Multiprotocol Wireless Medical Monitors and Systems
First Claim
1. A wireless medical monitor, comprising:
- one or more sensors;
one or more wireless interface units coupled to the one or more sensors, each of the two or more wireless interface units being adapted to transmit data from the one or more sensors using a different transmission protocol; and
wherein the medical monitoring device is adapted to select wireless interface units and to switch between their respective different transmission protocols seamlessly.
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Abstract
A wireless medical monitoring system and medical monitoring devices adapted to communicate using a plurality of wireless protocols and networks. For each transmission of data, a wireless protocol or network is selected based on the properties of the available protocols and networks and the nature of the data that is to be transmitted. Thus, the medical system and devices can move seamlessly from one context and location to another. The medical devices may also include additional features, such as detection of improperly positioned or disconnected sensors and auditory and/or visual prompting of the patient to correct the problem. In some embodiments, the medical monitoring devices may comprise body area networks of individual sensors communicating and cooperating with one another wirelessly.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless medical monitor, comprising:
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one or more sensors; one or more wireless interface units coupled to the one or more sensors, each of the two or more wireless interface units being adapted to transmit data from the one or more sensors using a different transmission protocol; and wherein the medical monitoring device is adapted to select wireless interface units and to switch between their respective different transmission protocols seamlessly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical monitoring system, comprising:
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one or more medical monitors, each of the one or more medical monitors comprising one or more sensors and one or more wireless interface units, each of the wireless interface units being configured and adapted to transmit using a different wireless protocol, the medical monitors being adapted to select one of the wireless protocols for transmission based on one or more of environmental conditions, sensor conditions, or the nature of the medical data to be transmitted. a remote monitoring and control station in communication with the one or more medical monitoring devices through one or more wireless networks, the remote monitoring and control station being adapted to display the data from the one or more sensors. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of transmitting medical data, comprising:
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determining the properties of one or more wireless protocols or networks; collecting the medical data from one or more sensors or elements; assessing the properties of the medical data as they relate to the properties of the one or more wireless protocols or networks; based on the assessing, selecting one or more of the plurality of wireless protocols or networks to transmit the medical data; and transmitting the medical data using the selected wireless protocols or networks. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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