Advanced physiological monitoring systems and methods
First Claim
1. A wireless physiological/biological parameter measuring system comprising:
- at least one transducer affixed to an animate body such as a patient/athlete for measuring at least one physiological/biological parameter of said body and generating signals representing said at least one physiological/biological parameter;
an electronic unit coupled to each said transducer for receiving said physiological/biological parameter signals from said at least one transducer and wirelessly transmitting said parameter signals at a first frequency;
at least one remote R/T unit for receiving said wirelessly transmitted parameter signals from said electronic units; and
a display monitor unit coupled to said at least one remote R/T unit for visually displaying said parameter signals.
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Abstract
A system for wirelessly monitoring, in real time, certain physiological/biological parameters of an animate body, such as an athlete or a patient. The parameters are sensed and measured by a transducer located on the animate body. The transducer is part of a transponder that includes an electronic unit containing a wireless receiver/transmitter. Remote R/T access units are spaced such that at any given time, signals from the transponder will be received by at least one of the access units where the data can be coupled to a display monitor and the measured parameters viewed in real time. In addition, a real time video image of an animate body, such as a patient/athlete, may be transmitted to a remotely located monitor for monitoring along with the transmitted physiological/biological patient parameters.
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42 Claims
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1. A wireless physiological/biological parameter measuring system comprising:
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at least one transducer affixed to an animate body such as a patient/athlete for measuring at least one physiological/biological parameter of said body and generating signals representing said at least one physiological/biological parameter;
an electronic unit coupled to each said transducer for receiving said physiological/biological parameter signals from said at least one transducer and wirelessly transmitting said parameter signals at a first frequency;
at least one remote R/T unit for receiving said wirelessly transmitted parameter signals from said electronic units; and
a display monitor unit coupled to said at least one remote R/T unit for visually displaying said parameter signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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12. A wireless physiological/biological parameter measuring system comprising:
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a plurality of transponders affixed to an animate body, each of said transponders including (1) a transducer for sensing at least one physiological/biological parameter of said body and generating an electronic signal representing said at least one sensed parameter and (2) an electronic unit for receiving said physiological/biological parameter signals and wirelessly transmitting said parameter signal at a first frequency;
a signal associated with each wireless transmission to identify each said transponder;
a receiver/transmitter unit located on said human body for receiving each wireless transmission from each of said transponders and retransmitting each of said received wireless transmissions to at least one remote signal receiver; and
a display unit coupled to said at least one remote R/T signal unit for visually displaying said physiological/biological parameter signals.
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24. A method of measuring physiological/biological parameters of an animate body comprising the steps of:
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affixing at least one transducer to said animate body for generating a signal representing a physiological/biological parameter of said body;
coupling an electronic unit to each said transducer for receiving said physiological/biological parameter signals from said at least one transducer and wirelessly transmitting said parameter signals at a first frequency;
receiving said wirelessly transmitted parameter signals from said electronic unit with at least one remote R/T unit; and
coupling a display unit to said R/T unit for visually displaying said parameter signals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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35. A method of measuring physiological/biological parameters of an animate body comprising the steps of:
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affixing a plurality of transponders to an animate body such as a patient/athlete;
including in each transponder (1) a transducer for sensing a physiological/biological parameter of said body and generating an electronic signal representing said sensed parameter and (2) an electronic unit for receiving said physiological/biological parameter signal and wirelessly transmitting said parameter signal at a first frequency;
associating a signal with each wireless transmission to identify each said transponder;
locating a receiver/transmitter unit on said animate body for receiving each wireless transmission from each of said transponders and retransmitting each of said received wireless transmissions to at least one remote RF signal receiver at a given RF frequency; and
coupling a display unit to said remote RF signal receiver for visually displaying each of said physiological/biological parameter signals.
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