Personal status physiologic monitor system and architecture and related monitoring methods
First Claim
1. A system for actively monitoring a patient, said system comprising:
- at least one body-worn monitoring device, said at least one body-worn monitoring device including at least one sensor that continuously measures at least one physiologic parameter, said at least one body-worn monitoring device being capable of detecting at least one predetermined event and in which said at least one body-worn device stores said continuously measured parameter data;
at least one intermediary device linked to said at least one body-worn monitoring device by a first wireless network wherein said at least one body-worn monitoring device is programmed to transmit a beacon for maintaining periodic connectivity over said first wireless network with said at least one intermediary device and in which said network is in an “
off”
state with the exception of said periodic beacon until the detection of said predetermined event; and
at least one respondent device linked to said at least one intermediary device through a second wireless network, said at least one of said body-worn monitoring device, said at least one intermediary device and said at least one respondent device being programmed to perform a specified function automatically when said at least one predetermined event is detected, wherein said at least one body-worn monitoring device does not transmit continuously measured physiologic parameter data, including stored parameter data, to said at least one intermediary device over said first wireless network until the occurrence of said at least one predetermined event and wherein continuously measured physiologic parameter data, including said stored data, is automatically transmitted over at least said first wireless network when said at least one predetermined event is detected by said at least one body-worn monitoring device.
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Abstract
A system for actively monitoring a patient includes at least one body-worn monitoring device that has at least one sensor capable of measuring at least one physiologic parameter and detecting at least one predetermined event. At least one intermediary device is, linked to the body-worn monitoring device by means of a first wireless network and at least one respondent device is linked to said at least one intermediary device by a second wireless network wherein the respondent device is programmed to perform a specified function automatically when the at least one predetermined event is realized. The monitoring device operates to periodically transmit patient status data to the intermediary device but the system predominantly operates in a quiet state, providing very low power consumption.
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56 Claims
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1. A system for actively monitoring a patient, said system comprising:
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at least one body-worn monitoring device, said at least one body-worn monitoring device including at least one sensor that continuously measures at least one physiologic parameter, said at least one body-worn monitoring device being capable of detecting at least one predetermined event and in which said at least one body-worn device stores said continuously measured parameter data; at least one intermediary device linked to said at least one body-worn monitoring device by a first wireless network wherein said at least one body-worn monitoring device is programmed to transmit a beacon for maintaining periodic connectivity over said first wireless network with said at least one intermediary device and in which said network is in an “
off”
state with the exception of said periodic beacon until the detection of said predetermined event; andat least one respondent device linked to said at least one intermediary device through a second wireless network, said at least one of said body-worn monitoring device, said at least one intermediary device and said at least one respondent device being programmed to perform a specified function automatically when said at least one predetermined event is detected, wherein said at least one body-worn monitoring device does not transmit continuously measured physiologic parameter data, including stored parameter data, to said at least one intermediary device over said first wireless network until the occurrence of said at least one predetermined event and wherein continuously measured physiologic parameter data, including said stored data, is automatically transmitted over at least said first wireless network when said at least one predetermined event is detected by said at least one body-worn monitoring device. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for actively monitoring a patient, said system comprising:
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at least one body-worn monitoring device, said at least one body-worn monitoring device including at least one sensor that continuously measures at least one physiologic parameter, said at least one body-worn monitoring device being able to detect at least one predetermined event and in which said at least one body-worn monitoring device stores said continuously monitored data; at least one intermediary device linked to said at least one body-worn monitoring device by a first wireless network; at least one computer linked to at least one intermediary device by a second wireless network; and at least one respondent device linked to said at least one computer, said at least one body-worn monitoring device, being programmed to periodically maintain network connectivity with said at least one intermediary device by transmitting a periodic beacon and to automatically transmit continuously measured physiologic data, including stored physiologic data, from said at least one sensor to said at least one intermediary device over said first wireless network only when said predetermined event is detected, each of said first and second wireless networks being in an “
off”
state other than the transmission of said periodic beacon until the predetermined event is detected. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A system for actively monitoring a patient, said system comprising:
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at least one body-worn monitoring device, said at least one body-worn monitoring device including at least one sensor that is powered in order to continuously measure at least one physiologic parameter, said body-worn monitoring device having means for detecting at least one predetermined event and means for storing continuously measured data; at least one intermediary device linked to said at least one body-worn monitoring device by a first wireless network; at least one respondent device linked to said at least one intermediary device by a second wireless network, wherein said at least one of said at least one body-worn monitoring device is programmed to automatically transmit continuously measured physiologic data, including stored data, to said at least one said intermediary device only after said predetermined event is detected by said at least one body-worn monitoring device and in which said at least one body-worn monitoring device is programmed to transmit a periodic beacon to maintain connectivity between said at least one intermediary device and said body-worn monitoring device, thereby maintaining said system in a powered but dormant state.
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51. A system for actively monitoring a patient, said system comprising:
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at least one body-worn monitoring device, said at least one body-worn monitoring device including at least one sensor that is powered to continually monitor at least one physiologic parameter, said body-worn monitoring device including means for storing continuously monitored physiologic parameter data and means for detecting at least one predetermined event; at least one intermediary device linked to said at least one body-worn monitoring device by a first wireless network; at least one computer linked to said at least one intermediary device by a second wireless network; and at least one respondent device linked to said at least one computer by said second wireless network wherein said at least one body-worn monitoring device, is programmed to automatically transmit continuously monitored physiologic data, including said stored data, over said first wireless network to said at least one body-worn monitoring device said at least one body-worn monitoring device being programmed to transmit a wireless beacon to maintain connectivity between said at least one computer, said a least one intermediary device and said body-worn monitoring device, thereby enabling each of said first and second wireless networks in a powered but “
off”
state. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A system for communicating data, said system comprising:
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at least one monitoring device, said at least one monitoring device having at least one sensor that continuously measures at least one physiologic parameter of a patient, storage means for storing continuously measured parameter data and is capable of detecting at least one predetermined event; at least one network linking said at least one monitoring device to at least one respondent device wherein said network is normally operatively in a first state where the network is off except when periodic data, including stored data, is transmitted over said at least one network to enable network connectivity only, said network having a second state in which continuously monitored physiologic parameter data, including stored data, is automatically transmitted only upon said at least one predetermined event having been detected by said at least one monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56)
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