Personal health care system
First Claim
1. A personal health care system comprising:
- a unitary command center for monitoring a patient and administering therapy to a patient;
a data processor within the unitary command center for receiving, storing, processing, and transmitting information;
a plurality of modules selected from the group consisting of a plurality of different patient monitoring sensor modules, a plurality of different therapy-providing modules, and a plurality of different accessory modules, each module being at least partially contained within a module housing; and
a plurality of interfacing ports positioned on the unitary command center and electrically connected to the data processor, each interfacing port for accepting one of the module housings and for electrically interconnecting the module associated with the accepted module housing to the data processor for sending and receiving information therebetween,the data processor including means for providing programming instructions to the associated module for operating the associated module,each sensor module for sensing and providing information on a condition of a patient, the data processor including means for monitoring the information provided by the sensor modules,each accessory module for providing an accessory function,each therapy-providing module for providing a therapy to a patient, the data processor including means for controlling provision of the therapy to the patient.
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Abstract
A personal health care system utilizing a unitary command center having a computer for receiving, storing, processing, and transmitting information, and a plurality of interfacing ports. Each interfacing port is adapted to accept a plurality of different patient monitoring sensor modules, a plurality of different accessory modules, and a plurality of different therapy-providing modules. An accepted module is electrically interconnected to the data processor for sending and receiving information therebetween. The data processor includes means for providing operating instructions to the sensor modules, accessory modules, and therapy-providing modules. Each sensor module senses and provides information on a condition of a patient and each therapy-providing module provides a therapy to the patient. The data processor monitors the information provided by the sensor modules and controls provision of the therapy to the patient.
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33 Claims
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1. A personal health care system comprising:
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a unitary command center for monitoring a patient and administering therapy to a patient; a data processor within the unitary command center for receiving, storing, processing, and transmitting information; a plurality of modules selected from the group consisting of a plurality of different patient monitoring sensor modules, a plurality of different therapy-providing modules, and a plurality of different accessory modules, each module being at least partially contained within a module housing; and a plurality of interfacing ports positioned on the unitary command center and electrically connected to the data processor, each interfacing port for accepting one of the module housings and for electrically interconnecting the module associated with the accepted module housing to the data processor for sending and receiving information therebetween, the data processor including means for providing programming instructions to the associated module for operating the associated module, each sensor module for sensing and providing information on a condition of a patient, the data processor including means for monitoring the information provided by the sensor modules, each accessory module for providing an accessory function, each therapy-providing module for providing a therapy to a patient, the data processor including means for controlling provision of the therapy to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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