摘要:
An ambulatory physiological evaluation system including a main and a background gamma radiation detector provided in a vestlike garment worn by a patient for the purpose of monitoring and/or diagnosing the patient's physiological activities during a prescribed period of time. Also included is an apparatus and method for determining the exact location of the left ventricle of the heart, positioning the main radiation detector relative to the left ventricle, and maintaining the position of the main radiation detector relative to the left ventricle during an ambulatory study period. The ambulatory physiological evaluation system also contains electronic circuitry which monitors and processes information obtained from the radiation detectors. Information from the main and auxiliary detectors, as well as ECG electrodes is recorded on a portable cassette recorder. After the information has been recorded over a desired period of time, the information is presented, through an interface and an analog to digital converter, to the memory of a stand alone computer located in a hospital or office. The computer calculates such items as R-R time intervals, electrocardiagram and time-activity curves, and displays these items and other physiological data for both the main and auxiliary detectors. From the calculations made by the computer, average heart rate, number of aberrant beats, left ventricular ejection fraction and relative cardiac blood volume and other values of physiological significance may be calculated for a time interval of interest.
摘要:
An ambulatory physiological evaluation system including a main and a background gamma radiation detector provided in a vestlike garment worn by a patient for the purpose of monitoring and/or diagnosing the patient's physiological activities during a prescribed period of time. Also included is an apparatus and method for determining the exact location of the left ventricle of the heart, positioning the main radiation detector relative to the left ventricle, and maintaining the position of the main radiation detector relative to the left ventricle during an ambulatory study period. The ambulatory physiological evaluation system also contains electronic circuitry which monitors and processes information obtained from the radiation detectors. Information from the main and auxiliary detectors, as well as ECG electrodes is recorded on a portable cassette recorder. After the information has been recorded over a desired period of time, the information is presented, through an interface and an analog to digital converter, to the memory of a stand alone computer located in a hospital or office. The computer calculates such items as R-R time intervals, electrocardiagram and time-activity curves, and displays these items and other physiological data for both the main and auxiliary detectors. From the calculations made by the computer, average heart rate, number of aberrant beats, left ventricular ejection fraction and relative cardiac blood volume and other values of physiological significance may be calculated for a time interval of interest.
摘要:
A portable recorder has a pinch roller moved to engage a capstan, a recording head brought into a recording position and a motor to power the recorder switched on through the sliding movement of a slide assembly in engagement with the case of the recorder near a hinge between bottom and top portions of the case. The capstan is rotated about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the case by a pulley arrangement driven by the motor with an axis substantially within a plane parallel to the case. The recording head is mounted to the slide assembly which includes a roller attached to the back thereof for rotating engagement with the case when it is opened and closed. Rotating movement of the roller causes the slide assembly to move back and forth within the case as the top of the case is opened and closed causing the recording head to move near or away from the tape. A spring mounted to the case and the slide assembly biases the slide assembly to a remote position when the case is opened. A roller spring attached to the slide assembly engages the pinch roller biasing it into engagement with the capstan when the case is closed but a pawl member portion of the slide assembly is adapted to engage the pinch roller and move it away from the capstan when the case is opened. A roller spring disengagement mechanism is provided to keep the roller spring from engaging the pinch roller if the case is empty when closed.
摘要:
A penile tumescence monitoring device and method which use strain gauges connected to a connector device which translates the strain gauge input into a magnetically recordable output signal. A magnetic tape recorder is used for tape recording the monitored penile tumescence. The system further includes test switches and indicating lights for testing the proper functioning of the electronic circuitry and strain gauges involved in the system.
摘要:
A vital phenomenon recording and/or reproducing device such as an electrocardiograph, an electromyograph, an electroencephalograph, etc. comprises a main unit including at least a magnetic tape driving mechanism and a magnetic head, a recording attachment capable of being detachably connected to said main unit mechanically and electrically, and a reproducing attachment capable of being detachably connected to said main unit, to said recording attachment being connected a detector such as electrodes to be adhered to a body of a patient and to said reproducing attachment being connected a recorder, for example, an XY recorder. Between said main unit and the recording attachment or between said main unit and said reproducing attachment, there may be detachably interposed additional attachments comprising a pre-amplifier, a battery checking circuit, a calibration voltage producing circuit, a transmitter, an automatic starting circuit, a battery for energizing a bridge circuit of a wire resistance strain gauge, etc. or a suitable combination thereof.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for diagnosing myocardial infarction predicated on analysis of the acoustical frequency spectrum of the human heart during the isovolumic contraction phase of the cardiac cycle for the purpose of detecting a shift in the predominant frequency component of the spectrum from a 30-50 cps frequency band, typical of a noninfarcted heart, to a 20-40 cps frequency band, indicative of an infarcted heart.
摘要:
A SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A PATIENT SELECTOR SWITCHER FOR ENABLING A GROUP OF PRIMARY CARDIOSCOPE INSTRUMENTS LOCATED AT A CENTRAL NURSING STATION TO BE INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED TO ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF CARDIAC SENSOR INSTRUMENTS LOCATED AT DIFFERNT HOSPITAL BED POSITIONS AND FOR ENABLING THE PRIMARY CADIOSCOPE INSTRUMENTS TO DRIVE FOR ENABLING THE PRIMARY CARIOSCIPE INSTRUMENTS TO DRIVE POSITIONS. THE SYSTEM FURTHER INCLUDES A MEMORY TAPE LOOP SWITCHER FOR ENABLING A GROUP OF MAGNETIC RECORDER INSTRUMENTS TO BE INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED TO ANY ONE OF THE PRIMARY CARDIOSCOPE INSTRUMENTS. THE SYSTEM ALSO INCLUDES A TELEVISION SWITCHER FOR ENABLING A GROUP OF TELEVISION MONITORS LOCATED AT THE CENTRAL NURSING STATION TO BE INDIVIDUALLY CONNECTED TO ANY ONE OF A NUMBER OF TELEVISION CAMERAS LOCATED AT THE DIFFERENT BED POSITIONS.
摘要:
The method and system for precise time based presentation of recorded medical data, such as cardiac data, encephalographic data, fetal monitor data or the like, which has been recorded on an ordinary audio cassette tape utilizing an inexpensive presentation device. An off-the-shelf tape transport deck is utilized which operates at an actual presentation speed which varies in a linear fashion in response to variations of a control signal which do not vary by greater than a selected maximum value during a given time period and in a nonlinear fashion in response to variations of a control signal which do vary by greater than the selected maximum value during a given time period. A timing track signal is utilized to determine actual presentation speed and small variations between the desired presentation speed and the actual presentation speed are coupled to a linear control system and utilized to vary the control signal at a rate which does not exceed a first rate. Large variations between the desired presentation speed and the actual presentation speed are coupled to a nonlinear control system and utilized to vary the control signal with respect to time at a constant rate, ensuring stable operation despite the occurrence of large variations in presentation speed. An integration element is utilized in conjunction with the linear control system to induce a zero steady state error between desired presentation speed and the actual presentation speed over time while the linear control system is active.
摘要:
A magnetic recording apparatus for electrocardiographs wherein an input signal is converted into a digital signal, such digital signal is accumulated and intermittently recorded, thereby enabling electric power consumption to be reduced and efficiency of use to be improved. Parallel memories are used to store the digital signal at a first rate and the digital signal is read from the memories at a second rate higher than the first rate.