Method and system for remotely monitoring multiple medical parameters
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters representing the condition of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- coupling a patient monitor having a transceiver to said patient to continuously monitor at least one of said physiological parameters;
transmitting a select data signal from a central monitoring system to the patient monitor to select at least one of said physiological parameters to monitor at the patient monitor;
transmitting a parameter data signal corresponding to a continuous, uninterrupted representation of said selected physiological parameters from said patient monitor to said central monitoring system; and
displaying said continuous, uninterrupted representation of said at least one selected physiological parameter on a display of said central monitoring system.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical parameter monitoring device which allows the monitoring of a plurality of medical parameters from a remote location. The invention uses a central monitoring system which transmits and receives data parameters via RF from remote patient monitors. The monitoring systems utilizes a digital spread spectrum RF transceiver between the central monitoring system and the remote monitors. Forward error correcting, frequency hopping, and spread spectrum communications are employed to provide accurate trnsmission of data for a plurality of physiological parameters. Transmitted data can be automatically registered into storage int he central monitoring system.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters representing the condition of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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coupling a patient monitor having a transceiver to said patient to continuously monitor at least one of said physiological parameters;
transmitting a select data signal from a central monitoring system to the patient monitor to select at least one of said physiological parameters to monitor at the patient monitor;
transmitting a parameter data signal corresponding to a continuous, uninterrupted representation of said selected physiological parameters from said patient monitor to said central monitoring system; and
displaying said continuous, uninterrupted representation of said at least one selected physiological parameter on a display of said central monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for monitoring physiological data representing the condition of a patient, said system comprising:
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sensors for monitoring blood pressure, pulse rate, blood oxygen concentration and electrocardiographic information to provide the physiological data;
a patient monitor coupled to the sensors for continuous, uninterrupted collection of the physiological data;
a central monitoring system for storage, analysis, and display of continuous, uninterrupted physiological data collected by said patient monitor, the central monitoring system including a transmitter for transmitting a select data signal to select at least one physiological parameter to be monitored at said patient monitor;
the patient monitor including a radio-frequency transmitter for transmitting said physiological data from said monitor to said central monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for monitoring physiological data representing the condition of a patient, said system comprising;
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sensors for monitoring blood pressure, pulse rate, blood oxygen concentration and electrocardiographic information to provide the physiological data;
a patient monitor coupled to the sensors for continuous, uninterrupted collection of the physiological data;
a central monitoring system for storage, analysis, and display of continuous, uninterrupted physiological data collected by said patient monitor, the central monitoring system including a transmitter for transmitting a select data signal to select a plurality of physiological parameters to be monitored at said patient monitor;
the patient monitor including a radio-frequency transmitter for transmitting physiological data representing the selected plurality of physiological parameters from said monitor to said central monitoring system.
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