Patent ID: 7328062
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for medical monitoring of a patient to obtain a plurality of different physiological signal data from a common electrode set, said common electrode set having four extremity electrodes and up to six additional electrodes, wherein said method comprises the steps of: attaching selected electrodes of the common set to the patient in a manner to obtain up to 5 lead EKG signal data using an electrode selection made from the extremity electrodes and at least one additional electrode; attaching at least one of the remaining additional electrodes of the common set to the patient in a manner suitable for obtaining EEG signal data or IKG signal data, the attachment of the common electrode set to the patient simultaneously generating a plurality of different physiological and signal data in the common electrode set, the electrodes of the common set being connected to a selection switch (K); operating the selection switch (K) for selecting one of: the selected electrodes of the common set or the remaining additional electrodes of the common set; and obtaining from the physiological signal data in the electrodes selected by operating the selection switch, one of up to 5 lead EKG signal data or one of EEG and IKG signal data.