Real time arrhythmia detector for mobile applications
First Claim
1. Ambulatory patient monitoring apparatus comprising:
- a portable housing comprising;
at least one physiological data input device operative to gather physiological data of said patient;
location determination circuitry operative to determine geographic location information of said patient;
cellular telephone communications circuitry for communicating said physiological data and said geographic location information to a central health monitoring station;
voice communications circuitry whereby said patient conducts voice communications with a clinician at said central health monitoring station;
digital signal processing circuitry for processing signals associated with any of said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry; and
control circuitry for controlling any of said digital signal processing circuitry, said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry.
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Abstract
Ambulatory patient monitoring apparatus including a portable housing including at least one physiological data input device operative to gather physiological data of the patient, location determination circuitry operative to determine geographic location information of the patient, cellular telephone communications circuitry for communicating the physiological data and the geographic location information to a central health monitoring station, voice communications circuitry whereby the patient conducts voice communications with a clinician at the central health monitoring station, digital signal processing circuitry for processing signals associated with any of the physiological data input device, the location determination circuitry, the cellular telephone communications circuitry, and the voice communications circuitry, and control circuitry for controlling any of the digital signal processing circuitry, the physiological data input device, the location determination circuitry, the cellular telephone communications circuitry, and the voice communications circuitry.
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22 Claims
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1. Ambulatory patient monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a portable housing comprising;
at least one physiological data input device operative to gather physiological data of said patient;
location determination circuitry operative to determine geographic location information of said patient;
cellular telephone communications circuitry for communicating said physiological data and said geographic location information to a central health monitoring station;
voice communications circuitry whereby said patient conducts voice communications with a clinician at said central health monitoring station;
digital signal processing circuitry for processing signals associated with any of said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry; and
control circuitry for controlling any of said digital signal processing circuitry, said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring a patient, the system comprising:
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a central health monitoring station; and
a portable housing for use by said patient, the portable housing comprising;
at least one physiological data input device operative to gather physiological data of said patient;
location determination circuitry operative to determine geographic location information of said patient;
cellular telephone communications circuitry for communicating said physiological data and said geographic location information to said central health monitoring station;
voice communications circuitry whereby said patient conducts voice communications with a clinician at said central health monitoring station;
digital signal processing circuitry for processing signals associated with any of said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry; and
control circuit for controlling any of said digital signal processing circuitry, said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry wherein said control circuitry comprises a memory for storing any of said physiological data.
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13. A method for monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a portable housing for use by said patient, the portable housing comprising;
at least one physiological data input device operative to gather physiological data of said patient;
location determination circuitry operative to determine geographic location information of said patient;
cellular telephone communications circuitry for communicating said physiological data and said geographic location information to said central health monitoring station;
voice communications circuitry whereby said patient conducts voice communications with a clinician at said central health monitoring station;
digital signal processing circuitry for processing signals associated with any of said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications circuitry; and
control circuitry for controlling any of said digital signal processing circuitry, said physiological data input device, said location determination circuitry, said cellular telephone communications circuitry, and said voice communications; and
gathering physiological data of said patient; and
storing said physiological data in a memory wherein storing said physiological data comprises simultaneously storing a first portion of said physiological data in said memory in FIFO fashion and a second portion of said physiological data in said memory that is write-protected with respect to said first portion;
determining the geographic location of said patient; and
communicating said physiological data and said geographic location to said central health monitoring station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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