Cables for patient monitoring and related systems with integrated front end
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
- a patient monitor configured to display information regarding a patient, wherein the patient monitor comprises a first port and a first wireless communicator;
a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising;
a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to electrically couple the cable body with the first port of the patient monitor;
wherein the distal end comprises a connector comprising a distal interface configured to selectively couple with a patient parameter sensor and receive analog signals from the patient parameter sensor; and
a first circuit, the first circuit comprising a front-end processing module configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the first circuit is external to the patient monitor, wherein the first circuit comprises a second wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate the digital signals to the patient monitor, and wherein the first circuit is at a distance of no less than about 3.0 feet from the distal interface along a length of the cable body to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable;
wherein the cable body comprises one or more power leads that are configured to provide electrical power from the first port of the patient monitor to one or more of the distal interface and the first circuit.
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Abstract
Patient monitoring systems can include a system for transmitting information from a patient parameter sensor to a patient monitor. The system can include an analog-to-digital converter close to the patient parameter sensor and can transmit digital signals through a cable to the patient monitor.
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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a patient monitor configured to display information regarding a patient, wherein the patient monitor comprises a first port and a first wireless communicator; a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising; a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to electrically couple the cable body with the first port of the patient monitor; wherein the distal end comprises a connector comprising a distal interface configured to selectively couple with a patient parameter sensor and receive analog signals from the patient parameter sensor; and a first circuit, the first circuit comprising a front-end processing module configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals, wherein the first circuit is external to the patient monitor, wherein the first circuit comprises a second wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate the digital signals to the patient monitor, and wherein the first circuit is at a distance of no less than about 3.0 feet from the distal interface along a length of the cable body to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable; wherein the cable body comprises one or more power leads that are configured to provide electrical power from the first port of the patient monitor to one or more of the distal interface and the first circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system configured to provide digital signals to a patient monitor, the system comprising:
a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising; a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the proximal end of the cable comprises a first connector configured to electrically couple the cable body with the first port of the patient monitor; a distal electrical interface at the distal end configured to receive analog signals from a patient parameter sensor; and a circuit, wherein the circuit is configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals, and wherein the circuit comprises a wireless communicator to wirelessly communicate the digital signals to a patient monitor to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable; wherein the cable body comprises one or more power leads that are configured to provide electrical power from the first port of the patient monitor to one or more of the distal interface and the first circuit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system configured to provide signals to a patient monitor, the system comprising:
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a cable comprising a proximal end and a distal end, and further comprising a cable body that extends between the proximal and distal ends; a distal electrical interface at the distal end configured to receive signals from a patient parameter sensor; a circuit in communication with the proximal electrical interface, wherein the circuit is configured to condition the analog signals from the patient parameter sensor and convert the analog signals into digital signals and to wirelessly transmit the digital signals to a patient monitor; and an actuator electrically coupled with the circuit, wherein the actuator is configured to allow selection of an operational state of the circuit corresponding to a type of patient parameter sensor; wherein the cable body comprises one or more power leads that are configured to provide electrical power from the patient monitor to one or more of the distal interface and the first circuit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of communicating a signal to a patient monitor, the method comprising:
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providing a cable having a distal end coupled with a patient parameter sensor and a proximal end configured to electrically couple with a first port of the patient monitor, wherein the cable comprises a circuit and an actuator; receiving an indication of an operational state of the circuit via the actuator; obtaining an analog signal via the patient parameter sensor; conditioning and converting the analog signal to a digital signal, using the circuit, according to the operational state of the circuit; and wirelessly transmitting the digital signal to the patient monitor to limit a distance over which the analog signal is transmitted over the cable, wherein the cable comprises one or more power leads that are configured to provide electrical power from the first port of the patient monitor to one or more of the patient parameter sensor and the first circuit. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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