System and method for automatically adjusting medical displays
First Claim
1. A system for communicating medical information to a caregiver, the system comprising:
- a display that presents patient/medical information of a first information type;
a first wireless communication device associated with a first caregiver and transmitting a first signal indicative of patient/medical information of a predetermined second information type;
a second wireless communication device associated with the display, the second wireless communication device configured to receive the first signal from the first wireless communication device, when the first wireless communication device is within a predetermined distance of the display;
a third wireless communication device associated with a second caregiver and the third wireless communication device transmits a second signal indicative of patient/medical information of a third information type, the third wireless communication device further comprising a button, upon activation of the button, the third wireless device produces a third signal; and
a controller in communication with the second wireless communication device and the display, the controller automatically identifies the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type from the first signal from the first wireless communication device and automatically adjusts the patient/medical information of the first information type displayed on the display to the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type, the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type specifically tailored to the specific caregiver;
wherein when the second wireless communication device received the first signal and the second signal, the controller selects between the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type and the patient/medical information of the third information type based upon a programmed hierarchy of received wireless signals based upon the specific caregivers associated with each of the first and third wireless communication devices, and if the controller selects the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type, and the controller further receives the third signal through the second wireless communication device, the controller overrides the programmed hierarchy and automatically adjusts the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type to the patient/medical information of the predetermined third information type.
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically adjusting medical displays is arranged to communicate medical information to a caregiver. The system includes at least one display for displaying medical information, a wireless communication device associated with the display and a wireless communication device associated with the caregiver. The wireless communication device associated with the display is arranged to realize if the wireless communication device associated with the caregiver, and thus the caregiver, is present in a predetermined area near the display. A controller associated with the display is arranged to automatically adjust at least one characteristic of the display based upon the realized presence of the caregiver. According to the method, the presence of the caregiver is detected when the caregiver enters the predetermined area near the display. At lease one characteristic of the display is thus adjusted automatically based upon the detected presence of the caregiver in the predetermined area.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for communicating medical information to a caregiver, the system comprising:
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a display that presents patient/medical information of a first information type; a first wireless communication device associated with a first caregiver and transmitting a first signal indicative of patient/medical information of a predetermined second information type; a second wireless communication device associated with the display, the second wireless communication device configured to receive the first signal from the first wireless communication device, when the first wireless communication device is within a predetermined distance of the display; a third wireless communication device associated with a second caregiver and the third wireless communication device transmits a second signal indicative of patient/medical information of a third information type, the third wireless communication device further comprising a button, upon activation of the button, the third wireless device produces a third signal; and a controller in communication with the second wireless communication device and the display, the controller automatically identifies the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type from the first signal from the first wireless communication device and automatically adjusts the patient/medical information of the first information type displayed on the display to the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type, the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type specifically tailored to the specific caregiver; wherein when the second wireless communication device received the first signal and the second signal, the controller selects between the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type and the patient/medical information of the third information type based upon a programmed hierarchy of received wireless signals based upon the specific caregivers associated with each of the first and third wireless communication devices, and if the controller selects the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type, and the controller further receives the third signal through the second wireless communication device, the controller overrides the programmed hierarchy and automatically adjusts the patient/medical information of the predetermined second information type to the patient/medical information of the predetermined third information type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for communicating medical information to a caregiver, the system comprising:
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a display that presents first patient/medical information; a first wireless communication device associated with a first caregiver and transmitting a first signal indicative of second patient/medical information, the first wireless communication device further comprising a button, upon activation of the button, the first wireless communication device produces a second signal; a second wireless communication device associated with the display, the second wireless communication device configured to receive signals from the first wireless communication device, when the first wireless communication device is within a predetermined distance of the display; a third wireless communication device associated with a second caregiver and the third wireless communication device transmits a third signal indicative of third patient/medical information, the third wireless communication device further comprising a button, upon activation of the button, the third wireless communication device produces a fourth signal; and a controller in communication with the second wireless communication device and the display, the controller identifies the second patient/medical information from the first signal from the first wireless communication device and automatically adjusts the first patient/medical information displayed on the display to the second patient/medical information, the second patient/medical information specifically tailored to the first caregiver; wherein when the second wireless communication device receives signals from both the first wireless communication device and the third wireless communication device, the controller selects between the second patient/medical information and the third patient/medical information based upon a programmed hierarchy of received wireless signals based upon the specific caregivers associated with each of the first and third wireless communication devices and if the controller selects the second patient/medical information based upon the programmed hierarchy, and the controller further receives the fourth signal through the second wireless device, the controller overrides the programmed hierarchy and automatically adjusts the second patient/medical information displayed on the display to the third patient/medical information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for communicating medical information to a caregiver, the system comprising:
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a display that presents first patient/medical information, the display being movable about at least one axis; a first wireless communication device associated with a first caregiver and transmitting a first signal indicative of second patient/medical information; a second wireless communication device associated with a second caregiver and transmitting a second signal indicative of a third patient/medical information, the second wireless communication device further comprising a button, upon activation of the button, the second wireless communication device produces a third signal; a third wireless communication device associated with the display, the second wireless communication device configured to receive the first signal from the first wireless communication device, when the first wireless communication device is within a predetermined distance of the display and the second signal from the second wireless communication device, when the second wireless communication is with a predetermined distance of the display; and a controller in communication with the third wireless communication device and the display, the controller receives the first signal and the second signal and selects between the second patient/medical information and the third patient/medical information based upon a programmed hierarchy of received wireless signals based upon the specific caregivers associated with each of the first and second wireless communication devices and automatically adjusts the first patient/medical information displayed on the display to the selected second or third patient/medical information, wherein the controller identifies a position of the first or second wireless communication device associated with the selected second or third patient/medical information and operates the display to move the display about the at least one axis to automatically adjust a physical orientation of the display relative to the position of the first or second wireless device associated with the selected second or third patient/medical information; wherein if the controller selects the second patient/medical information and the controller receives the third signal, the controller overrides the programmed hierarchy and automatically adjusts the second patient/medical information to the third patient/medical information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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