Multi-channel digital medical telemetry system
First Claim
1. A medical radio telemetry system for remotely monitoring patients, said system comprising a plurality of patient telemeters, each telemeter adapted to be mounted on a patient and having a transmitter and data collection means for obtaining patient data said transmitter being connected to said data collection means each transmitter having a transmitting antenna system, room locator means for producing signals indicative of patient location, said data collection means including receiving means to receive said signals from the room locator transmitter means, said data collection means obtaining analog signals from the patient said collection means including means for converting said analog signals to digital signals for transmission via said transmitting antenna system, each transmitter having at least two channels, said medical telemetry system having a receiving antenna system, a receiver and display means, said receiving antenna system being capable of receiving signals from the transmitters of the telemeters and being connected to transfer said digital signals to said receiver, said receiver being connected to means for converting said signals from digital signals to analog signals, if desired, for transfer to the display means, the transmitter, receiver and the transmitting and receiving antenna systems each having a power source.
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Abstract
A medical radio telemetry system has a plurality of telemeters with one telemeter being located on each patient. Each telemeter is connected to the patient to collect data such as temperature, heart rate, pacer rate, respiration rate, brain activity level and blood pressure level. Each telemeter has a patient locator system that functions in conjunction with one or more room locator transmitters. The room locator transmitters are spaced in the rooms or area where the location of a patient is being monitored. A signal from the patient locator transmitter is passed to the patient telemeter. All signals received by the patient telemeter are transmitted to an antenna system that is connected to a receiver. Preferably, there is more than one antenna system with means for switching between the systems to obtain the best signal. Each telemeter has up to six channels so that six separate signals can be sent to the receiver simultaneously. The receiver is connected to a display means for the signals.
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- 1. A medical radio telemetry system for remotely monitoring patients, said system comprising a plurality of patient telemeters, each telemeter adapted to be mounted on a patient and having a transmitter and data collection means for obtaining patient data said transmitter being connected to said data collection means each transmitter having a transmitting antenna system, room locator means for producing signals indicative of patient location, said data collection means including receiving means to receive said signals from the room locator transmitter means, said data collection means obtaining analog signals from the patient said collection means including means for converting said analog signals to digital signals for transmission via said transmitting antenna system, each transmitter having at least two channels, said medical telemetry system having a receiving antenna system, a receiver and display means, said receiving antenna system being capable of receiving signals from the transmitters of the telemeters and being connected to transfer said digital signals to said receiver, said receiver being connected to means for converting said signals from digital signals to analog signals, if desired, for transfer to the display means, the transmitter, receiver and the transmitting and receiving antenna systems each having a power source.
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