US 2002/0120201 A1 · Hemodynamic analysis device and method

Abstract

A method for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition of a patent includes using a data acquisition device at a patient site to non-invasively acquire cardiovascular condition information from a patient. The cardiovascular condition information includes a data stream of pulse pressure-related data. The cardiovascular condition information acquired by the data acquisition device is transmitted to a remote processor capable of performing data processing and data storage functions on the transmitted cardiovascular condition information. The cardiovascular condition information processed by the remote processor is transmitted to a data display device at a healthcare provider site remote from the data acquisition device for permitting the healthcare provider to use the cardiovascular condition information to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient.

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Dependent claims

A method for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition of a patient, comprising:

using a data acquisition device at a patient site to non-invasively acquire cardiovascular condition information from a patient, the cardiovascular condition information including a data stream of pulse pressure-related data,
transmitting the cardiovascular condition information acquired by the data acquisition device to a remote processor capable of performing data processing and data storage functions on the transmitted cardiovascular condition information;
and
transmitting the cardiovascular condition information processed by the remote processor to a data display device at a healthcare provider site remote from the data acquisition device for permitting the healthcare provider to use the cardiovascular condition information to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient.

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Computer software for remotely monitoring the cardiovascular condition of a patient, the computer software being capable of being installed in a processor remote from each of a patient and a healthcare provider site, the computer software comprising:

a data receiving function for acquiring a data stream of cardiovascular information acquired non-invasively from a patient,
a processing function for processing the cardiovascular information to derive at least one cardiovascular parameter from the data stream received from the patient;
a storage function for storing the processed information in a manner that will correlate the processed information to make it accessible based on a patient identifier, and
a transmitting function that is capable of transmitting the processed information to the remote healthcare provider site to permit the healthcare provider to monitor the cardiovascular condition of the patient.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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