Patient monitoring device
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring device for connection with sensors, comprising:
- a transportable terminal with a housing, connections for connection to said sensors for measuring physical parameters of the patient, signal processing devices for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, as well as with a network adapter for forwarding the processed sensor data to a stationary medical workplace, the stationary medical workplace having a display and an alarm device, said transportable terminal electrical contacts;
a transport display module with electrical contacts which are complementary to said transportable terminal electrical contacts; and
an expansion module with electrical contacts which are complimentary to said transportable terminal electrical contacts said expansion module being provided for the connection of said additional desired sensors, in which said housing of said transportable terminal is provided on one side with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of the transport display module and on another side with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of said expansion module for receiving signals of said additional sensors, the transportable terminal electrical contacts coming into connection with said transport display module electrical contacts and on said expansion module electrical contacts at the time of the coupling of the respective connection mechanism to establish an electric connection.
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Abstract
A device is provided for monitoring patients, which is used to detect and process physiological data of a patient, which are measured by sensors. To make possible the most flexible use possible in patient monitoring, especially the connection of additional special sensors (2) and to ensure simple handling of the device even in the case of transportation, the patient monitoring device has a transportable terminal (8), which has connections (18) for connection to sensors (2) for measuring physiological parameters of the patient and signal processing devices (31, 23, 24, 25) for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, and is provided with a network adapter (26) for forwarding the processed sensor data to a stationary medical workplace (14) with display and alarm devices, as well as one or more expansion modules (9) for the connection of additional desired sensors (2). Wherein the housing (17) of the terminal (8) is provided with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of the transport display module (7) on one side and with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of an expansion module (9) for receiving signals of additional sensors (2) on the other side. Electrical contacts (44) are also provided on the terminal (8), the contacts (44) being designed such that they come into connection with complementary contacts (48) on the transport display module (7) and on the expansion module (9) at the time of the coupling of the connection mechanism to establish the electric connection.
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26 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring device for connection with sensors, comprising:
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a transportable terminal with a housing, connections for connection to said sensors for measuring physical parameters of the patient, signal processing devices for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, as well as with a network adapter for forwarding the processed sensor data to a stationary medical workplace, the stationary medical workplace having a display and an alarm device, said transportable terminal electrical contacts;
a transport display module with electrical contacts which are complementary to said transportable terminal electrical contacts; and
an expansion module with electrical contacts which are complimentary to said transportable terminal electrical contacts said expansion module being provided for the connection of said additional desired sensors, in which said housing of said transportable terminal is provided on one side with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of the transport display module and on another side with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of said expansion module for receiving signals of said additional sensors, the transportable terminal electrical contacts coming into connection with said transport display module electrical contacts and on said expansion module electrical contacts at the time of the coupling of the respective connection mechanism to establish an electric connection. - 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)
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24. A patient monitoring system, comprising:
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a sensor;
a stationary medical workplace having a display and an alarm device;
a transportable terminal with a housing, connections for connection to said sensors for measuring physical parameters of the patient, signal processing devices for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, as well as with a network adapter for forwarding the processed sensor data to said stationary medical workplace, said housing having a surface with a transport terminal display connection mechanism and transport terminal display electrical contacts and having another surface with an expansion module connection mechanism and transport terminal expansion module electrical contacts;
a transport display module with display electrical contacts which are complementary to said transport terminal display electrical contacts of said transportable terminal and having a transport display complementary portion for the positive-locking coupling of said transport display module and said housing;
an expansion module with expansion electrical contacts which are complementary to said transportable terminal expansion electrical contacts and having an expansion module complementary portion for the positive-locking coupling of said expansion module and said housing, said expansion module including a sensor connection for receiving sensor signals, said transportable terminal display electrical contacts coming into connection with said transport display module electrical contacts at the time of a coupling of said transport display complementary portion with said transport terminal display connection mechanism to establish an electrical connection between said transportable terminal and said transportable terminal display and said transportable terminal expansion module electrical contacts coming into connection with said expansion module electrical contacts at the time of a coupling of said transport expansion module complementary portion with said transport terminal expansion module connection mechanism to establish an electrical connection between said transportable terminal and said expansion module. - View Dependent Claims (25)
a sensor connection at said transportable terminal; and
another sensor, wherein at least one of said sensors is connected to said transportable terminal and said another at least one of said sensors is connected to said expansion module.
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26. A patient monitoring device comprising:
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a transportable terminal with a housing, sensor connections for measuring physical parameters of the patient, signal processing devices for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, a network adapter for forwarding the processed sensor data, said housing having a first side with a transport terminal display connection mechanism and transport terminal display electrical contacts and having a second side with an expansion module connection mechanism and transport terminal expansion module electrical contacts;
a transport display module with display electrical contacts which are complementary to said transport terminal display electrical contacts of said transportable terminal and having a transport display complementary portion for the positive-locking coupling of said transport display module and said housing;
an expansion module with expansion electrical contacts which are complementary to said transportable terminal expansion electrical contacts and having an expansion module complementary portion for the positive-locking coupling of said expansion module and said housing, said expansion module including a sensor connection for receiving sensor signals, said transportable terminal display electrical contacts coming into connection with said transport display module electrical contacts at the time of a coupling of said transport display complementary portion with transport terminal display connection mechanism to establish an electric connection between said transportable terminal and said transportable terminal display and said transportable terminal expansion module electrical contacts coming into connection with said expansion module electrical contacts at the time of a coupling of said transport expansion module complementary potion with transport terminal expansion module connection mechanism to establish an electric connection between said transportable terminal and said expansion.
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