Intranet-based medical data distribution system
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system for providing patient data to one or more workstations connected to a computer network, said system comprising:
- one or more sensors attached to said patient, said sensors configured to measure physiologic data from said patient;
a patient monitoring device attached to said one or more sensors, said patient monitoring device configured to gather said physiologic data and use a communication system to communicate said physiologic data to a central data monitoring device;
one or more data servers connected to said computer network, said data servers configured to supply data to said workstations using a first protocol; and
one or more waveform servers connected to said central data monitoring device, said waveform servers receiving said physiologic information from said central data monitoring device, said waveform servers connected to said computer network, said waveform servers configured to supply said physiologic data to said workstations using a second protocol.
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Abstract
A network based medical telemetry system that uses, to the greatest extent possible, standard hardware and software components. The system allows clinicians using computers anywhere in a large hospital to view physiologic data from patients of the hospital. Each patient is fitted with a set of sensors that measure physiologic properties of the patient (e.g., EKG sensors). The sensors are connected to a transmitter that relays the physiologic data to a central server. The central server comprises a WEB server that supplies basic patient data such as the patient'"'"'s name and medical history. The central server also comprises a waveform server which supplies the physiologic data, in real-time or near real-time. Workstation, used by a clinician receives the basic patient data from the Web server and the physiologic data from the waveform server, and produces a combined display. The combined display is continuously updated, showing, for example, the patient'"'"'s EKG.
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25 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system for providing patient data to one or more workstations connected to a computer network, said system comprising:
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one or more sensors attached to said patient, said sensors configured to measure physiologic data from said patient;
a patient monitoring device attached to said one or more sensors, said patient monitoring device configured to gather said physiologic data and use a communication system to communicate said physiologic data to a central data monitoring device;
one or more data servers connected to said computer network, said data servers configured to supply data to said workstations using a first protocol; and
one or more waveform servers connected to said central data monitoring device, said waveform servers receiving said physiologic information from said central data monitoring device, said waveform servers connected to said computer network, said waveform servers configured to supply said physiologic data to said workstations using a second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for efficiently using a packet switched computer network to provide quasi-static data and near real-time data to a workstation, where said quasi-static data is related to said near real-time data, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a first server software module to supply said quasi-static data, over said network, to said workstation, using a first protocol;
using a second server software module to supply said near real-time data, over said network, to said workstation, using a second protocol;
using a first client software module running on said workstation to receive said quasi-static data, from said network; and
using a second client software module running on said workstation to receive said near real-time data from said network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for efficiently using a packet switched computer network to provide database data and physiologic data to a workstation, where said database data is related to said physiologic data, said method comprising the steps of:
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using a first server software program to supply said database data, over said network, to said workstation, using a first protocol;
using a second server software program to supply said physiologic data, over said network, to said workstation, using a second protocol;
using a first client software program running on said workstation to receive said database data, from said network; and
using a second client software program running on said workstation to receive said physiologic data from said network.
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