Patent Document ID: 5520191
Application ID: 08320511
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A myocardial ischemia and infarction analysis and monitoring method comprising the steps of: receiving a number of ECG signals relating to the heartbeat of at least one patient; converting the received number of ECG signals into three perpendicular ECG signals; determining, for each occasion that a number of ECG signals is received, whether or not the number of ECG signals correspond to a normal heartbeat; determining, for each occasion that a number of ECG signals is received, whether or not the signal quality of the ECG signals exceeds a minimum level; determining an average heartbeat from only those ECG signals which correspond to a normal heartbeat and for which the signal quality exceeds a minimum level; calculating a plurality of parameters related to the ischemic condition of each patient from said number of ECG signals; generating electric signals representative of the value of said plurality of parameters related to the ischemic condition of each patient; storing said electric signals representative of the value of said plurality of parameters related to the ischemic condition of each patient in a memory; and repeating the steps of determining said average heartbeat, calculating said plurality of parameters, generating electric signals and storing said electric signals for as long as ECG signals continue to be received or until the memory is full.