NONINVASIVE MULTI-PARAMETER PATIENT MONITOR
First Claim
1. A patient monitor capable of measuring at least two physiological parameters, the patient monitor comprising:
- a display device capable of exhibiting a first measured value of a first physiological parameter of body tissue of a monitored patient in a first display area or a second measured value of a second physiological parameter of the body tissue in the first display area;
a mode selector actuatable by a user to choose which of the first and second measured values is exhibited in the first display area; and
a mode indicator generally associated with the mode selector and adapted to inform the user as to which of the measured values would be exhibited in the first display area upon actuation of the mode selector.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a handheld multi-parameter patient monitor capable of determining multiple physiological parameters from the output of a light sensitive detector capable of detecting light attenuated by body tissue. For example, in an embodiment, the monitor is capable of advantageously and accurately displaying one or more of pulse rate, plethysmograph data, perfusion quality, signal confidence, and values of blood constituents in body tissue, including for example, arterial carbon monoxide saturation, methemoglobin saturation, total hemoglobin, arterial oxygen saturation, fractional arterial oxygen saturation, or the like. In an embodiment, the monitor advantageously includes a plurality of display modes enabling more parameter data to be displayed than the available physical display real estate. In an embodiment, the monitor advantageously includes a mode indicator to inform a user as to which parameter measurement would be displayed in one or more display areas upon actuation of a mode selector.
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20 Claims
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1. A patient monitor capable of measuring at least two physiological parameters, the patient monitor comprising:
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a display device capable of exhibiting a first measured value of a first physiological parameter of body tissue of a monitored patient in a first display area or a second measured value of a second physiological parameter of the body tissue in the first display area; a mode selector actuatable by a user to choose which of the first and second measured values is exhibited in the first display area; and a mode indicator generally associated with the mode selector and adapted to inform the user as to which of the measured values would be exhibited in the first display area upon actuation of the mode selector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of exhibiting at least two measurements of physiological parameters of body tissue of a monitored patient on a display device of a patient monitor, the display device comprising a first display area being generally capable of displaying a single physiological parameter measurement, the method comprising:
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exhibiting a first measurement of a first physiological parameter of the body tissue in the first display area; informing a user with a mode indicator as to which of the at least two measurements would be exhibited in the first display area upon actuation of a mode selector; selecting a second measurement of a second physiological parameter of the body tissue to be exhibited in the first display area; associating the second measurement with the mode indicator; and actuating the mode selector at least once to stop exhibiting the first measurement in the first display area and to start exhibiting the second measurement in the first display area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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