SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING AND/OR IDENTIFYING A WIRELESS SENSOR ASSOCIATED WITH A PATIENT MONITOR
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
- a wireless medical sensor; and
a patient monitor in wireless communication with the wireless medical sensor, the patient monitor comprising;
an activation feature configured to be activated via a user;
a processor configured to generate a signal to locate or identify the wireless medical sensor in response to activation of the activation feature; and
a first wireless module configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless medical sensor and to transmit the signal to the wireless medical sensor,wherein the wireless medical sensor is configured to measure a physiological parameter of a patient, the wireless medical sensor comprising;
a second wireless module configured to wirelessly communicate with the patient monitor and to receive the signal; and
an indicator feature configured to provide a user perceptible indication in response to the signal.
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Abstract
The present embodiments include one or more wireless patient sensors that may be coupled, or recoupled, to a patient monitor to ensure that the patient monitor is displaying information from the intended source. In other embodiments, the wireless sensors described herein may use one or more unique tokens to establish a coupling between the wireless sensor and the patient monitor though wireless communication channels. In addition, the present embodiments relate to wireless sensors and patient monitors each having one or more audio/visual features that indicate the coupling status between them, and may also locate and/or identify one or more wireless sensors coupled to the patient monitor, or vise versa. The audio/visual features may include an audio feature, a visual feature, or a combination thereof. In particular, the visual feature may be a display feature (e.g., electronic ink display).
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30 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a wireless medical sensor; and a patient monitor in wireless communication with the wireless medical sensor, the patient monitor comprising; an activation feature configured to be activated via a user; a processor configured to generate a signal to locate or identify the wireless medical sensor in response to activation of the activation feature; and a first wireless module configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless medical sensor and to transmit the signal to the wireless medical sensor, wherein the wireless medical sensor is configured to measure a physiological parameter of a patient, the wireless medical sensor comprising; a second wireless module configured to wirelessly communicate with the patient monitor and to receive the signal; and an indicator feature configured to provide a user perceptible indication in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless medical sensor, comprising:
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at least one sensing element configured to measure a physiological parameter of a patient; a wireless module configured to wirelessly communicate with a patient monitor and to wirelessly receive an identification signal from the patient monitor; and an indicator feature configured to provide a user perceptible indication identifying the wireless medical sensor, in response to the identification signal.
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13. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a wireless medical sensor configured to obtain a signal related to a physiological parameter from a patient, the wireless medical sensor comprising; a first wireless module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data; an electronic paper display configured to display the physiological parameter and patient related information; and an electronic device, separate from the wireless medical sensor, configured to wirelessly transmit patient related information to the wireless medical sensor via a second wireless module upon establishing communication with the wireless medical sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless medical sensor, comprising:
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at least one sensing element configured to obtain a signal related to a physiological parameter from a patient; a wireless module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data; and an electronic paper display configured to display the physiological parameter and patient related information.
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19. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a wireless medical sensor configured to obtain a signal related to a physiological parameter from a patient, the wireless medical sensor comprising a first wireless module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data; a patient monitor comprising a second wireless module, wherein the second wireless module is configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless medical sensor upon being operatively paired with the wireless medical sensor; and a pairing feature configured to operatively pair the wireless medical sensor and the patient monitor to enable the wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a wireless medical sensor configured to obtain a signal related to a physiological parameter from a patient, the wireless medical sensor comprising a first wireless module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data; a patient monitor configured to wirelessly transmit to and receive data from the wireless medical sensor via a second wireless module; and one or more tokens having a unique identifier, wherein the one or more tokens are configured to initiate wireless communication between the wireless medical sensor and the patient monitor based at least in part on the unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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