DUAL-MODE PATIENT MONITOR
First Claim
1. A multi-monitor system for monitoring physiological parameters of a patient, the system comprising:
- A portable monitor including a portable display and a portable processor, said portable monitor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, said portable monitor also configured to communicate with a noninvasive sensor, said portable processor configured to process signals from said noninvasive sensor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient, wherein when operating in said portable mode, said portable monitor operates as a standalone monitor to communicate at least some of said display values to said portable display for caregiver review; and
A multi-parameter monitor including a display other than said portable display and a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the receptacles configured to physically position and electrically communicate with a parameter processor different than said portable processor, said parameter processor configured to process signals other than said signals from said noninvasive sensor associated with said portable monitor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient and to communicate at least some of said determined display values to said display for caregiver review, and at least a second one of the receptacles configured to mechanically receive and physically position said portable monitor with respect to said multi-parameter monitor, and wherein when said portable monitor is received by the second one of the receptacles of said multi-parameter monitor, said portable monitor communicates with said multi-parameter monitor to communicate at least some of said display values of said portable monitor to said multi-parameter display for caregiver review.
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Abstract
A portable patient monitor has an integrated mode in which it operates as a plug-in module for a multiparameter patient monitoring system (MPMS). The patient monitor also has a portable mode in which it operates separately from the MPMS as a battery-powered handheld or standalone instrument. The patient monitor has a sensor port that receives a signal indicative of physiological parameters as input to an internal processor. The patient monitor processes this sensor signal to derive patient measurements. In the portable mode, this information is provided on its display. In the integrated mode, the patient monitor provides patient measurements to the MPMS to be displayed on a MPMS monitor.
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20 Claims
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1. A multi-monitor system for monitoring physiological parameters of a patient, the system comprising:
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A portable monitor including a portable display and a portable processor, said portable monitor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, said portable monitor also configured to communicate with a noninvasive sensor, said portable processor configured to process signals from said noninvasive sensor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient, wherein when operating in said portable mode, said portable monitor operates as a standalone monitor to communicate at least some of said display values to said portable display for caregiver review; and A multi-parameter monitor including a display other than said portable display and a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the receptacles configured to physically position and electrically communicate with a parameter processor different than said portable processor, said parameter processor configured to process signals other than said signals from said noninvasive sensor associated with said portable monitor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient and to communicate at least some of said determined display values to said display for caregiver review, and at least a second one of the receptacles configured to mechanically receive and physically position said portable monitor with respect to said multi-parameter monitor, and wherein when said portable monitor is received by the second one of the receptacles of said multi-parameter monitor, said portable monitor communicates with said multi-parameter monitor to communicate at least some of said display values of said portable monitor to said multi-parameter display for caregiver review. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A patient monitor comprising:
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a first display; a first processor configured to receive a first signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of a monitored patient from a first non-invasive sensor and further configured to process said first signal to determine a first measurement, and to communicate said first measurement to said first display for caregiver review; a second display; a second processor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, and configured to receive a second signal from a second noninvasive sensor, said second processor configured to process said second signal to determine at least a second measurement, and to communicate said second measurement to said second display for caregiver review; a portable housing arranging said second display and said second processor as a portable standalone monitoring device away from said first display and said first processor; and a multi-parameter housing configured to physically position said portable housing and said first processor with respect to said first display and configured to provide communication between said first and second processors and said first display in order to communicate said first and second measurements to said first display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing measurements for caregiver review, comprising:
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receiving, at a standalone portable patient monitor, first signals indicative of physiological parameters of a monitored patient from a first physiological sensor; processing said first signals to determine one or more first measurements using a first processor of said standalone portable patient monitor; communicating said one or more first measurements to a first display for caregiver review; mechanically receiving, into a receptacle of a multi-parameter patient monitor, said standalone portable patient monitor including said first processor and said first display, said multi-parameter patient monitor including a second display; mechanically receiving, at a second receptacle of said multi-parameter patient monitor, a second processor; receiving at said second processor second signals indicative of second physiological parameters of a monitored patient from a second physiological sensor associated with said second processor; processing said second signals using said second processor to determine one or more second measurements; communicating said second measurements to said second display for caregiver review; receiving at said multi-parameter patient monitor at least one of said one or more first measurements; and communicating an indication of said first measurements to said second display for caregiver review. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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