Multiple-link cable management apparatus
US6533723B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cable management and data acquisition method and apparatus to store system data and data from activity sensors when the sensors are disconnected from a monitoring system. The apparatus includes a housing, a first connection port operable to receive information from one or more activity sensors, a device interface coupled to the first connection port, a non-volatile memory coupled to the device interface; and an output port coupled to the device interface. The cable management and data acquisition apparatus may also include a digital-to-analog converter to convert analog signals from sensors to digital signals. Preferably, the device interface is an application specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”) that communicates with a signal processor in the monitoring processor. The signal processor responds to commands or messages from the monitoring processor and reads data from and writes data to the memory in the cable management and data acquisition apparatus through the ASIC. The cable management and data acquisition apparatus prevents the loss of patient data when a patient monitoring system is disconnected from the activity sensors attached to a patient, such as might occu…
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