Centralized hospital monitoring system for automatically detecting upper airway instability and for preventing and aborting adverse drug reactions
US7081095B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/742
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for the automatic diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a centralized hospital critical care monitoring system for the monitoring of a plurality of patients in at least one of a critical care, step down, and cardiac ward by telemetry. The system includes a central processor having a display, and a plurality of telemetry units for mounting with patients, each of the telemetry units has a plurality of sensors for connection with each patient, the telemetry unit is capable of the transmission of multiple signals derived from the sensors to the central processor, in one preferred embodiment the method comprising steps of programming the system to analyze the signals and to automatically identify the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea and to provide an indication of the identification.
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