Medical alert distribution system with selective filtering of medical information
US5576952A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a medical alert distribution system which receives medical information (e.g. blood pressure, blood chemistry test results, etc.) from monitoring units worn by ambulatory patients. The system also receives medical selection and limit parameters from remote system subscriber units (e.g., a unit accessed by a doctor). The system repeatedly compares the medical information received form the ambulatory patients to determine if a selected parameter, as indicated by an asserted in-alert flag, has exceeded the limit parameters received form the remote subscriber units. If exceeded, the system sends a message (e.g., via a wireless paging message) to the system subscriber unit(s) which requested that the particular parameter be continuously compared against the selected limit parameters. Thus, the system selectively filters information and distributes filtered information to a subscriber processing unit by way of communications network.
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