Smart cable for coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor
First Claim
1. A smart cable for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor comprising:
- a photoplethysmographic sensor comprising an emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, a detector configured to generate an analog signal based on light received at the detector after the light is transmitted into the tissue, and a sensor connector;
a first cable connector configured to connect to the sensor and to receive the analog signal from the photoplethysmographic sensor via the sensor connector, wherein the first cable connector is disposed on a first end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the sensor connector such that the photoplethysmographic sensor and the sensor connector are removable from the cable;
a second cable connector configured to connect to a monitor connector associated with the electronic patient monitor and to transmit a digital signal to the electronic patient monitor, wherein the second cable connector is disposed on a second end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the monitor connector;
interconnection cabling directly coupled to and between the first cable connector and the second cable connector;
an analog-to-digital converter disposed within the cable in the first cable connector, the second cable connector, or a combination thereof, that is configured to digitize the analog signal to obtain the digital signal; and
a processor housed within the cable, wherein the processor receives the digital signal from the analog-to digital converter, processes the digital signal to determine a physiological parameter based on the light received, and transmits the physiological parameter to the monitor when the second cable connector is coupled to the monitor connector.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for intercommunication between a medical sensor and an electronic patient monitor are provided. For example, one embodiment of a system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor may include a sensor-side communication connector and a monitor-side communication connector. The sensor-side communication connector may be capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor, and the monitor-side communication connector may be capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link.
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17 Claims
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1. A smart cable for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor comprising:
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a photoplethysmographic sensor comprising an emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, a detector configured to generate an analog signal based on light received at the detector after the light is transmitted into the tissue, and a sensor connector; a first cable connector configured to connect to the sensor and to receive the analog signal from the photoplethysmographic sensor via the sensor connector, wherein the first cable connector is disposed on a first end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the sensor connector such that the photoplethysmographic sensor and the sensor connector are removable from the cable; a second cable connector configured to connect to a monitor connector associated with the electronic patient monitor and to transmit a digital signal to the electronic patient monitor, wherein the second cable connector is disposed on a second end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the monitor connector; interconnection cabling directly coupled to and between the first cable connector and the second cable connector;
an analog-to-digital converter disposed within the cable in the first cable connector, the second cable connector, or a combination thereof, that is configured to digitize the analog signal to obtain the digital signal; anda processor housed within the cable, wherein the processor receives the digital signal from the analog-to digital converter, processes the digital signal to determine a physiological parameter based on the light received, and transmits the physiological parameter to the monitor when the second cable connector is coupled to the monitor connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8)
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5. A smart cable for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor comprising:
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a photoplethysmographic sensor comprising an emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, a detector configured to generate an analog signal based on light received at the detector after the light is transmitted into the tissue, and a sensor connector; a first cable connector configured to connect to the sensor connector and to receive the analog signal from the photoplethysmographic sensor via the sensor connector, wherein the first cable connector is disposed onto a first end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the sensor connector on the photoplethysmographic sensor such that the photoplethysmographic sensor and the sensor connector are removable from the cable; an analog-to-digital converter disposed within the cable that determines a digital signal based at least in part on the analog signal from the photoplethysmographic sensor; a second cable connector configured to connect to a monitor connector disposed on the electronic patient monitor and to transmit to the electronic patient monitor software instructions for obtaining a first physiological measurement from the digital signal and configured to transmit the digital signal to the electronic patient monitor via instructions executable by the electronic patient monitor, wherein the second cable connector is disposed on a second end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the monitor connector; a non-volatile memory storing the software instructions used by the electronic patient monitor for obtaining the first physiological measurement from the digital signal; interconnection cabling directly coupled to and between the first cable connector and the second cable connector; and a processor carried by the first cable connector, the interconnection cabling, or the second cable connector that, when in operation, receives the digital signal from the analog-to-digital converter, and processes the digital signal to determine a second physiological measurement. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17)
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13. A smart cable for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor comprising:
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a photoplethysmographic sensor comprising an emitter configured to transmit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue, a detector configured to generate an analog signal based on the light received at the detector after the light is transmitted into the tissue, and a sensor connector; a first cable connector configured to connect to the sensor connector and to receive the analog signal from the photoplethysmographic sensor via the sensor, wherein the first cable connector is disposed on a first end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the sensor connector such that the photoplethysmographic sensor and the sensor connector are removable from the cable; a second cable connector configured to connect to a monitor connector disposed on the electronic patient monitor and to transmit to the electronic patient monitor a physiological parameter associated with the light received from the detector, wherein the second cable connector is disposed on a second end of the cable and configured to removably couple the cable to the monitor connector; interconnection cabling directly coupled to and between the first cable connector and the second cable connector; a user input structure disposed on the first cable connector and accessible to a user of the cable, wherein the user input structure is configured to select instructions executable by the electronic patient monitor, wherein the instructions are selected from a group of communication instructions by placing the user input structure in a first position; an analog-to-digital converter disposed within the cable in the first cable connector, the second cable connector, or a combination thereof, that is configured to digitize the analog signal to obtain a digital signal; and a processor disposed in the first cable connector, the interconnection cabling, or the second cable connector that, when in operation, receives the digital signal from the analog-to-digital converter, processes the digital signal to determine the physiological parameter, and transmits the physiological parameter to the electronic patient monitor when the connector is coupled to the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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