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Physiological monitoring system
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-20
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Granted: 1986-09-02
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Expires: 2004-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A physiological monitoring device receives a plurality of physiological measurements, including the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature. The physiological measurements are stored in a memory which is controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor organizes the measurements and causes the measurements to be displayed for analysis on a screen in either digital or graph form, printed in either digital or graph form and/or transmitted over a phone line or other communication link for reproduction in either digital or graph from at a distant receiver located, for example, in a doctors office or hospital.
Inventors
- 👤 Lyuji Ozawa
- 👤 Hans Schmidt
- 👤 Mike Hsu
- 👤 Arye Perlmutter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; A61B5/0015; A61B5/0022; G; G16; G16H; G16H10/00; G16H10/60; G16H15/00; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/63; G16H40/67; G16H80/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
284 words
A physiological monitoring device for monitoring a user's physiological condition, comprising sensors adapted to generate first, second and third measurement signals, said first and second measurement signals representative of the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure and pulse rate, and said third measurement signals representative of the user's body temperature, first, second and third means for converting said respective first, second and third measurement signals into first, second and third processing signals, a microprocessor, a non-volatile memory coupled to said microprocessor, said microprocessor in communication with said first, second and third converting means so as to receive said first, second and third processing signals, first switch means operable to cause said microprocessor to store selected ones of said processing signals in said memory, said memory capable of storing a plurality of said processing signals over a selected period of time, a multiplex in communication with and controlled by said microprocessor, said multiplex adapted to receive output signals from said microprocessor and memory and direct said output signals to any one of a plurality of information output means, said output signals representing information of the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature over a selected time period, said information output means including a screen on which said information is displayed, a printer for printing said information, and means for transmitting said information over a communication link for reproduction at a given location, and second switch means operable to cause said microprocessor to control said multiplex to direct said output signals to one of said information output means, whereby an indication of the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature over a selected period of time is provided.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
284 words
A physiological monitoring device for monitoring a user's physiological condition, comprising sensors adapted to generate first, second and third measurement signals, said first and second measurement signals representative of the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure and pulse rate, and said third measurement signals representative of the user's body temperature, first, second and third means for converting said respective first, second and third measurement signals into first, second and third processing signals, a microprocessor, a non-volatile memory coupled to said microprocessor, said microprocessor in communication with said first, second and third converting means so as to receive said first, second and third processing signals, first switch means operable to cause said microprocessor to store selected ones of said processing signals in said memory, said memory capable of storing a plurality of said processing signals over a selected period of time, a multiplex in communication with and controlled by said microprocessor, said multiplex adapted to receive output signals from said microprocessor and memory and direct said output signals to any one of a plurality of information output means, said output signals representing information of the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature over a selected time period, said information output means including a screen on which said information is displayed, a printer for printing said information, and means for transmitting said information over a communication link for reproduction at a given location, and second switch means operable to cause said microprocessor to control said multiplex to direct said output signals to one of said information output means, whereby an indication of the user's diastolic and systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and body temperature over a selected period of time is provided.
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