Apparatus and system for collection and storage of vital signs medical information and methods related thereto
First Claim
1. An apparatus for collecting and storing vital sign data, comprising:
- a chair having a seat element that is moveable between a seated position and a weight data acquisition position, a scale being secured to a supporting structure of a frame for the chair such that when the seat is moved so as to be in the weight data acquisition position, the scale is exposed and a sufficient area is provided within the apparatus so that a patient can step up onto the scale, and a storage device for receiving the weight measurement.
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Abstract
Featured is an apparatus for the collection and storage of patient vital sign information as well as systems and methods related thereto. Such a collection and storage apparatus of the present invention forms a workstation that is configured and arranged so as to be capable of acquiring one or more pieces of patient vital sign information and/or data. Such an apparatus includes a re-configurable chair that can adapted to support one or more diagnostic devices, such as a scales and one or more vital sign monitors that are configured and arranged with circuitry and devices to measure and/or monitor any one or more of blood pressure, pulse O2 saturation, body temperature, or blood sugar.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for collecting and storing vital sign data, comprising:
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a chair having a seat element that is moveable between a seated position and a weight data acquisition position, a scale being secured to a supporting structure of a frame for the chair such that when the seat is moved so as to be in the weight data acquisition position, the scale is exposed and a sufficient area is provided within the apparatus so that a patient can step up onto the scale, and a storage device for receiving the weight measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for acquiring vital sign information, comprising the steps of:
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providing a chair having a seat element that is moveable between a seated position and a weight data acquisition position, a scale being secured to a supporting structure of a frame for the chair such that when the seat is moved so as to be in the weight data acquisition position, the scale is exposed and a sufficient area is provided within the apparatus so that a patient can step up onto the scale, and a storage device for receiving the weight measurement; and
standing on the scale when the seat element is in the weight data acquisition position. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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