Patent ID: 6749566
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A patient area network, comprising:(a) at least two patient connected devices, each of the at least two patient connected devices comprising a sensor adapted to detect and store at least one physiological parameter from a patient; and a radio frequency transceiver adapted to communicate with a patient monitor processor; and (b) the patient monitor processor adapted to receive wireless physiological data from the at least two patient connected devices and to transmit wireless instructions to the at least two patient connected devices, the patient monitor processor being configured to act as one of (i) a master station within a cell and (ii) a slave station within a cell; wherein the patient monitor processor is configured to: display physiological data received from each of the at least two patient connected devices; interpret physiological data received from each of the at least two patient connected devices; and synchronize operation of each of the at least two patient connected devices with other of the at least two patient connected devices.