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1. A physiological monitoring system including a portable physiological monitor and a docking station coupled to a patient bed, the physiological monitoring system comprising:
- a portable physiological monitor including a first local display and a processor, the monitor configured to operate in a portable mode, said portable mode providing portable monitoring as a standalone patient monitor of one or more physiological parameters of a patient through communication with one or more sensors, and configured to operate in a docked mode, said docked mode providing monitoring of one or more physiological parameters of a patient;
a docking station including an integrated second local display, the docking station coupled to a patient bed, said docking station configured to mate with the portable physiological monitor when the monitor is operating in at least the docked mode, wherein the portable physiological measurement device is in communication with the docking station, and further wherein the docking station is in communication with the second local display; and
a management processor that generates an output usable by an alternative patient monitoring system in communication with the docking station to cause to be displayed at least one of the monitored one or more physiological parameters of the patient in an amount consistent with those displayed on the portable physiological monitor when the portable physiological monitor is operating in at least the docked mode.
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A portable stand alone patient monitor is dockable with a docking station attached to a patient bed. The portable monitor is configured to operate in a stand alone mode and a docked mode. The docking station can include a second local monitor.
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1. A physiological monitoring system including a portable physiological monitor and a docking station coupled to a patient bed, the physiological monitoring system comprising:
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a portable physiological monitor including a first local display and a processor, the monitor configured to operate in a portable mode, said portable mode providing portable monitoring as a standalone patient monitor of one or more physiological parameters of a patient through communication with one or more sensors, and configured to operate in a docked mode, said docked mode providing monitoring of one or more physiological parameters of a patient; a docking station including an integrated second local display, the docking station coupled to a patient bed, said docking station configured to mate with the portable physiological monitor when the monitor is operating in at least the docked mode, wherein the portable physiological measurement device is in communication with the docking station, and further wherein the docking station is in communication with the second local display; and a management processor that generates an output usable by an alternative patient monitoring system in communication with the docking station to cause to be displayed at least one of the monitored one or more physiological parameters of the patient in an amount consistent with those displayed on the portable physiological monitor when the portable physiological monitor is operating in at least the docked mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A multi-monitor system for monitoring physiological parameters of a patient, the system comprising:
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a portable monitor including a portable display and a portable processor, said portable monitor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, said portable monitor also configured to communicate with a noninvasive sensor, said portable processor configured to process signals from said noninvasive sensor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient, wherein when operating in said portable mode, said portable monitor operates as a standalone monitor to communicate at least some of said display values to said portable display for caregiver review; and a multi-parameter monitor associated with a processor other than said portable processor, a display other than said portable display, and a docking receptacle, said multi-parameter processor configured to process signals other than said signals from said noninvasive sensor associated with said portable monitor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient and to communicate at least some of said determined display values to said display for caregiver review, said docking receptacle configured to mechanically accept and physically position said portable monitor with respect to said multi-parameter monitor, and wherein when said portable monitor operates in said docked mode, said portable monitor communicates with said multi-parameter processor to communicate at least some of said display values to said multi-parameter display for caregiver review. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A patient monitor comprising:
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a first display; a first processor configured to receive a first signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of a monitored patient from a first non-invasive sensor and further configured to process said first signal to determine a first measurement, and to communicate said first measurement to said first display for caregiver review; a second display; a second processor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, and configured to receive a second signal from a second noninvasive sensor, said second processor configured to process said second signal to determine at least a second measurement, and to communicate said second measurement to said second display for caregiver review; a housing arranging said second display and said second processor as a portable standalone monitoring device away from said first display and said first processor; and a docking station configured to physically position said housing with respect to said first display and configured to provide communication between said first and second processors in order for said first processor to receive an indication of said second measurement and to communicate said second measurement to said first display when said second processor is operating in said docked mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing measurements for caregiver review, the method comprising:
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receiving at a standalone handheld portable patient monitor first signals indicative of physiological parameters of a monitored patient from a first physiological sensor; processing said first signals to determine one or more first measurements using a first processor of said standalone handheld portable patient monitor; communicating said one or more first measurements to a first display for caregiver review; docking said standalone portable patient monitor including said first processor and said first display using a docking station, said docking station including a second display, and a second processor; receiving at said docking station second signals indicative of second physiological parameters of a monitored patient from a second physiological sensor associated with said docking station; processing said second signals using said second processor to determine one or more second measurements; communicating said second measurements to said second display for caregiver review; receiving at said docking station at least one of said one or more first measurements; and communicating an indication of said first measurements to said second display for caregiver review. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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