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US5033474A
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ECG cable storage means in a personal health monitor
Assignee: BUDDY SYSTEMS Inc NORTHBROOK ILLINOIS A CORP OF
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Filing: 1990-01-05
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Granted: 1991-07-23
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Expires: 2010-01-05
Abstract
Abstract In a personal health monitor that includes one or more cables for connection to a patient information about whose clinical condition the personal health monitor can monitor, an improvement for the storage of one or more cables. The improvement includes a spool with a shank portion about which a cable can be wound and a head portion at the end of the shank portion and larger in dimension than the shank portion so as to retain the cable on the shank portion whereby tangling of the cable can be prevented. In an aspect of a further embodiment, a fastener on the head portion secures an end of the cable when not in use thereby preventing tangling. Additionally, in an aspect of a still further embodiment, the spool can be mounted on a bracket that is removably secured to the inside of a compartment door which when open represents the spool with its cable for use by the patient.
Inventors
- 👤 James S. Varelis
- 👤 William Fang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:17
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/30; A61B5/303; A61B5/307; A61B5/308
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient, an improvement comprising: a spool comprising: a shank portion about which a cable can be wound and having a first end thereof fixed to the personal health monitor, and a head portion at a second end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient, an improvement comprising: a spool comprising: a shank portion about which a cable can be wound and having a first end thereof fixed to the personal health monitor, and a head portion at a second end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 1 including: a fastener for releasably securing a free end of the cable adjacent to said shank portion of said spool.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 2 wherein said fastener is located on said head portion of said spool.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 3 in which the personal health monitor includes a compartment therein for the storage of the cable, and further in which the personal health monitor improvement further comprises: a door for access to the compartment, and further wherein said spool is attached to an inside surface of said door.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 4 further comprising: a bracket upon which said spool is connected, and further in which said bracket is removably secured to said inside surface of said door.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 5 in which said bracket is U-shaped to accommodate feeding cable between said bracket and the door.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 6 in which said door includes channels and in which said bracket further comprises flanges and further wherein said bracket is removably secured to the door by engaging said flanges in the channels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 7 in which said bracket has a slot adjacent where said spool is connected to said bracket whereby a cable wound on said spool can pass to the underside of said bracket through the slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
78 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 7 in which the cable is capable of connecting the personal health monitor to a patient for the purpose of taking an ECG of the patient, and further in which one end of the cable includes a snap-type fastener for releasably connecting to a complementary snap-type fastener receptor on an adhesive pad that can be affixed to the patient and further in which said fastener further comprises a snap-type fastener receptor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 9 including a second spool and a third spool connected to the personal health monitor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a personal health monitor of the type having a plurality of ECG cables for connection to respective ECG electrodes, wherein each of the ECG cables terminates in a respective first snap fastener, the improvement comprising; a plurality of fixed spools each spool having a shank portion about which a respective one of the cables can be wound and a head portion at an end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the respective cable on said shank portion, and a plurality of second snap fasteners for releasably securing respective ones of the first snap fasteners, said second snap fasteners connected to said head portions of said spools.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
117 words
In a personal health monitor of the type having a plurality of ECG cables for connection to respective ECG electrodes, wherein each of the ECG cables terminates in a respective first snap fastener, the improvement comprising; a plurality of fixed spools each spool having a shank portion about which a respective one of the cables can be wound and a head portion at an end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the respective cable on said shank portion, and a plurality of second snap fasteners for releasably securing respective ones of the first snap fasteners, said second snap fasteners connected to said head portions of said spools.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The improvement of claim 11 in which the personal health monitor includes a door for access to a compartment therein for the storage of one or more cables, and further wherein said plurality of spools is attached to an inside surface of said door.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient whose condition the personal health monitor can monitor, an improvement comprising: a spool including: a shank portion about which the cable can be wound, said shank portion connected at a first end thereof to the personal health monitor, a head portion at another end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion, and a fastener located on said head portion for releasably securing a free end of the cable when not in use adjacent to said shank portion of said spool.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
118 words
In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient whose condition the personal health monitor can monitor, an improvement comprising: a spool including: a shank portion about which the cable can be wound, said shank portion connected at a first end thereof to the personal health monitor, a head portion at another end of said shank portion and larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion, and a fastener located on said head portion for releasably securing a free end of the cable when not in use adjacent to said shank portion of said spool.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 13 in which the personal health monitor includes a compartment therein for the storage of the cable, and further in which the personal health monitor improvement further comprises: a door for access to the compartment, and further wherein said spool is attached to an inside surface of said door.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 13 in which the cable is capable of connecting the personal health monitor to a patient for the purpose of taking an ECG of the patient, and further in which one end of the cable includes a snap-type fastener for releasably connecting to a complementary snap-type fastener receptor on an adhesive pad that can be affixed to the patient and further in which said fastener located on said head portion further comprises: a snap-type fastener receptor compatible with the snap-type fastener on one end of the cable.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
126 words
In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient whose condition the personal health monitor can monitor, a compartment in the personal health monitor for the storage of the cable, and a closable door for access to the compartment, an improvement comprising: a spool having: a shank portion about which the cable can be wound, said shank portion connected at a first end thereof to an inner side of the closable door, and a head portion connected to a second end of said shank portion said second end opposite said first end, said head portion larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
126 words
In a personal health monitor that includes a cable for connection to a sensor capable of measuring a clinical parameter of a patient whose condition the personal health monitor can monitor, a compartment in the personal health monitor for the storage of the cable, and a closable door for access to the compartment, an improvement comprising: a spool having: a shank portion about which the cable can be wound, said shank portion connected at a first end thereof to an inner side of the closable door, and a head portion connected to a second end of said shank portion said second end opposite said first end, said head portion larger in dimension than said shank portion so as to retain the cable on said shank portion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 16 further comprising: a fastener on said head portion and capable of connecting to an end of the cable.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
67 words
The personal health monitor improvement of claim 16 in which one end of the cable includes a snap-type fastener for releasably connecting to a complementary snap-type fastener receptor on an adhesive pad that can be affixed to the patient and further in which said fastener located on said head portion further comprises: a snap-type fastener receptor compatible with the snap-type fastener on one end of the cable.
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