Portable Rapid Vital Sign Apparatus and Method
First Claim
1. A portable instrument for providing rapid measurements of vital signs, comprising:
- a handheld, cuffless device operable during contact with a patient undergoing health evaluation to produce a vital sign data set for the patient;
an assembly of sensors in the device for measuring and outputting measurement values for blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, and body temperature;
a processor in the device operable under programmed control to receive and process the measurement values output by the sensors and produce a vital signs data set; and
a wireless interface coupled to the processor for transmitting the vital sign data set to an electronic medical record in a remote database.
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Abstract
A portable, cuffless instrument and system for providing rapid measurements of vital signs of a patient undergoing trauma from illness or injury comprising a portable instrument connectable via contact sensors to the patient to produce a vital sign data set including blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, and body temperature. The instrument preferably includes wireless communication capability in a network and system including a remote server, database, and processing capability to provide access to electronic medical records, to analyze the vital signs data, report preliminary diagnoses to a care giver, including listing chronologically vital sign data for trends.
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14 Claims
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1. A portable instrument for providing rapid measurements of vital signs, comprising:
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a handheld, cuffless device operable during contact with a patient undergoing health evaluation to produce a vital sign data set for the patient; an assembly of sensors in the device for measuring and outputting measurement values for blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, and body temperature; a processor in the device operable under programmed control to receive and process the measurement values output by the sensors and produce a vital signs data set; and a wireless interface coupled to the processor for transmitting the vital sign data set to an electronic medical record in a remote database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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