Wireless subject monitoring system
First Claim
1. A monitoring system, comprising:
- an acquisition device, the acquisition device comprising,an input configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a patient, anda wireless transmitter that continuously transmits data received by the input; and
a receiving device, the receiving device comprising,a receiver that receives the data transmitted by the acquisition device, andan output from the receiver that outputs the data to a least one local host;
wherein the system transmits data from the data acquisition device to the receiving device point-to-point when the receiving device is within a transmission range, and further wherein the system transmits data from the data acquisition device to the receiving device through a network when the receiving device is not within the transmission range.
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Abstract
A data acquisition system can include an acquisition device and a receiving device. The acquisition device includes inputs that receive data from sensors connected to a subject, a wireless and/or a wired transmitter that transmits data received by the inputs, and a housing carrying at least some of the components of the acquisition device. The housing may be wearable by a patient. The acquisition device may be switchable between a tethered data transmission mode and an untethered data transmission mode. The receiving device includes a receiver that receives data transmitted by the acquisition device, and may include an output that outputs data to a host. The system may be configured to transmit data from the data acquisition device to the local monitor point-to-point. The system is particularly useful for monitoring high acuity patients that may or may not require ambulation.
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1. A monitoring system, comprising:
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an acquisition device, the acquisition device comprising, an input configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a patient, and a wireless transmitter that continuously transmits data received by the input; and a receiving device, the receiving device comprising, a receiver that receives the data transmitted by the acquisition device, and an output from the receiver that outputs the data to a least one local host; wherein the system transmits data from the data acquisition device to the receiving device point-to-point when the receiving device is within a transmission range, and further wherein the system transmits data from the data acquisition device to the receiving device through a network when the receiving device is not within the transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wearable acquisition device for use with high acuity patients, comprising:
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at least three inputs that are configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a patient that are monitoring at least three different parameters; a wireless transmitter that transmits data received by the inputs; and a receiver configured to receive the transmitted data and output the data to at least one local host such that the acquisition device transmits to the receiver point-to-point when the receiver is within a transmission range, and further wherein the device transmits data to the receiver through a network when the receiver is not within the transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wearable acquisition device for use with high acuity patients, comprising:
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an input that is configured to receive data from an invasive sensor coupled to a patient; a wireless transmitter that transmits data received by the inputs; and receiver configured to receive the transmitted data and output the data to at least one local host such that the acquisition device transmits to the receiver point-to-point when the receiver is within a transmission range, and further wherein the device transmits data to the receiver through a network when the receiver is not within the transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. An acquisition device, comprising:
- an input configured to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a patient;
a wired transmitter that transmits data received by the input in a tethered data transmission mode; and a wireless transmitter that transmits data received by the input point-to-point in an untethered data transmission mode in a point-to-point fashion when the wireless transmitter is within a transmission range, and through a network when the wireless transmitter is not within the transmission range; wherein the acquisition device has a data transmission mode that is switchable between the tethered data transmission mode and the untethered data transmission mode. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- an input configured to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a patient;
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36. A data acquisition system for use with high acuity patients, comprising:
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an acquisition device, the acquisition device comprising; a plurality of inputs configured to receive data from a plurality of sensors coupled to a patient, a wired transmitter that transmits data received by the inputs, a wireless transmitter that transmits data received by the inputs, the, wireless transmitter using a technology that does not require a line of sight to transmit data, and a housing carrying at least some of the components of the acquisition device, the housing configured to be portable by a patient, wherein the acquisition device has a data transmission mode that is switchable between a tethered data transmission mode and an untethered data transmission mode; and a receiving device, the receiving device comprising; a receiver that receives data transmitted by the acquisition device,; and an output from the receiver that outputs data to at least one local host, wherein the system transmits data from the data acquisition device to the receiver point-to-point when the receiver is within a transmission range, and further wherein the device transmits data to the receiver through a network when the receiver is not within the transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:
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receiving data relating to high acuity parameters from sensors coupled to the patient; continuously transmitting the data to a local host; and transmitting the data point-to-point in an untethered data transmission mode when the local host is within a transmission range and further wherein the transmitting step is effectuated through a network when the local host is not within the transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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