Patent ID: 6546232
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61B,G08B,H04M

Abstract:
Mobile telephone capable of transmitting EKG signals and permitting voice communication from a remote location to a EKG monitoring center comprising:a housing, a transmitter, at least one receiver, and a call number memory located within the housing, keys located on a front side of the housing wherein said keys include a set of dialing keys for initiating wireless telephone calls and at least one emergency key which is rendered prominent in at least one of size and color relative to other of said keys and which when activated causes dialing of an emergency number stored in the call number memory, at least two electrodes which enable reception of EKG signals and which are connected to an EKG signal converter in the housing, and an EKG signal converter located within the housing which evaluates the EKG signals, transforms them to a form suitable for transmission, and transmits them to the transmitter; wherein the EKG electrodes are located in a back side of the housing opposite the front side of the housing facing away from the keys and positioned to enable the back side of the mobile phone to be placed directly on a patient's bare chest in order that the at least two EKG electrodes are able to make contact with the bare chest and can receive EKG signals from the patient while permitting access to the keys on the front side of the housing and voice communication during cardiac monitoring.