Portable Physiological Data Monitoring Device
First Claim
1. A portable monitoring device comprising:
- a housing configured to conform to a body part of a patient, wherein said housing defines an inner surface for establishing physical contact with said body part of said patient, and an outer surface opposing said inner surface;
one or more parameter sensing devices located at predetermined positions on said inner surface of said housing for acquiring physiological data associated with physiological parameters of said patient by establishing said physical contact with said body part of said patient;
a processing unit disposed within said housing and in communication with said one or more parameter sensing devices for processing said acquired physiological data and patient information of said patient; and
one or more data communication units disposed within said housing and in communication with said processing unit for transmitting said processed physiological data and said patient information to one or more of a base monitoring unit, a remote monitoring station, and responder devices via one or more transceivers and data communication interfaces disposed within said housing, wherein one or more of said one or more data communication units are capable of synchronizing with said responder devices for initiating relief measures;
whereby said portable monitoring device monitors said physiological parameters of said patient and alerts said remote monitoring station for providing said relief measures to said patient.
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Abstract
A portable monitoring device and a method for monitoring and alerting physiological parameters of a patient are provided. The portable monitoring device comprises a housing, parameter sensing devices, a processing unit, and data communication units. The housing defines an inner surface for establishing physical contact with the patient'"'"'s body part, and an outer surface opposing the inner surface. The parameter sensing devices acquire physiological data associated with the patient'"'"'s physiological parameters. The processing unit processes the acquired physiological data and patient information. The data communication units, capable of synchronizing with responder devices, transmit the processed physiological data and the patient information to a base monitoring unit, a remote monitoring station, and/or responder devices via one or more transceivers and data communication interfaces for initiating relief measures. The portable monitoring device monitors the patient'"'"'s physiological parameters and alerts the remote monitoring station for providing the relief measures to the patient.
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25 Claims
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1. A portable monitoring device comprising:
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a housing configured to conform to a body part of a patient, wherein said housing defines an inner surface for establishing physical contact with said body part of said patient, and an outer surface opposing said inner surface; one or more parameter sensing devices located at predetermined positions on said inner surface of said housing for acquiring physiological data associated with physiological parameters of said patient by establishing said physical contact with said body part of said patient; a processing unit disposed within said housing and in communication with said one or more parameter sensing devices for processing said acquired physiological data and patient information of said patient; and one or more data communication units disposed within said housing and in communication with said processing unit for transmitting said processed physiological data and said patient information to one or more of a base monitoring unit, a remote monitoring station, and responder devices via one or more transceivers and data communication interfaces disposed within said housing, wherein one or more of said one or more data communication units are capable of synchronizing with said responder devices for initiating relief measures; whereby said portable monitoring device monitors said physiological parameters of said patient and alerts said remote monitoring station for providing said relief measures to said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for monitoring and alerting physiological parameters of a patient, comprising:
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a portable monitoring device comprising; a housing configured to conform to a body part of said patient, wherein said housing defines an inner surface for establishing physical contact with said body part of said patient, and an outer surface opposing said inner surface; one or more parameter sensing devices located at predetermined positions on said housing for acquiring physiological data associated with said physiological parameters of said patient by establishing said physical contact with said body part of said patient; a processing unit disposed within said housing and in communication with said one or more parameter sensing devices for processing said acquired physiological data and patient information of said patient; and one or more data communication units disposed within said housing and in communication with said processing unit for transmitting said processed physiological data and said patient information to one or more of a base monitoring unit, a remote monitoring station, and responder devices via one or more transceivers and data communication interfaces disposed within said housing, wherein one or more of said one or more data communication units are capable of synchronizing with said responder devices for initiating relief measures; said base monitoring unit in communication with said portable monitoring device for one of charging said portable monitoring device, storing said acquired physiological data of said patient and said patient information, and establishing communication with said remote monitoring station via one or more transceivers and data communication interfaces of said base monitoring unit; said remote monitoring station in communication with said portable monitoring device, wherein said remote monitoring station receives said processed physiological data and said patient information from said portable monitoring device; and one or more of said responder devices in communication with said remote monitoring station, wherein said responder devices synchronize with said one or more data communication units in said portable monitoring device via said one or more transceivers and said data communication interfaces of said portable monitoring device to retrieve said processed physiological data and said patient information from said portable monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for monitoring and alerting physiological parameters of a patient, comprising:
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providing a portable monitoring device comprising; a housing configured to conform to a body part of said patient, wherein said housing defines an inner surface for establishing physical contact with said body part of said patient, and an outer surface opposing said inner surface; one or more parameter sensing devices located at predetermined positions on said inner surface of said housing; a processing unit disposed within said housing and in communication with said one or more parameter sensing devices; and one or more data communication units disposed within said housing and in communication with said processing unit, wherein one or more of said one or more data communication units are capable of synchronizing with responder devices for initiating relief measures; acquiring physiological data associated with said physiological parameters of said patient by said one or more parameter sensing devices by establishing said physical contact with said body part of said patient; processing said acquired physiological data and patient information of said patient by said processing unit; transmitting said processed physiological data and said patient information to one or more of a base monitoring unit, a remote monitoring station, and said responder devices via one or more transceivers and data communication interfaces disposed within said housing of said portable monitoring device; and synchronizing said portable monitoring device with said responder devices for initiating relief measures. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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