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System for monitoring and reporting medical measurements
Assignee: Enact Health Management Systems
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Filing: 1996-07-03
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Granted: 1998-03-31
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Expires: 2016-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A system for monitoring and reporting medical information includes a stand-alone monitor for storing data records comprising measured values and time stamps and for transmitting the records to a remote reporting unit over a communication system. The remote reporting unit includes a relational data base that is updated when records are down-loaded from the monitor; a report generator for generating chronological graphs of the measured values for a particular patient; and a report transmitting unit for transmitting reports to a requesting health care provider.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher A. Tacklind
- 👤 Matthew H. Sanders
- 👤 Geoffrey B. Walne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/08; A61B5/087; A61B5/09; A61B5/0002; A61B5/0871; G; G16; G16H; G16H15/00; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/63; G16H10/00; G16H10/60; G16H40/67; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A respiratory function sensor comprising: a sensor chamber forming an enclosed volume and having an opening into the enclosed volume; a rotor, rotatably mounted within the enclosed volume and having a plurality of blades and a shaft mounted vertically within said sensor chamber, for rotating in response to a volume of air exhaled by a patient through the opening in the enclosed volume, with each rotor blade including a vane, displaced horizontally from said shaft, to form an open area between the shaft and vane; a magnet, disposed within said shaft for generating a rotating magnetic field when the patient exhales into the opening; and a magnetic pick-up, disposed within said chamber, in proximity to said magnet, and positioned to be located within the open area when said rotor is rotating, said magnetic pick-up for generating electromagnetic pulses in response to the rotating magnetic field, with the frequency of pulses indicating the rate of exhalation of the patient.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A respiratory function sensor comprising: a sensor chamber forming an enclosed volume and having an opening into the enclosed volume; a rotor, rotatably mounted within the enclosed volume and having a plurality of blades and a shaft mounted vertically within said sensor chamber, for rotating in response to a volume of air exhaled by a patient through the opening in the enclosed volume, with each rotor blade including a vane, displaced horizontally from said shaft, to form an open area between the shaft and vane; a magnet, disposed within said shaft for generating a rotating magnetic field when the patient exhales into the opening; and a magnetic pick-up, disposed within said chamber, in proximity to said magnet, and positioned to be located within the open area when said rotor is rotating, said magnetic pick-up for generating electromagnetic pulses in response to the rotating magnetic field, with the frequency of pulses indicating the rate of exhalation of the patient.
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