Apparatus and method for providing dual output signals in a telemetry transmitter
First Claim
1. A portable patient monitoring apparatus adapted for being carried by a medical patient and having as its primary function the reception and then wireless transmission to a remote monitoring device of medical data acquired from the patient, and having a secondary function of also providing the medical data to an output port of the portable patient monitoring apparatus for facilitating local monitoring of the medical data, comprising:
- receiving circuitry adapted for being coupled to said patient for receiving a plurality of analog signals representing a sensed condition of the patient;
wireless transmitting circuitry, including a signal processor and a wireless signal transmitter coupled to the receiving circuitry for forming a first output signal representing the patient'"'"'s condition and applying said first output signal to a first output port for transmitting said first output signal via a wireless transmission to a remote monitoring device;
a second output port included as part of the wireless transmitting circuitry; and
output circuitry coupled to the receiving circuitry for providing a second output signal representing the patient'"'"'s condition to the second output port of the wireless transmitting circuitry simultaneously with the wireless transmission of said first output signal to the remote monitoring device.
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Abstract
Telemetry transmitting apparatus and a method are provided for reception and transmission of heart related electrical signals, such as electrocardiogram (EKG) and/or cardiac pacemaker signals, from a plurality of electrodes coupled to the body of a medical patient. A receiving facility of the apparatus receives a plurality of analog signals representing at least the EKG signals. An output signal representing the EKG signals is formed and transmitted, via a wireless coupling, to a telemetry receiver. An analog output port is provided on the telemetry transmitting apparatus. The analog output port is also coupled to the receiving facility. A plurality of output signals representing the EKG signals is provided to the analog output port of the telemetry transmitting apparatus. The analog output port may be coupled to buffers at the input terminals of the apparatus. Alternatively, the output port may receive processed signals from the amplifier in the telemetry transmitter that are gain adjusted to emulate the unprocessed voltage signals of the EKG electrodes and then combined with a digital pace pulse signal so that the output signals include pacemaker pulse information.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable patient monitoring apparatus adapted for being carried by a medical patient and having as its primary function the reception and then wireless transmission to a remote monitoring device of medical data acquired from the patient, and having a secondary function of also providing the medical data to an output port of the portable patient monitoring apparatus for facilitating local monitoring of the medical data, comprising:
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receiving circuitry adapted for being coupled to said patient for receiving a plurality of analog signals representing a sensed condition of the patient; wireless transmitting circuitry, including a signal processor and a wireless signal transmitter coupled to the receiving circuitry for forming a first output signal representing the patient'"'"'s condition and applying said first output signal to a first output port for transmitting said first output signal via a wireless transmission to a remote monitoring device; a second output port included as part of the wireless transmitting circuitry; and output circuitry coupled to the receiving circuitry for providing a second output signal representing the patient'"'"'s condition to the second output port of the wireless transmitting circuitry simultaneously with the wireless transmission of said first output signal to the remote monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a telemetry transmitter adapted for being carried by a medical patient and having as a primary function the reception of medical data acquired from a plurality of sensor devices coupled to a medical patient, and for providing via wireless transmission multiple signals to a remotely located display device for displaying the medical data, and having a secondary function of also providing the medical data to an output port of the telemetry transmitter for facilitating transfer of the medical data to a local display device, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving from the sensor devices a plurality of analog signals representing a condition of the patient, the receiving being performed by the telemetry transmitter; (b) forming a first output signal representing the medical data and transmitting said first output signal to said remotely located display device via a wireless transmission; and (c) forming and transmitting a second output signal representative of the analog signals recited in step (a) to the output port of the telemetry transmitter for use by the local display device located proximate to the telemetry transmitter simultaneously with the transmission of said first output signal to the remotely located display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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