Patent ID: 6198695
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A patient event monitoring method comprising the steps of:a) programming into a portable device memory a patient profile, said profile including at least one profile time and at least one event and pause time associated with said at least one profile time;b) periodically comparing said at least one profile time against an actual system time;c) alerting the user when said profile time matches said system time;d) enabling the execution of a pause function on said portable device;e) executing a pause function on said portable device in response to a patient command;f) waiting said pause time once said pause function has been executed;g) enabling the execution of an acknowledgment function on said portable device;h) storing event completed data in said memory if said acknowledgment function was executed within said pause time, said event completed data including information on whether or not said event was confirmed within said pause time.