Granted Patent B2

US 10,231,676 · App. 14/022,106 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

Claims (38)

1. A multi-monitor system for monitoring physiological parameters of a patient, the system comprising:

a portable monitor including a portable display and a portable processor, said portable monitor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, said portable monitor also configured to communicate with a noninvasive sensor, said portable processor configured to process signals from said noninvasive sensor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient, wherein when operating in said portable mode, said portable monitor operates as a standalone monitor to communicate at least some of said display values to said portable display for caregiver review; and

a multi-parameter monitor including a multi-parameter display other than said portable display and a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the receptacles configured to physically position and electrically communicate with a non-standalone parameter monitor module including a processor different than said portable processor, said non-standalone parameter monitor module not configured to operate without being physically positioned in or in electrical communication with the at least one of the receptacles of the multi-parameter monitor, said processor of the non-standalone parameter monitor configured to process signals other than said signals from said noninvasive sensor associated with said portable monitor to determine display values of physiological parameters of the patient and to communicate at least some of said determined display values to said multi-parameter display for caregiver review, and at least a second one of the receptacles configured to mechanically receive and physically position said portable monitor with respect to said multi-parameter monitor, and wherein when said portable monitor is received by the second one of the receptacles of said multi-parameter monitor, said portable monitor communicates with said multi-parameter monitor to communicate at least some of said display values of said portable monitor to said multi-parameter display for caregiver review.

2. The multi-monitor system of claim 1 , wherein said physiological parameters include at least one of oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, EEG, and ECG.

3. The multi-monitor system of claim 1 , wherein said communications of said some display values from said portable monitor to said multi-parameter display includes a synthesized waveform.

4. The multi-monitor system of claim 3 , further comprising a waveform look-up table, wherein said synthesized waveform is calculated with reference to a waveform look-up table.

5. The multi-monitor system of claim 3 , wherein said synthesized waveform is configured to be manually synchronized.

6. The multi-monitor system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the receptacles includes a module slot portion.

7. The multi-monitor system of claim 1 , wherein when said portable monitor is received in the said second one of said receptacles, said portable display does not display at least one of said display values.

8. A patient monitor comprising:

a first display;

a first processor in electronic communication with a non-standalone parameter monitor module and configured to receive a first signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of a monitored patient from a first non-invasive sensor and further configured to process said first signal to determine at least a first measurement, and to communicate said first measurement to said first display for caregiver review, said non-standalone parameter monitor module not configured to operate without being in electronic communication with the first processor;

a second display;

a second processor configured to operate in a portable mode and a docked mode, and configured to receive a second signal from a second noninvasive sensor, said second processor configured to process said second signal to determine at least a second measurement, and to communicate said second measurement to said second display for caregiver review;

a portable housing arranging said second display and said second processor as a portable standalone monitoring device away from said first display and said first processor; and

a multi-parameter housing configured to physically position said portable housing, said non-standalone parameter monitor module, and said first processor with respect to said first display and configured to provide communication between said first and second processors and said first display in order to communicate said second measurement to said first processor, wherein said first processor communicates said first and second measurement to said first display.

9. The patient monitor of claim 8 , wherein said second measurement comprises one of oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, EEG, and ECG.

10. The patient monitor of claim 8 , wherein said first processor is configured to process said first signal to determine a plurality of measurements, including said first measurement, and to communicate said plurality of first measurements to said first display for caregiver review.

11. The patient monitor of claim 8 , wherein said second processor is configured to process said second signal to determine a plurality of measurements, including said second measurement, and to communicate said plurality of second measurements to said second display for caregiver review.

12. The patient monitor of claim 10 , wherein at least some of said plurality of measurements are different from said second measurement.

13. The patient monitor of claim 10 , wherein at least one of said plurality of measurements is for the same physiological parameter as said second measurement.

14. The patient monitor of claim 8 , wherein said first display receives at least a portion of said second measurement by synthesized waveform.

15. The patient monitor of claim 8 , wherein said multi-parameter housing comprises a module slot portion for positioning the portable housing.

16. A method of providing measurements for caregiver review, comprising:

receiving, at a standalone portable patient monitor, first signals indicative of physiological parameters of a monitored patient from a first physiological sensor;

processing said first signals to determine one or more first measurements using a first processor of said standalone portable patient monitor;

communicating said one or more first measurements to a first display for caregiver review;

mechanically receiving, into a receptacle of a multi-parameter patient monitor, said standalone portable patient monitor including said first processor and said first display, said multi-parameter patient monitor including a second display;

mechanically receiving, at a second receptacle of said multi-parameter patient monitor, a non-standalone patient monitor module including a second processor, said non-standalone parameter monitor module not configured to operate without being received by said multi-parameter patient monitor;

receiving at said second processor of said non-standalone patient monitor module second signals indicative of second physiological parameters of a monitored patient from a second physiological sensor associated with said second processor;

processing said second signals using said second processor to determine one or more second measurements;

communicating said second measurements to said second display for caregiver review;

receiving at said multi-parameter patient monitor at least one of said one or more first measurements; and

communicating an indication of said first measurements to said second display for caregiver review.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein at least some of said second measurements are different from said first measurements.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the step of receiving at least one of said one or more first measurements further comprises receiving a synthesized waveform.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the step of receiving a synthesized waveform further comprises receiving a synthesized waveform generated by manual synchronization at said standalone portable patient monitor.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the step of mechanically receiving at a receptacle comprises receiving into a module slot portion of said multi-parameter patient monitor.

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