Patent ID: 6914539

Claim:
A medical telemetry system comprising: a central station comprising a central station receiver and a central station transmitter, the central station receiver and the central station transmitter operating on a predetermined frequency bandwidth having a plurality of frequency-multiplexed transmission channels and a plurality of guard bands, each of the plurality of frequency-multiplexed transmission channels being separated in frequency by one of the plurality of guard bands, the central station transmitter being configured for wirelessly receiving patient data from at least one of the plurality of frequency-multiplexed transmission channels, the central station transmitter being configured for wirelessly transmitting control data information via the plurality of guard bands; and a patient monitor comprising a patient monitor receiver and a patient monitor transmitter operating on the predetermined frequency bandwidth, the patient monitor wirelessly connected to the central station, the patient monitor receiver being configured for wirelessly receiving the control data information from the central station transmitter via at least one of the plurality of guard bands, the patient monitor transmitter being configured for wirelessly transmitting the patient data to the central station receiver via at least one of the plurality of frequency-multiplexed transmission channels.