Patent ID: 8467862
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring ST segments, said method comprising: sensing electrical cardiac activity over a plurality of heart beats defining a beat set; for each beat in the beat set, determining whether the beat of the ST segment is a non-classified beat or a classified beat; for each classified beat, determining whether the beat is a non-detect beat, a minor beat or a major beat; maintaining a count of classified beats, a count of non-classified beats, a count of major beats, a count of minor beats, and a count of non-detect beats; declaring the beat set to be one of a non-classified set, a major set, a minor set or a non-detect set based on the relative counts of classified beats, non-classified beats, major beats, minor beats, and non-detect beats.