Patient monitoring system
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring device comprising:
- a telemetry monitor, said monitor including a physiological monitor for monitoring at least one selected physiological condition of the patient, a transmitter for transmitting information related to the physiological monitor output, and an input/output port, information related to the physiological monitor output also being applied to said port; and
a portable processor having an input device, a display and an input/output port which is interfaceable with the I/O port of the telemetry monitor, said processor receiving physiological monitor related information through its I/O port when the telemetry monitor and processor I/O ports are interfaced and causing a selected indication of said information to be displayed on said display.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing patient monitoring which interfaces a telemetry monitor with a standard portable computer (such as a laptop computer, palmtop computer or personal digital assistant) with the display and the keyboard or other device of the portable computer being utilized to provide both display and input capability to the telemetry monitor. The telemetry monitor is provided with an I/O port which is interfaceable with an I/O port of the portable computer to permit operation as indicated above. Inputs from the user may also be passed through the interface ports and the transmitter of the telemetry monitor to a central station. A back channel may optionally be provided to permit information from the central station to be applied either to control the telemetry monitor or to be passed through the interface ports to the portable processor to provide information to a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring device comprising:
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a telemetry monitor, said monitor including a physiological monitor for monitoring at least one selected physiological condition of the patient, a transmitter for transmitting information related to the physiological monitor output, and an input/output port, information related to the physiological monitor output also being applied to said port; and a portable processor having an input device, a display and an input/output port which is interfaceable with the I/O port of the telemetry monitor, said processor receiving physiological monitor related information through its I/O port when the telemetry monitor and processor I/O ports are interfaced and causing a selected indication of said information to be displayed on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for obtaining and utilizing selected patient information comprising the steps of:
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attaching the physiological monitor of a telemetry monitor to the patient to obtain information on a selected physiological condition, said information being applied both to a transmitter and to an input/output port; interfacing the telemetry monitor I/O port to a compatible I/O port of a portable processor having an input device and a display; receiving said information at the processor through said I/O ports; and utilizing the processor'"'"'s display to display at least a selected indication of said information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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