Vital signs monitor used for conditioning a patient's response

Abstract

The invention provides a method for monitoring a patient, comprising the following steps: 1) outfitting the patient with a ambulatory blood pressure monitor that features an optical system for measuring blood pressure without using a cuff, and a wireless system configured to send and receive information sent from an Internet-based system through a wireless network; 2) sending from the Internet-based system to the ambulatory blood pressure monitor a signal that indicates a blood pressure level; 3) comparing a blood pressure value measured with the ambulatory blood pressure monitor to the blood pressure level; and 4) generating a signal in response to the comparing step.

1 . A system for monitoring blood pressure, the system comprising: 
 a monitoring device comprising a patch sensor component that generates an optical signal;    and a processing component configured to process the optical signal with calibration information to obtain blood pressure information, and then compare the blood pressure information to a pre-programmed value to generate a signal.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an audio component.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the audio component is further configured to receive the signal and in response generate an audio alert.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a display component.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the display component is further configured to receive the signal and in response display an alert message.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a drug-delivery system.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a wireless transceiver.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to send and receive information through a wireless network.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising an Internet-based system configured to send information through the wireless network to the wireless transceiver, and receive information through the wireless network from the wireless transceiver.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the Internet-based system is further configured to send information describing a blood pressure level to the processing component.  
   
   
       11 . A method for monitoring a patient, comprising the following steps: outfitting the patient with a ambulatory blood pressure monitor comprising an optical system that measures blood pressure without using a cuff, and a wireless system configured to send and receive information sent from an Internet-based system through a wireless network; sending from the Internet-based system to the ambulatory blood pressure monitor a signal that indicates a blood pressure level; comparing a blood pressure value measured with the ambulatory blood pressure monitor to the blood pressure level; and generating a signal in response to the comparing step.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising a step for generating an audio alert in response to the signal.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the audio alert indicates to the patient that their blood pressure value is above or below the blood pressure level.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising a step for generating a visual alert in response to the signal.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the visual alert indicates to the patient that their blood pressure value is above or below the blood pressure level.