Patent ID: 8480577

Claim:
A wireless patient monitoring system comprising: a first patient monitoring subsystem comprising: a plurality of sensors and sensor modules; and a processor-transceiver in communication with said plurality of sensors and sensor modules; and a plurality of clinician display subsystems, each clinician display subsystem comprising a respective processor-transceiver and having a pre-assigned channel, wherein said processor-transceiver of each of said plurality of clinician display subsystems broadcasts on a first predetermined frequency the respective pre-assigned channel that said processor-transceiver of said clinician display subsystem will use to communicate with said processor-transceiver of said first patient monitoring subsystem; and wherein said processor-transceiver of said first patient monitoring subsystem transmits and receives data on said respective pre-assigned channel that said processor-transceiver of one of said plurality of clinician display subsystem will use to communicate with said processor-transceiver of said first patient monitoring subsystem.