Integrated messages from multiple patient care devices
First Claim
1. A method for integrating messages from a plurality of different medical care devices used to monitor or treat a patient, the method including the steps of:
- receiving association data that indicates an association between a particular patient and one portable communication device assigned to one primary medical caregiver, and a plurality of associations between the patient and a corresponding plurality of medical data generators, wherein a medical data generator is capable of generating medical data that supports a medical alert message that indicates attention is desired from a medical caregiver, and the plurality of medical data generators direct the medical data to a plurality of different destinations;
determining whether a first medical alert message is issued based on medical data from any of the plurality of medical data generators; and
if it is determined that the first medical alert message is issued, then performing the steps of determining the portable communication device based on the first medical alert message and the association data, generating a caregiver message based at least in part on the first medical alert message, and sending the caregiver message to the portable communication device.
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Abstract
Techniques for integrating messages from a medical care devices used to monitor or treat a patient include receiving association data. The association data indicates an association between a particular patient and one portable communication device assigned to one primary medical caregiver. The association data also indicates multiple associations between the patient and corresponding medical data generators. A medical data generator provides medical data to support an alert that indicates attention is desired from a medical caregiver. The medical data generators direct their data to diverse destinations. If an alert is issued based on any of the medical data generators, the portable communication device is determined based on the alert and the association data, a caregiver message is generated based on the alert, and the caregiver message is sent to the portable communication device. These techniques allow alerts from multiple medical devices to be integrated onto a single portable communication device.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for integrating messages from a plurality of different medical care devices used to monitor or treat a patient, the method including the steps of:
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receiving association data that indicates an association between a particular patient and one portable communication device assigned to one primary medical caregiver, and a plurality of associations between the patient and a corresponding plurality of medical data generators, wherein a medical data generator is capable of generating medical data that supports a medical alert message that indicates attention is desired from a medical caregiver, and the plurality of medical data generators direct the medical data to a plurality of different destinations;
determining whether a first medical alert message is issued based on medical data from any of the plurality of medical data generators; and
if it is determined that the first medical alert message is issued, then performing the steps of determining the portable communication device based on the first medical alert message and the association data, generating a caregiver message based at least in part on the first medical alert message, and sending the caregiver message to the portable communication device. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A system for integrating messages from a plurality of medical care devices used to monitor or treat a patient comprising:
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a means for receiving association data that indicates an association between a particular patient and one portable communication device assigned to one primary medical caregiver, and a plurality of associations between the particular patient and a corresponding plurality of medical data generators, wherein a medical data generator generates is capable of generating medical data that supports a medical alert message that indicates attention is desired from a medical care provider, and the plurality of medical data generators direct the medical data to a plurality of different destinations;
a means for determining whether a first medical alert message is issued based on medical data from any of the plurality of medical data generators; and
a means for performing, if it is determined that the first medical alert message is issued, the steps of determining the portable communication device based on the first medical alert message and the association data, generating a caregiver message based at least in part on the first medical alert message, and sending the caregiver message to the portable communication device.
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35. A system for integrating messages from a plurality of medical care devices used to monitor or treat a patient comprising:
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a network for communicating signals among a plurality of nodes connected to the network;
one portable communications device assigned to one primary medical caregiver and connected to the network;
a plurality of medical data generators connected to the network, wherein a medical data generator is capable of generating medical data that supports a medical alert message that indicates attention is desired from a medical care provider, and the plurality of medical data generators direct the medical data to a plurality of different destinations;
one or more processors connected to the network; and
one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of;
receiving association data that indicates an association between a particular patient and the portable communication device, and a plurality of associations between the particular patient and the plurality of medical data generators;
determining whether a first medical alert message is issued based on medical data from any of the plurality of medical data generators; and
if it is determined that the first medical alert message is issued, then performing the steps of determining the portable communication device based on the first medical alert message and the association data, generating a caregiver message based at least in part on the first medical alert message, and sending the caregiver message to the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for integrating messages from a plurality of medical care devices used to monitor or treat a patient, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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receiving association data that indicates an association between a particular patient and one portable communication device assigned to one primary medical caregiver, and a plurality of associations between the particular patient and a corresponding plurality of medical data generators, wherein a medical data generator is capable of generating medical data that supports a medical alert message that indicates attention is desired from a medical care provider, and the plurality of medical data generators direct the medical data to a plurality of different destinations;
determining whether a first medical alert message is issued based on medical data from any of the plurality of medical data generators; and
if it is determined that the first medical alert message is issued, then performing the steps of determining the portable communication device based on the first medical alert message and the association data, generating a caregiver message based at least in part on the first medical alert message, and sending the caregiver message to the portable communication device.
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38. A apparatus for reporting human communications regarding the condition or treatment of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface that is coupled to a network for communicating therewith a data packet;
a plurality of switches for indicating multiple conditions in the vicinity of a patient;
a sound sensor; and
one or more circuit blocks configured to perform the steps of;
detecting closure of a first switch among the plurality of switches;
in response to detecting closure of the first switch, sending a first data packet that indicates a condition associated with the first switch to the network through the network interface;
forming digital sound data from sound sensed by the sound sensor;
forming a stream of data packets based on the digital sound data using a protocol for transferring sound over the network; and
sending the stream of data packets to the network through the network interface.
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