SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUBJECTS IN POTENTIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL DISTRESS
First Claim
1. A portable monitoring apparatus for real-time monitoring of an ambulatory subject comprising:
- a wearable item comprising one or more sensors, said sensors providing one or more signals responsive to the physiology of an ambulatory subject wearing said item; and
a portable data unit local to said wearable item comprising a processing device thatretrieves and processes said sensor signals in order to determine physiological information comprising indication of whether a physiological state of said subject is normal or not and/or is acceptable or not;
present to a wearer items selected from said physiological information; and
transmit items selected from said physiological information from said portable data unit to a location remote from said portable data unit, said items selected in dependence on said physiological state of said monitored subject
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring in real time the physiological status of one or more subjects, especially subject engaged in potentially hazardous or dangerous activities. Systems include wearable items with one or more physiological sensors and a local data unit (LDU) operatively coupled to the sensors. The LDUs digitize and filter sensor data, extract physiological parameters, determine abnormal or not acceptable physiological conditions, and communicate to external monitoring facilities. The external facilities display status and data concerning monitored subjects. In preferred embodiments, communication between the LDUs and the external monitoring facilities dynamically adjusts to the condition of the subjects and to system changes such as subjects and external facilities entering and leaving and/or moving from place to place. The invention also provides program products for performing this invention'"'"'s methods.
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1. A portable monitoring apparatus for real-time monitoring of an ambulatory subject comprising:
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a wearable item comprising one or more sensors, said sensors providing one or more signals responsive to the physiology of an ambulatory subject wearing said item; and a portable data unit local to said wearable item comprising a processing device that retrieves and processes said sensor signals in order to determine physiological information comprising indication of whether a physiological state of said subject is normal or not and/or is acceptable or not; present to a wearer items selected from said physiological information; and transmit items selected from said physiological information from said portable data unit to a location remote from said portable data unit, said items selected in dependence on said physiological state of said monitored subject - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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