Systems and methods for selecting parameters used in a portable patient monitor
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1. A patient monitor system, comprising:
- a plurality of docking stations, each docking station associated with a respective patient monitoring location;
a portable patient monitor configured to be selectively coupled with and selectively decoupled from the respective docking stations as a user transports the portable patient monitor among the patient monitoring locations, the portable patient monitor comprising;
a patient data acquisition unit for receiving patient data signals from one or more sensors attached to a patient; and
a processor for processing the patient data signals, the processor configured to;
detect a coupling of the portable patient monitor to a first docking station of the plurality of docking stations, the first docking station being associated with a first patient monitor location;
in response to a determination by the processor that the first patient monitor location is a non-transient hospital ward, prompt the user to select one or more first default configuration settings associated with the first patient monitor location;
in response to a user selection, load the selected one or more first default configuration settings into the patient monitor;
detect a coupling of the patient monitor to a second docking station of the plurality of docking stations, the second docking station being associated with a second patient monitor location;
in response to a determination by the processor that the second patient monitor location is a transient location where the patient is expected to remain for a relatively short period of time as compared to that spent in the first patient monitor location, maintain a current set of configuration settings in disregard to one or more second default settings, if any, associated with the second patient monitor location.
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Abstract
A patient monitoring system includes a patient monitor and a plurality of docking stations. Each docking station is associated with a set of patient monitor configurations. Interfacing the patient monitor with a particular docking station allows a user to select one or more of the set of patient monitor configurations associated with the particular docking station for use in the patient monitor.
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1. A patient monitor system, comprising:
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a plurality of docking stations, each docking station associated with a respective patient monitoring location; a portable patient monitor configured to be selectively coupled with and selectively decoupled from the respective docking stations as a user transports the portable patient monitor among the patient monitoring locations, the portable patient monitor comprising; a patient data acquisition unit for receiving patient data signals from one or more sensors attached to a patient; and a processor for processing the patient data signals, the processor configured to; detect a coupling of the portable patient monitor to a first docking station of the plurality of docking stations, the first docking station being associated with a first patient monitor location; in response to a determination by the processor that the first patient monitor location is a non-transient hospital ward, prompt the user to select one or more first default configuration settings associated with the first patient monitor location; in response to a user selection, load the selected one or more first default configuration settings into the patient monitor; detect a coupling of the patient monitor to a second docking station of the plurality of docking stations, the second docking station being associated with a second patient monitor location; in response to a determination by the processor that the second patient monitor location is a transient location where the patient is expected to remain for a relatively short period of time as compared to that spent in the first patient monitor location, maintain a current set of configuration settings in disregard to one or more second default settings, if any, associated with the second patient monitor location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for use by a patient monitor system including a portable patient monitor and a plurality of docking stations, the method comprising:
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associating each of the plurality of docking stations with a respective patient monitoring location; receiving patient data signals into the portable patient monitor from one or more sensors attached to a patient; processing the patient data signals for display on the portable patient monitor; detecting a coupling of the portable patient monitor to a first docking station of the plurality of docking stations, the first docking station being associated with a first patient monitor location; in response to a to a determination by a processor that the first patient monitor location is a non-transient hospital ward, prompting the user to select one or more first default configuration settings associated with the first patient monitor location; in response to a user selection, loading the selected one or more first default configuration settings into the portable patient monitor; detecting a coupling of the portable patient monitor to a second docking station of the plurality of docking stations, the second docking station being associated with a second patient monitor location; in response to a determination by the processor that the second patient monitor location is a transient location where the patient is expected to remain for a relatively short period of time as compared to that spent in the first patient monitor location, maintain a current set of configuration settings in disregard to one or more second default settings, if any, associated with the second patient monitor location.
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