System and method for monitoring body temperature of a person
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1. A method of monitoring body temperature of a person, the method comprising:
- receiving, with a processor of a monitoring device affixed to the skin of a person, an electronic signal generated by a temperature probe of the monitoring device affixed to the skin of the person, the signal being responsive to a change in body temperature of the person to whom the temperature probe is attached;
generating, by the processor of the monitoring device, a new temperature reading based on the signal;
determining automatically, by the processor of the monitoring device, whether the new temperature reading satisfies a set of acceptance conditions, wherein the set of acceptance conditions comprises a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition, the first condition comprising completion of an initial stabilization in temperature readings by the monitoring device, the second condition comprising the new temperature reading being greater than a current maximum temperature reading, and the third condition comprising;
the new temperature reading being less than the current maximum temperature reading,the new temperature reading being greater than or equal to a previous temperature reading, andthe new temperature reading having fallen from the current maximum temperature reading at a rate less than a threshold decay rate;
accepting or rejecting, by the processor of the monitoring device, the new temperature reading based on the determination, such that inaccurate temperature readings associated with poor thermal contact of the temperature probe with the skin of the person are rejected; and
wirelessly transmitting, by a wireless transceiver of the monitoring device, data indicative of the new temperature reading when the new temperature reading is accepted, wherein the completion of the initial stabilization in temperature readings is based on one of (i) a slope of a plurality of temperature readings versus time, or (ii) a predetermined period of time during which a plurality of temperature readings are made.
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Systems and methods of monitoring body temperature of a person disclosed. A signal generated by a temperature probe is received, the signal responsive to a change in body temperature of a person to whom the temperature probe is attached. A new temperature reading is generated based on the signal. The new temperature reading is accepted or rejected based on the determination.
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1. A method of monitoring body temperature of a person, the method comprising:
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receiving, with a processor of a monitoring device affixed to the skin of a person, an electronic signal generated by a temperature probe of the monitoring device affixed to the skin of the person, the signal being responsive to a change in body temperature of the person to whom the temperature probe is attached; generating, by the processor of the monitoring device, a new temperature reading based on the signal; determining automatically, by the processor of the monitoring device, whether the new temperature reading satisfies a set of acceptance conditions, wherein the set of acceptance conditions comprises a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition, the first condition comprising completion of an initial stabilization in temperature readings by the monitoring device, the second condition comprising the new temperature reading being greater than a current maximum temperature reading, and the third condition comprising; the new temperature reading being less than the current maximum temperature reading, the new temperature reading being greater than or equal to a previous temperature reading, and the new temperature reading having fallen from the current maximum temperature reading at a rate less than a threshold decay rate; accepting or rejecting, by the processor of the monitoring device, the new temperature reading based on the determination, such that inaccurate temperature readings associated with poor thermal contact of the temperature probe with the skin of the person are rejected; and wirelessly transmitting, by a wireless transceiver of the monitoring device, data indicative of the new temperature reading when the new temperature reading is accepted, wherein the completion of the initial stabilization in temperature readings is based on one of (i) a slope of a plurality of temperature readings versus time, or (ii) a predetermined period of time during which a plurality of temperature readings are made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical temperature monitoring system comprising:
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a temperature probe configured to be attached to a person and generate a signal responsive to a change in a temperature associated with the person to whom the temperature probe is attached; an interface circuit coupled to the temperature probe and configured to generate a new temperature reading based on the signal; a processor in data communication with the interface circuit and configured to;
determine whether the new temperature reading satisfies a set of acceptance conditions, wherein the set of acceptance conditions comprises a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition, the first condition comprising completion of an initial stabilization in temperature readings, and accept or reject the new temperature reading based on the determination, the second condition comprising the new temperature reading being greater than a current maximum temperature reading, and the third condition comprising;the new temperature reading being less than the current maximum temperature reading, the new temperature reading being greater than or equal to a previous temperature reading, and the new temperature reading having fallen from the current maximum temperature reading at a rate less than a threshold decay rate; and a wireless transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to cause the wireless transceiver to wirelessly transmit data indicative of the new temperature reading when the new temperature reading is accepted to a server that is distinct from the medical temperature monitoring system, wherein the completion of the initial stabilization in temperature readings is based on one of (i) a slope of a plurality of temperature readings versus time, or (ii) a predetermined period of time during which a plurality of temperature readings are made. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method of measuring a temperature of a person, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal generated by a temperature probe that is attached to a person, the signal responsive to a change in body temperature of a person to whom the temperature probe is attached; generating a new temperature reading based on the signal; determining automatically whether the new temperature reading satisfies a set of acceptance conditions, wherein the set of acceptance conditions comprises a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition, the first condition comprising completion of an initial stabilization in temperature readings by the monitoring device, the second condition comprising the new temperature reading being greater than a current maximum temperature reading, and the third condition comprising; the new temperature reading being less than the current maximum temperature reading, the new temperature reading being greater than or equal to a previous temperature reading, and the new temperature reading having fallen from the current maximum temperature reading at a rate less than a threshold decay rate; and wirelessly transmitting the new temperature reading when the new temperature reading satisfies the set of acceptance conditions, or rejecting the new temperature reading, based at least on the determination, such that inaccurate temperature readings associated with poor thermal contact of the temperature probe with the skin of the person are rejected, wherein the completion of the initial stabilization in temperature readings is based on one of (i) a slope of a plurality of temperature readings versus time, or (ii) a predetermined period of time during which a plurality of temperature readings are made.
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