ADAPTIVE WIRELESS BODY NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A wireless medical sensor comprising:
- physiological sensor circuitry capable of obtaining a physiological measurement of a patient;
wireless transceiver circuitry capable of joining a wireless web comprising at least one other wireless medical sensor and communicating the physiological measurement through the wireless web to an external device; and
control circuitry capable of determining a data update rate at which to operate the physiological sensor or the wireless transceiver circuitry, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on a status of the patient.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for obtaining physiological measurements of a patient using an adaptive body network are provided. In one example, a wireless medical sensor may include physiological sensor circuitry, wireless transceiver circuitry, and control circuitry. The physiological sensor circuitry may be capable of obtaining a physiological measurement of a patient. The wireless transceiver circuitry may be capable of joining a wireless web that includes at least one other wireless medical sensor, through which the wireless transceiver circuitry may communicate the physiological measurement to an external device. The control circuitry may be capable of determining a data update rate at which to operate the physiological sensor or the wireless transceiver circuitry, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on a status of the patient.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless medical sensor comprising:
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physiological sensor circuitry capable of obtaining a physiological measurement of a patient; wireless transceiver circuitry capable of joining a wireless web comprising at least one other wireless medical sensor and communicating the physiological measurement through the wireless web to an external device; and control circuitry capable of determining a data update rate at which to operate the physiological sensor or the wireless transceiver circuitry, or a combination thereof, based at least in part on a status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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activating a wireless medical sensor following a period of inactivity, the wireless medical sensor being attached to a patient and in communication with a wireless web comprising at least one other wireless medical sensor in communication with an external device, wherein the period of inactivity depends upon a status of the patient; obtaining a physiological measurement of the patient using the wireless medical sensor; communicating the physiological measurement to the external device via the wireless web; and deactivating the wireless medical sensor for the period of inactivity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A patient monitor comprising:
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a wireless transceiver capable of receiving physiological measurements of a patient from a wireless web of medical sensors and transmitting to the wireless web of medical sensors instructions to the wireless web of medical sensors to operate at a data update rate level; and data processing circuitry capable of determining the data update rate level based at least in part on a status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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two or more medical sensors capable of obtaining a physiological measurement of a patient and forming a wireless web, wherein the two or more medical sensors are configured to operate at a data update rate level based at least in part on a status of the patient; and a patient monitor capable of communicating with the wireless web formed by the two or more medical sensors. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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providing a first wireless medical sensor capable of forming a wireless web with a second wireless medical sensor, wherein the first wireless medical sensor is configured to operate at a data update rate level based at least in part on a status of a patient; and providing the second wireless medical sensor, wherein the second wireless medical sensor is capable of forming the wireless web with the first wireless medical sensors and wherein the second wireless medical sensor is configured to operate at the data update rate level.
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