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| 20120088998 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Evaluating Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring Of Cardiac Rhythm Disorders - A computer-implemented method for evaluating ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring of cardiac rhythm disorders is provided. A patient is registered online and medical records for the patient are assembled. An ambulatory ECG monitor that includes leadless integrated sensing electrodes independently suspended from a flexible housing, is registered to the patient. An electrocardiogram is retrieved from the recording circuitry. The electrocardiogram and the medical records are evaluated against diagnostic criteria. Upon making a finding when the diagnostic criteria is met, the patient is referred to a cardiac rhythm specialist online, which includes sending the cardiac rhythm abnormality finding. As a result, both physicians and patients enjoy an ease-of-use not found with conventional ambulatory ECG monitors. By bypassing determining whether a referral is needed and separately establishing the referral, patients can be treated more completely and more rapidly than through conventional patient referral, especially for serious illness, with less cost and less delay. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120088999 | Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitor With Jumpered Sensing Electrode For Providing Ease Of Use In Women And Method Of Use - An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with a jumpered sensing electrode and method of use for female and large-girthed patients is provided. Self-powered ECG sensing circuitry is fully enclosed in a housing with electrode receptacles on a bottom surface. A flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel is provided with a layer of skin adhesive. A standoff pad is placed between the housing and the electrode mounting panel. Sensing electrodes are mounted on opposite ends of the mounting panel. Each sensing electrode includes an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode plug. Each plug is removably and pivotably couplable into the receptacles. A jumper wire assembly includes a jumper plug electrically connected to a jumper receptacle. The jumper plug is removably and pivotably couplable into the receptacles and the jumper receptacle is removably and pivotably couplable into the plugs on the mounting panel opposite from the standoff pad. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089000 | Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitor For Providing Ease Of Use In Women And Method Of Use - A method for performing ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring on an adult female is provided. An ambulatory ECG monitor, that includes a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to self-powered sensing circuitry, is provisioned. A monitoring site is located on the surface of a patient's chest at midline and above the body of the sternum adjacent to the fourth and fifth intercostal spaces between the breasts in the upper portion of the intermammary cleft. The electrodes are aligned and placed along the midline. Interference from breast tissue with placement of the ambulatory monitor at the monitoring site is evaluated. The ambulatory ECG monitor is removably adhered to the monitoring site clear of any breast tissue interference for the duration of monitoring. ECG data is sensed through the sensing electrodes at the monitoring site and the sensed ECG data is recorded into the sensing circuitry. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089001 | Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitor And Method Of Use - A method for performing ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring is provided. An ambulatory ECG monitor, that includes a plurality of sensing electrodes coupled to self-powered sensing circuitry, is provisioned. A monitoring site is located on the surface of a patient's chest at midline and above the body of the sternum adjacent to the fourth and fifth intercostal spaces. The electrodes are aligned and placed along the midline. The ambulatory ECG monitor is removably adhered to the monitoring site for the duration of monitoring. ECG data is sensed through the sensing electrodes at the monitoring site and the sensed ECG data is recorded into the sensing circuitry. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089037 | Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitor With Jumpered Sensing Electrode And Method Of Use - An ambulatory electrocardiographic (ECG) monitor with a jumpered sensing electrode and method of use is provided. Self-powered ECG sensing circuitry is fully enclosed in a housing that provides electrode connection receptacles on a bottom surface of the housing. A flexible and stretchable electrode mounting panel having an elongated shape is provided with a layer of skin adhesive on a skin contacting surface. Sensing electrodes are mounted on opposite ends of the mounting panel. Each sensing electrode includes an electrode pad facing the skin contacting surface and an oppositely-facing electrode connection plug. Each connection plug is removably and pivotably couplable into the connection receptacles. A jumper wire assembly includes a jumper connection plug electrically connected to a jumper connection receptacle. The jumper connection plug is removably and pivotably couplable into the connection receptacles and the jumper connection receptacle is removably and pivotably couplable into the connection plugs on the mounting panel. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089412 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Facilitating Patient Advocacy Through Online Healthcare Provisioning - A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating patient advocacy through online health care is provided. A patient advocacy database is maintained. General physicians and specialist physicians are listed in database records, as well as a diagnostic criteria for health disorders for each specialist. A patient referral tree is built with each general physician associated with specialists. A medical service network includes the referral tree as designating health care and medical service providers. A patient is enrolled in the network. Medical data provided by the patient is evaluated against the diagnostic criteria of each of the specialists for medical concerns. Each specialist in the referral tree corresponding to findings made under their respective diagnostic criteria is identified. The patient is referred for care to the specialist associated with the patient's general physician. Throughout, the patient is provided with information to make an informed decision with respect to the specialist care received. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120089417 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Mediating Patient-Initiated Physiological Monitoring - Access to key diagnostic medical devices requires pre-approval by a screening physician. A computer-implemented system and method for mediating patient-initiated physiological monitoring and ensuring appropriate follow up, bypassing the need for a screening physician, are provided. A request for a medical monitoring device from a patient at a point of prescriptive medicine dispensing is entered. The patient is enrolled in a medical service network that includes healthcare providers and medical services, and one or more on-call prescribing physicians. The patient is interfaced in real time with one of the prescribing physicians. Upon physician approval, the monitoring device is dispensed to the patient at the point of dispensing. Following monitoring, data from the monitoring device is retrieved for the medical service network. The retrieved data is evaluated for medical concerns. Based on findings from the evaluation made, the patient is referred for medical care through the healthcare providers and medical services. | 04-12-2012 |
