Hemodynamic analysis device and method
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Abstract
A method for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition of a patent includes using a data acquisition device at a patient site to non-invasively acquire cardiovascular condition information from a patient. The cardiovascular condition information includes a data stream of pulse pressure-related data. The cardiovascular condition information acquired by the data acquisition device is transmitted to a remote processor capable of performing data processing and data storage functions on the transmitted cardiovascular condition information. The cardiovascular condition information processed by the remote processor is transmitted to a data display device at a healthcare provider site remote from the data acquisition device for permitting the healthcare provider to use the cardiovascular condition information to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient.
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25. A method for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition of
a patient, comprising: -
using a data acquisition device at a patient site to non-invasively acquire cardiovascular condition information from a patient, the cardiovascular condition information including a data stream of pulse pressure-related data, transmitting the cardiovascular condition information acquired by the data acquisition device to a remote processor capable of performing data processing and data storage functions on the transmitted cardiovascular condition information; and
transmitting the cardiovascular condition information processed by the remote processor to a data display device at a healthcare provider site remote from the data acquisition device for permitting the healthcare provider to use the cardiovascular condition information to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient and establishing a patient identifier unique to a particular patient, establishing a healthcare provider identifier unique to a particular healthcare provider, and establishing an association between a particular patient identifier and at least one particular healthcare provider identifier for restricting access to cardiovascular information about a particular patient to those possessing an associated healthcare provider identifier. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition
of a patient, comprising: -
using a data acquisition device at a patient site to non-invasively acquire cardiovascular condition information from a patient, the cardiovascular condition information including a data stream of pulse pressure-related data, transmitting the cardiovascular condition information acquired by the data acquisition device to a remote processor capable of performing data processing and data storage functions on the transmitted cardiovascular condition information; and
transmitting the cardiovascular condition information processed by the remote processor to a data display device at a healthcare provider site remote from the data acquisition device for permitting the healthcare provider to use the cardiovascular condition information to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient wherein;
the step of using a data acquisition device to non-invasively acquire cardiovascular condition information comprises the step of performing a series of cardiovascular data acquisition measurements to create a series of cardiovascular condition measurements, further comprising the steps of;
employing the remote processor to derive at least one cardiovascular parameter from each of the series of cardiovascular measurements, and correlating the derived cardiovascular parameters to create a trend report capable of being displayed at the healthcare provider site. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition of a patient, the computer program being capable of being installed in a processor remote from each of a patient and a healthcare provider site, the computer program comprising:
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a data receiving function for acquiring a data stream of cardiovascular information acquired non-invasively from a patient, a processing function for processing the cardiovascular information to derive at least one cardiovascular parameter from the data stream received from the patient;
an identifier funtion for establishing a patient identifier unique to a particular patient, establishing a healthcare provider identifier unique to a particular healthcare provider, and establishing an association between a particular patient identifier and at least one particular healthcare provider identifier, a storage function for storing the processed information in a manner that will correlate the processed information to make it accessible based on the established patient identifier, and a transmitting function that is capable of transmitting the processed information to the remote healthcare provider site to permit the healthcare provider to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient while restricting access to cardiovascular information about a particular patient to those possessing an associated healthcare provider identifier. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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