Physiological alarm notification system
First Claim
1. A method of context-based communication of physiological information over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving physiological information with a portable network interface module from at least one physiological monitor coupled to a single medical patient, wherein the physiological information is related to a physiological condition of the medical patient, and wherein the portable network interface module is exclusively assigned to the medical patient;
preparing a contextual data package with the portable network interface module, wherein the contextual data package comprises context information related to the medical patient and the physiological information;
establishing a network connection with a user over a network with the portable network interface module, wherein the portable network interface module manages the network connection with the user; and
communicating the contextual data package to the user over the network with the network connection.
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Abstract
A method of context-based communication of physiological information over a network includes receiving physiological information, preparing a contextual data package, establishing a network connection, and communicating the contextual data package. The physiological information is received with a portable network interface module from at least one physiological monitor coupled to a single medical patient. The physiological information is related to a physiological condition of the medical patient, and the portable network interface module is exclusively assigned to the medical patient. The contextual data package is prepared with the portable network interface module. The contextual data package includes context information related to the medical patient and the physiological information. The network connection is established with a user over a network with the portable network interface module, and the portable network interface module manages the network connection with the user. The contextual data package is communicated to the user over the network with the network connection.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of context-based communication of physiological information over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving physiological information with a portable network interface module from at least one physiological monitor coupled to a single medical patient, wherein the physiological information is related to a physiological condition of the medical patient, and wherein the portable network interface module is exclusively assigned to the medical patient;
preparing a contextual data package with the portable network interface module, wherein the contextual data package comprises context information related to the medical patient and the physiological information;
establishing a network connection with a user over a network with the portable network interface module, wherein the portable network interface module manages the network connection with the user; and
communicating the contextual data package to the user over the network with the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing patient context in a patient monitoring system on an open communications architecture, the method comprising:
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receiving clinical data with a portable communications module from at least one sensor coupled to a patient, wherein the clinical data is related to a physiological condition of the medical patient, and wherein the portable communications module is a bedside device;
managing a patient context with the portable communications module, wherein the patient context comprises context information related to the patient and the clinical data;
establishing a network connection with a user over an open communications architecture with the portable communications module, wherein the portable communications module manages connectivity with the user; and
communicating the patient context to the user over the open communications architecture with the network connection. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An apparatus for context-based communication of physiological information over a network, the apparatus comprising:
a portable network interface module configured to be assigned exclusively to a medical patient and configured to receive physiological information from a sensor coupled to the medical patient, the portable network interface module comprising;
a context management module configured to prepare a contextual data package, wherein the contextual data package comprises context information related to the medical patient and the physiological information, and a network management module configured to establish a network connection with a user over a network, to manage the network connection with the user, and to communicate the contextual data package to the user over the network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for context-based communication of physiological information over a network, the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to receive physiological information related to a physiological condition of a medical patient and to generate a signal based upon the physiological information;
a sensor processing module coupled with the sensor, the sensor processing module configured to process the signal; and
a portable network interface module exclusively assigned to the medical patient and coupled with the sensor processing module, the portable network interface module configured to receive the physiological information from the sensor processing module, the portable network interface module comprising;
a context management module configured to prepare a contextual data package, wherein the contextual data package comprises context information related to the medical patient and the physiological information, and a network management module configured to establish a network connection with a user over a network, to manage the network connection with the user, and to communicate the contextual data package to the user over the network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for context-based communication of physiological information over a network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving physiological information with a portable network interface module from at least one physiological monitor coupled to a single medical patient, wherein the physiological information is related to a physiological condition of the medical patient, and wherein the portable network interface module is exclusively assigned to the medical patient;
means for preparing a contextual data package with the portable network interface module, wherein the contextual data package comprises context information related to the medical patient and the physiological information;
means for establishing a network connection with a user over a network with the portable network interface module, wherein the portable network interface module manages the network connection with the user; and
means for communicating the contextual data package to the user over the network with the network connection.
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