Methods and Apparatus for Processing Physiological Data Acquired from an Ambulatory Physiological Monitoring Unit
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
- executing at least one data acquisition module in an ambulatory physiological monitoring unit to acquire physiological data;
executing a real-time analysis module in the ambulatory physiological monitoring unit, the real-time analysis module analyzing segments of physiological data and generating real-time analysis data for each segment;
transmitting the real-time analysis data to a remote monitoring center; and
transmitting physiological data associated with the real-time analysis data to the remote monitoring center for further analysis.
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Abstract
A physiologic monitoring system and corresponding methods provide rapid and detailed analysis of data for one or more physiologic parameters to achieve a quick and accurate medical diagnosis. An ambulatory physiological monitoring unit acquires physiologic data, automatically analyzes it to detect an event, and transmits information regarding the event and physiologic data associated with the event across a communications network to a monitoring center, where the event information is analyzed and triaged. The monitoring center can also perform a retrospective analysis based on the physiological data associated with the event to provide an in-depth analysis of the detected event and an accurate diagnosis. The monitoring center can also request additional or different physiological data to refine the analysis. As a result, the physiological monitoring system and corresponding methods can ensure that timely and appropriate intervention is taken to reduce a patient'"'"'s discomfort, pain, injury, or risk of death.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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executing at least one data acquisition module in an ambulatory physiological monitoring unit to acquire physiological data; executing a real-time analysis module in the ambulatory physiological monitoring unit, the real-time analysis module analyzing segments of physiological data and generating real-time analysis data for each segment; transmitting the real-time analysis data to a remote monitoring center; and transmitting physiological data associated with the real-time analysis data to the remote monitoring center for further analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving real-time analysis data from a remote ambulatory physiological monitoring unit, the real-time analysis data being based on an analysis of segments of physiological data acquired by the remote ambulatory physiological unit; receiving physiological data associated with the real-time analysis data from the remote ambulatory physiological monitoring unit; executing a retrospective analysis module to generate retrospective analysis data based on the physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An ambulatory physiological monitoring unit, comprising:
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a physiological data acquisition module for acquiring physiological data; a real-time analysis module for analyzing segments of the physiological data and generating real-time analysis data; a storage module for storing the physiological data; and a transceiver configured to transmit the real-time analysis data to a remote monitoring center via a communications network in response to at least one event or physiological condition detected by the real-time analysis module, the transceiver further configured to transmit physiological data associated with the at least one event or physiological condition to the remote monitoring center for retrospective analysis of the physiological data. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system for monitoring a patient, the system comprising:
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an ambulatory physiological monitoring unit, comprising; a physiological data acquisition module for acquiring physiological data; a real-time analysis module for analyzing segments of the physiological data and for generating real-time analysis data for each segment of physiological data; a storage module for storing the physiological data; and a transceiver for transmitting the real-time analysis data and physiological data associated with the real-time analysis data via a communications network; and a remote monitoring center in network communications with the ambulatory physiological monitoring unit, the remote monitoring center comprising; a transceiver for receiving the real-time analysis data and the physiological data from the ambulatory physiological monitoring unit and for transmitting messages requesting physiological data to the ambulatory physiological monitoring unit via the communications network; a retrospective analysis module for performing a retrospective analysis based on the physiological data and generating retrospective analysis data; and an evaluation module for evaluating the physiological status of the patient based on the real-time analysis data or the retrospective analysis data.
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