System for processing physiological data
US8478389B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H50/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A parameter value is computed for a segment of a cardiac-related signal. In accordance with various example embodiments, a system includes a computer circuit configured to identify cardiac cycles within a segment of a cardiac-related signal, such as an ECG. At least one feature point is identified within the cardiac cycles. For each identified feature point, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) representative of the ratio of signal energy to noise energy is computed for a cardiac cycle subsegment containing the identified feature point. A validity characteristic of the feature point is determined based upon the signal-to-noise ratio, and a parameter value is computed by combining feature points contained within the segment, based upon the determined validity characteristics of the feature points.
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