Medical monitoring system having multiple communications channels
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1. A device comprising:
- a patient-portable remote monitoring unit to monitor one or more physiological characteristics of an individual and convey information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics to a remote station, the monitoring unit includinga transmitter system capable to employ a selected one of three or more different communications channels to convey the information to the remote station, anda microprocessor to tailor the information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics based at least in part on one or more characteristics of a communications channel selected from among the three or more different communications channels for conveying the information to the remote station.
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Abstract
A device includes a patient-portable remote monitoring unit to monitor one or more physiological characteristics of an individual and convey information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics to a remote station. The monitoring unit includes a transmitter system capable to employ a selected one of three or more different communications channels to convey the information to the remote station, and a selection unit to select from among the three or more different communications channels for conveying the information to the remote station.
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1. A device comprising:
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a patient-portable remote monitoring unit to monitor one or more physiological characteristics of an individual and convey information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics to a remote station, the monitoring unit including a transmitter system capable to employ a selected one of three or more different communications channels to convey the information to the remote station, and a microprocessor to tailor the information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics based at least in part on one or more characteristics of a communications channel selected from among the three or more different communications channels for conveying the information to the remote station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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monitoring one or more physiological characteristics of an individual with a patient-portable device; selecting a first communication channel from among a collection of three or more communication channels for communicating information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics of the individual; tailoring information characterizing the one or more physiological characteristics based at least in part on one or more characteristics of the selected first communications channel; and transmitting the tailored information to a remote station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device comprising:
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a patient-portable remote cardiac monitoring unit to monitor electrical characteristics of a heart, the monitoring unit comprising; a line transmission system to transmit information characterizing the electrical characteristics of the heart to a remote station, the line transmission system including a plug dimensioned to receive a tangible line to connect to a first communication channel; a first wireless transmission system to transmit information characterizing the electrical characteristics of the heart to the remote station, the first wireless transmission system including a first wireless transmitter to connect to a second communication channel; a second wireless transmission system to transmit information characterizing the electrical characteristics of the heart to the remote station, the second wireless transmission system including a second wireless transmitter to connect to a third communication channel; and a microprocessor to tailor a set of information characterizing the electrical characteristics of the heart based at least in part on one or more characteristics of a communications channel selected from among the first communication channel, the second communication channel, and the third communication channel for transmission of the tailored set of information characterizing the electrical characteristics of the heart to the remote station, wherein the microprocessor selects from among the first communication channel, the second communication channel, and the third communication channel based at least in part on unavailability of one or more of the other communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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