Attached sensor activation of additionally-streamed physiological parameters from non-contact monitoring systems and associated devices, systems, and methods

Abstract

The present technology relates to the field of medical monitoring. Patient monitoring systems and associated devices, methods, and computer readable media are described. In some embodiments, a patient monitoring system includes one or more sensors configured to capture first data related to a patient and a monitoring device configured to receive the first data. In these and other embodiments, the patient monitoring system can include an image capture device configured to capture second data related to the patient. In these and still other embodiments, the one or more sensors can be configured to instruct the patient monitoring system to display the second data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A patient monitoring system, comprising:
 a sensor in contact with a patient, the sensor configured to capture first physiological data related to the patient;   a non-contact video monitoring system configured to capture second physiological data related to the patient, wherein the non-contact video monitoring system includes a camera; and   a monitoring device configured to:
 receive the first physiological data; 
 wirelessly receive the second physiological data; and 
 based on instructions transmitted from the sensor to the monitoring device, wirelessly transmit activation instructions to the non-contact video monitoring system such that the non-contact video monitoring system begins to capture the second physiological data and wirelessly transmit the second physiological data to the monitoring device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device is further configured to combine the first and second physiological data. 
     
     
         3 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions transmitted from the sensor to the monitoring device to activate the non-contact video monitoring system are based at least in part on the first physiological data. 
     
     
         4 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions transmitted from the sensor to the monitoring device comprise an encrypted key. 
     
     
         5 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the camera includes a depth sensing camera, an RGB camera, and/or an infrared camera. 
     
     
         6 . The patient monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor is further configured to transmit instructions to the monitoring device to:
 display on a display screen the first physiological data;   display on the display screen the second physiological data; or   display on the display screen the first physiological data and the second physiological data.   
     
     
         7 . A method for patient monitoring, comprising:
 obtaining, from a sensor in contact with a patient, first physiological data related to the patient;   transmitting the first physiological data and first instructions from the sensor to a monitoring device;   based on the first instructions, transmitting second instructions from the monitoring device to a non-contact video monitoring system, the second instructions instructing the non-contact video monitoring system to begin obtaining second physiological data related to the patient; and   wirelessly transmitting the second physiological data from the non-contact monitoring system to the monitoring device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 at the monitoring device, combining the first physiological data and the second physiological data.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the second instructions instructing the non-contact video monitoring system to begin obtaining second physiological data related to the patient are based at least in part on the first physiological data. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 displaying on a display screen the first physiological data, the second physiological data, or the first physiological data and the second physiological data.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 transmitting instructions from the first sensor to the monitoring device to display on a display screen the first physiological data, the second physiological data, or the first physiological data and the second physiological data.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first instructions comprise an encrypted key. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein obtaining second physiological data related to the patient comprises:
 defining one or more regions of interest (ROI's) on a patient;   capturing the second physiological data related to the patient, wherein the second physiological data includes two or more images of the ROI's; and   measuring changes in depths of the ROI's across the two or more images of the ROI's.   
     
     
         14 . A method for patient monitoring, comprising:
 obtaining, from a sensor in contact with a patient, first physiological data related to the patient;   obtaining, from a non-contact video monitoring system, second physiological data related to the patient;   transmitting the first physiological data from the sensor to a wireless receiver;   transmitting the second physiological data from the non-contact monitoring system to the wireless receiver;   combining, via the wireless receiver, the first and second physiological data to thereby create combined data;   transmitting the combined data to a monitoring device; and   displaying the first and second physiological data on the monitoring device.