Patent ID: 8321004

Claim:
A system for monitoring a patient, comprising: a processing system configured to be worn on a patient's body and comprising a processor in electrical communication with a first serial transceiver configured to receive a digital data stream via a protocol from a cable comprising an ECG system at a first terminal end of the cable and integrated with the cable and a second connector at a second terminal end of the cable configured to removably connect to the first connector, the ECG system comprising: i) a connecting portion configured to connect to a plurality of electrodes configured to be worn on the patient; ii) a differential amplifier configured to receive electrical signals from each of the plurality of electrodes and process them to generate an analog ECG waveform; iii) an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog ECG waveform into a digital ECG waveform; and iv) a first transceiver component configured to transmit a first digital data stream representing the digital ECG waveform or information calculated therefrom through the cable and to the processing system via the protocol: and a motion-detecting sensor comprising an accelerometer operably connected to a second transceiver component and configured to generate a digital motion waveform comprising data indicative of motion of the body part to which the motion-detecting sensor is attached and transmit a second digital data stream representing the digital motion waveform or information calculated therefrom through the cable and to the processing system via the serial protocol, wherein the processing system is configured to synchronize data transmission from the first and second transceiver components operably connected to the processor via the first connector, and wherein the serial transceiver is a CAN transceiver, the serial protocol is a CAN protocol, and the serial transceiver is configured to transmit a digital data stream according to the CAN protocol.