Medical monitoring system

• US 9,265,421 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2014
• Issued: 02/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: Nagase, Kazuya, Kasuya, Hiromitsu, Taniguchi, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Kerri
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dorsey, Renee
• Application Number:
  US14/180,782
• Publication Number:
  US 20140225746A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A medical monitoring system includes: a plurality of biological information displaying devices connected to a network; and a portable terminal which can wirelessly communicate with the biological information displaying devices. The plurality of biological information displaying devices includes a first device and a second device. When a value of biological information is larger or smaller than a preset threshold, the first device transmits alarm information. In case where the first device transmits the alarm information, a receiving unit of the portable terminal receives the alarm information, and a transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits the received alarm information to the second device, and the second device receives the biological information through the network and the biological information is displayed on the second device.

Claims

1. A medical monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of biological information displaying devices which are connected to a network; and

a portable terminal which can wirelessly communicate with the plurality of biological information displaying devices, wherein

the plurality of biological information displaying devices includes a first device and a second device,

biological information of a first patient is input to the first device,

when a value of first biological information included in the biological information of the first patient is larger or smaller than a preset threshold, the first device transmits alarm information,

the portable terminal includes;

a receiving unit which can receive the alarm information from the first device; and

a transmitting unit which can wirelessly transmit the received alarm information to the second device, and

in case where the first device transmits the alarm information,

the receiving unit of the portable terminal receives the alarm information, and the transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits the received alarm information to the second device, and

when the second device receives the alarm information from the portable terminal, the second device receives the biological information of the first patient through the network and the biological information of the first patient is displayed on the second device.

2. The medical monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein

the first device can transmit the first biological information the value of which is larger or smaller than the threshold, in addition to the alarm information, and

in case where the first device transmits the alarm information and the first biological information,

the receiving unit of the portable terminal receives the alarm information and the first biological information, and the transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits the received alarm information and the received first biological information to the second device, and

the alarm information and the first biological information are displayed on the second device.

3. The medical monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein biological information of a second patient can be displayed on the second device.

4. The medical monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the biological information of the first patient is displayed overlappingly with a part of an image displayed on the second device.

5. The medical monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the alarm information and the first biological information are displayed overlappingly with a part of an image displayed on the second device.

8. The medical monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the second device receives the biological information of the first patient through the network based on the alarm information.

6. A medical monitoring system comprising:

a plurality of biological information displaying devices which are connected to a network; and

a portable terminal which can wirelessly communicate with the plurality of biological information displaying devices, wherein

the plurality of biological information displaying devices includes a first device and a second device,

biological information of a first patient is input to the first device,

when a value of first biological information included in the biological information of the first patient is larger or smaller than a preset threshold, the first device transmits alarm information,

the portable terminal includes;

a receiving unit which can receive the alarm information from the first device; and

a transmitting unit which can wirelessly transmit the received alarm information to the second device, and

in case where the first device transmits the alarm information,

the receiving unit of the portable terminal receives the alarm information, and the transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits the received alarm information to the second device,

the second device receives the biological information of the first patient through the network and the biological information of the first patient is displayed on the second device, and

in case where the receiving unit of the portable terminal receives two or more of alarm information, the transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits alarm information which is selected by an operator.

7. The medical monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein, in case where two or more of alarm information are selected by the operator and the transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits the selected two or more of alarm information, biological information input to two or more biological information displaying devices which transmit the selected two or more of alarm information is displayed in a split manner or overlappingly with a part of an image displayed on the second device.

9. The medical monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein

the first device can transmit the first biological information the value of which is larger or smaller than the threshold, in addition to the alarm information, and

in case where the first device transmits the alarm information and the first biological information,

the receiving unit of the portable terminal receives the alarm information and the first biological information, and the transmitting unit of the portable terminal wirelessly transmits the received alarm information and the received first biological information to the second device, and

the alarm information and the first biological information are displayed on the second device.

10. The medical monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein biological information of a second patient can be displayed on the second device.

11. The medical monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein the biological information of the first patient is displayed overlappingly with a part of an image displayed on the second device.

12. The medical monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the alarm information and the first biological information are displayed overlappingly with a part of an image displayed on the second device.

13. The medical monitoring system according to claim 6, wherein the second device receives the biological information of the first patient through the network based on the alarm information.