Wireless patient monitoring system

Abstract

A device for obtaining physiological information of a medical patient can include a blood pressure device that can be coupled to a medical patient and a wireless transceiver electrically coupled with the blood pressure device. The wireless transceiver can wirelessly transmit blood pressure data received by the blood pressure device and physiological data received from one or more physiological sensors coupled to the blood pressure device.

1 . A patient monitoring system, the system comprising:
 a first sensor configured to be coupled with a patient and to obtain first physiological information from the patient, the first physiological information reflecting a first physiological parameter of the patient;   a second sensor configured to be coupled with the patient, the second sensor being a different type of sensor than the first sensor, the second sensor further configured to obtain second physiological information from the patient, the second physiological information reflecting a second physiological parameter of the patient;   a cable hub configured to electrically couple the first and second sensors with a blood pressure cuff, the blood pressure cuff comprising a processor configured to receive the first and second physiological information from the first and second sensors; and   the cable hub configured to selectively couple one or more additional physiological sensors with the blood pressure cuff.   
     
     
         2 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more additional physiological sensors comprises a brain sensor. 
     
     
         3 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 2 , wherein the brain sensor comprises one or more of the following: an optical sensor and an electroencephalography (EEG) sensor. 
     
     
         4 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises an electrocardiograph (ECG) sensor. 
     
     
         5 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the first sensor comprises an acoustic sensor. 
     
     
         6 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the first sensor is an ear optical sensor and the second sensor is an acoustic respiratory sensor. 
     
     
         7 . A patient monitoring device comprising:
 a cable assembly configured to be coupled with a plurality of physiological sensors, the cable assembly comprising:
 a cable hub coupled with the first cable section, the cable hub configured to selectively couple with one or more of the plurality of physiological sensors operative to obtain physiological information from the patient, and 
 a cable configured to couple to the cable hub and to a patient-worn device, the patient-worn device configured to communicate the physiological information to a physiological monitor. 
   
     
     
         8 . The patient monitoring device of  claim 7 , wherein the cable hub is configured to enable the physiological sensors to be selectively connected and disconnected in response to different monitoring needs for the patient. 
     
     
         9 . The patient monitoring device of  claim 7 , wherein the patient-worn device is connected to the physiological monitor with a single monitor cable. 
     
     
         10 . The patient monitoring device of  claim 7 , wherein the patient-worn device is a wireless device configured to communicate the physiological information to the physiological monitor. 
     
     
         11 . The patient monitoring device of  claim 10 , wherein the wireless device is configured to be coupled with a blood pressure cuff. 
     
     
         12 . The patient monitoring device of  claim 7 , wherein the cable hub is configured to couple with one or more of the following physiological sensors: an electrocardiograph (ECG) sensor, an acoustic sensor, an optical sensor, and an electroencephalography (EEG) sensor. 
     
     
         13 . A patient monitoring system, the system comprising:
 a first sensor configured to be coupled with a patient and to obtain first physiological information from the patient, the first physiological information reflecting a first physiological parameter of the patient;   a second sensor configured to be coupled with the patient, the second sensor being a different type of sensor than the first sensor, the second sensor further configured to obtain second physiological information from the patient, the second physiological information reflecting a second physiological parameter of the patient; and   a cable hub configured to electrically couple with the first and second sensors and to provide the first and second physiological information to a patient-worn device.   
     
     
         14 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 13 , wherein the patient-worn device comprises a wireless device configured to provide the first and second physiological information to a physiological monitor. 
     
     
         15 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 13 , wherein the patient-worn device is configured to be coupled with a monitor cable that connects to the physiological monitor. 
     
     
         16 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 13 , wherein patient-worn device comprises a blood pressure cuff. 
     
     
         17 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 16 , wherein the blood pressure cuff comprises a wireless device configured to provide the first and second physiological information to a physiological monitor. 
     
     
         18 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 16 , wherein the blood pressure cuff is configured to couple to a monitor cable that connects to the physiological monitor.