Wireless patient monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
- at least two wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a parameter dataset;
a receiver that receives each parameter dataset from each of the at least two wireless sensing devices;
a processor;
a monitoring regulation module executable on the processor to;
assign one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device, wherein the physiological parameter measured by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter and the parameter dataset transmitted by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter dataset;
determine a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset from the dominant wireless sensing device; and
selectively operate the subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, wherein at least one of the subordinate wireless sensing devices is turned off when the stability indicator is within a predetermined range, such that the subordinate wireless sensing device no longer measures any physiological parameter from the patient or transmits any parameter dataset.
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Abstract
A patient monitoring system includes at least two wireless sensing devices, each configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a parameter dataset. The system further includes a receiver that receives each parameter dataset, a processor, and a monitoring regulation module executable on the processor to assign one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device. The physiological parameter measured by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter and the parameter dataset transmitted by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter dataset. The key parameter dataset from the dominant wireless sensing device is processed to determine a stability indicator. The subordinate wireless sensing device is then operated based on the stability indicator for the key parameter.
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28 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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at least two wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a parameter dataset; a receiver that receives each parameter dataset from each of the at least two wireless sensing devices; a processor; a monitoring regulation module executable on the processor to; assign one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device, wherein the physiological parameter measured by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter and the parameter dataset transmitted by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter dataset; determine a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset from the dominant wireless sensing device; and selectively operate the subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, wherein at least one of the subordinate wireless sensing devices is turned off when the stability indicator is within a predetermined range, such that the subordinate wireless sensing device no longer measures any physiological parameter from the patient or transmits any parameter dataset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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providing two or more wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and communicatively connected to a computing system having a processor; assigning at the processor one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device; operating the dominant wireless sensing device to measure a key parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a key parameter dataset; determining a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset; and selectively operating the at least one subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, wherein selectively operating the subordinate wireless sensing device includes turning off at least one subordinate wireless sensing device when the stability indicator for the key parameter is within a predetermined range, such that the respective subordinate wireless sensing device does not measure any physiological parameter from the patient or transmit any parameter dataset. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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at least two wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a parameter dataset; a receiver that receives each parameter dataset from each of the at least two wireless sensing devices; a processor; a monitoring regulation module executable on the processor to; assign one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device, wherein the physiological parameter measured by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter and the parameter dataset transmitted by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter dataset; determine a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset from the dominant wireless sensing device; and selectively operate the subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, wherein at least one of the subordinate wireless sensing devices is operated in a low power mode when the stability indicator for the key parameter is within a predetermined range, such that the respective subordinate wireless sensing device does not transmit any parameter dataset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A patient monitoring system comprising:
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at least two wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a parameter dataset; a receiver that receives each parameter dataset from each of the at least two wireless sensing devices; a processor; a monitoring regulation module executable on the processor to; assign one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device, wherein the physiological parameter measured by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter and the parameter dataset transmitted by the dominant wireless sensing device is a key parameter dataset; determine a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset from the dominant wireless sensing device; and selectively operate the subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, including assigning a measurement interval for each of the one or more subordinate wireless sensing devices based on the stability indicator. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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providing two or more wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and communicatively connected to a computing system having a processor; assigning at the processor one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device; operating the dominant wireless sensing device to measure a key parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a key parameter dataset; determining a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset; and selectively operating the at least one subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, including operating at least one of the subordinate wireless sensing devices in a low power mode when the stability indicator for the key parameter is within a predetermined range, such that the subordinate wireless sensing device does not transmit any parameter dataset. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of monitoring a patient, the method comprising:
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providing two or more wireless sensing devices, each wireless sensing device configured to measure a different physiological parameter from a patient and communicatively connected to a computing system having a processor; assigning at the processor one of the at least two wireless sensing devices as a dominant wireless sensing device and at least one of the remaining wireless sensing devices as a subordinate wireless sensing device; operating the dominant wireless sensing device to measure a key parameter from a patient and wirelessly transmit a key parameter dataset; determining a stability indicator for the key parameter based on the key parameter dataset; and selectively operating the at least one subordinate wireless sensing device based on the stability indicator for the key parameter, including assigning a measurement interval for each of the one or more subordinate wireless sensing devices based on the stability indicator. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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