Configurable health-care equipment apparatus
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1. A module, comprising:
- an embedded component configured to measure a physiological parameter;
a module enclosure including the embedded component; and
an electrical interface between the embedded component and a computing component, which is separate from the module,wherein at least one of electrical power and data is transferred between the computing component and the embedded component via the electrical interface, andwherein the embedded component includes software executing at least one communications protocol via the electrical interface for facilitating identification and interoperation between the embedded component and the computing component, andwherein the module enclosure is designed to attach to a frame and to stack in combination with one or more other modules, while said other modules are also attached to said frame.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations.
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23 Claims
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1. A module, comprising:
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an embedded component configured to measure a physiological parameter; a module enclosure including the embedded component; and an electrical interface between the embedded component and a computing component, which is separate from the module, wherein at least one of electrical power and data is transferred between the computing component and the embedded component via the electrical interface, and wherein the embedded component includes software executing at least one communications protocol via the electrical interface for facilitating identification and interoperation between the embedded component and the computing component, and wherein the module enclosure is designed to attach to a frame and to stack in combination with one or more other modules, while said other modules are also attached to said frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for integrating one or more health care-equipment modules, comprising:
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a frame having a mechanical interface for engagement with each of one or more modules, which each include an embedded component, at one time; an electrical interface between a computing component and each embedded component for transfer of at least one of electrical power and data between the computing component and each embedded component; and software within each embedded component configured for executing at least one communications protocol via the electrical interface for facilitating identification and interoperation between the embedded component and the computing component, wherein the computing component performs a decision to permit or deny initiation of any interoperation between the computing component and each embedded component based upon at least one of the vendor-identification value and the product-identification value, and wherein each embedded component is configured to perform a measurement and to communicate results of the measurement to the computing component during interoperation with the computing component; and wherein the module enclosure is designed to attach to a frame and to stack in combination with one or more other modules, while said other modules are also attached to said frame.
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23. A method for integrating one or more health care-equipment modules, comprising the steps of:
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providing a frame having a mechanical interface for engagement with each of one or more modules, at one time; providing the modules that each include an embedded component; and providing an electrical interface between a computing component and each embedded component for transfer of at least one of electrical power and data between the computing component and each embedded component; providing software within each embedded component configured for executing at least one communications protocol via the electrical interface for facilitating identification and interoperation between the embedded component and the computing component; and wherein the computing component performs a decision to permit or deny initiation of any interoperation between the computing component and each embedded component based upon at least one of the vendor-identification value and the product-identification value, and wherein each embedded component is configured to perform a measurement and to communicate results of the measurement to the computing component during interoperation with the computing component; and wherein the module enclosure is designed to attach to a frame and to stack in combination with one or more other modules, while said other modules are also attached to said frame.
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