METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE PATIENT MONITORING SENSORS
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1. A method for associating a plurality of patient monitoring sensors with an appropriate patient comprising:
- estimating a sensor location for each of a plurality of sensors that are operatively connected to a patient;
transmitting the sensor location estimate from each of said plurality of sensors to a wireless device such that the sensor location estimate does not pass through an on-patient hub before reaching the wireless device; and
implementing the sensor location estimate to assign each of said plurality of sensors that are disposed within a predefined region to a single patient.
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Abstract
A method for associating a plurality of patient monitoring sensors with an appropriate patient is disclosed herein. The method includes estimating a sensor location for each of a plurality of sensors that are operatively connected to a patient, transmitting the sensor location estimate from each of the sensors to a wireless device such that the sensor location estimate does not pass through an on-patient hub before reaching the wireless device, and implementing the sensor location estimate to assign each of the sensors that are disposed within a predefined region to a single patient.
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1. A method for associating a plurality of patient monitoring sensors with an appropriate patient comprising:
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estimating a sensor location for each of a plurality of sensors that are operatively connected to a patient; transmitting the sensor location estimate from each of said plurality of sensors to a wireless device such that the sensor location estimate does not pass through an on-patient hub before reaching the wireless device; and implementing the sensor location estimate to assign each of said plurality of sensors that are disposed within a predefined region to a single patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for associating a plurality of patient monitoring system sensors with an appropriate patient comprising:
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acquiring sensor motion data for each of a plurality of sensors that are operatively connected to a patient; transmitting the sensor motion data from each of said plurality of sensors to a wireless device such that the sensor motion data does not pass through an on-patient hub before reaching the wireless device; implementing the sensor motion data to identify one or more common patterns of motion; and assigning each of said plurality of sensors having a common pattern of motion to a single patient. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for associating a plurality of patient monitoring system sensors with an appropriate patient comprising:
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acquiring pulse data with each of a plurality of sensors that are operatively connected to a patient; transmitting the pulse data from each of said plurality of sensors to a wireless device such that the pulse data does not pass through an on-patient hub before reaching the wireless device; identifying each of said plurality of sensors that acquired pulse data having a common pulse data characteristic; and assigning each of said identified sensors to a single patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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