| NOMENCLATURE |
TRANSMITTER, CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM, TELECARDIOGRAPHY (TELEPHONE
TRANSMISSION). AN ELECTRONIC ITEM DESIGNED TO TRANSMIT ECG DATA, FROM A
PATIENT, VIA STANDARD TELEPHONE AND/OR TELEPHONE LINES. TRANSMISSION
MAY BE BY LONG DISTANCE OR LOCAL TELEPHONE LINES. THE ITEM IS LOCATED
NEAR THE PATIENT. ELECTRODES FROM THE PATIENT ARE PLUGGED INTO THE
JACKS ON THE TRANSMITTER. THE TRANSMITTER TRANSMITS THE ECG SIGNALS
THROUGH THE TELEPHONE LINES TO THE RECEIVER LOCATED IN ANOTHER PART OF
THE HOSPITAL OR DOCTOR'S OFFICE, WHERE THE ECG IS ANALYZED. MAY HAVE
AUDIO/VISUAL INDICATION FOR PATIENT.
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