Patient monitoring system
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising a monitoring beam generating device for generating a monitoring beam along a substantially straight-line path of a selected length and a detecting means that signals the system to generate an alert signal in response to the monitoring beam being broken at least in part at a position along the length of its path.
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A patient monitoring system is described including a monitoring beam generating device for generating a monitoring beam along a substantially straight-line path of a selected length and a detecting means that signals the system to generate an alert signal in response to the monitoring beam being broken at least in part at a position along the length of its path.
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- 1. A patient monitoring system comprising a monitoring beam generating device for generating a monitoring beam along a substantially straight-line path of a selected length and a detecting means that signals the system to generate an alert signal in response to the monitoring beam being broken at least in part at a position along the length of its path.
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23. A method for monitoring a patient'"'"'s movement, the method comprising:
providing a patient monitoring device comprising a monitoring beam generating device for generating a monitoring beam along a substantially straight-line path of a selected length and a detecting means that signals the patient monitoring device to generate an alert signal in response to the monitoring beam being broken at least in part at a position along the length of its path, positioning the patient monitoring device to generate the beam along a path which is crossed by patient movement and monitoring the device for generation of an alert signal. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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