Apparatus for evaluating heart fitness

United States Patent M

Hawkins et al.

[li] Patent Number: 4,898,182 [45] Date of Patent: Feb. 6, 1990

[54] APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING HEART FITNESS

[76] Inventors: Brian Hawkins, 8 MacDonald Ave.;

Jerald Greenberg, 34 Maple Ave.;
Ofer Alon, 6 MacDonald Ave., all of
Armonk, N.Y. 10504; Victor Marten,
144-45, 41 Ave., Apt. 3S, Flushing,
N.Y. 11355; Edward Banyai, 133
Woodland Ave., New Rochelle,
N.Y. 10805; Jennifer A. Edwards, 8
MacDonald Ave., Armonk, N.Y.
10504; David M. Banyai, 133
Woodland Ave., New Rochelle,
N.Y. 10805; Juan C. Sanchez; Eran
Sitnik, both of 137 Old Kisco Rd.,
Armonk, N.Y. 10504; Joseph A.
Yozzo, 17 Lawrence St., Mt. Kisco,
N.Y. 10549

[21] Appl. No.: 152,113

[22] Filed: Feb. 4, 1988

[51] Int. CI." A61B 5/04

[52] U.S. Q 128/707; 128/709;

128/696

[58] Field of Search 128/707, 709, 695, 696;

272/69

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OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Biosig, Inc., INSTA-PULSE heart rate monitor sales brochure, Print date 9/78, BioSig Inc., P.O. Box 651, NDG, Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3R1, Canada.

Primary Examiner—Francis Jaworski
Assistant Examiner—George Manuel
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Stephen E. Feldman

[57] ABSTRACT

A heart fitness evaluation system is set up in booth form in which a participating person may have the fitness condition of his heart evaluated based on a step test protocol. Personalized data is transmitted to the system in the form of selected answers to questions proposed, and the person is classified according to such data provided for the purposes of data comparison. The person engages in supervised exercise over a timed period to accelerate heart functions. After the activity, the person's heart is monitored to determine the recovery rate of the heart over real time. Comparison of the recovery rate is made against stored physiological data relating to heart rate recovery of classified persons, which is translated in to the fitness level of the person's heart and displaying such results.

10 Claims, 4 Drawing Sheets