Method for monitoring the health of a patient
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1. A system for use in monitoring the health of a patient, the system comprising:
- a portable measuring device for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating the patient'"'"'s health;
data processing system that maintains data corresponding to the measurement results;
said measuring device comprising a measuring unit and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission link, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to the data processing system.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the health of a patient by utilizing measurements. In order to improve the contact between the patient and the person treating him, the results of the measurements are supplied via a communications device (1) utilizing a wireless data transmission link to a data processing system (9) available to the person monitoring the patient'"'"'s health, and the patient'"'"'s health is monitored by means of the data stored in the data processing system (9).
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1. A system for use in monitoring the health of a patient, the system comprising:
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a portable measuring device for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating the patient'"'"'s health; data processing system that maintains data corresponding to the measurement results; said measuring device comprising a measuring unit and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission link, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to the data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A portable measuring device comprising:
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a measuring unit for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating a patient'"'"'s health, and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission links, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to a data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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