Patient interface system with a scale

A patient interface system for use in collecting and transferring data from a patient suffering from a cardiac associated disease to a remote monitoring system, said system comprising:

• (a) a patient data input and data receiving means comprising:
• (i) a sensor means comprising a scale programmed not to activate the patient interface system if it measures a weight below or above certain set weights;
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• (ii) an interrogation means comprising a means for creating visual and audio signals;
• (b) a processing means capable of:
• (i) receiving and storing data from said patient data input means;
• (ii) storing a predetermined target value and a series of questions;
• (iii) comparing said sensor measured diagnostic parameter with said predetermined target value to determine a variance;
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• (iv) accepting and storing a new predetermined target value and series of questions from said remote monitoring system;
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• (c) a communication means capable of transferring said patient data from said processing means to a remote monitoring system and receiving instructional data from said remote monitoring system.

A method for collecting and transferring data from a patient having a condition to a remote monitoring system, said method comprising:

• (a) obtaining a weight measurement with a scale programmed not to send measurements to the remote monitoring system if it measures a weight below or above certain set weights;
• (b) processing said weight measurement with a processing means;
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• (c) transferring said processed weight measurement with a communication means to the remote monitoring system.