Identification and connectivity gateway wristband for hospital and medical applications

A technology of wristbands and identifiers, applied in the field of hospital computer networks, can solve problems such as danger and interference with nursing care

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-05-16
QUALCOMM INC
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[0022] Various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. References made to specific examples and implementations are for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention or the claims.

[0023] The word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration." Implementations described herein as "exemplary" are not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations.

[0024] As used herein, the terms "mobile computing device" and "handheld device" refer to cellular telephones, personal data assistants (PDAs), palmtop computers, wireless email receivers, and cellular telephone receivers (e.g., Blackberry and Treo devices), cellular phones with multimedia Internet capabilities (e.g., Blackberry Storm ), and any or all of...

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A communication gateway wristband serves as a source of patient identification and as an interface between a personal area network (PAN) of miniaturized electronic medical sensors on a patient and a wireless wide-area network (WWAN) such as a hospital network. The gateway wristband includes a PAN transceiver which can establish wireless data links with wireless medical sensors, a WWAN transceiver which can establish a wireless data link with WWAN infrastructure, a memory which stores a patient identifier, and a processor which receives data via the PAN transceiver and relays the patient identifier and the received data to an external network via the WWAN transceiver. The processor manages communications with both the PAN and WWAN transceivers, stores received sensor data in memory, and translates data from the PAN protocol to the WWAN protocol so that sensor data is relayed to the hospital infrastructure.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to computer network communications, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for identifying patients and relaying medical sensor data to a hospital computer network. Background technique [0002] Healthcare facilities such as hospitals face many challenges, including accurately tracking patients and the medications they are given. Typically, patients are provided with a plastic wristband that includes their identifying information, such as name and hospital record identifier, when they are admitted at the medical facility. The procedure of tracking patients and administering medication involves various checks of each patient's wristband by nurses and doctors throughout the day. While generally effective, this manual inspection of wristbands can be inefficient and prone to human error. [0003] Another challenge facing hospitals involves the integration of new medical sensor technologies and associated vo...

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IPC IPC(8): H04W88/04A61B5/00
CPCG06F19/323A61B5/0002A61B5/117H04W88/06H04W88/04A61B2562/08A61B5/0024H04L67/12H04L29/08558G06F19/327A61B5/002G16H10/65G16H40/20H04W4/38A61B5/00
Inventor 爱德华·哈里森·蒂格
Owner QUALCOMM INC
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