Multi-patient monitoring apparatus and method

A method of monitoring biological signals, comprising the steps of:

• placing a plurality of ambulatory telemetry devices on a plurality of living being;
• transmitting RF signals from each of the devices including information on at least one physiological
• condition of each said being and information uniquely identifying each said device;
• receiving the signals of each said device with a separate RF recciver;
• sequentially acquiring the data from the receivers and outputting a signal to a processor;
• processing information from each said receiver with the processor;
• outputting digital signals containing information from each said telemetry device on at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device;
• and
• displaying said information, from each said telemetry device on said at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device on a video display.

A apparatus for monitoring biological signals, comprising:

• a plurality of ambulatory telemetry devices, each said device having means for mounting said device on a living being and means for transmitting RF signals from said each device including information on at least one physiological condition of the being and information uniquely identifying said each device;
• means for receiving the signals of said each device including a separate receiver for each said telemetry device;
• means operatively connected to the receivers which sequentially acquires the data from the receivers, extracts the information on the physiological condition from the received data, integrates it with the identifying information from the output signals and outputs said information on the condition and the identifying information in a given data format;
• a data processing unit operatively connected to the means operatively connected to the receivers, which processes the information and dispatches the information on the physiological condition according to the identifying information;
• means for dispatching from said each telemetry device said information on at least one physiological condition coupled with said information identifying said each telemetry device;
• and
• means for displaying said information from each said telemetry device on at least one physiological condition and information identifying said each telemetry device in a separate area on a video display.