×

Apparatus and method for monitoring and communicating wellness parameters of ambulatory patients

  • US 20040102685A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2003
  • Published: 05/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus for monitoring an ambulatory patient and establishing communication to a caregiver regarding the wellness parameters of such an ambulatory patient, said apparatus comprising:

  • a physiological parameter transducing device, said device generating an electronic signal representative of the value of the physiological parameter being monitored;

    a central processor device, said central processor operatively coupled to said parameter transducing device and processing said physiological parameter electronic signals;

    an electronic receiver/transmitter communication device, said communication device having one end operatively coupled to said processor and another end operatively coupled to a communication network, said communication device being activated whenever the central processor recognizes a physiological parameter within a predetermined range;

    an input device, said input device operatively coupled to said processor and configured to receive external commands;

    an output device, said output device coupled to said processor and providing information comprising external commands, physiological symptoms, wellness parameters, and queries from said communication device;

    wherein said devices are integrated into a single unit.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×