Devices and methods for the annotation of physiological data with associated observational data
First Claim
1. A system for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising:
- a sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject;
an event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with a physiological condition of the subject;
a receiver to receive said physiological data and said observational data;
a clock in data communication with said receiver to time stamp the physiological data and observational data;
a memory in data communication with said clock to store the time-stamped physiological data and time-stamped observational data; and
a display in data communication with said memory to display the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with said observational data.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for capturing data pertaining to caregiver observations that further define, describe, or qualify associated physiological data. The present invention facilitates the integration of numerous forms of observational data with associated physiological data, displays the recorded physiological data suitably annotated with the associated observational data through a variety of customizable graphical user interfaces, and uses general purpose portable computing devices such as PDAs, laptops, pocket PCs, or other microprocessor based devices for interfacing with a plurality of physiological sensors. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject, an event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with a physiological condition of the subject, a plurality of receivers to receive the physiological data and the observational data, a clock in data communication with the receivers to time stamp the physiological data and observational data, a memory in data communication with the clock to store the time-stamped physiological data and time-stamped observational data, and a display in data communication with the memory to display the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with the observational data.
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42 Claims
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1. A system for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising:
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a sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject;
an event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with a physiological condition of the subject;
a receiver to receive said physiological data and said observational data;
a clock in data communication with said receiver to time stamp the physiological data and observational data;
a memory in data communication with said clock to store the time-stamped physiological data and time-stamped observational data; and
a display in data communication with said memory to display the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with said observational data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for annotating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising:
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at least one sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject; and
a portable electronic device in data communication with said sensor comprising at least one event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with the physiological condition of the subject, a receiver to receive the physiological data, a clock to time stamp the plurality of physiological data and observational data, a memory module to store the plurality of time stamped physiological and time stamped observational data, a processor to process the physiological data and associate the physiological data in a time relation with the observational data, and a display for displaying the physiological and observational data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for associating physiological data of a patient with observational data, comprising the steps of:
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generating a plurality of physiological data;
capturing a plurality of observational data;
associating a first time with the plurality of physiological data, wherein the first time is indicative of when the physiological data was generated, to produce time-stamped physiological data;
associating a second time with the plurality of observational data, wherein the second time is indicative of when the observational data was captured, to produce time-stamped observational data;
storing said plurality of time-stamped physiological data and said time-stamped observational data; and
displaying visual markers of said time-stamped observational data in association with said time-stamped physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of annotating physiological data of a subject with observational data, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting physiological information from a subject by detecting light propagating through a body tissue of said subject;
processing said physiological information and computing a physiological value trend over a period of time;
collecting observational information related to an event; and
correlating said observational information related to said event with said physiological value trend based on time to supplement said physiological value trend with observational information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A graphical user interface for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising:
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a first area for displaying a first physiological parameter trend;
an event marker associated with said first physiological parameter trend for indicating that a supplemental information corresponding to said first physiological parameter trend is available; and
an access interface providing a user to select said event marker and display said supplemental information corresponding to said first physiological parameter trend. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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