Patent ID: 6200264
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
An ambulatory medical data recorders comprising:an enclosure, the enclosure having a first major exterior upper surface and a second major exterior side surface, the first and second surfaces being substantially oriented along non-parallel first and second plants, respectively;a processor for sampling sensed physiologic data, the processor being disposed within the enclosure;an infrared data transmitter coupled to the processor, the infrared transmitter being positioned within the enclosure;a sensor for sensing physiologic data, the sensor being coupled to the processor such that data sensed by the sensor may be transferred to the processor; andan infrared communication lens, the lens being secured to the enclosure and defining an infrared pathway from the infrared data transmitter to the exterior surfaces of the enclosure, the lens being disposed along and contiguous with both the first major surface and the second major surface such that the lens straddles both the first major surface and the second major surface to thereby permit the recorder to establish a reliable infrared communication link with an external device when the recorder is placed in any one of a plurality of physical orientations respecting the external device.