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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1974
Albert A Auerbach, New York, NY (US);
Medalert Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Described is method and apparatus for transmission of electrocardiography (EKG) signal wave trains from a patient's location via common carrier wire lines, such as telephone lines, to a central diagnostic office. The EKG signals consist of a composite train of Pacemaker potentials (artifacts) derived from an implanted Pacemaker, and of potentials derived from the heart itself. At the central, the EKG signals are pen-recorded, but additionally a train of Pacemaker artifacts only, is formed and from it is determined the Pacemaker frequency as an indication of remaining Pacemaker battery life. The central is provided with additional equipment, such as an arrhythmia analyzer which prepares an interval histogram from the patient's EKG signal. The histogram serves as an indication of 'loss of capture' of the patient's heartbeat by the Pacemaker and such loss of capture is confirmed by the absence of correlation between the Pacemaker artifact and the 'QRS complex' portion of the patient's EKG. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for precisely measuring the frequency of the Pacemaker artifacts in order to detect potential Pacemaker battery failure, which would be indicated by a change in the artifact frequency over a period of time. This apparatus includes timer marker generation means for recording precisely timed markers to provide a correction factor for compensating for a variation in the recording paper speed.