Network formatting for remote location oximetry applications
First Claim
1. An apparatus for outputting patient data for receipt by a remote host, comprising:
- a photoplethysmographic sensor which monitors a patient and generates analog data corresponding to a plurality of illumination signals detected by said sensor;
an analog-to-digital converter which converts at least a portion of said analog data received from said sensor;
a memory for storing digital data received from said analog-to-digital converter;
a blood oxygen content generator for generating at least a first set of medical parameters related at least in part to blood oxygen saturation values from said digital data received from said analog-to-digital converter;
a processor in communication with said memory and said blood oxygen generator being operative to format said set of medical parameters into formatted data for transfer to a remote host, wherein said formatted data defines, in addition to said set of medical parameters, at least one display layout of said set of medical parameters for at least a first output at said remote host;
a network interface for transmission of said formatted data across a communication network to said remote host.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for formatting data from a pulse oximetry monitoring device to include display layout information for use by a remotely located display unit. In this regard, the remotely located display unit is in data communication with the pulse oximetry through a communications network. The data communications network may be an analog network such as a telephony network or a digital network such as the internet. In any case, upon receiving the pulse oximetry data, a remote display device may utilize the display layout information to provide an output of the monitored data. This output may be a visual display or a hard copy output.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for outputting patient data for receipt by a remote host, comprising:
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a photoplethysmographic sensor which monitors a patient and generates analog data corresponding to a plurality of illumination signals detected by said sensor; an analog-to-digital converter which converts at least a portion of said analog data received from said sensor; a memory for storing digital data received from said analog-to-digital converter; a blood oxygen content generator for generating at least a first set of medical parameters related at least in part to blood oxygen saturation values from said digital data received from said analog-to-digital converter; a processor in communication with said memory and said blood oxygen generator being operative to format said set of medical parameters into formatted data for transfer to a remote host, wherein said formatted data defines, in addition to said set of medical parameters, at least one display layout of said set of medical parameters for at least a first output at said remote host; a network interface for transmission of said formatted data across a communication network to said remote host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for receiving monitored patient data via a communications network, comprising:
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a network interface for receiving formatted photoplethysmographic data across a communication network, wherein said formatted photoplethysmographic data contains at least a first set of medical parameters formatted with at least one set of display layout information for use in providing an output of said set of medical parameters; a processor associated with said network interface operative to receive said formatted data and separate said medical parameters from said display layout information; and an output device in communication with said processor, wherein said output device produces a display output of at least one of said set of medical parameters according to said display layout information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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