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Medical communication system

  • US 5,462,051 A
  • Filed: 08/31/1994
  • Issued: 10/31/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical communication system for transmitting physical information of a living body to a medical worker, comprising:

  • (A) a physical information sensor device including(a1) a physical information sensor which is adapted to be worn on said living body to obtain said physical information of the living body, and generates a physical information signal representing the obtained physical information, and(a2) a first signal transmitter which transmits said physical information signal at a first output power;

    (B) a first signal transmitting and receiving device including(B'"'"') a monitor unit which is adapted to be disposed near to (A) said physical information sensor device on a side of said living body, and includes(b1) a first signal receiver which receives said physical information signal from (a2) said first signal transmitter of (A) said physical information sensor device, and which receives an instruction signal representing an instruction of said medical worker directed to at least one of said living body and an attendant person for the living body,(b2) abnormality identifying means for identifying whether said ,physical information represented by said physical information signal received by (b1) said first signal receiver is abnormal,(b3) a second signal transmitter which transmits, at a second output power higher than said first output power, said physical information signal identified as being abnormal by (b2) said abnormality identifying means, and(b4) an instruction output device which outputs said instruction of said medical worker represented by said instruction signal received by (b1) said first signal receiver, so that said at least one of said living body and said attendant person receives the instruction; and

    (B") a diagnosing and informing device which is adapted to be disposed away from (B'"'"') said monitor unit, and includes(b5) a second signal receiver which receives said physical information signal from (b3) said second signal transmitter,(b6) diagnosing means for diagnosing whether said physical information represented by said physical information signal received by (b5) said second signal receiver is abnormal,(b7) a wire communication circuit including (b7-1) a third signal transmitter which transmits said physical information signal diagnosed as being abnormal by (b6) said diagnosing means, to said medical worker, via a wire communication line as a communication channel, and (b7-2) a third signal receiver which receives via said wire communication line said instruction signal representing said instruction of said medical worker in relation to said physical information represented by said physical information signal transmitted to said medical worker, and(b8) a fourth signal transmitter which transmits, to (b1) said first signal receiver, said instruction signal and a diagnosis signal representing that said physical information represented by said physical information signal received by (b5) said second signal receiver has been diagnosed as being abnormal by (b6) said diagnosing means,(B'"'"') said monitor unit further including(b9) an alarm device which issues an alarm indicating that said physical information represented by said physical information signal has been diagnosed as being abnormal by (b6) said diagnosing means, when (b1) said first signal receiver receives said diagnosis signal from (b8) said fourth signal transmitter, and(C) a second signal transmitting and receiving device which is adapted to be disposed on a side of said medical worker, and includes(c1) a fourth signal receiver which receives, via said wire communication line, said physical information signal from (b7-1) said first signal transmitter,(c2) a physical-information output device which outputs said physical information of said living body represented by said physical information signal received by (c1) said fourth signal receiver, so that said medical worker receives the physical information,(c3) an instruction input device which is operable for inputting said instruction of said medical worker and generates said instruction signal representing the input instruction of the medical worker, and(c4) a fifth signal transmitter which transmits via said wire communication line said instruction signal to (b7-2) said third signal receiver.

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