Cardiopulmonary monitoring
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1. A system for monitoring health information of a plurality of patients, the system comprising:
- a data gathering device comprising;
a respiration sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a self-contained power source;
a node wirelessly coupled to the data gathering device;
a wide area network coupled to the node; and
a monitoring center located remote to the node and coupled to the wide area network, wherein;
the respiration sensor measures movement between two points on skin of a one of the plurality of patients where the two points are proximate to the one'"'"'s chest, the two points are between the respiration sensor and the skin of the one, and an area of two square inches or less is covered by the data gathering device.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a system for monitoring health information of a plurality of patients is disclosed. Included in the system are a data gathering device, a node, a wide area network, and a monitoring center. The data gathering device includes a respiration sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a self-contained power source. The node is wirelessly coupled to the data gathering device and the wide area network is coupled to the node. Located remote to the node, the monitoring center is coupled to the wide area network.
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1. A system for monitoring health information of a plurality of patients, the system comprising:
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a data gathering device comprising;
a respiration sensor, a wireless transmitter, and a self-contained power source;
a node wirelessly coupled to the data gathering device;
a wide area network coupled to the node; and
a monitoring center located remote to the node and coupled to the wide area network, wherein;
the respiration sensor measures movement between two points on skin of a one of the plurality of patients where the two points are proximate to the one'"'"'s chest, the two points are between the respiration sensor and the skin of the one, and an area of two square inches or less is covered by the data gathering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for remotely monitoring heart rate and ventilation of a patient, the method comprising:
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measuring at least two of heart rate, chest wall movement, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, exhaled CO2 levels, and peripheral tissue edema with a data gathering device;
producing digital medical data indicative of the measuring step;
wirelessly transmitting the digital medical data to a node;
transmitting the digital medical data over a wide area network from the node to a remote location;
receiving circulating brain natriuretic peptide level data for the patient;
analyzing the circulating brain natriuretic peptide level data; and
processing the digital medical data at the remote location to produce heart rate and ventilation data for the patient. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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