Patent ID: 8405608
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A portable noninvasive physiological monitor configured to accept detector signals from a noninvasive sensor, said detector signals responsive to light attenuated by tissue of a patient, the monitor comprising: a processor configured to process said detector signals to determine output values indicative of physiological parameters of said patient; a user interface configured to allow users to configure programs to be executed on said processor; a display configured to display said output values in a plurality of display orientations; a portable housing accommodating said display, said user interface and said processor, said housing including a width different than a height generally associated with a display side of said housing, the housing configured to mechanically dock with a docking station an output from said housing, wherein said processor provides an output signal over said output configured to cause an externally connected pulse oximeter to compute and display measurement values for said patient substantially equivalent to one or more of said output values; and an orientation sensor included within said housing, the orientation sensor configured to output an orientation signal indicative of an orientation of the housing, wherein the processor includes at least two modes of operation, a first mode corresponding to when said housing is in a docked configuration and a second mode when said housing is in an undocked portable configuration, said first mode including an automatic adjustment of said display orientation responsive to a determination of said orientation of said housing responsive to said orientation signal, and said second mode including manual adjustment of said display orientation responsive to a said user interface.