Patent ID: 6616606
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A61B,G16H,H04W,Y02D,Y10S

Abstract:
A wireless medical telemetry system, comprising:at least one wireless patient monitor configured to monitor a patient by continuously collecting vital signs data from the patient; a first central station associated with one or more wireless transceivers, and adapted to establish communications with the at least one patient monitor and continuously receive the vital signs data therefrom via the one or more wireless transceivers; and a second central station associated with the one or more wireless transceivers, and adapted to continuously receive the vital signs data via the one or more wireless transceivers; where the second central station is configured to automatically attempt to establish communications with the at least one patient monitor and continuously receive the vital signs data in place of the first central station in the event the communications between the first central station and the at least one patient monitor are lost.