PATIENT SENSOR INTERCOMMUNICATION CIRCUITRY FOR A MEDICAL MONITOR
First Claim
1. A system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor, comprising:
- a sensor-side communication connector capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor; and
a monitor-side communication connector capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for intercommunication between a medical sensor and an electronic patient monitor are provided. For example, one embodiment of a system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor may include a sensor-side communication connector and a monitor-side communication connector. The sensor-side communication connector may be capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor, and the monitor-side communication connector may be capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor, comprising:
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a sensor-side communication connector capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor; and a monitor-side communication connector capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a medical sensor capable of obtaining a raw signal from a patient; an electronic patient monitor capable of displaying physiological measurements; and sensor-monitor intercommunication circuitry capable of physically coupling to the medical sensor and to the electronic patient monitor, receiving the raw signal from the medical sensor, determining the physiological measurements based at least in part on the raw signal, and providing the physiological measurements to the electronic patient monitor via a protocol decodable to the electronic patient monitor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A patient cable for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor comprising:
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a first cable connector capable of receiving an analog signal from the medical sensor; a second cable connector capable of transmitting a digital monitor signal to the electronic patient monitor via a protocol decodable by the electronic patient monitor; interconnection cabling between the first cable connector and the second cable connector; and circuitry disposed in the first cable connector, the second cable connector, or the interconnection cabling, or any combination thereof, that is capable of digitizing the analog signal to obtain a digital signal and capable of determining the digital monitor signal based at least in part on the digital signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A patient cable for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor comprising:
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a first cable connector capable of receiving a signal from the medical sensor; a second cable connector capable of transmitting software instructions for obtaining a physiological measurement from a digital monitor signal to the electronic patient monitor and capable of transmitting the digital monitor signal to the electronic patient monitor via a protocol decodable by the electronic patient monitor; interconnection cabling between the first cable connector and the second cable connector; and circuitry disposed in the first cable connector, the second cable connector, or the interconnection cabling, or any combination thereof, that is capable of determining the digital monitor signal based at least in part on the signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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