Patent ID: 8731632
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrocardiogram device comprising: a reusable housing enclosure with a first side configured for placement adjacent a chest of a patient; a plurality of electrodes fixed on said first side of said housing enclosure at locations that align with precordial positions on a chest of a patient; a disposable conductive gel pad detachably coupled to said housing enclosure and extending over two or more of said plurality of electrodes on said first side so as to be disposed between said two or more electrodes and the chest of a patient when the electrocardiogram device is attached to the patient; and an attachment mechanism extending from said housing enclosure for holding the housing enclosure correctly in place on the chest of a patient; and further comprising an elastic member disposed on said housing enclosure to place said gel pad in compression between said electrodes and the chest of the patient.