System and method for using multiple medical monitors

A computer driven system for processing biomedical data from at least one patient, comprising:

• one or more monitoring devices that are each connected to one patient to obtain biomedical data from the patient;
• a central station for processing, storing and displaying the biomedical data on a display, wherein the display includes several regions and each region is associated with one monitoring device;
• a transmitter for transmitting the biomedical information from the one or more monitoring devices to the central station;
• and
• a configuration device for configuring each monitoring device to a channel and for configuring the channel to a region on the display, such that each region on the display is mapped to a specific monitoring device.

A computer driven system for processing biomedical data from at least one patient, comprising:

• one or more disposable transmitters that are each connected to one patient to obtain biomedical data from the patient;
• one or more receiver modules for transmitting biomedical data from the disposable transmitters to a central station, the central station processes, stores and displays the biomedical data;
• and
• a configuration device for configuring each disposable transmitter to work with one receiver module and the central station prior to connecting the disposable transmitter to the patient.

A computer driven system for processing biomedical data from at least one patient, comprising:

• one or more disposable transmitters that are each connected to one patient to obtain biomedical data from the patient, wherein each disposable transmitter comprises:
• a connection for obtaining biomedical data from a patient, one or more processing component for processing biomedical data from the patient, and one or more transmitters for transmitting the biomedical data;
• one or more receiving components for receiving biomedical data from the disposable transmitters;
• and
• a central station for processing, storing and displaying the biomedical data, the central station comprises a configuration component for configuring each disposable transmitter prior to use and for associating biomedical data from each disposable transmitter with a specific region on a display in the central station.

A method for processing biomedical data from at least one patient, comprising:

• configuring at least one disposable transmitter;
• connecting a patient to a configured disposable transmitter;
• obtaining biomedical data from the patient through the configured disposable transmitter;
• processing biomedical data from the patient in at least one processing component in the configured biomedical transmitter;
• transmitting the biomedical data from the configured disposable transmitter to a receiving component;
• obtaining the biomedical data from the receiving component and processing, storing and displaying the biomedical data on a central station;
• and
• associating the biomedical data from the disposable transmitter with a specific region on a display in the central station.

A software component for processing biomedical data obtained from a patient in order to display the biomedical data on a computer screen, comprising

• a plurality of virtual patient objects that maintain patient tiles on the computer screen, wherein each virtual patient object is mapped to one patient tile on the computer screen;
• and
• a plurality of receiver objects, wherein each receiver object maintains control of a receiver, on a fixed channel, that obtains information from a disposable transmitter connected to the patient, the disposable transmitter obtains biomedical information from the connected patient, and each receiver object retains all information that is necessary to configure the receiver to the fixed channel;
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• means for mapping each receiver object with one virtual patient object;
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• means in the virtual patient object for mapping information from the receiver object with the patient tile.

A method for configuring a disposable transmitter in a patient monitoring system, comprising:

• connecting a programming port of the disposable transmitter into a programming device;
• detecting, in the programming device, the presence of the disposable transmitter;
• instructing an operator to select a patient tile that is to be associated with the disposable transmitter;
• and
• programming the disposable transmitter and related components to a frequency associated with the patient tile.

A method for recycling electronics in a disposable transmitter that is used in a telemetry system, comprising:

• shipping at least one disposable transmitter with a pre-addressed stamped envelop;
• using the disposable transmitter;
• returning the disposable transmitter after use;
• crediting a sender for the returned disposable transmitter;
• and
• removing components from the disposable transmitter and inserting them into a new disposable transmitter.