Systems and methods for remote patient monitoring and user interface
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving patient information related to one or more patients from a plurality of medical devices comprising a plurality of medical device types, wherein at least one of the medical devices uses a different communications protocol from the other of the plurality of medical devices, the patient information received through one or more of a plurality of intermediary devices, wherein each of the plurality of intermediary devices is capable of communicating with each of the plurality of medical devices;
at least some of the plurality of intermediary devices communicating with one or more of the plurality of medical devices, wherein at least one of the communications uses a different communications protocol from the other communications;
wherein each of the plurality of intermediary devices that communicates with one or more of the plurality of medical devices;
automatically detects, based on a voltage of a signal received from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device;
automatically configures a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices; and
transmits the patient information received from each of the medical devices to a processor;
analyzing by the processor the patient information received from each of the plurality of medical devices and for each of the one or more patients to identify a condition for each of the one or more patients;
formatting a report for each of the one or more patients based on the patient information and the patient condition for each patient; and
providing each of the reports to a recipient, wherein each of the reports is provided to the recipient automatically when a difference between a time stamp for a first set of data in the report and a time stamp for a second set of data in the report exceeds a predetermined duration.
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Abstract
A method according to one aspect of the present invention includes receiving patient information, analyzing the patient information to identify a condition for the patient, and formatting a report based on the patient information and the patient condition. Embodiments of the present invention may be used to monitor any appropriate medical device from essentially any location from which a communications signal can be sent and received. This enables patients to enjoy an active lifestyle by not being tied to medical device monitoring equipment that is difficult or impossible to transport or having to routinely visit health care facilities. Multiple reports can be formatted to include any desired amount and type of information, and can be transmitted selectively to any number of users.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving patient information related to one or more patients from a plurality of medical devices comprising a plurality of medical device types, wherein at least one of the medical devices uses a different communications protocol from the other of the plurality of medical devices, the patient information received through one or more of a plurality of intermediary devices, wherein each of the plurality of intermediary devices is capable of communicating with each of the plurality of medical devices; at least some of the plurality of intermediary devices communicating with one or more of the plurality of medical devices, wherein at least one of the communications uses a different communications protocol from the other communications; wherein each of the plurality of intermediary devices that communicates with one or more of the plurality of medical devices; automatically detects, based on a voltage of a signal received from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; automatically configures a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices; and transmits the patient information received from each of the medical devices to a processor; analyzing by the processor the patient information received from each of the plurality of medical devices and for each of the one or more patients to identify a condition for each of the one or more patients; formatting a report for each of the one or more patients based on the patient information and the patient condition for each patient; and providing each of the reports to a recipient, wherein each of the reports is provided to the recipient automatically when a difference between a time stamp for a first set of data in the report and a time stamp for a second set of data in the report exceeds a predetermined duration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wellness monitoring system comprising:
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a processor; a patient interface; a plurality of medical devices comprising a plurality of medical device types, wherein at least one of the medical devices uses a different communications protocol from the other of the plurality of medical devices; a plurality of intermediary devices, wherein each intermediary device can communicate with each of the communications protocols utilized by the plurality of medical devices, wherein each of the plurality of intermediary devices that communicates with one or more of the plurality of medical devices; automatically detects, based on a voltage of a signal received from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; and automatically configures a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces for the intermediary device to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices; a user interface; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive patient information using the patient interface, the patient information related to one or more patients, from the plurality of medical devices, the patient information received through one or more of the plurality of intermediary devices; analyze the patient information from each of the plurality of medical devices and for each of the one or more patients to identify a condition for each of the one or more patients; format a report for each of the one or more patients based on the patient information and the patient condition for each patient; and provide each of the reports to one or more users using the user interface, wherein the report is provided to the one or more users automatically when a difference between a time stamp for a first set of data in the report and a time stamp for a second set of data in the report exceeds a predetermined duration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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