Modular medical care system

a medical care system and module technology, applied in the field of modules, can solve the problems of space, power, and complicating the job of a healthcare provider

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-23
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYST INC
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In an operating room, where many such modules may be in use concurrently, this requires space, and power.
This complicates the job of a healthcare provider by requiring training in the operation of the different modules.

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[0021]FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a hospital system 200 for monitoring and providing treatment to patients. In FIG. 2, the same four rooms are illustrated as are illustrated in FIG. 1, and those rooms contain the same medical equipment. The operating room 202 includes a patient monitoring module 210 for acquiring and processing signals derived from sensors (not shown) suitable for attachment to a patient. The operating room 202 also includes patient treatment modules: a fluid infusion (IV pump) control and management module 212 and an anesthesia module 214. These modules (210, 212 and 214) are coupled to a central processor 220 via a patient area network (PAN) 216. The central processor 220 is coupled to a display generator 222 which is coupled to a display device 223. The display generator 222 is also optionally coupled to a slave display device 224, as illustrated in phantom. The ICU room 204 includes a monitor module, a fluid management patient treatment module and a ventilator ...

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A modular medical care system, housing a plurality of different modules providing different functions used in delivering healthcare to a patient, includes a plurality of different modules including: (a) a patient monitoring module for acquiring and processing signals derived from sensors suitable for attachment to a patient; and (b) a patient treatment module for delivering treatment to the patient. A processor processes signals derived from the plurality of different modules. A communication interface provides bidirectional communication between the processor and the plurality of different modules via a network.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a modular medical care system, and in particular to a modular healthcare processing and display system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Hospitals routinely monitor physiological parameters of patients from first entry until final release. Originally, this was performed by one or more patient monitoring devices, such as a heart rate monitor, an EKG monitor, an SpO2 monitor, and so forth. These physiological parameters were separately detected by separate pieces of equipment, possibly manufactured by respectively different manufacturers. The monitoring equipment included the connections to the patient necessary to measure the physiological parameter and a display device of the type necessary to display the physiological parameter in an appropriate manner. A healthcare worker, such as a nurse, visited the patient's location and looked at each separate system to accumulate the patient's vital signs. [0003] Current systems...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A62B7/00G16H40/20G16H40/67
CPCA61B5/412G06F19/3418A61B5/002G06F19/3481G06F19/3487G06F19/345G16H50/20G16H15/00G16H40/20G16H40/67
Inventor ELAZ, JOSEPHKELLY, CLIFFORD MARKSCHOLZ, WOLFGANGCAVALLARO, SAMUELKRUGER, THOMASDORING, MARTINLANDOWSKI, CHRISTOPH
Owner DRAEGER MEDICAL SYST INC
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