Wireless telecommunications network adaptable for patient monitoring
First Claim
11. A wireless network having a plurality of nodes for disseminating information of a patient, comprising:
- at least one first type node adapted to be associated with the patient for monitoring physical attributes of the patient, said first type node including a detector that detects at least one physical attribute of the patient and a transmitter that transmits the detected physical attribute as patient data out to the network;
a plurality of mobile second type nodes not directly associated with the patient adapted to receive signals and/or data from said first type node when moved to within broadcast range of said first type node, each of said second type nodes further adapted to receive signals and/or data from other second type nodes and to broadcast signals and/or data out to the network;
wherein when one of said second type nodes moves to within the broadcast range of said first type node, it receives the patient data output from said first type node; and
wherein said one second type node thereafter broadcasts the received patient data out to the network so that any other second type node located within broadcast range of said one second type node could receive the patient data output by said first type node.
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Abstract
A wireless network having an architecture that resembles a peer-to-peer network has two types of nodes, a first sender type node and a second receiver/relay type node. The network may be used in a medical instrumentation environment whereby the first type node may be wireless devices that could monitor physical parameters of a patient such as for example wireless oximeters. The second type node are mobile wireless communicators that are adapted to receive the data from the wireless devices if they are within the transmission range of the wireless devices. After an aggregation process involving the received data, each of the node communicators broadcasts or disseminates its most up to date data onto the network. Any other relay communicator node in the network that is within the broadcast range of a broadcasting communicator node would receive the up to date data. This makes it possible for communicators that are out of the transmitting range of a wireless device to be apprized of the condition of the patient being monitored by the wireless device. Each communicator in the network is capable of receiving and displaying data from a plurality of wireless devices.
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25 Claims
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11. A wireless network having a plurality of nodes for disseminating information of a patient, comprising:
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at least one first type node adapted to be associated with the patient for monitoring physical attributes of the patient, said first type node including a detector that detects at least one physical attribute of the patient and a transmitter that transmits the detected physical attribute as patient data out to the network; a plurality of mobile second type nodes not directly associated with the patient adapted to receive signals and/or data from said first type node when moved to within broadcast range of said first type node, each of said second type nodes further adapted to receive signals and/or data from other second type nodes and to broadcast signals and/or data out to the network; wherein when one of said second type nodes moves to within the broadcast range of said first type node, it receives the patient data output from said first type node; and
wherein said one second type node thereafter broadcasts the received patient data out to the network so that any other second type node located within broadcast range of said one second type node could receive the patient data output by said first type node. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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12-1. Network of claim 11, wherein said first type node comprises a portable oximeter and said patient attribute detected being SPO2, said portable oximeter wearable by the patient.
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16. A wireless network having a plurality of nodes for disseminating information of a subject, comprising:
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multiple first type nodes each adapted to be associated with a particular subject for monitoring physical attributes of the particular subject, said each first type node including a detector that detects at least one physical attribute of the particular subject and a transmitter that transmits the detected physical attribute as subject data out to the network; a plurality of mobile second type nodes not directly associated with any subject adapted to receive signals and/or data from said first type nodes when moved to within broadcast range of any of said first type nodes, each of said second type nodes further adapted to receive signals and/or data from other second type nodes and to broadcast signals and/or data out to the network; wherein when one of said second type nodes moves to within the broadcast range of any said first type node, said one second type node receives the subject data output from said any first type node; and
wherein said one second type node thereafter broadcasts the received subject data out to the network so that any other second type node located within broadcast range of said one second type node could receive the subject data output by said first type node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless network whereby information relating to a subject may be conveyed remotely, comprising:
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at least one wireless sensor device associated with a subject for detecting at least one attribute of the subject, said sensor device including a transmitter for transmitting subject data representative of the detected attribute of the subject away from said sensor device; a first pager located within transmission range of said sensor device having a transceiver adapted to receive the subject data transmitted from said sensor device and to broadcast the received subject data; and at least a second pager in communication with said first pager but not in communication with said wireless sensor device, said second pager having a second transceiver adapted to receive the subject data broadcast by said first pager. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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