Docking station for portable medical devices
First Claim
1. A storage device for storing a plurality of portable medical devices, each portable medical device including an electrical connector, the storage device comprising:
- a plurality of bays for receiving and storing the plurality of portable medical devices, each bay including a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector of each bay configured to interface with the electrical connector of one of the portable medical devices;
a second electrical connector configured to be coupled to a computer;
a battery charger coupled to at least one of the first electrical connectors of a bay for charging a battery of one of the portable medical devices; and
switch means coupled to the first electrical connector of each bay and coupled to the second electrical connector for selectively coupling each bay to the computer for data transfer between the portable medical devices and the computer.
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Abstract
A storage device for storing a plurality of portable medical devices includes a plurality of bays for receiving and storing the plurality of portable medical devices. Each portable medical device includes an electrical connector. Each bay includes a first electrical connector. The first electrical connector of each bay is configured to interface with the electrical connector of one of the portable medical devices. A second electrical connector is configured to be coupled to a computer. A battery charger is coupled to at least one of the first electrical connectors of a bay for charging a battery of one of the portable medical devices. A switch is coupled to the first electrical connector of each bay and coupled to the second electrical connector for selectively coupling each bay to the computer for data transfer between the bay and the computer.
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1. A storage device for storing a plurality of portable medical devices, each portable medical device including an electrical connector, the storage device comprising:
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a plurality of bays for receiving and storing the plurality of portable medical devices, each bay including a first electrical connector, the first electrical connector of each bay configured to interface with the electrical connector of one of the portable medical devices;
a second electrical connector configured to be coupled to a computer;
a battery charger coupled to at least one of the first electrical connectors of a bay for charging a battery of one of the portable medical devices; and
switch means coupled to the first electrical connector of each bay and coupled to the second electrical connector for selectively coupling each bay to the computer for data transfer between the portable medical devices and the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of gathering and centrally storing a set of patient data for each of a plurality of patients, the method comprising:
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applying a plurality of non-invasive blood pressure measurement devices to a plurality of patients to obtain the patient data;
storing the patient data in the plurality of non-invasive blood pressure measurement devices;
placing the plurality of non-invasive blood pressure measurement devices in a docking station coupled to a computer; and
transmitting the stored data from each non-invasive blood pressure measurement device through the docking station to the computer and storing the patient data therein. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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