PATIENT MONITOR

• US 20070118025A1
• Filed: 10/17/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Lampinen, Janne
• Granted Patent: US 8,974,383 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/225 Connectors or couplings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A patient monitor comprising a display means and a parameter connection unit, the parameter connection unit comprising parameter connectors for connecting cables from a patient to the patient monitor. The parameter connection unit is turnably pivoted to the display means.

Claims

1. A patient monitor comprising a display means and a parameter connection unit, the parameter connection unit comprising parameter connectors for connecting cables from a patient to the patient monitor, the parameter connection unit being turnably pivoted to the display means.

2. The patient monitor of claim 1, wherein the parameter connection unit is pivoted so that the parameter connection unit can be turned around a pivot axle from a position in which the parameter connectors are facing essentially on the side surfaces of the display means to another position in which the parameter connectors are facing at least partly on the front surface of the display means.

3. The patient monitor of claim 1, wherein the parameter connection unit is provided with a locking means so that the parameter connection unit can be locked at least to one position.

4. The patient monitor of claim 2, wherein the pivot axle is vertical.

5. The patient monitor of claim 2, wherein the pivot axle is horizontal.

6. The patient monitor of claim 2, wherein the pivot axle lies in any direction between vertical and horizontal directions.

7. The patient monitor of claim 1, wherein the parameter connection unit comprises a frame element into which parameter connection unit modules having different parameter connectors can be removably attached.

8. The patient monitor of claim 7, wherein the frame element is designed according to different types of the parameter connection unit modules.

9. The patient monitor of claim 2, wherein the parameter connection unit is arranged to be tuned essentially at least about 45 degrees from the position in which the parameter connectors are facing essentially on the side surfaces of the display means.

10. The patient monitor of claim 9, wherein the parameter connection unit is arranged to be turned essentially about 60 degrees.

11. The patient monitor of claim 9, wherein the parameter connection unit is arranged to be turned essentially 90 about degrees.