Method and apparatus for monitoring and displaying heart rate and blood pressure product information
First Claim
1. A method of providing heart rate and blood pressure product information of a primate comprising:
- sensing the heart rate of a primate, providing a first signal related to the sensed heart rate, sensing the systolic blood pressure of the primate simultaneously with the sensing of the heart rate of the primate, providing a second signal related to the systolic blood pressure simultaneously with the first signal, combining the first and second signals to produce current heart rate and systolic blood pressure product information and time delayed heart rate and systolic blood pressure product information, visually displaying current heart rate and systolic product information and time average heart rate and systolic product information derived from the combined first and second signals, and actuating a recognizable alarm when the time average heart rate and systolic blood pressure information exceed a selected level.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring and digitally displaying primate heart rate and systolic blood pressure product information. The apparatus has a microprocessor programmed to respond to signals relating to heart rate and systolic blood pressure and provide a digital output of the current product information and a two minute average of the product information. Separate LED displays are used to present the current and two minute average product information. An audible alarm operates to alert the personnel caring for the patient in the event that the pulse rate and blood pressure product exceeds a selected level. Operator controls are operable to read the input values, silence the alarm, read the external preset trip point, read the internal power supply and reference voltages, and verify the operations of all segments of all digits.
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62 Claims
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1. A method of providing heart rate and blood pressure product information of a primate comprising:
sensing the heart rate of a primate, providing a first signal related to the sensed heart rate, sensing the systolic blood pressure of the primate simultaneously with the sensing of the heart rate of the primate, providing a second signal related to the systolic blood pressure simultaneously with the first signal, combining the first and second signals to produce current heart rate and systolic blood pressure product information and time delayed heart rate and systolic blood pressure product information, visually displaying current heart rate and systolic product information and time average heart rate and systolic product information derived from the combined first and second signals, and actuating a recognizable alarm when the time average heart rate and systolic blood pressure information exceed a selected level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing heart rate and blood pressure product information of a primate comprising:
- sensing the heart rate of a primate, providing a first signal related to the sensed heart rate, sensing the blood pressure of the primate, providing a second signal related to the sensed blood pressure, coordinating the first and second signals to provide a product signal of said first and second signals, and providing readable data of current heart rate and blood pressure product information and time average heart rate and blood pressure product information derived from the product signal.
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20. A method of providing heart rate and blood pressure product information of a primate comprising:
sensing the heart rate of a primate, providing a first signal related to the sensed heart rate, sensing the blood pressure of the primate simultaneously with the sensing of the heart rate, providing a second signal related to the sensed blood pressure, combining the first and second signals to produce a product signal of said first and second signals and visually displaying current heart rate and blood pressure product information and time average heart rate and blood pressure product information derived from the product signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. In combination:
- first means for monitoring the heart rate of a primate and generating a first signal relating to the heart rate, second means for monitoring the blood pressure of the primate simultaneously with the monitoring of the heart rate and generating a second signal related to systolic blood pressure, and an apparatus operatively coupled to said first and second means to receive said first and second signals, said apparatus having means for providing a product of said first and second signals and utilizing the product of said first and second signals to present current heart rate and blood pressure product information and a time average heart rate and blood pressure product information.
- View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. In combination:
- EKG monitor means for monitoring the heart rate of a primate and generating a first signal relating to the heart rate, blood pressure monitor means for monitoring the blood pressure of said primate simultaneously with the monitoring of the heart rate and generating a second signal related to systolic blood pressure, and an apparatus operatively coupled to said EKG monitor and blood pressure monitor means to receive said first and second signals, said apparatus having microprocessor means accommodating said first and second signals and providing a current product information and time average heart rate and blood pressure product information of said first and second signals, display means associated with the microprocessor means to visually display current heart rate and blood pressure product information and to visually display time average heart rate and blood pressure product information, and alarm means operable to produce an alarm signal when the time average heart rate and blood pressure product information exceeds a selected level.
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46. An apparatus for monitoring and displaying heart rate and blood pressure product information used with means for monitoring the heart rate of a primate and producing a first signal relating to the heart rate, and means for monitoring the blood pressure of said primate and producing a second signal relating to the blood pressure comprising:
first means accommodating said first and second signals and providing a current heart rate and blood pressure product information and a time average heart rate and blood pressure product information, display means associated with the first means to visually display current heart rate and blood pressure product information and to visually display time average heart rate and blood pressure product information derived from said product signal, and alarm means operable to produce an alarm signal when the time average heart rate and blood pressure product information exceeds a selected level. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. An apparatus for monitoring and displaying heart rate and blood pressure product information used with means for monitoring the heart rate of a primate and producing a first signal relating to the heart rate, and means for monitoring the blood pressure of said primate and producing a second signal relating to the blood pressure comprising:
first means accommodating said first and second signals and providing a time average heart rate and blood pressure product signal, display means associated with the first means to visually display the time average heart rate and blood pressure product information derived from said product signal, and alarm means operable to produce an alarm signal when the time average heart rate and blood pressure product information exceeds a selected level. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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