Title :
A Palm Pilot based pocket ECG recorder
Author :
Zou, Yongning ; Guo, Zhenyu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A prototype of a Palm Pilot based pocket ECG recorder has been developed. This device consists of a custom designed ECG acquisition module and a Palm Pilot running PalmECG, a custom designed software. Standard three-lead ECG signals (Leads I, II, III) are recorded and displayed in real time on the Palm Pilot´s screen. The device also records the patient´s information, the start and stop time of the recording. The recorded ECG data can be replayed, and sent to a doctor by email or transmitted to a host PC or Palm device via IR beaming. After improvement, this pocket device could be used at home for remote monitoring or in the field by doctors. It may also be used as a patient activated ambulatory ECG for diagnostic evaluation of transient cardiac symptoms such as dizziness, and chest pain
Keywords :
electrocardiography; electronic mail; health care; home computing; medical signal processing; microcomputer applications; notebook computers; real-time systems; recorders; telemedicine; IR beaming; Palm Pilot based pocket ECG recorder; PalmECG; chest pain; custom designed ECG acquisition module; diagnostic evaluation; dizziness; email; patient activated ambulatory ECG; patient information; pocket device; recorded ECG data; remote monitoring; standard three-lead ECG signals; transient cardiac symptoms; Batteries; Biomedical monitoring; Electrocardiography; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Prototypes; Remote monitoring; Software design; Software prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6449-X
DOI :
10.1109/ITAB.2000.892359
