Patent ID: 6647286
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A lead set, comprising:a lead set connector configured to connect the lead set to a device, the lead set connector including a plurality of contacts for conveying electrocardiograph (ECG) signals to the device, the lead set connector further including at least one antenna contact for connecting the device to an antenna of the ECG lead set; and a plurality of external ECG leads that extend from the connector, at least one of the ECG leads comprising a flexible lead wire extending between the lead set connector and an ECG electrode connector, the lead wire comprising a first conductor coupled to the ECG electrode connector to receive an ECG signal of a patient, and a second conductor which extends alongside the first conductor in a non-coaxial arrangement and is insulated from the first conductor, the second conductor being electrically connected to the antenna contact of the lead set connector wherein the second conductor is not used to transmit an ECG signal and is used as at least a portion of the antenna.