Patent ID: 7107096
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for detection of cardiac events occurring in a human patient, comprising: (a) at least two electrodes for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient's heart; (b) an electrical signal processor electrically coupled to said electrodes for processing the electrical signal; and, (c) patient alarm means coupled to the electrical signal processor for generating a sensory alarm signal received by the patient over a predetermined time period subsequent to the electrical signal processor detecting a cardiac event, the alarm signal includes a multiplicity of successive sets of alerting signals, each set including two or more alerting signals, the alerting signals within each set being spaced apart in time by an intra-set time interval, the alarm signal escalating in sensory stimulation by decreasing the intra-set time interval in successive sets of alerting signals during the predetermined time period.