Method and system for remotely monitoring multiple medical parameters in an integrated medical monitoring system
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1. A method for monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one central monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters, wherein each central monitoring system includes a first transceiver and a memory component;
coupling a patient monitor having a second transceiver and a memory component to said patient to monitor at least one said physiological parameter;
continually transmitting a first data signal corresponding to said physiological parameters from said patient monitor to the central monitoring system;
storing physiological data in the memory component of the central monitoring system;
transmitting a second data signal from the central monitoring system to said patient monitor to remotely select at least one of the plurality of physiological parameters to be monitored;
displaying a continuous representation of at least one physiological parameter on a display coupled to the central monitoring system;
providing a bi-directional communications link between the central monitoring system and at least one remote access device to allow bi-directional communication between the remote access device and the central monitoring system from a location remote from the central monitoring system, the remote access device including a transceiver and a memory component; and
selectively transmitting physiological data from the central monitoring system to the remote access device.
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Abstract
An integrated medical monitoring system comprising at least one patient monitor, at least one central monitor, and at least one remote access device which are tied together through an integrated communications link is disclosed. The communications between various components of the system are bi-directional, thereby affording the opportunity to establish monitoring parameters from remote locations, provide interactive alarms and monitoring capabilities, and provide data exchange between components of the system.
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1. A method for monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one central monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of physiological parameters, wherein each central monitoring system includes a first transceiver and a memory component;
coupling a patient monitor having a second transceiver and a memory component to said patient to monitor at least one said physiological parameter;
continually transmitting a first data signal corresponding to said physiological parameters from said patient monitor to the central monitoring system;
storing physiological data in the memory component of the central monitoring system;
transmitting a second data signal from the central monitoring system to said patient monitor to remotely select at least one of the plurality of physiological parameters to be monitored;
displaying a continuous representation of at least one physiological parameter on a display coupled to the central monitoring system;
providing a bi-directional communications link between the central monitoring system and at least one remote access device to allow bi-directional communication between the remote access device and the central monitoring system from a location remote from the central monitoring system, the remote access device including a transceiver and a memory component; and
selectively transmitting physiological data from the central monitoring system to the remote access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A medical monitoring system comprising:
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at least one patient monitor including a plurality of sensors for collecting information representing the physiological condition of a patient and a transmitter for transmitting at least one signal representing the physiological condition of a patient, the patient monitor further including a receiver and a display;
at least one central monitoring system, said central monitoring system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a display, the central monitoring system remotely controlling at least one physiological monitoring parameter of at least said one patient monitor;
at least one remote access device, other than a patient monitor, providing bi-directional access to the central monitoring system from a location remote from the central monitoring system, said remote access device including a transmitter and a receiver, the remote access device receiving physiological data from the central monitoring system and transmitting a response to the central monitoring system indicating that the data has been received; and
a communications network providing communications between the central monitoring system, the patient monitor, and the remote access device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for providing an integrated patient monitor and medical alert system, comprising the steps of:
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linking at least one patient monitor, at least one central monitoring system, and at least one remote access device through a communications network;
periodically evaluating a message memory component of the remote access device to determine an amount of free memory;
selectively deleting messages from the memory message component to increase the amount of free memory;
coupling the patient monitor to a patient;
collecting physiological data from the patient;
analyzing the physiological data of the patient for at least one of a plurality of medical alert situations; and
transmitting a medical alert message to the remote access device when the amount of free memory in the remote access device is sufficient to store the message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A medical monitoring system comprising:
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at least one patient monitor, said patient monitor including a transmitter, a receiver, a display, and a plurality of sensors for collecting and transmitting at least one signal representing the physiological condition of a patient;
at least one central monitoring system, said central monitoring system including a transmitter, a receiver, and a display, said central monitoring system remotely controlling at least one physiological monitoring parameter of at least one patient monitor;
at least one remote access device including a transmitter for communicating with the central monitoring system to request specific data for review, and a receiver for receiving the data requested from the central monitoring system; and
a communications network providing communications between the central monitoring system, the patient monitor, and the remote access device, wherein at least one of the patient monitor, the central monitoring system, and the remote access device includes an electronic data entry device. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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