Patient monitoring electrode connection apparatus and method
US5265607A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/60
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A headbox for connecting patient monitoring physiological sensors to a monitoring instrument, such as an EEG machine, includes a general purpose input/output device having connectors for coupling to the sensors and to the instruments, which is configured for a particular monitoring procedure by one of a plurality of similar configuration cards which are electrically and mechanically compatible with the input/output device. The configuration card includes interconnections between the sensors and the instrument inputs which are specific for a particular monitoring procedure. The configuration card may include a graphic representation of a body to show where sensors should be placed on a patient and connected to the headbox for the particular monitoring procedure, and may physically occlude connectors which are not to receive sensors in the procedure. The configuration card may include a memory for storing data regarding a patient or the monitoring procedure for which it is configured.
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