Patent ID: 8364250

Claim:
A system for monitoring a patient, comprising: a processing system configured to be worn on a patient's body comprising a first Controller Area Network (“CAN”) transceiver configured to communicate with external systems for monitoring signals from the patient, and a first microprocessor in electrical communication with the first CAN transceiver and configured to receive and process the signals from the patient; an external ECG system comprising a second CAN transceiver and a second microprocessor configured to communicate and synchronize with the processing system, the ECG system configured to generate and transmit a digital ECG data stream representing a digital ECG waveform or values calculated therefrom to the processing system; an external oscillometric system comprising a third CAN transceiver and a third microprocessor configured to communicate and synchronize with the processing system, the oscillometric system configured to generate and transmit a digital oscillometric data stream representing a digital oscillometric waveform or values calculated therefrom to the processing system; and an external accelerometer system configured to generate and transmit a digital accelerometer data stream representing a digital accelerometer waveform or values calculated therefrom to the processing system.