Personal computer card for collection of real-time biological data
First Claim
1. A portable biological data collection system comprising:
- a biological data sensor for engaging a patient for sensing biological data from the patient; and
a portable biological data collection device connected to the biological data sensor by a flexible connection, the portable biological data collection device comprising;
an amplifier for amplifying the sensed biological data from the biological data sensor to produce an amplified signal;
an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the amplified signal to produce a digitized signal; and
a personal computer card interface for relaying the digitized signal to a host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is sensed by the biological data sensor, and for supplying electrical power from the host computer to the amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter.
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Abstract
A real-time biological data processing PC card is lightweight, cost effective, and portable. The real-time biological data processing PC card is capable of converting a host personal computer system into a powerful diagnostic instrument. Each real-time biological data processing PC card is adapted to input and process biological data from one or more biological data sensors, and is interchangeable with other real-time biological data processing PC cards. A practitioner having three different real-time biological data processing PC cards, for example, each one corresponding to a different biological data collection device, effectively carries three full-sized, powerful diagnostic instruments. The full resources of a host personal computer can be utilized and converted into a powerful diagnostic instrument, for each biological data collection device, by the insertion of one of the real-time biological data processing PC cards.
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63 Claims
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1. A portable biological data collection system comprising:
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a biological data sensor for engaging a patient for sensing biological data from the patient; and
a portable biological data collection device connected to the biological data sensor by a flexible connection, the portable biological data collection device comprising;
an amplifier for amplifying the sensed biological data from the biological data sensor to produce an amplified signal;
an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the amplified signal to produce a digitized signal; and
a personal computer card interface for relaying the digitized signal to a host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is sensed by the biological data sensor, and for supplying electrical power from the host computer to the amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A portable biological data collection system comprising:
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a plurality of biological data sensors adapted to engage with a patient for sensing biological data from the patient; and
a portable biological data collection device connected to the biological data sensors by a plurality of flexible connections, the portable biological data collection device comprising;
an amplifier for amplifying the sensed biological data from the biological data sensors to produce amplified signals;
an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the amplified signals to produce digitized signals; and
a personal computer card interface for relaying the digitized signals to a host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is sensed by the biological data sensors, and for supplying electrical power from the host computer to the amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable biological data collection device comprising:
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a biological data sensor adapted to be placed into close proximity with a patient for sensing biological data from the patient;
an amplifier for amplifying the sensed biological data from the biological data sensor to produce an amplified signal;
an analog-to-digital converter for digitizing the amplified signal to produce a digitized signal; and
a personal computer card interface for relaying the digitized signal to a host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is sensed by the biological data sensor, and for supplying electrical power from the host computer to the amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A portable biological data collection device comprising:
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a sensor-connector end for connecting to a biological data sensor;
signal-conditioning circuitry for receiving biological data from the biological data sensor for producing a digitized signal; and
a computer-connector end for connecting to a host computer, the computer-connector end comprising a personal computer card interface for relaying the digitized signal to the host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is sensed by the biological data sensor, and for supplying electrical power from the host computer to the signal-conditioning circuitry;
wherein the sensor-connector end is dimensionally larger than the computer-connector end. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A portable biological data collection system comprising:
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a biological data sensor for engaging a patient for sensing biological data from the patient; and
a portable biological data collection device for receiving the biological data from the biological data sensor, the portable biological data collection device comprising;
signal-conditioning circuitry for receiving the biological data and for producing a digitized signal; and
a personal computer card interface for relaying the digitized signal to a host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is sensed by the biological data sensor, for supplying electrical power from the host computer to the amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter, and for relaying designation data to the host computer for allowing the host computer to identify the biological data to be collected. - View Dependent Claims (63)
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