CABLES FOR PATIENT MONITORING AND RELATED SYSTEMS WITH INTEGRATED FRONT END
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
- a patient monitor configured to display information regarding a patient, wherein the patient monitor comprises a first port;
a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to electrically couple with the first port of the patient monitor;
an electrical interface configured to receive analog signals from a patient parameter sensor; and
a first circuit including a front-end processing module configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the first circuit is external to the patient monitor, and wherein the first circuit comprises a wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate the digital signals to the patient monitor to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable.
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Abstract
Patient monitoring systems can include a system for transmitting information from a patient parameter sensor to a patient monitor. The system can include an analogue-to-digital converter close to the patient parameter sensor and can transmit digital signals through a cable to the patient monitor.
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a patient monitor configured to display information regarding a patient, wherein the patient monitor comprises a first port; a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to electrically couple with the first port of the patient monitor; an electrical interface configured to receive analog signals from a patient parameter sensor; and a first circuit including a front-end processing module configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the first circuit is external to the patient monitor, and wherein the first circuit comprises a wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate the digital signals to the patient monitor to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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12. A system configured to provide digital signals to a patient monitor, the system comprising:
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a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to couple with a patient monitor; an electrical interface configured to receive analog signals from a patient parameter sensor; and a circuit configured to communicate with the electrical interface, wherein the circuit is configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals, and wherein the circuit comprises a wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate the digital signals to the patient monitor to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30)
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24. A system configured to provide signals to a patient monitor, the system comprising:
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a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to couple with a patient monitor; an electrical interface configured to receive signals from a patient parameter sensor; a circuit in communication with the electrical interface, wherein the circuit is configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals and to wirelessly transmit the digital signals to the patient monitor; and an actuator electrically coupled with the circuit, wherein the actuator is closer to the distal end of the cable than it is to the proximal end of the cable when the system is in an assembled state and the cable is fully extended and the actuator is configured to allow selection of an operational state of the circuit. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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29. A method of communicating a signal to a patient monitor, the method comprising:
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providing a cable having a proximal end coupled with the patient monitor, wherein the cable comprises a circuit and an actuator; receiving an indication of an operational state of the circuit via the actuator; obtaining an analog signal via a patient parameter sensor; conditioning and converting the analog signal to a digital signal according to the operational state of the circuit; and wirelessly transmitting the digital signal to the patient monitor to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable.
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