ECG Electrode Positioning Method and Device (US12599354B2)
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599354B2 to Analog Devices International Unlimited Company on April 14, 2026. The patent covers methods for positioning six ECG chest electrodes based on body height to ensure reproducible placement in serial measurements, and a device implementing the method. The invention addresses placement accuracy issues, particularly in obese subjects, by eliminating reliance on subjective anatomic landmarks.
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USPTO granted patent US12599354B2 to Analog Devices International Unlimited Company covering methods for positioning six ECG chest electrodes based on a subject's body height to ensure reproducible placement in serial ECG measurements, and a device implementing the method. The invention addresses accuracy issues, particularly in obese subjects, by eliminating reliance on subjective anatomic landmarks.
The patent gives Analog Devices exclusive rights to this technology in the US. Healthcare providers and medical device manufacturers involved in ECG monitoring may need to consider potential licensing implications when using similar positioning methods or developing competing devices.
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Multi-sensor device for monitoring health
Grant US12599354B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
Inventors
Venugopal Gopinathan, Tony J. Akl
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for marking positions for or for positioning of six ECG chest electrodes based on a subject's body height, which allows a reproducible placement of the electrodes in serial independent ECG measurements. The present invention further relates to a device for placement of ECG electrodes which implements said method, and methods and uses applying said device. Hence, the present invention provides an accurate and reproducible, easy to use and low-cost method and device for ECG chest electrode positioning, especially in serial examinations and in obese subjects by minimizing the mistakes in ECG chest electrode placement depending on the subjective and inaccurate defining of anatomic remarks for electrode positions.
CPC Classifications
A61B 7/04 A61B 5/0004 A61B 5/02055 A61B 5/0531 A61B 5/684
Filing Date
2021-07-12
Application No.
17372979
Claims
10
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