Patent ID: 6801137
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A method for monitoring a patient, the method comprising:providing a monitoring system comprising a remote monitoring unit comprising a sensor unit adapted to be carried on the body of a patient, the sensor unit comprising a sensor having a sensor output, a sensor bidirectional local transceiver that receives the sensor output, and a sensor unit processor in communication with the sensor unit bidirectional local transceiver, and a monitor unit, wherein the monitor unit is configured to be carried on the body of a person, the monitor unit comprising a monitor unit bidirectional local transceiver that supports bidirectional wireless communications with the sensor bidirectional local transceiver, a monitor unit processor in communication with the monitor unit bidirectional local transceiver, and a monitor unit bidirectional remote transceiver in communication with the monitor unit processor; and a base station having a cradle configured to interface with the monitor unit, the base station supporting bidirectional communications between the monitor unit and a central unit; transmitting information bidirectionally between the sensor unit and the monitor unit.