Wireless physiological sensor connectivity for patient monitor

A wireless interface device for use with a patient monitor having at least one wired physiological sensor port, each at least one wired physiological sensor connector port having a plurality of physiological sensor port contacts, the wireless interface device comprising:

• at least one connector, each at least one connector comprising a plurality of electrical contacts including a plurality of data I/O contacts and a plurality of power contacts, and a power module in electrical communication with the plurality of power contacts;
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• a wireless communication module in electrical contact with the data I/O contacts;
• wherein the at least one connector is shaped to be physically connected to one of the at least one wired physiological sensor ports and to enable each of the plurality of connector electrical contacts to be electrically connected with one of the plurality of physiological sensor port contacts when the at least one connector is physically connected to the at least one wired physiological sensor port;
• wherein the wireless communication module is adapted to establish a wireless data connection with at least one wireless physiological sensor;
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• wherein when the at least one connector is connected to one of the at least one wired physiological sensor port, the wireless communication module is adapted to pair with the patient monitor and transmit received data from the at least one wireless physiological sensor through at least one of the at least one wired physiological sensor port.

A physiological monitoring system, comprising:

• a patient monitor comprising:
• at least one processor, memory, a wireless communication interface adapted to communicate with a network, a graphical user interface, a power source, and a plurality of sensor ports, the plurality of sensor ports comprising a first sensor port;
• wherein the at least one processor is adapted to detect whether a wired physiological sensor or a wireless interface device is connected to the first sensor port, the wired physiological sensor being adapted to sense a first physiological parameter, the wireless interface device being adapted to connect with a first wireless physiological sensor adapted to sense a second physiological parameter;
• wherein when the wired physiological sensor is detected as being connected to the first sensor port, the at least one processor is adapted to display on the graphical user interface data representative of the physiological parameter based on data received from the wired physiological sensor;
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• wherein when the wireless interface device is detected as being connected to the first sensor port, the at least one processor is adapted to display on the graphical user interface data representative of the second physiological parameter based on data received from a wireless the wireless physiological sensor;
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• a wireless interface device for use with the patient monitor, the wireless interface connector comprising:
• at least one connector, each at least one connector comprising a plurality of electrical contacts including a plurality of data I/O contacts and a plurality of power contacts, and a power module in electrical communication with the plurality of power contacts;
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• a wireless communication module in electrical contact with the data I/O contacts.