OPEN ARCHITECTURE MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system connected to an open architecture patient care network, the patient monitoring system comprising:
- an electromagnetic wave emitter configured to generate electromagnetic radiation having a predefined wavelength;
an optical sensor configured to measure intensity of the electromagnetic radiation after attenuation of the waves through patient tissue and produce sensor data corresponding to said intensity; and
a virtual machine, executed on a processor, configured to receive sensor data from the optical sensor, transform the sensor data into a format compatible with an open architecture network, and transmit the transformed sensor data to a second device connected to the open architecture patient care network, the second device configured to perform a post-processing function on the transformed sensor data.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an open architecture communication system for patient monitoring devices and other patient care equipment. The open architecture of the present system allows devices running different operating systems and software to communicate correctly and efficiently with the care center network. One aspect of the system includes a patient monitoring virtual machine which allows patient monitoring devices and other patient care equipment to allow for communications with other devices on the network or other networks and automatic configuration of devices. Aspects of the system also provide for relocation of post-processing functions, arrangement of devices into domains, and/or management of devices using servers and other management systems.
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30 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system connected to an open architecture patient care network, the patient monitoring system comprising:
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an electromagnetic wave emitter configured to generate electromagnetic radiation having a predefined wavelength; an optical sensor configured to measure intensity of the electromagnetic radiation after attenuation of the waves through patient tissue and produce sensor data corresponding to said intensity; and a virtual machine, executed on a processor, configured to receive sensor data from the optical sensor, transform the sensor data into a format compatible with an open architecture network, and transmit the transformed sensor data to a second device connected to the open architecture patient care network, the second device configured to perform a post-processing function on the transformed sensor data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system which integrates multiple devices in a patient care facility that operate on different platforms and with different specifications, the system comprising:
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a plurality of patient monitors configured to operate using a first operating system and further configured to measure physiological measurements; a plurality of virtual machines executing on the plurality of patient monitors and configured to translate operating parameters of the patient monitors for communication over a network; and a server device configured to communicate with the plurality of virtual machines over the network, monitor the plurality of patient monitors, and respond to a fault detected in one of the plurality of patient monitors.
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- 6. The system of claim 6, further comprising a physician operated device that is configured to receive the communications over the network and provide interactive management of the plurality of patient monitors, wherein the physician operated device includes a virtual machine for interpreting the communications.
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12. A non-transient computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed on one or more processors, are configured to instantiate a virtual machine system connected to a patient monitoring device and an open architecture patient care network, the virtual machine system comprising:
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a sensor management module configured to receive sensor data from a sensor of the patient monitoring device, the sensor data being in a proprietary format specific to the device, translate the sensor data into translated sensor data compatible with the open architecture patient care network, and transmit the translated sensor data over the network; a fault monitoring module configured to test the patient monitoring device for faults and, upon detecting a fault, transmit data descriptive of the fault to one or more other devices on the network, the data being compatible with the open architecture patient care network; and a preference manipulation module configured to receive an instruction over the network, the instruction formatted compatibly with the open architecture patient care network, and adjust one or more parameters of the patient monitoring device in accordance with the instruction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for using a patient monitor as a communication medium without disrupting the core functionality of the patient monitor, the system comprising:
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a patient monitoring device including a display, the patient monitor configured to measure one or more physiological parameters of a patient; a network in electrical communication with said patient monitor and configured to exchange communications with said patient monitor; and a communications management module configured to manage communications presented on said patient monitoring display, the communications management module configured to determine, based on priority levels of a communication, when to display the communication on the display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of monitoring patient care devices connected to an open architecture network, the method executed on one or more processors of a management system, comprising:
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maintaining, on a non-transient computer-readable storage medium, a set of rules for responding to alerts raised by different types of patient care devices in a manner specific to each type of patient care device; receiving information over the network identifying each of a plurality of patient care devices as being associated with a domain; monitoring the network for information transmitted from any of the plurality of patient care devices indicative of an alert; receiving information from an alerting patient care device among the plurality of patient care devices indicative of an alert originating from the alerting patient care device; and responding to the alert in accordance with a portion of the set of rules, wherein responding to the alert comprises transmitting data to a receiver device via the network or a different network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-implemented method of preventing a service interruption of a patient monitoring device having a sensor, the method comprising:
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disabling a post-processing function being performed on the patient monitoring device; enabling a substitute post-processing function on a second device; and transmitting sensor data, originating from the sensor of the patient monitoring device, to the second device via a network, the sensor data being used as an input to the substitute post-processing function. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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