Device, method and/or system for monitoring the condition of a subject
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1. A device for monitoring the condition of a subject, comprising:
- a) an input member for generating one or more signals;
b) a processor for receiving said one or more signals from said input member and measuring a time elapsed since the last signal; and
c) a monitor for indicating a condition of the subject.
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Abstract
A device, method, and/or system for monitoring the condition of a subject includes an input member for generating one or more signals, a processor for receiving one or more signals from the input member and measuring a time elapsed since the last signal, and a monitor for indicating a severe distress, moderate distress, mild distress, or no distress condition for the subject based on the time elapsed.
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60 Claims
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1. A device for monitoring the condition of a subject, comprising:
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a) an input member for generating one or more signals; b) a processor for receiving said one or more signals from said input member and measuring a time elapsed since the last signal; and c) a monitor for indicating a condition of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for monitoring the condition of a subject, comprising:
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a) an input member for generating one or more user-initiated signals; b) a processor for receiving said one or more signals from said input member and measuring a time elapsed since the last signal; and c) a monitor for indicating a condition of the subject, the condition comprising at least one of severe distress, moderate distress, mild distress, and no distress. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device for monitoring the condition of a subject, comprising:
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a) an input member for generating one or more signals; b) a processor for measuring a time elapsed since receiving the last signal from said input member; and c) a monitor for indicating a condition of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for reporting the condition of a subject, comprising:
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a) an input member for generating one or more user-initiated signals; b) a processor for receiving said one or more signals from said input member and measuring a time elapsed since the last signal; and c) said processor recording time and frequency data for the signals over a predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An outpatient painful distress reporting system, comprising:
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a) a patient input member for generating one or more signals in each instance of the occurrence of a painful stimulus; b) a processor for receiving said one or more signals from said patient input member and measuring a time elapsed since the last signal; c) a monitor for indicating a condition of the patient in each instance a signal is received by said processor, the condition comprising at least one of severe distress, moderate distress, mild distress, and no distress; and d) said processor recording time and frequency data for the signals and the condition of the patient over a predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of monitoring the condition of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing an input member to a user for generating a signal in each instance of the occurrence of a stimulus; b) measuring a time elapsed since receiving the last signal from the input member; and c) indicating a condition of the subject based on the time elapsed as measured in step b). - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of reporting the condition of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing an input member to a user for generating a signal in each instance of the occurrence of a stimulus; b) measuring a time elapsed since receiving the last signal from the input member; and c) indicating a condition of the subject based on the time elapsed as measured in step b); and d) recording time and frequency data for the signals over a predetermined period. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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