Patient monitoring and recording systems

• US 20020183976A1
• Filed: 01/17/2002
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trio Medical, LLC
• Original Assignee: Trio Medical, LLC
• Inventors: Pearce, Marvin Jay
• Application Number:
  US10/055,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20020183976A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/188
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0017 transmitting optical signals transmission by light H04B10/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for point-of-care patient monitoring and include real-time acquisition, display and transfer of data from one or more patient monitor units (e.g. ECG, blood pressure, temperature, etc.) both locally and to remote sites.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a) one or more patient monitoring units;

b) an electronic module unit to receive data of the one or more monitoring units; and

c) a computer unit for receiving and analysis of data from the module.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the system comprises a plurality of monitoring units.

3. The system of claim 1 or 2 wherein the module unit digitizes received data.

4. The system of any one of claims 1 through 3 wherein the computer unit receives data in real-time from the one or more monitoring units.

5. The system of any one of claims 1 through 4 wherein the computer unit is in data communication with remotely located electronic patient records.

6. The system of any one of claims 1 though 5 wherein the computer unit is in data communication with a remote caregiver.

7. The system of any one of claims 1 through 6 wherein a data handshaking methodology exists for data transfer between the module unit and computer unit.

8. The system of any one of claims 1 through 7 wherein the module unit and computer unit are mounted on a movable cart unit.

9. The system of any one of claims 1 through 8 wherein the module unit does not comprise a display or user interface.

10. The system of any one of claims 1 through 9 wherein system components are hardwired.

11. The system of any one of claims 1 through 10 wherein one or more system components transmit data wirelessly.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the system comprises a plurality of monitoring units.

14. The method of claim 12 or 13 wherein the computer unit receives data in real-time from the one or more monitoring units.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the computer unit is in direct data communication with remotely located electronic data record without an interposed server.

12. A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a) providing a monitoring system comprising i) one or more patient monitoring units;

ii) an electronic module unit to receive data of the one or more monitoring units; and

iii) a computer unit for receiving and analysis of data from the module.

b) the one or more monitoring units providing data to the module unit; and

c) the module unit providing digitized data to the computer unit.

15. The method of any one of claims 12 through 14 wherein the computer unit is in data communication with remotely located electronic patient records.

17. The method of any one of claims 12 through 16 wherein data produced by the one or more monitoring units is stored in electronic patient records without manual recordation of the data.

18. The method of any one of claims 12 through 17 wherein data produced by the one or more monitoring units is transmitted from the computer unit directly without use of a server unit.

19. The method of any one of claims 12 through 18 wherein data produced by the one or more monitoring records is stored in electronic patient records in real-time of generation of the data.

20. The method of any one of claims 12 through 19 wherein the computer unit is in data communication with a remote caregiver.

21. The method of any one of claims 12 through 20 wherein a caregiver adjusts function of the one or more monitoring units via the computer unit.

22. The method of any one of claims 12 through 21 wherein the module unit and computer are used for analysis of physiological data of multiple patients.

23. The method of any one of claims 12 through 22 wherein data is transferred between the module unit and the computer unit with a handshaking protocol.

24. The method of any one of claims 12 through 23 wherein a user manipulates the computer unit in an open architecture computing platform.

25. The method of any one of claims 12 through 24 wherein a user manipulates the computer unit in Windows, WindowsCE, Palm, or Linux.

26. The method of any one of claims 12 through 25 wherein the module unit acquires from a patient physiological data of an ECG, non-invasive blood pressure, temperature, pulse, SpO₂, and/or or CO₂.

27. The method of any one of claims 12 through 26 wherein the module unit does not comprise a display or user interface.

28. The method of any one of claims 12 through 27 wherein system components are hardwired.

29. The method of any one of claims 12 through 27 wherein data is transmitted wirelessly between system components.