Patent ID: 8219184
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B,G16H

Abstract:
1. An electrocardiogram (ECG) measuring device comprising: an electrically adjustable support structure configured to have a patient seated thereon during an ECG measurement; a plurality of hand grips operatively coupled to the support structure, the plurality of hand grips including first tactile-sensing ECG transducers for measuring ECG signals from hands of a patient, the hand grips being spaced apart and being engageable with a patient during an ECG measurement; a plurality of foot plates including second tactile-sensing ECG transducers for measuring ECG signals from feet of the patient, the foot plates being spaced apart from each other and from the hand grips and being engageable with a patient during the ECG measurement a back rest extending from the seat in a substantially vertical manner and a longitudinally extending shaft disposed on a side of the back rest; a hinged arm operatively connected to the support structure via a bearing, the bearing enabling the hinged arm to be displaced vertically, the hinged arm configured to be manually moved from a parked upright position to a measuring position radially about the longitudinally extending shaft, the hinged arm configured to rest above the patient's thorax and upper chest region during the ECG measurement, the hinged arm including a plurality of tactile-sensing ECG transducers disposed on an inflatable cell, the inflatable cell configured to inflate during the ECG measurement to force the tactile sending transducers of the hinged arm outward and away from the hinged arm to facilitate sufficient contact between the tactile-sensing transducers and the patient for performing the ECG measurement, the hinged arm including a locking device for securing the hinged arm in a measurement position and retaining a patient between the back rest and the hinged arm to facilitate contact between the tactile-sensing transducers of the hinged arm and the thoracic region of the patient; a system configured to provide at least one of visual and audio instructions to the patient for replacing the need for the presence of a medical attendant during the ECG measurement; and an ECG analyzer unit in communication with the hand grips and the foot plates to receive both said ECG signals from the patient in contact with the first and second transducers, the ECG analyzer unit compiling and generating a chart of ECG information based on at least one of the ECG signals received.