Ambulatory Physiological Monitor Having A Patient-Activated Emergency Alert Cancellation Feature
First Claim
1. An ambulatory physiological monitor, comprising:
- at least one sensor for detecting at least one physiological parameter of a patient;
a housing adapted to be secured to the patient;
a circuit located in said housing for receiving and processing a signal representative of the physiological parameter from the at least one sensor to generate recordable physiological data and for determining if said data exceeds a pre-established alarm limit;
an event indicator coupled to said housing for notifying the patient when the alarm limit has been exceeded;
a wireless transmitter operationally coupled to the circuit and located in said housing for transmitting an emergency notification when the alarm limit has been exceeded; and
a patient-operable actuator coupled to said housing for preventing transmission of the emergency notification by the wireless transmitter upon activation by the patient within a predetermined time after the alarm limit has been exceeded.
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Abstract
An ambulatory physiological monitor (10) is provided. The monitor includes at least one sensor for detecting at least one physiological parameter of a patient and a housing (42) adapted to be secured to the patient. A circuit (50) is located in the housing for receiving and processing a signal representative of the physiological parameter from the sensor to generate recordable physiological data and for determining if the data exceeds a preestablished alarm limit. An event indicator (12) is coupled to the housing for notifying the patient when the alarm limit has been exceeded. A wireless transmitter (28), operationally coupled to the circuit, is located in the housing for transmitting an emergency notification when the alarm limit has been exceeded. A patient-operable actuator (22) is coupled to the housing for preventing transmission of the emergency notification by the wireless transmitter upon activation by the patient within a predetermined time after the alarm limit has been exceeded.
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1. An ambulatory physiological monitor, comprising:
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at least one sensor for detecting at least one physiological parameter of a patient; a housing adapted to be secured to the patient; a circuit located in said housing for receiving and processing a signal representative of the physiological parameter from the at least one sensor to generate recordable physiological data and for determining if said data exceeds a pre-established alarm limit; an event indicator coupled to said housing for notifying the patient when the alarm limit has been exceeded; a wireless transmitter operationally coupled to the circuit and located in said housing for transmitting an emergency notification when the alarm limit has been exceeded; and a patient-operable actuator coupled to said housing for preventing transmission of the emergency notification by the wireless transmitter upon activation by the patient within a predetermined time after the alarm limit has been exceeded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transmitting an emergency notification from an ambulatory monitor upon detection of a physiological parameter of a patient that deviates by a pre-established amount from an acceptable value, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting at least one physiological parameter of the patient; receiving and processing a signal representative of the physiological parameter to generate recordable physiological data; determining if said data exceeds a pre-established alarm limit; notifying the patient when the alarm limit has been exceeded; and transmitting an emergency notification after the alarm limit has been exceeded for a predetermined period of time unless canceled by the patient within said predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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