Patent ID: 6723045
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A61B,G01G,G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for monitoring an ambulatory patient and establishing communication to a caregiver regarding the wellness parameters of such an ambulatory patient, such apparatus comprising:a physiological parameter transducing device, said device generating an electronic signal representative of the value of the physiological parameter being monitored; a central processor device, said central processor operatively coupled to said parameter transducing device and processing said physiological parameter electronic signals; an electronic receiver/transmitter communication device, said communication device having one end operatively coupled to said processor and another end operatively coupled to a communication network; an output device operatively coupled to said processor and providing a series of queries to the ambulatory patient, each query in the series is representative of a symptom the ambulatory patient may be experiencing; an input device operatively coupled to said processor and configured to receive inputs from the ambulatory patient in response to the series of queries output by the output device, wherein the processor receives the electronic signal generated by the transducing device and inputs from the input device wherein each input from the input device is assigned a score representing the severity of the symptom and the scores are tallied at a remote location where if the tallied score exceeds a predetermined value, an exception is issued notifying a remote healthcare professional that the ambulatory patient requires immediate attention wherein said devices are integrated into a single unit.