Miniature physiological monitor with interchangeable sensors
First Claim
1. A physiological parameter measuring system for non-invasive measurement of parameters of the body of a user, said system comprising:
- a main housing adapted to be carried on the body of the user;
first connecting means mounted on said housing;
a visual display means mounted in said housing;
signal processing and display circuitry electrically connected to said connecting means and said display means, said signal processing and display circuitry for converting a standarized information signal into an eye-readable format on said visual display means, said standardized information signal representing a physiological parameter value to be converted into an eye-readable format by said signal processing and display circuitry without further transformation;
at least two remote sensors, said sensors being associated with at least two different physiological parameters and adapted to be associated with a different part of the body;
each sensor comprising;
a sensor housing;
sensing means mounted on the housing for detecting at least one desired physiological parameter;
second connecting means;
dedicated circuitry within said sensor housing for transforming said detected physiological parameter into said standardized information signal;
means for conveying said standarized information signal to said second connecting means, said second connecting means adapted to conductively mate with said first connecting means in order to transfer said information signal to said signal processing and display circuitry.
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Abstract
A miniature portable physiological parameter measuring system with interchangeable sensors. In a preferred embodiment, the system is incorporated into a wrist-worn device having the general configuration of a wristwatch. The device contains, in the upper right-hand quadrant, an outcropping on which a pulse sensor is located. In the lower left-hand quadrant of the device, when worn of the left hand, diagonally opposite from the sensor described above, there is positioned a tiny plug. When the plug is removed, an open area is displayed which allows for the introduction of a connector in the wrist device. On introduction of the connector into the side of the device, the permanent sensor housed within the wrist device is disconnected and the remote sensor commences inputting a signal into the wrist device. The remote sensor enables a pulse to be taken off the finger of the same hand where the wrist device is located, or any other finger, as well as to take the pulse using a different type of remote sensor such as one for the use on the earlobe. Through the use of other sensors for measuring such parameters as lung capacity, temperature, and respiration, to name a few, the wrist device can be used as a dedicated display of whatever input it receives from the remote sensor. Specific examples of remote sensors for measuring physiological parameters on the earlobe and the finger are also provided.
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8 Claims
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1. A physiological parameter measuring system for non-invasive measurement of parameters of the body of a user, said system comprising:
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a main housing adapted to be carried on the body of the user; first connecting means mounted on said housing; a visual display means mounted in said housing; signal processing and display circuitry electrically connected to said connecting means and said display means, said signal processing and display circuitry for converting a standarized information signal into an eye-readable format on said visual display means, said standardized information signal representing a physiological parameter value to be converted into an eye-readable format by said signal processing and display circuitry without further transformation; at least two remote sensors, said sensors being associated with at least two different physiological parameters and adapted to be associated with a different part of the body; each sensor comprising; a sensor housing; sensing means mounted on the housing for detecting at least one desired physiological parameter; second connecting means; dedicated circuitry within said sensor housing for transforming said detected physiological parameter into said standardized information signal; means for conveying said standarized information signal to said second connecting means, said second connecting means adapted to conductively mate with said first connecting means in order to transfer said information signal to said signal processing and display circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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