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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
William J. Lutz, Middleton, WI (US);
Daniel J. Lombardi, Verona, WI (US);
Viasys Healthcare, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A combination referential and differential amplifier circuit for a medical signal monitoring system includes a plurality of electrode inputs, including at least one reference electrode input, a plurality of medical signal amplifiers, and switching means for selectively coupling each of the plurality of electrode inputs to each of the inputs of the plurality of medical signal amplifiers. Each electrode input may be selectively coupled to several amplifier inputs. The output of a medical signal amplifier with the amplifier inputs thereof coupled to electrode inputs, neither of which is a reference electrode input, produces a differential amplifier signal output. A medical signal amplifier with the inputs thereof coupled to electrode inputs, one of which is the reference electrode input, produces a referential signal output. Thus, a combination of differential and referential electrophysiologic signal channels may be provided.