Wireless sensor connectivity
AssigneeMODO Medical Design LLC
InventorsMorgan Taylor MCKEOWN, Douglas M. PATTON
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Abstract
A wireless-connectivity system includes a sensor dongle configured to be electrically connected to a sensor device, a monitor dongle configured to be electrically connected to a medical monitor system, and a dongle-connectivity management hub configured to cause a wireless coupling to be established between the sensor dongle and the monitor dongle. The sensor dongle is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor and wirelessly transmit data to the monitor dongle via the wireless coupling, the data being based at least in part on the sensor data.
Claims30
A wireless-connectivity system comprising:
- a sensor dongle including a sensor connector configured to be physically and electrically connected to a connector of a sensor device;
- a monitor dongle including a monitor connector configured to be physically and electrically coupled to a monitor port of a medical monitor system;
- and
- a dongle-connectivity management hub circuitry configured to cause a wireless coupling to be established between the sensor dongle and the monitor dongle;
- wherein the sensor dongle is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor device and wirelessly transmit data to the monitor dongle via the wireless coupling, the data being based at least in part on the sensor data.
A sensor dongle comprising:
- a housing;
- a sensor connector configured to be physically and electrically coupled to a corresponding connector of a sensor device;
- and
- control circuitry including wireless network interface circuitry, the control circuitry disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to:
- receive, via the sensor connector, sensor data from the sensor device;
- and
- wirelessly transmit, via a first wireless connection and using the wireless network interface circuitry, first data that is based at least in part on the sensor data.
A monitor dongle comprising:
- a housing;
- a monitor connector configured to be physically and electrically connected to a sensor port associated with a medical monitor system;
- one or more wireless network interfaces;
- and
- control circuitry including wireless network interface circuitry, the control circuitry disposed at least partially within the housing and configured to:
- establish a first wireless connection with a sensor dongle;
- receive, via the first wireless connection, first sensor data from the sensor dongle;
- and
- transmitting, via the monitor connector and the sensor port, second sensor data to the medical monitor system, the second sensor data being based at least in part on the first sensor data.
A method of monitoring a physiological parameter of a patient, the method comprising:
- connecting a sensor connector of a sensor dongle to a connector of a sensor device;
- connecting a monitor connector of a monitor dongle to a sensor port of a monitor system;
- and
- causing a wireless connection to be established between the sensor dongle and the monitor dongle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.