Wireless medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment
First Claim
1. A medical system for acquiring measured data, in particular for monitoring body functions, comprising:
- at least one evaluation station having at least one receiver and at least one transmitter for wireless digital data transmission and receiving;
one electrode allocated to each evaluation station and capable of being attached to a patient, said electrode comprising;
at least one sensor for detecting an electric, physical, chemical or biological quantity, and converting the detected quantity into an electric signal;
a covering comprising;
at least one converter for converting the electric signal generated by said- sensor into a digital value;
at least one transmitter coupled to said at least one converter for transmitting the digital data to the receiver in said evaluation station; and
at least one receiver for receiving data transmitted by the evaluation station transmitter; and
at least one error diagnosis and correction unit coupled to at least one of said electrode and evaluation station for detecting errors in the received data;
whereby the data transmitted by said evaluation station to said electrode can control and manipulate the data transmitted by said electrode to the evaluation station.
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Abstract
A medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment has wireless electrodes, which are attached to the surface of the skin of the patient. The electrodes comprise a digital transmitting and receiving unit with antenna and microsensors. The electrodes can be used, among other things, for decting EEG- and EXG-signals, as well as for monitoring body/breathing movements, the temperature, perspiration, etc. A preferred exemplified embodiment comprises an electrode comprising all functions in a semiconductor chip which, as an integrated circuit, is equipped with the respective sensor, sensor control, frequency generation, transmitting and receiving units, as well as with a transmission control unit. The antenna is arranged in this connection in the flexible electrode covering or directly in the chip.
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1. A medical system for acquiring measured data, in particular for monitoring body functions, comprising:
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at least one evaluation station having at least one receiver and at least one transmitter for wireless digital data transmission and receiving; one electrode allocated to each evaluation station and capable of being attached to a patient, said electrode comprising; at least one sensor for detecting an electric, physical, chemical or biological quantity, and converting the detected quantity into an electric signal; a covering comprising; at least one converter for converting the electric signal generated by said- sensor into a digital value; at least one transmitter coupled to said at least one converter for transmitting the digital data to the receiver in said evaluation station; and at least one receiver for receiving data transmitted by the evaluation station transmitter; and at least one error diagnosis and correction unit coupled to at least one of said electrode and evaluation station for detecting errors in the received data; whereby the data transmitted by said evaluation station to said electrode can control and manipulate the data transmitted by said electrode to the evaluation station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical system for acquiring measured data, in particular for monitoring body functions, comprising:
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at least one evaluation station having at least one receiver and at least one transmitter for wireless digital data transmission and receiving; at least two electrodes capable of being attached to a patient, each of said electrodes comprising; at least one sensor for detecting an electric, physical, chemical or biological quantity, and converting the detected quantity into an electric signal; a covering comprising; at least one converter for converting the electric signal generated by said sensor into a digital value; at least one transmitter coupled to said at least one converter for transmitting the digital data to the receiver in said evaluation station; and at least one receiver for receiving data transmitted by the evaluation station transmitter, whereby the data transmitted by said evaluation station to said electrode can control and manipulate the data transmitted by said electrode to the evaluation station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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