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US 2018/0242855 A1Published application
Monitoring apparatus and method
AssigneeBonutti Research, Inc.
InventorsPeter M. Bonutti, Justin E. Beyers
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Abstract
A monitoring system for monitoring a patient using a device, such as all orthosis system is provided. The system includes a monitor that can be incorporated or otherwise coupled to the device. The monitor can have a position sensor, a temperature sensor, and a device type sensor for monitoring the patient's implementation of a protocol. The data obtained from the monitor can be remotely analyzed by a healthcare professional and the protocol can be adjusted accordingly.
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A system for monitoring the heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a monitor configured to be firmly attached to a body part of the patient, the monitor including:
- at least one sensor positioned in the monitor and configured to measure the heart rate of the patient when the monitor is attached to the body part thereof and generate an analog electrical signal representative of the measured heart rate;
- a data acquisition system comprised of a microprocessor and memory, the data acquisition system electrically coupled to the at least one sensor via an analog electrical connector, the microprocessor configured to convert the analog electrical signal representative of the measured heart rate of the patient to digital heart rate data, and the memory configured to store the digital heart rate data;
- an electric power source electrically coupled to the data acquisition unit via one or more terminals, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the electric power source to change the monitor from at least one of a powered non-sleep state and a low power sleep state;
- a real time clock configured to provide time, wherein the microprocessor is configured to record, in the memory, the time provided by the real time clock during generation of the analog electrical signal by the at least one sensor to link the provided time to the digital heart rate data;
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- a data transmitter configured to wirelessly transmit the digital heart rate data and time linked thereto through a radio frequency (RF) link, wherein the transmission occurs at least one of instantaneously and at set intervals;
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- a portable communication device configured to be communicatively coupled to the monitor through the RF link and the data transmitter, the portable communication device including:
- an input device configured to receive the digital heart rate data and time linked thereto from the monitor through the RF link;
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- at least one display indicator communicatively coupled to the input device.
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A system for monitoring the heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a monitor configured to be firmly attached to a body part of the patient during a first mode of operation of the monitor and detached from the body part of the patient during a second mode of operation of the monitor, the monitor including:
- at least one sensor positioned in the monitor and configured to measure a heart parameter of the patient when the monitor is attached to the body part thereof during the first mode of operation of the monitor and generate an analog electrical signal representative of the measured heart parameter;
- a data acquisition system comprised of a microprocessor and memory, the data acquisition system configured to be electrically coupled to the at least one sensor via an analog electrical connector when the monitor is attached to the body part of the patient during the first mode of operation of the monitor, the microprocessor configured to convert the analog electrical signal representative of the measured heart parameter to digital heart parameter data during the first mode of operation of the monitor, and the memory configured to store the digital heart parameter data during the first mode of operation of the monitor;
- an electric power source electrically coupled to the data acquisition unit via one or more terminals when the monitor is attached to the body part of the patient during the first mode of operation of the monitor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the electric power source to change the monitor from at least one of a powered non-sleep state and a low power sleep state during the first mode of operation of the monitor;
- a real time clock configured to provide time, wherein the microprocessor is configured to record, in the memory, the time provided by the real time clock during generation of the analog electrical signal by the at least one sensor to link the provided time to the digital heart parameter data;
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- a data communication port, wherein the data acquisition system is configured to be communicatively coupled to a computer via the data communication port when the monitor is detached from the body part of the patient during the second mode of operation of the monitor, and
- wherein the monitor is configured to transfer the digital heart parameter data from the memory to the computer through the data communication port during the second mode of operation of the monitor.
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A method of monitoring the heart of a patient, the method comprising:
- measuring, via at least one sensor comprising a monitor, a heart rate of the patient, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned in the monitor, and wherein the monitor is firmly attached to a body part of the patient;
- acquiring, via a data acquisition system comprising the monitor, patient data from the at least one sensor representative of the measured heart rate;
- storing the acquired patient data in a memory comprising the data acquisition system;
- controlling, via a microprocessor comprising the data acquisition system, power output of an electric power source to change the monitor from at least one of a powered non-sleep state and a low powered sleep state;
- providing, by a real time clock comprising the monitor, a time;
- linking the time to the patient data;
- wirelessly transmitting the patient data through a radiofrequency link, wherein the transmission occurs at least one of instantaneously and at set intervals;
- receiving, by an input device of a portable communication device via the radiofrequency link, the patient data from the at least one monitor;
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- displaying, by at least one display indicator coupled to the input device, the patient data for a period of time based on the time linked thereto.
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A method of monitoring the heart of a patient, the method comprising:
- measuring, via at least one sensor comprising a monitor during a first mode of operation of the monitor, a heart parameter of the patient, wherein the at least one sensor is positioned in the monitor, and wherein the monitor is firmly attached to a body part of the patient;
- acquiring, by a data acquisition system comprising the monitor during the first mode of operation of the monitor, patient data from the at least one sensor representative of the measured heart parameter;
- storing, during the first mode of operation of the monitor, the acquired patient data in a memory comprising the data acquisition system;
- controlling, by a microprocessor comprising the data acquisition system during the first mode of operation of the monitor, power output of an electric power source to change the monitor from at least one of a powered non-sleep state and a low powered sleep state;
- providing, by a real time clock comprising the monitor during the first mode of operation of the monitor, a time;
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- linking, during the first mode of operation of the monitor, the time to the patient data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.