TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20100160742A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 06/24/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Zielinski, Leo, Seidl, Neal John
• Application Number:
  US12/338,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20100160742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• 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: A61B 5/33 specially adapted for cooperation with other devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An telemetry system is disclosed herein. The telemetry system includes a sensor configured to obtain cardiac data, a first wireless device configured to store identification data, and a transmitter connected to the sensor. The transmitter includes a second wireless device. The transmitter is configured to directly receive the cardiac data from the sensor, and to implement the second wireless device to receive the identification data from the first wireless device. The telemetry system also includes a receiver wirelessly coupled with the transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive the cardiac data and the identification data from the transmitter. The telemetry system also includes a processor coupled with the receiver. The processor is configured to correlate the cardiac data with the identification data.

Claims

1. A telemetry system comprising:

a sensor configured to obtain cardiac data;

a first wireless device configured to store identification data;

a transmitter connected to the sensor, said transmitter comprising a second wireless device, said transmitter configured to directly receive the cardiac data from the sensor, and to implement the second wireless device to receive the identification data from the first wireless device;

a receiver wirelessly coupled with the transmitter, said receiver configured to receive the cardiac data and the identification data from the transmitter; and

a processor coupled with the receiver, said processor configured to correlate the cardiac data with the identification data.

2. The telemetry system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of electrocardiogram lead electrodes.

3. The telemetry system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a pulse oximeter.

4. The telemetry system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device comprises an RFID transponder and the second wireless device comprises an RFID reader.

5. The telemetry system of claim 4, further comprising a wristband adapted to retain the RFID transponder.

6. The telemetry system of claim 1, wherein the first wireless device comprises a bar code and the second wireless device comprises a bar code reader.

7. The telemetry system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to convert the cardiac data to electrocardiogram data.

8. The telemetry system of claim 1, further comprising a display in communication with the processor, said display configured to visually convey the cardiac data.

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