Method and apparatus for monitoring physiological parameter variability over time for one or more organs
First Claim
1. A method for enabling variability analyses to be conducted at a plurality of sites, said method comprising:
- providing a connection between a central service and at least a first site of said plurality of sites;
said central service obtaining from said first site, a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time;
said central service storing said data package in a central database configured to store a plurality of data packages, and making said database available for further processing;
said central service providing threshold data to said first site, said threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and
said central service providing update data to said first site, said update data comprising information for maintaining consistency among the operation of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses.
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Abstract
A system is provided for leveraging the power of the analysis of variability over time, and which uses an underlying framework that can handle variability analyses across a distributed system in a consistent manner, in part by constructing a standard variability data file that includes several manifestations of the underlying data acquired using variability monitoring. The consistent and standard data files, along with the underlying framework enables a user to make use of a set of convenient display tools, while a central entity can provide connectivity to the distributed environment and provide a way to update the equipment and software to ensure consistent and relevant analyses. The system can be extended into many environments, including in-patient, out-patient and completely mobile/stand-alone users.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enabling variability analyses to be conducted at a plurality of sites, said method comprising:
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providing a connection between a central service and at least a first site of said plurality of sites; said central service obtaining from said first site, a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time; said central service storing said data package in a central database configured to store a plurality of data packages, and making said database available for further processing; said central service providing threshold data to said first site, said threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and said central service providing update data to said first site, said update data comprising information for maintaining consistency among the operation of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for enabling variability analyses to be conducted at a plurality of sites, said computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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providing a connection between a central service and at least a first site of said plurality of sites; said central service obtaining from said first site, a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time; said central service storing said data package in a central database configured to store a plurality of data packages, and making said database available for further processing; said central service providing threshold data to said first site, said threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and said central service providing update data to said first site, said update data comprising information for maintaining consistency among the operation of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses.
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9. A system comprising a processor and memory, said memory comprising computer executable instructions for enabling variability analyses to be conducted at a plurality of sites, said computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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providing a connection between a central service and at least a first site of said plurality of sites; said central service obtaining from said first site, a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time; said central service storing said data package in a central database configured to store a plurality of data packages, and making said database available for further processing; said central service providing threshold data to said first site, said threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and said central service providing update data to said first site, said update data comprising information for maintaining consistency among the operation of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses.
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10. A method for conducting variability analyses at a first site of a plurality of sites, said first site comprising a processor, said method comprising operating said processor at said first site for:
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providing a connection between said first site and a central service; said first site preparing a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time; said first site making said data package available to said central service to enable said central service to store said data package with other data packages in a central database and to make said database available for further processing; said first site obtaining from said central service, threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and said first site obtaining from said central service, update data comprising information for maintaining consistency of said site with others of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions for conducting variability analyses at a first site of a plurality of sites, said computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
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providing a connection between said first site and a central service; providing a connection between said first site and a central service; preparing a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time; making said data package available to said central service to enable said central service to store said data package with other data packages in a central database and to make said database available for further processing; obtaining from said central service, threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and obtaining from said central service, update data comprising information for maintaining consistency of said site with others of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses.
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20. A system comprising a processor and memory, the memory comprising computer executable instructions for conducting variability analyses at a first site of a plurality of sites, said computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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providing a connection between said first site and a central service; preparing a data package comprising variability data generated at said first site from at least one variability analysis conducted over time based on sensor data acquired from at least one patient interface, said variability analysis comprising computing a measure of variability for a plurality of time intervals for at least one parameter, each measure of variability indicative of a degree and character to which a respective parameter changes over an interval of time; making said data package available to said central service to enable said central service to store said data package with other data packages in a central database and to make said database available for further processing; obtaining from said central service, threshold data having been generated using said plurality of data packages in said central database and comprising a plurality of thresholds each representing at least one of a patient Population and a clinical application, said threshold data to be used by said first site for conducting variability analyses using a selected one of the plurality of thresholds; and obtaining from said central service, update data comprising information for maintaining consistency of said site with others of said plurality of sites in conducting variability analyses.
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