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Intelligent medical vigilance system

  • US 7,304,580 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2004
  • Issued: 12/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for monitoring the physiology of a person and providing an alarm to warn of an undesirable condition, comprising:

  • placing adjacent the person a plurality of sensors configured to detect physiological parameters of the person;

    detecting one or more physiological parameters of the person with said sensors;

    converting the detected parameters into signals;

    assigning an upper hard range of signal values for each physiological parameter;

    assigning a lower hard range of signal values for each physiological parameter;

    assigning an upper soft range of signal values below the upper hard range for each physiological parameter, wherein the upper soft range is selected to be a predetermined downward departure from the upper hard range;

    assigning a lower soft range of signal values above the lower hard range for each physiological parameter, wherein the lower soft range is selected to be a predetermined upward departure from the lower hard range;

    analyzing at least two of the signals over a period of time to determine in which range each signal is situated; and

    activating an alarm when at least one signal is in a hard range, andactivating an alarm when at least two signals are in a soft range.

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