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 using the broadcast transmitter, transmit the condition information stream; and
a remote monitor includinga broadcast receiver, the broadcast receiver capable of receiving from the broadcast transmitter the condition information stream,a monitor having programmable circuitry with programming thereon 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 broadcast receiver and broadcast transmitter are not networked.
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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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32 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 using the broadcast transmitter, transmit the condition information stream; and a remote monitor including a broadcast receiver, the broadcast receiver capable of receiving from the broadcast transmitter the condition information stream, a monitor having programmable circuitry with programming thereon 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 broadcast receiver and broadcast transmitter are not networked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable emergency medical device including:
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programmable circuitry and programming for performing a medical procedure; self-diagnostic test programming executing within the programmable circuitry outputting a condition information stream; a self-contained broadcast transmitter electrically associated with the programmable circuitry for broadcasting the condition information stream to a non-networked remote broadcast receiver; and a portable power source powering the portable emergency medical device and the broadcast transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for transmitting status information of a portable emergency medical device to a remote monitor comprising the steps of:
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A) obtaining a portable emergency medical device, having a broadcast transmitter therein, and capable of performing a self-diagnostic test; B) conducting the self-diagnostic test to determine an operational status; C) converting the operational status into a condition information stream; D) using the broadcast transmitter to broadcast the condition information stream to a remote non-networked broadcast receiver; E) turning OFF the broadcast transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. 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 therein, and capable of performing a self-diagnostic test; B) obtaining a remote monitor 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, the broadcast transmitter and broadcast receiver not being networked; F) using the broadcast receiver in the monitor to receive the broadcasted condition information stream; G) when received by the monitor, analyzing the condition information stream to determine the operational status; and H) activating the sensory alert if appropriate. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. 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 therein and programming to transmit an intermittent signal, the broadcast transmitter being powered by a power source self-contained within the portable medical device; B) obtaining a monitor that is separate from the portable emergency medical device and having a broadcast receiver capable of receiving the intermittent signal from the broadcast transmitter when the broadcast transmitter and broadcast transmitter are not networked and having programming knowledgeable of when the intermittent signal should be received; and
activate a sensory alert;C) activating the sensory alert if the periodic signal is not received when anticipated. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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