Patient monitor screen aggregation
A remote interface system according to some embodiments includes one or more patient monitoring devices having one or more sensors for patient monitoring, one or more first processors to receive information from the sensors and generate patient data based thereon, a web server, a first communication system, and a first screen to display a representation of at least a first portion of the patient data, and a remote interface device including a second communication system, a second screen, one or more second processors, an application executed by the one or more second processors and configured to detect a presence of the first communication system, establish a communication link between the first and second communication systems, establish a reliable connection channel (e.g. secure websocket connection) with the web server, receive the patient data via the connection, and display at least a second portion of the patient data on the second screen.
1. A patient monitoring system for medical applications, the patient monitoring system comprising:
an external defibrillator and a mobile device, the external defibrillator comprising:
one or more sensors configured for physical attachment to a patient and to acquire patient data,
a first screen configured to display information about the patient,
a first wireless communication system, and
at least one first processor coupled with the one or more sensors, the first screen, and the first wireless communication system, the at least one first processor configured to:
receive and process the acquired patient data from the one or more sensors,
control the first screen to display at least one first portion of the patient data,
establish a wireless communications connection with the mobile device, and
transmit the patient data to the mobile device via the wireless communications connection; and
the mobile device comprising:
a second screen configured to display information about the patient,
a second wireless communication system, and
at least one second processor coupled with the second screen and the second wireless communication system, the at least one second processor configured to:
establish the wireless communications connection with the external defibrillator,
receive and process the transmitted patient data via the wireless communications connection, and
control the second screen to display at least one first portion of the transmitted patient data corresponding to the at least one first portion of the patient data and to display, in response to an input received by a user of the mobile device, at least one second portion of the transmitted patient data different from the at least one first portion of the transmitted patient data.
2. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the patient data comprises patient electrocardiogram (ECG) data.
3. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the patient data comprises one or more of blood pressure data, heart rate data, or pulse oximetry data.
4. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second processor is configured to control the second screen to replicate the display on the first screen.
5. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second portion of the transmitted patient data includes different patient data than the at least one first portion of the transmitted patient data.
6. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second portion of the transmitted patient data includes additional patient data compared to the at least one first portion of the transmitted patient data.
7. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications connection is configured to be encrypted using secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.
8. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications connection is configured to provide full-duplex communication between the external defibrillator and the mobile device.
9. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second processor is further configured to:
display a row of tabs on the second screen; and
control the second screen to display the at least one second portion of the transmitted patient data in response to a selection of a first tab of the row of tabs.
10. The patient monitoring system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one second processor is configured to control the second screen to display the at least one first portion of the transmitted patient data in response to a selection of a second tab of the row of tabs, the second tab being different than the first tab.
11. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitted patient data is first transmitted patient data, and the system further comprising a second external defibrillator comprising:
one or more second sensors configured for physical attachment to a second patient and to acquire second patient data;
a third screen configured to display information about the second patient;
a third wireless communication system; and
at least one third processor coupled with the one or more second sensors, the third screen, and the third wireless communication system, the at least one third processor configured to:
receive and process the acquired second patient data from the one or more second sensors,
control the third screen to display at least one first portion of the second patient data,
establish a second wireless communications connection with the mobile device, and
transmit the second patient data to the mobile device via the second wireless communications connection.
12. The patient monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one second processor is further configured to:
establish the second wireless communications connection with the second external defibrillator;
receive and process the transmitted second patient data via the second wireless communications connection; and
control the second screen to display the at least one first portion of the transmitted second patient data and to display, in response to an input received by a user of the mobile device, at least one second portion of the transmitted second patient data different from the at least one first portion of the transmitted second patient data.
13. The patient monitoring system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one second processor is configured to control the second screen to replicate the display on the third screen.
14. The patient monitoring system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one second processor is further configured to:
display a row of tabs on the second screen; and
control the second screen to display the at least one second portion of the transmitted second patient data in response to a selection of a first tab of the row of tabs.
15. The patient monitoring system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one second processor is configured to control the second screen to display the at least one first portion of the transmitted second patient data in response to a selection of a second tab of the row of tabs, the second tab being different than the first tab.
16. The patient monitoring system of claim 15 , wherein the at least one second processor is configured to control the second screen to display the at least one first portion of the first transmitted patient data in response to a selection of a third tab of the row of tabs, the third tab being different than the first tab and the second tab.
17. The patient monitoring system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one second processor is configured to control the second screen to display the at least one second portion of the first transmitted patient data in response to a selection of a fourth tab of the row of tabs, the fourth tab being different than the first tab, second tab, and third tab.
18. The patient monitoring system of claim 14 , the at least one second processor is further configured to:
control the second screen to display both the at least one first portion of the second transmitted patient data and the at least one second portion of the second transmitted patient data in response to a selection of a first tab of the row of tabs; and
control the second screen to display both the at least one first portion of the first transmitted patient data and the at least one second portion of the first transmitted patient data in response to a selection of a second tab of the row of tabs, the second tab being different than the first tab.
19. The patient monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second processor is further configured to issue one or both of an audible or visual alarm in response to an alarm being issued by the external defibrillator.
20. The patient monitoring system of claim 19 , wherein the at least one second processor is further configured to receive an alarm suspend command and to suspend the alarm being issued by the external defibrillator in response to receiving the alarm suspend command.
21. The patient monitoring system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one second processor is further configured to receive a configurable period of time for which to suspend the alarm being issued by the external defibrillator.