Portable Patient Monitor Configurator for Rapid Ward Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable patient monitors face challenges in efficiently configuring and transmitting patient data across different hospital wards or departments, often requiring manual settings, additional equipment, or large storage capacity, which can be costly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring system comprising a portable patient monitor and a configurator that can be mechanically connected, allowing the monitor to obtain and apply description information for network configuration and medical area position settings, enabling rapid and accurate data transmission to central servers and printers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual settings are performed on the portable patient monitor when transferring to a new ward, then the monitor can be configured for the new department, but this consumes significant time and labor resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-storing configuration information (network settings, department parameters, bed information) in the portable patient monitor before transfer. When the monitor is moved to a new ward, the pre-stored information is automatically matched and applied, eliminating the need for manual reconfiguration and significantly reducing setup time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the portable patient monitor is replaced after reaching a new department, then the monitor can be used locally, but this prevents uploading of patient data from before and during transfer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the portable patient monitor to perform multiple functions: it can operate independently at the bedside like a fixed monitor, and simultaneously maintain wireless communication capabilities to upload patient data to the central station. This dual functionality eliminates the need to replace the monitor while ensuring complete data transmission.
3Reliability
If a fixed portable patient monitor is used at the bedside, then data transmission to the new department's central station is enabled, but this requires additional equipment for less ill patients
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the portable patient monitor to perform multiple functions: it can operate independently at the bedside like a fixed monitor, and simultaneously maintain wireless communication capabilities to upload patient data to the central station. This dual functionality eliminates the need to replace the monitor while ensuring complete data transmission.
4Productivity
If preset configurations for different wards are stored in the portable patient monitor, then quick configuration is achieved, but this requires large storage capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies extraction by separating the configuration information storage from the portable patient monitor itself. Instead of storing all configuration data internally in the monitor, the system extracts and stores configuration information in the external information management device (central station server), which has much larger storage capacity. The portable monitor only needs to retrieve and apply configurations as needed, significantly reducing its storage requirements while maintaining fast configuration capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A monitoring system, a data transmission method, a portable monitor, and a configurator. The system includes the portable monitor and the configurator; a mechanical detachable connection can be realized between the portable monitor and the configurator; the portable monitor is configured to work independently after the two are mechanically separated. The configurator is used for storing description information. The portable monitor includes a measurement module for collecting physiological data of a patient; a communication module for accessing to a network for a hospital and transmitting the physiological data; a connection detection circuit for outputting a control signal after detecting that the portable monitor is connected to the configurator; a processor for obtaining the description information from the configurator, and configuring the portable monitor according to the description information.