Electrically isolated power and signal coupler system for a patient connected device
First Claim
1. A portable patient monitor device using an electrically isolated, combined power and signal coupler system, comprising:
- a power coupler, comprising;
a magnetically permeable element including a central pole and a peripheral pole; and
a winding, forming an opening through which the central pole protrudes; and
an electrically isolated data transducer;
wherein said portable patient monitor device is suitable for docking with a docking station by, (a) forming a magnetic circuit including a magnetically permeable element in said portable patient monitor device and a corresponding magnetically permeable element in said docking station, and (b) coupling a data transducer in said portable patient monitor device to a corresponding transducer in said docking station to support connection of said portable patient monitor device to a network and to bidirectionally exchange data.
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Abstract
An electrically isolated, combined power and signal coupler, for a patient connected device, is disclosed. A docking station and a portable device, capable of docking with the docking station each include a power coupler and an electrically isolated data transducer. The respective power couplers include a magnetically permeable element including a central pole and a peripheral pole and a printed circuit board with an opening through which the central pole protrudes. The printed circuit board includes windings surrounding the central pole opening: a primary winding in the docking station and a secondary winding in the portable device. When the portable device is docked with the docking station, the magnetically permeable element in the portable device and the magnetically permeable element in the docking station are arranged to form a magnetic circuit, and the data transducer in the portable device and the data transducer in the docking station are arranged to exchange data.
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48 Claims
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1. A portable patient monitor device using an electrically isolated, combined power and signal coupler system, comprising:
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a power coupler, comprising;
a magnetically permeable element including a central pole and a peripheral pole; and
a winding, forming an opening through which the central pole protrudes; and
an electrically isolated data transducer;
wherein said portable patient monitor device is suitable for docking with a docking station by,(a) forming a magnetic circuit including a magnetically permeable element in said portable patient monitor device and a corresponding magnetically permeable element in said docking station, and (b) coupling a data transducer in said portable patient monitor device to a corresponding transducer in said docking station to support connection of said portable patient monitor device to a network and to bidirectionally exchange data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48)
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15. A docking station using an electrically isolated, combined power and signal coupler system, comprising:
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a power coupler, comprising;
a magnetically permeable element including a central pole and a peripheral pole; and
a winding, forming an opening through which the central pole protrudes; and
an electrically isolated data transducer;
wherein said docking station is suitable for docking with a portable patient monitor device by,(b) forming a magnetic circuit including a magnetically permeable element in said portable patient monitor device and a corresponding magnetically permeable element in said docking station, and (b) coupling a data transducer in said portable patient monitor device to a corresponding transducer in said docking station to support connection of said portable patient monitor device to a network and to bidirectionally exchange data.
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29. A communications system suitable for use in a portable patient monitoring network network, comprising:
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circuitry for providing a first electrically isolated bidirectional communications channel between the portable device and the central controller via the selected docking station;
circuitry for providing a second electrically isolated bidirectional communications channel between the portable device directly and the central controller; and
circuitry for establishing communications via the first communications channel when the portable device is docked to the selected docking station and establishing communications via the second communications channel otherwise.
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39. In an electrically isolated portable patient monitoring network comprising:
- a central controller;
one or more docking stations each coupled in communications with the central controller; and
one or more portable devices each capable of docking with a selected one of the docking stations;
a communications system comprising;
circuitry for providing a first electrically isolated communications channel from the portable device to the central controller via the selected docking station;
circuitry for providing a second electrically isolated communications channel from the portable device directly to the central controller; and
circuitry for establishing communications via the first communications channel when the portable device is docked to the selected docking station and establishing communications via the second communications channel otherwise.
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47. An electrically isolated, combined power and signal coupler, for a docking station of a patient connected monitoring system, comprising:
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a power coupler, comprising;
a magnetically permeable element including a central pole and a peripheral pole; and
a primary winding, forming an opening through which the central pole protrudes; and
an electrically isolated data transducer; and
a portable device, capable of docking with the docking station, comprising;
a power coupler, comprising;
a magnetically permeable element including a central pole and a peripheral pole; and
a secondary winding, forming an opening through which the central pole protrudes; and
an electrically isolated data transducer;
wherein;
when the portable device is docked with the docking station, the magnetically permeable element in the portable device and the magnetically permeable element in the docking station are arranged to form a magnetic circuit, and the data transducer in the portable device and the data transducer in the docking station are arranged to exchange data.
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Specification