SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING

• US 20120026119A1
• Filed: 10/05/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (Excelsior Union Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Mindray DS USA Incorporated (Excelsior Union Ltd.)
• Inventors: Petruzzelli, Joe, Rajagopalan, Cadathur, Eaton, Scott, Kaufman, Sondra, Hebert, Susan, Judy, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,773,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system includes a local patient monitor and a plurality of remote patient monitors. The local patient monitor may display a plurality of physiological parameters for a local patient. The local patient monitor may further display a remote monitoring interface with the local patient'"'"'s physiological parameters. The remote monitoring interface may include a plurality of status icons respectively representing the plurality of remote patient monitors. In one embodiment, the local patient monitor receives alarm information from a first remote patient monitor indicating that one or more physiological parameters for a remote patient are outside of a determined range. The alarm information may include, for example, location information for the remote patient and an alarm condition indicated by the one or more physiological parameters. The local patient monitor may display the alarm information within the remote monitoring interface.

Claims

1. A patient monitoring system comprising:

a parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire one or more data signals regarding one or more physiological parameters of a patient;

a processing unit communicatively coupled with the parameter acquisition unit configured to process the one or more data signals and to generate parameter information related to the one or more physiological parameters based on the one or more data signals, the parameter information comprising a plurality of parameter waveforms and a plurality of parameter numerical values;

a memory unit communicatively coupled with the processing unit and the parameter acquisition unit configured to store the parameter information; and

a display unit configured in an upright orientation and communicatively coupled with the processing unit, the display unit being configured to;

visually display at least one parameter waveform of the plurality of parameter waveforms and at least one parameter numerical value of the plurality of parameter numerical values in one of a plurality of vertically-aligned rectangular regions on the patient parameter interface, the vertically-aligned rectangular regions being displayed in an upper region of the patient parameter interface; and

visually display one or more user selectable interface buttons in an interface region on the patient parameter interface, the interface region being displayed in a lower region of the patient parameter interface.

2. The patient monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the patient parameter interface comprises a display area having a vertical dimension that is larger than a horizontal dimension.

3. The patient monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physiological parameters comprise one or more of a patient pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, and electrocardiogram.

4. The patient monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the display unit is further configured to visually display remote patient parameter information relating to one or more physiological parameters of a remote patient in a remote patient region of the patient parameter interface.

5. The patient monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display.

6. The patient monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the display unit is further configured to visually display at least one secondary application in a region of the patient parameter interface.

7. A method comprising:

acquiring, by a parameter acquisition unit, one or more data signals regarding one or more physiological parameters of a patient;

generating, by a processing unit, parameter information relating to the one or more physiological parameters based on the one or more data signals, the parameter information comprising a plurality of parameter waveforms and a plurality of parameter numerical values;

storing, in a memory unit, the parameter information;

displaying at least one parameter waveform of the plurality of parameter waveforms and at least one parameter numerical value of the plurality of parameter numerical values in one of a plurality of vertically-aligned rectangular regions on a patient parameter interface included on a display unit configured in an upright orientation, the vertically-aligned rectangular regions being displayed in an upper region of the patient parameter interface; and

displaying one or more user selectable interface buttons in an interface region on the patient parameter interface, the interface region being displayed in a lower region of the patient parameter interface.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the patient parameter interface comprises a display area having a vertical dimension that is larger than a horizontal dimension.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more physiological parameters comprise one or more of a patient pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, and electrocardiogram.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises displaying remote patient parameter information relating to one or more physiological parameters of a remote patient in a remote patient region of the patient parameter interface.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display.

12. The patient monitoring system of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises displaying at least one secondary application in a region of the patient parameter interface.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving one or more data signals regarding one or more physiological parameters of a patient;

generating parameter information relating to the one or more physiological parameters based on the one or more data signals the parameter information comprising a plurality of parameter waveforms and a plurality of parameter numerical values;

storing the parameter information in a memory unit; and

controlling a display unit configured in an upright orientation to;

display at least one parameter waveform of the plurality of parameter waveforms and at least one parameter numerical value of the plurality of parameter numerical values in one of a plurality of vertically-aligned rectangular regions on the patient parameter interface, the vertically-aligned rectangular regions being displayed in an upper region of the patient parameter interface; and

display one or more user selectable interface buttons in an interface region on the patient parameter interface, the interface region being displayed in a lower region of the patient parameter interface.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the patient parameter interface comprises a display area having a vertical dimension that is larger than a horizontal dimension.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more physiological parameters comprise one or more of a patient pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen level, and electrocardiogram.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises controlling the display unit to display remote patient parameter information relating to one or more physiological parameters of a remote patient in a remote patient region of the patient parameter interface.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the display unit comprises a touch screen display.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises controlling the display unit to display at least one secondary application in a region of the patient parameter interface