Wireless medical sensor system
First Claim
1. An interface device adapted to configure a monitoring device for operation with a wireless biometric lead set, the device comprising:
- a charging station for the wireless biometric lead set;
a connector configured to connect to a monitoring device;
a wireless receiver; and
a controller, adapted to perform a radio frequency (RF) association with the wireless biometric lead set and to transfer data received from the associated wireless biometric lead set from the receiver through the connector;
wherein the controller is configured to perform an RF association routine based on an indication that the wireless biometric lead set is disconnected from the charging station.
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Abstract
A wireless biometric lead set in which one or more biometric sensors are hermetically sealed in a package. The lead set may contain multiple such sensors and packages, with other components to operate the lead set, such as a power source, a transmitter, and a charging device. Such a lead set may be sterilized for reuse and may be configured to easily fit into existing medical facility work flows. The lead set may automatically, associate with a specific monitoring device. That monitoring device may selectively process data transmitted from the associated lead set. Further, low power operation may be achieve via multiple operating modes, such as modes in which no actions are performed, samples are taken and accumulated, or accumulated samples are transmitted. An interface device may allow the lead set to be used with a conventional monitoring device.
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21 Claims
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1. An interface device adapted to configure a monitoring device for operation with a wireless biometric lead set, the device comprising:
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a charging station for the wireless biometric lead set; a connector configured to connect to a monitoring device; a wireless receiver; and a controller, adapted to perform a radio frequency (RF) association with the wireless biometric lead set and to transfer data received from the associated wireless biometric lead set from the receiver through the connector; wherein the controller is configured to perform an RF association routine based on an indication that the wireless biometric lead set is disconnected from the charging station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a wireless biometric lead set for monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving, via wireless communication, a key associated with the wireless biometric lead set; associating the key with a monitoring station; measuring biometric data with the wireless biometric lead set; transmitting the measured biometric data from the wireless biometric lead set in connection with the key; at the monitoring station, selecting data for patient monitoring based on the associated key; wherein the measuring of the biometric data with the wireless biometric lead set is performed in response to an indication that the wireless biometric lead set is removed from a charging station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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