Body-worn vital sign monitor

US20110224498A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-15SOTERA WIRELESS
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
SOTERA WIRELESS
Publication Date
2011-09-15
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

The invention provides a body-worn vital sign monitor that measures a patient's vital signs (e.g. blood pressure, SpO2, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature) while simultaneously characterizing their activity state (e.g. resting, walking, convulsing, falling) and posture (upright, supine). The monitor processes this information to minimize corruption of the vital signs and associated alarms / alerts by motion-related artifacts. It also features a graphical user interface (GUI) rendered on a touchpanel display that facilitates a number of features to simplify and improve patient monitoring and safety in both the hospital and home.
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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 312,624, filed Mar. 10, 2010, entitled “BODY-WORN VITAL SIGN MONITOR”, which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

[0002] STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

[0003] Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] 1. Field of the Invention

[0005] The present invention relates to medical devices for monitoring vital signs, e.g., arterial blood pressure.

[0006] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0007] Conventional vital sign monitors are used throughout the hospital, and are particularly commonplace in high-acuity areas such as the intensive care unit (ICU), emergency department (ED), or operating room (OR). Patients in these areas are generally sick and require a high degree of medical attention, typically provided by a relatively high ratio of clinicians compared to lower-acuity areas of the hospital. Outside the ICU and OR, clinicians typically ...

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