METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20100145159A1
• Filed: 12/10/2008
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Kohls, Mark Robert, Peterson, James Russel
• Application Number:
  US12/331,626
• Publication Number:
  US 20100145159A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0271 using a remote monitoring unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method for configuring monitoring devices in a clinical study is disclosed herein. The method includes inputting configuration data into a configuration apparatus, providing a plurality of patient monitoring devices adapted for use in a clinical study, and connecting each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus. The method also includes automatically transmitting the configuration data from the configuration apparatus to each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices such that each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices is generally identically configured in a manner that minimizes labor requirements.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

performing a clinical study;

assessing the safety of a medication during the course of the clinical study;

inputting configuration data into a configuration apparatus during the course of the clinical study;

providing a plurality of patient monitoring devices adapted for use in the clinical study;

connecting each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus during the course of the clinical study; and

automatically transmitting the configuration data from the configuration apparatus to each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices such that each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices is generally identically configured.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said inputting configuration data into a configuration apparatus comprises manually inputting configuration data into a computer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said connecting each of a plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus comprises wirelessly connecting each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said wirelessly connecting each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus comprises implementing an internet connectivity device to wirelessly connect each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein said wirelessly connecting each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus comprises implementing a radio frequency identification device to wirelessly connect each of the plurality of patient monitoring devices to the configuration apparatus.

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