Monitoring system

• US 20070091818A1
• Filed: 10/25/2006
• Published: 04/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Allied Healthcare Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Allied Healthcare Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Wilson, James, Scholz, Christopher, Kroupa, Kevin
• Application Number:
  US11/586,405
• Publication Number:
  US 20070091818A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0226 Mapping or translating multiple network management protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/16 Threshold monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/50 Testing arrangements

Abstract

A monitoring system including a computer system; a data converter connected to the computer system through a cable; one or more panels each connected to the data converter through one or more data lines; the one or more panels obtaining data by measuring a measurable component of a near or remote system. The computer system monitors the one or more panels to determine when an alarm condition exists and to provide data from the one or more panels.

Claims

1. A monitoring system, the system comprising:

a computer system;

a data converter connected to the computer system through a cable; and

one or more panels each connected to the data converter through one or more data lines, the one or more panels obtaining data by measuring a measurable component of a system;

whereby the computer system monitors the one or more panels to determine when an alarm condition exists and provide data from the one or more panels.

2. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the one or more panels comprises a control module electronically coupled to one or more monitoring modules.

3. The monitoring system of claim 2, wherein the control monitor includes a central controller.

4. The monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the central controller is a microcontroller.

5. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the one or more panels comprises a control module electronically coupled to one or more monitoring modules.

6. The monitoring system of claim 5, wherein the monitoring modules are selected from the group consisting of an 8-transducer module, a 10-switch module, a dual display module, a pressure module or a vacuum module.

7. The monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the pressure module has a LED display to indicate an alarm condition.

8. The monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the 10-switch module has three modes of operation.

9. The monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the 8-transducer module has a four position LED display.

10. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the system contains from one to sixty-four panels.

11. The monitoring system of claim 10 wherein the parameters being monitored are selected from the group consisting of medical gases, clinical vacuum, WAGD, delivery of gas or vacuum.

12. The monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the data converter is provided with a modem to send remote data.

13. A monitoring system, the system comprising:

a computer system;

a data converter connected to the computer system through a cable; and

one or more panels each connected to the data converter through one or more data lines, the one or more panels obtaining data by measuring a measurable component of a system;

whereby the computer system monitors the one or more panels to determine when an alarm condition exists and provide data from the one or more panels;

wherein the one or more panels comprises a control module electronically coupled to one or more monitoring modules;

wherein the monitoring modules are selected from the group consisting of an 8-transducer module, a 10-switch module, a dual display module, a pressure module and a vacuum module.