MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEM
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A medical patient monitoring device for monitoring physiological information, the medical patient monitoring device comprising:
- an interface configured to receive physiological information associated with at least one patient; and
a detector for detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of the medical patient monitoring device,wherein the medical patient monitoring device further comprises a processor that is configured to take a first predetermined action in response to detection of the clinician token in the detection area, the first predetermined action being associated with at least one attribute of the circumstances surrounding detection of the clinician token.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Medical patient monitoring devices that have the capability of detecting the physical proximity of a clinician token are disclosed. The medical patient monitoring devices may be configured to perform a selected action when the presence of a clinician is detected. The selected action may be dependent upon an attribute of the circumstances surrounding detection of the clinician.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A medical patient monitoring device for monitoring physiological information, the medical patient monitoring device comprising:
-
an interface configured to receive physiological information associated with at least one patient; and a detector for detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of the medical patient monitoring device, wherein the medical patient monitoring device further comprises a processor that is configured to take a first predetermined action in response to detection of the clinician token in the detection area, the first predetermined action being associated with at least one attribute of the circumstances surrounding detection of the clinician token. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
- 2. The medical patient monitoring device of claim wherein the attribute of the circumstances surrounding detection of the clinician token comprises the time of day that the clinician token is detected.
-
11. A medical patient monitoring method comprising:
-
receiving physiological information associated with at least one patient; and detecting the physical presence of a clinician token within a detection area in the vicinity of a medical patient monitoring device, using a processor, taking a first predetermined medical monitoring action in response to detection of the clinician token in the detection area, the first predetermined action being associated with at least one attribute of the circumstances surrounding detection of the clinician token. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification