SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE FOR AMBULATORY PATIENT MONITORING

• US 20140191880A1
• Filed: 01/10/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Gibson, James C., Benkert, Ken
• Application Number:
  US13/738,171
• Publication Number:
  US 20140191880A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0015 characterised by features of the telemetry system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/741 using synthesised speech
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A method for monitoring an ambulatory patient includes receiving a patient parameter from a medical device, and receiving a clinician parameter from a clinician device. The method further comprises analyzing the patient parameter, transforming the patient parameter and the clinician parameter into history parameters, and transforming the patient parameter into an audio parameter. The method further comprises transmitting the audio parameter to the clinician device, updating the history parameter in response to receiving a second patient parameter or a second clinician parameter, and updating the audio parameter in response to receiving a second patient parameter.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

receiving at least one patient parameter from at least one medical device, the medical device comprising an interface for patient monitoring and an output for transmitting patient parameters;

receiving at least one clinician parameter from at least one clinician device, the clinician device comprising an interface for receiving voice signals, an interface for receiving wireless electronic signals, and an output for transmitting clinician parameters;

analyzing the at least one patient parameter;

transforming the at least one patient parameter and the at least one clinician parameter into at least two history parameters;

transforming the at least one patient parameter into at least one audio parameter comprising at least one of a unit of measurement, and a value indicating a physiological condition;

transmitting the at least one audio parameter to the at least one clinician device;

updating the at least one audio parameter in response to receiving at least one second patient parameter; and

updating the at least one history parameter in response to receiving at least one second patient parameter or at least one second clinician parameter; and

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one second clinician parameter from a second clinician device;

transmitting at least one audio parameter to a first clinician device; and

transmitting at least one audio parameter to the second clinician device, wherein the at least one audio parameter transmitted to the first clinician device is related to a first medical device, and the at least one audio parameter transmitted to the second clinician device is related to a second medical device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting at least one audio parameter or history parameter to at least one facilities device, the facilities devise comprising an interface for receiving wireless electronic signals and an output for parameters related to an ambulatory patient.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing the one or more first clinician parameters.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the one or more audio parameters in response to a change in the audio parameters, a lapse of time, and a clinician parameter.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more audio parameters comprise:

at least one value indicating a physiological condition; and

at least one of an identifier related to the value indicating a physiological condition, a unit of measurement related to the value indicating a physiological condition, and an alatiii state related to the value indicating a physiological condition.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more first patient parameters and the one or more second patient parameters are received via wireless communication.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the clinician parameters are received via wireless communication and the audio parameters are transmitted via wireless communication.

9. A system, comprising at least one clinician device and one or more processing units;

wherein the clinician device is operable to;

receive audio parameters from the one or more processing units; and

transmit clinician parameters to the one or more processing units in response to a. voice command; and

wherein the one or more processing units is operable to;

receive at least one patient parameter from at least one medical device, the medical device comprising an interface for patient monitoring and an output for transmitting patient parameters;

receive at least one clinician parameter from the at least one clinician device;

analyze the at least one patient parameter;

transform the at least one patient parameter and the at least one clinician parameter into at least two history parameters;

transform the at least one patient parameter into at least one audio parameter comprising at least one of a unit of measurement, and a value indicating a physiological condition;

transmit the at least one audio parameter to the at least one clinician device;

update the at least one history parameter in response to receiving at least one second patient parameter or at least one second clinician parameter; and

update the at least one audio parameter in response to receiving at least one second patient parameter.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processing units, are operable to receive one or more second clinician parameters from a second clinician device, transmit at least one audio parameter to a first clinician device, and transmit at least one audio parameter to the second clinician device, wherein the at least one audio parameter transmitted to the first clinician device is related to a first medical device, and the at least one audio parameter transmitted to the second clinician device is related to a second medical device.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising a facilities device operable to receive audio parameters and transmit sound, and wherein the one or more processing units are operable to transmit at least one audio parameter to at least one facilities device.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processing units are operable to analyze the one or more first clinician parameters.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processing units are operable to receive the one or more first patient parameters and the one or more second patient parameters via wireless communication.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more processing units are operable to receive the clinician parameters and transmit the audio parameters via wireless communication.

15. Logic embodied in at least one tangible, computer-readable medium and when executed operable to:

receive at least one patient parameter from at least one medical device, the medical device comprising an interface for patient monitoring and an output for transmitting patient parameters;

receive at least one clinician parameter from the at least one clinician device;

analyze the at least one patient parameter;

transform the at least one patient parameter and the at least one clinician parameter into at least two history parameters;

transform the at least one patient parameter into at least one audio parameter comprising at least one of a unit of measurement, and a value indicating a physiological condition;

update the at least one history parameter in response to receiving at least one second patient parameter or at least one second clinician parameter; and

update the at least one audio parameter in response to receiving at least one second patient parameter.

16. The logic of claim 15, when executed operable to transmit the at least one audio parameter to the at least one clinician device.

17. The logic of claim 15, when executed operable to receive one or more second clinician parameters from a second clinician device, transmit at least one audio parameter to a first clinician device, and transmit at least one audio parameter to the second clinician device, wherein the at least one audio parameter transmitted to the first clinician device is related to a first medical device, and the at least one audio parameter transmitted to the second clinician device is related to a second medical device.

18. The logic of claim 15, when executed operable to transmit at least one audio parameter to at least one facilities device.

19. The logic of claim 15, when executed operable to receive the one or more first patient parameters and the one or more second patient parameters via wireless communication.

20. The logic of claim 15, when executed operable to receive the clinician parameters and transmit the audio parameters via wireless communication.