient's midaxillary line, and obtaining electrocardiographic information from said fixed position V1-V4 sensors and said movable V5 and V6 sensors.