System and method for monitoring external portable medical devices
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a portable emergency medical device, comprising;
- a portable emergency medical device includinga broadcast transmitter, the broadcast transmitter capable of broadcasting a condition information stream;
device programmable circuitry programmed with a self-diagnostic test, having programming to execute the self-diagnostic test, to generate the condition information stream containing a data payload based on the executed self-diagnostic test containing status information, and to transmit the condition information stream; and
a monitor includinga broadcast receiver, the receiver capable of receiving from the broadcast transmitter the condition information stream,monitor programmable circuitry having programming to analyze the information in the condition information stream and to determine if the status information therein warrants a sensory alert or not, anda sensory alert that may be activated by the programming of the monitor programmable circuitrywherein the system includes two monitors and the programming in each monitor allows each monitor to receive and analyze the condition information stream from the same portable emergency medical device, andwherein the system includes two portable emergency medical devices and three monitors, and the first monitor receives and analyzes condition information streams from both portable emergency medical devices, the second monitor receives and analyzes a condition information stream only from one portable emergency medical device and the third monitor receives and analyzes a condition information, stream only from the other portable emergency medical device.
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Abstract
External portable medical devices, such as portable external defibrillators (PEDs), have long standby times and may be required to indicate their operational status to a user while conserving battery power. Frequently, numerous PEDs are scattered throughout one or more large facility, which may make identifying a PED that is indicating an operational status that requires attention more difficult. To conserve power and provide more effective notice, a PED may use a broadcast transmitter, which minimizes power usage, to communicate the PED'"'"'s status to a remote monitor that is connected to a relatively unlimited power supply. The remote monitor may then provide a wide variety of sensory alerts to indicate the status of the PED without concern for the power consumption associated with the sensory alert.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a portable emergency medical device, comprising;
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a portable emergency medical device including a broadcast transmitter, the broadcast transmitter capable of broadcasting a condition information stream; device programmable circuitry programmed with a self-diagnostic test, having programming to execute the self-diagnostic test, to generate the condition information stream containing a data payload based on the executed self-diagnostic test containing status information, and to transmit the condition information stream; and a monitor including a broadcast receiver, the receiver capable of receiving from the broadcast transmitter the condition information stream, monitor programmable circuitry having programming to analyze the information in the condition information stream and to determine if the status information therein warrants a sensory alert or not, and a sensory alert that may be activated by the programming of the monitor programmable circuitry wherein the system includes two monitors and the programming in each monitor allows each monitor to receive and analyze the condition information stream from the same portable emergency medical device, and wherein the system includes two portable emergency medical devices and three monitors, and the first monitor receives and analyzes condition information streams from both portable emergency medical devices, the second monitor receives and analyzes a condition information stream only from one portable emergency medical device and the third monitor receives and analyzes a condition information, stream only from the other portable emergency medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of alerting a user to the operational condition of a portable emergency medical device comprising the steps of:
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A) obtaining a portable emergency medical device, having a broadcast transmitter, and capable of performing a self-diagnostic test; B) obtaining a monitor that is separate from the portable emergency medical device and having a broadcast receiver capable of receiving a signal from the broadcast transmitter and having programming to analyze the signal and activate a sensory alert; C) conducting the self-diagnostic test on the portable emergency medical device to determine an operational-status; D) converting the operational status into a condition information stream; E) using the broadcast transmitter to broadcast the condition information stream; F) using the broadcast receiver in the monitor to receive the broadcasted condition information stream; and G) when received by the monitor, analyzing the condition information stream to determine the operational status; and H) activating the sensory alert if appropriate further including the step of repeating the steps C-H for the obtained portable emergency medical device but generating in step D a unique condition information stream each time the steps are repeated thereby creating multiple unique condition information streams from a single broadcast transmitter wherein each unique condition information stream contains a unique segment having an ordinal value, and further including a step L occurring between steps F and G, of the broadcast receiver analyzing a latest unique condition information stream as to the penultimate unique condition information stream to determine if there is a missed unique condition information stream. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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