Patient monitor

A monitoring device for monitoring the hypoglycemic condition of a patient on a continuous basis, the monitoring device comprising:

• a transmitter unit adapted to attach to the patient so as to be in contact with the patient's skin, the transmitter unit including:
• attachment means adapted to attach to or around the chest of a patient;
• a plurality of sensors mounted to the attachment means to monitor a plurality of patient parameters while in contact with the skin, the monitored parameters including at least the patient's skin impedance and electrocardiogram (ECG), the sensors adapted to produce signals related to the parameters being monitored;
• a microcontroller to which the sensors are connected, the microcontroller multiplexing the sensors and processing the signals;
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• a wireless transmitter to which the microcontroller is connected to transmit a processed signal related to the patient parameters monitored by the sensors;
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• a portable receiver unit to receive and process the signal received from said wireless transmitter, the portable receiver unit comprising:
• a wireless receiver adapted to receive the signal from the wireless transmitter;
• a processor that processes the received signal to calculate sub-components of the patient's ECG including at least a heart rate and a QT interval, and wherein the processor determines the hypoglycemic condition of the patient based at least in part on the sub-components, wherein the processor includes a learning neural network processor programmed with a fast learning algorithm;
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• display means for displaying data relating to the hypoglycemic condition of the patient.