Wearable portable patient monitor
DCFirst Claim
1. A wearable, portable physiological monitor configured to wirelessly transmit real time information regarding a plurality physiological parameters, the portable monitor comprising:
- a plurality of sensor ports positioned on a housing of the portable monitor and configured to provide respective wired interfaces with different respective physiological sensors of a plurality of physiological sensors, wherein;
at least a first sensor port of the plurality of sensor ports is positioned on a side of the housing of the portable monitor such that, when the portable monitor is attached to an arm of a patient, a wired connection extending from the first sensor port to a first physiological sensor positioned on a digit of the patient follows a path to the digit of the patient that is substantially perpendicular to the side of the housing and avoids tangling of the wired connection;
one or more processing devices configured to;
receive, via the plurality of sensor ports, a plurality of signals from the plurality of physiological sensors, at least some of the plurality of signals including digital information, and at least some of the plurality of signals including analog information;
cause to be displayed, on a display of the portable monitor, a plurality of physiological parameters values responsive to the plurality of signals;
combine information indicative of the plurality of signals into a single digital word or bit stream; and
encode the single digital word or bit stream to generate a baseband signal; and
a transmitter configured to;
modulate the baseband signal with a carrier to generate a transmit signal; and
wirelessly transmit the transmit signal to a remote patient monitoring device configured to decode the signal and display, on a remote display, the plurality of physiological parameters values responsive to the plurality of signals.
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Abstract
A wearable, portable physiological monitor configured to wirelessly transmit real time information regarding a plurality physiological parameters. The portable monitor includes a plurality of sensor ports, where at least a first sensor port is positioned on a side of a housing of the portable monitor such that, when the portable monitor is attached to an arm of a patient, a wired connection extending from the first sensor port to a first physiological sensor positioned on a digit of the patient follows a path to the digit of the patient that avoids tangling of the wired connection. The portable monitor further includes one or more processing devices configured to cause display of parameter values, combine information indicative of the signals into a single word or bit stream, and encode and generate a baseband signal. Further includes a transmitter to modulate the baseband signal and wirelessly transmit.
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1. A wearable, portable physiological monitor configured to wirelessly transmit real time information regarding a plurality physiological parameters, the portable monitor comprising:
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a plurality of sensor ports positioned on a housing of the portable monitor and configured to provide respective wired interfaces with different respective physiological sensors of a plurality of physiological sensors, wherein; at least a first sensor port of the plurality of sensor ports is positioned on a side of the housing of the portable monitor such that, when the portable monitor is attached to an arm of a patient, a wired connection extending from the first sensor port to a first physiological sensor positioned on a digit of the patient follows a path to the digit of the patient that is substantially perpendicular to the side of the housing and avoids tangling of the wired connection; one or more processing devices configured to; receive, via the plurality of sensor ports, a plurality of signals from the plurality of physiological sensors, at least some of the plurality of signals including digital information, and at least some of the plurality of signals including analog information; cause to be displayed, on a display of the portable monitor, a plurality of physiological parameters values responsive to the plurality of signals; combine information indicative of the plurality of signals into a single digital word or bit stream; and encode the single digital word or bit stream to generate a baseband signal; and a transmitter configured to; modulate the baseband signal with a carrier to generate a transmit signal; and wirelessly transmit the transmit signal to a remote patient monitoring device configured to decode the signal and display, on a remote display, the plurality of physiological parameters values responsive to the plurality of signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A battery-powered wearable physiological monitoring device configured to communicate with multiple types of sensor arrangements via a plurality of sensor interfaces, the wearable physiological monitoring device comprising:
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a plurality of sensor communication ports including; a first sensor communication port configured to provide wired communication with a first type of physiological sensor arrangement, wherein the first sensor port is positioned on the device such that a wire extending from the first sensor communication port to the first type of physiological sensor arrangement extends from the device along an axis perpendicular to a face of the device upon which the first sensor port is positioned; a second sensor communication port configured to provide wired communication with a second type of physiological sensor arrangement different from the first type of physiological sensor arrangement; and a third sensor communication port configured to provide wired communication with a third type of physiological sensor arrangement different from both the first and second types of physiological sensor arrangements; a plurality of sensor interfaces including; a first sensor interface configured to receive a first signal from a first sensor arrangement of the first type, the first signal including analog information; a second sensor interface configured to receive a second signal from a second sensor arrangement of the second type the second signal including digital information; and a third sensor interface configured to receive a third signal from a third sensor arrangement of the third type; wherein the plurality of sensor interfaces are configured to output one or more signals indicative of physiological parameters sensed by the first, second, and third sensor arrangements; a display positioned on a face of the wearable physiological monitoring device configured to display information while the wearable physiological monitoring device is being worn by a patient; a processor configured to; responsive to the one or more signals indicative of the physiological parameters, cause to be displayed, on the display, physiological parameter measurements; combine information indicative of the one or more signals into a single digital word or bit stream; and encode the single digital word or bit stream to generate a baseband signal; a transmitter configured to; modulate the baseband signal with a carrier to generate a transmit signal; and wirelessly transmit the transmit signal to a receiving patient monitoring device that is not wired to the wearable physiological monitoring device; and a battery configured to provide power to at least the processor, the display, the transmitter, and the first sensor arrangement via the first sensor communication port such that the wearable physiological monitoring device is portable and wearable by a patient. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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