Adjusting a transmission frequency of a physiological monitoring unit
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorsBernd Assmann, Juergen Roessler
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for adjusting a transmission frequency of a physiological monitoring unit, which includes a capture unit and a receiver unit. The capture unit and the receiver unit are wirelessly connected together and are configured to exchange data on the transmission frequency by means of a programming unit.
Claims19
A method for adjusting a transmission frequency of a physiological monitoring device including physiological data recording circuitry and a receiver that are wirelessly connected to one another to exchange data on the transmission frequency, comprising:
- providing, via a programming device, the transmission frequency;
- connecting the programming device to the physiological data recording circuitry;
- transferring, from the programming device, a first coding signal to the physiological data recording circuitry, the first coding signal being indicative of the transmission frequency;
- and
- providing, via the programming device, the transmission frequency to the receiver,
- wherein the physiological data recording circuitry comprises a sensor and capture control circuitry,
- wherein the sensor is configured to record physiological signals of an examination object,
- wherein the programming device comprises a connector, and
- wherein connecting the programming device to the physiological data recording circuitry comprises attaching the connector of the programming device to the sensor such that the connector of the programming device and the sensor are physically coupled to one another via a mated coupling arrangement.
A method for capturing a physiological signal using a physiological monitoring device that includes physiological data recording circuitry and a receiver that are wirelessly connected to one another to exchange data on a transmission frequency, comprising:
- transferring, via a programming device, a first coding signal to the physiological data recording circuitry, the first coding signal being indicative of a new transmission frequency that is different that a current transmission frequency used for exchanging data between the physiological data recording circuitry and the receiver;
- providing, via the programming device, the new transmission frequency to the receiver;
- adjusting, via the physiological data recording circuitry, the current transmission frequency to the new transmission frequency;
- detecting, via the physiological data recording circuitry, the physiological signal;
- wirelessly transmitting, from the physiological data recording circuitry, the physiological signal to the receiver on the new transmission frequency;
- and
- processing, via the receiver, the physiological signal,
- wherein the physiological data recording circuitry comprises a sensor and capture control circuitry,
- wherein the programming device comprises a connector, and
- wherein the programming device is connected to the physiological data recording circuitry by attaching the connector of the programming device to the sensor such that the connector of the programming device and the sensor are physically coupled to one another via a mated coupling arrangement.
A programming device, comprising:
- a connector;
- and
- programming control circuitry configured to adjust a transmission frequency used by a physiological monitoring device including physiological data recording circuitry and a receiver that are wirelessly connected to one another to exchange data on the transmission frequency,
- wherein the programming control circuitry is configured to generate a first coding signal indicative of the transmission frequency, and
- wherein the connector is configured to mate with the physiological data recording circuitry and to transfer the first coding signal to the physiological data recording circuitry,
- wherein the physiological data recording circuitry comprises a sensor and capture control circuitry, and
- wherein the programming device is configured to be connected to the physiological data recording circuitry by attaching the connector to the sensor such that the connector and the sensor are physically coupled to one another via a mated coupling arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.