Remote interfacing electrocardiography patch
A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch is provided. The remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch includes a backing formed of a strip of material and an electrocardiographic electrode on each end of the backing to capture electrocardiographic signals. A flexible circuit includes a pair of circuit traces electrically coupled to the electrocardiographic electrodes. A wireless transceiver communicates at least one of the electrocardiographic signals and other physiological measures with one or more of a physiology and activity sensor, communication device, server, and personal computer.
1. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch, comprising:
a backing formed of a strip of material;
an electrocardiographic electrode on each end of the backing to capture electrocardiographic signals;
a flexible circuit comprising a pair of circuit traces electrically coupled to the electrocardiographic electrodes; and
a wireless transceiver on the strip of material of the backing to wirelessly interface with a physiology and activity sensor and to transmit at least one of the electrocardiographic signals and other physiological measures to the physiology and activity sensor.
2. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a receptacle provided on a surface of the backing opposite the electrocardiographic electrodes to receive a monitor recorder.
3. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a cavity formed within the non-conductive receptacle to house a battery.
4. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , wherein the monitor recorder records the electrocardiographic signals.
5. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cryptographic circuit to authenticate the backing for use with the monitor recorder.
6. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , wherein the electrocardiographic signals are converted to a different format and processed.
7. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , wherein the formatted electrocardiographic signals are retrieved by one of a server, a client computer and a mobile device via the wireless transceiver.
8. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , wherein the physiology and activity sensor measures one or more of heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, movement, sleep, footsteps, calories burned and estimated blood glucose level.
9. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 8 , wherein the communication device evaluates the measures of the physiology and activity sensor to generate feedback.
10. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography patch according to claim 1 , wherein the measures of the physiology and activity sensor are merged with the electrocardiographic signals in an electronic medical record.
11. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor, comprising:
a patch, comprising:
a backing formed of a strip of material;
an electrocardiographic electrode on each end of the backing to capture electrocardiographic signals;
a flexible circuit comprising a pair of circuit traces electrically coupled to the electrocardiographic electrodes; and
a wireless transceiver on the strip of material of the backing to wirelessly interface with a physiology and activity sensor and to transmit at least one of the electrocardiographic signals and other physiological measures to the physiology and activity sensor; and
a monitor recorder paired with the patch to record the electrocardiographic signals.
12. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a receptacle provided on a surface of the backing opposite the electrocardiographic electrodes to receive the monitor recorder.
13. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a cavity formed within the non-conductive receptacle to house a battery.
14. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , wherein the monitor recorder comprises a housing with a front end circuit to sense the electrocardiographic signals through the electrocardiographic electrodes and a flash memory to store the electrocardiographic signals.
15. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a cryptographic circuit to authenticate the backing for use with the monitor recorder.
16. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , wherein the electrocardiographic signals are converted to a different format and processed.
17. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , wherein the formatted electrocardiographic signals are retrieved by one of a server, a client computer and a mobile device via the wireless transceiver.
18. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , wherein the physiology and activity sensor measures one or more of heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, movement, sleep, footsteps, calories burned and estimated blood glucose level.
19. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 18 , wherein the communication device evaluates the measures of the physiology and activity sensor to generate feedback.
20. A remotely-interfaceable electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor according to claim 11 , wherein the measures of the physiology and activity sensor are merged with the electrocardiographic signals in an electronic medical record.