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Multi-patient monitoring apparatus and method
Assignee: Comerica Bank Canada
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Filing: 1997-06-05
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Granted: 1999-05-25
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Expires: 2017-06-05
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for monitoring conditions of living beings. A telemetry device includes a monitor which monitors at least one physiological condition of a patient. A transmitter transmits data including information on the condition and information identifying the device or patient. A separate receiver is provided for each device to receive the data transmitted. The receiver outputs signals to a processor. The processor extracts the information on the physiological condition and the information identifying the telemetry device. The processor outputs the information in a digital form to a display unit. The display unit displays the information on the physiological condition and the identifying information in a readable form. There is a separate display area for each telemetry device, whereby a plurality of patients can be monitored simultaneously on a real time or a near real time basis.
Inventors
- 👤 Yunquan Chen
- 👤 Steven Howard Hill
- 👤 Antonio Hines
- 👤 Cecil Hershler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:03
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An apparatus for monitoring conditions of living beings, comprising: a plurality of telemetry devices, each including a monitor for monitoring a physiological condition and a transmitter operatively connected to the monitor which transmits a unique signal carrying information on the condition and identifying information on each said device; a plurality of receivers, each capable of receiving the signal transmitted by one said telemetry device only and which outputs received data; a means operatively connected to the receivers which sequentially acquires the data from the receivers, extracts the information on the physiological condition from the received data, integrates it with the identifying information from the output signals and outputs said information on the condition and the identifying information in a given data format; a data processing unit operatively connected to the mean operatively connected to the receivers which processes the information and dispatches the information on the physiological condition according to the identifying information; and a display wilt operatively connected to the data processing unit, which displays the information on the condition according to the identifying information in a readable form.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
180 words
An apparatus for monitoring conditions of living beings, comprising: a plurality of telemetry devices, each including a monitor for monitoring a physiological condition and a transmitter operatively connected to the monitor which transmits a unique signal carrying information on the condition and identifying information on each said device; a plurality of receivers, each capable of receiving the signal transmitted by one said telemetry device only and which outputs received data; a means operatively connected to the receivers which sequentially acquires the data from the receivers, extracts the information on the physiological condition from the received data, integrates it with the identifying information from the output signals and outputs said information on the condition and the identifying information in a given data format; a data processing unit operatively connected to the mean operatively connected to the receivers which processes the information and dispatches the information on the physiological condition according to the identifying information; and a display wilt operatively connected to the data processing unit, which displays the information on the condition according to the identifying information in a readable form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display includes an area shared by a plurality of said devices.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display has a separate area for each of said devices, each said area displaying said identifying information and said information on the physiological condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said transmitter is an RF transmitter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information is transmitted in digital sequences, each said sequence including indicia identifying a type of message and parameters representing the physiological condition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein at least some of said messages include information on an operating state of said monitor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein each said telemetry device has a processor which outputs parameters representing different physiological conditions, at least some of the messages including a plurality of said parameters representing different physiological conditions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the devices transmits data in table form.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the data is transmitted line by line according to the table.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the monitor is a blood pressure monitor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the monitor includes a blood pressure cuff, an air pump connected to the cuff, a pressure sensor for monitoring pressure in the cuff, a rapid evacuation valve connected to the cuff and a slow evacuation valve connected to the cuff.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 11, including a signal conditioner which extracts oscillations from the pressure sensor and outputs oscillation signals and steady cuff pressure signals to the processor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the processor calculates systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and heart rate from the oscillation signals and steady cuff pressure signals.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits a bi-phase digital signal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the transmitter is an amplitude modulation RF transmitter.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data processing unit and the display unit are components of a desk-top computer system.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
139 words
A method of monitoring biological signals, comprising the steps of: placing a plurality of ambulatory telemetry devices on a plurality of living being; transmitting RF signals from each of the devices including information on at least one physiological condition of each said being and information uniquely identifying each said device; receiving the signals of each said device with a separate RF recciver; sequentially acquiring the data from the receivers and outputting a signal to a processor; processing information from each said receiver with the processor; outputting digital signals containing information from each said telemetry device on at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device; and displaying said information, from each said telemetry device on said at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device on a video display.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
139 words
A method of monitoring biological signals, comprising the steps of: placing a plurality of ambulatory telemetry devices on a plurality of living being; transmitting RF signals from each of the devices including information on at least one physiological condition of each said being and information uniquely identifying each said device; receiving the signals of each said device with a separate RF recciver; sequentially acquiring the data from the receivers and outputting a signal to a processor; processing information from each said receiver with the processor; outputting digital signals containing information from each said telemetry device on at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device; and displaying said information, from each said telemetry device on said at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device on a video display.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the information from each said telemetry device is displayed in a separate area on the video display.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the information from each said telemetry device is displayed in a common area of the display but at different times.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
211 words
A apparatus for monitoring biological signals, comprising: a plurality of ambulatory telemetry devices, each said device having means for mounting said device on a living being and means for transmitting RF signals from said each device including information on at least one physiological condition of the being and information uniquely identifying said each device; means for receiving the signals of said each device including a separate receiver for each said telemetry device; means operatively connected to the receivers which sequentially acquires the data from the receivers, extracts the information on the physiological condition from the received data, integrates it with the identifying information from the output signals and outputs said information on the condition and the identifying information in a given data format; a data processing unit operatively connected to the means operatively connected to the receivers, which processes the information and dispatches the information on the physiological condition according to the identifying information; means for dispatching from said each telemetry device said information on at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device; and means for displaying said information from each said telemetry device on at least one physiological condition and information identifying said each telemetry device in a separate area on a video display.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
211 words
A apparatus for monitoring biological signals, comprising: a plurality of ambulatory telemetry devices, each said device having means for mounting said device on a living being and means for transmitting RF signals from said each device including information on at least one physiological condition of the being and information uniquely identifying said each device; means for receiving the signals of said each device including a separate receiver for each said telemetry device; means operatively connected to the receivers which sequentially acquires the data from the receivers, extracts the information on the physiological condition from the received data, integrates it with the identifying information from the output signals and outputs said information on the condition and the identifying information in a given data format; a data processing unit operatively connected to the means operatively connected to the receivers, which processes the information and dispatches the information on the physiological condition according to the identifying information; means for dispatching from said each telemetry device said information on at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device; and means for displaying said information from each said telemetry device on at least one physiological condition and information identifying said each telemetry device in a separate area on a video display.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
85 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein each said telemetry device includes means for assigning values for said at least one physiological condition to parameters of messages, the messages being of different types and having a plurality of parameters forming a message parameter table, means for assembling said parameters into a digital message with a specific format for all messages including information about the type of message, and means for converting the digital message into a digital signal transmitted by said means for transmitting.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein each message is transmitted twice to reduce error rate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as claimed in claim 20, having two receivers for each telemetry device tuned to a unique frequency for error reduction.
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