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Remote monitoring system for ambulatory patients

US7945451B2 · kind B2 · utility

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37Claims
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Filing dateMar 7, 2002
Grant dateMay 17, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H20/30
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The monitoring device incorporates a memory device that is programmed with a set of question hierearchies. Each question hierarchy corresponds to a symptom and is composed of a set of questions. The question hierarchies may contain a logical structure so that certain questions will not be asked, depending upon a patient's answer to a preceeding question. A question hiearchy is invoked by a symptom identifier transmitted to the monitoring device by a remote computer. The remote computer may transmit a plurality of symptom identifiers to the monitoring device to cause the monitoring device to ask questions related to a plurality of symptoms. The set of symptoms inquired about may vary based upon the chronic disease afflicting the patient.

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