Patient monitors can now be found anywhere in hospitals such as ICUs, wards and operating rooms and have become the indispensable medical devices for monitoring patients’ status including ECG, heart rate, SpO2, blood pressure, respiratory frequency, pulse and body temperature.
A patient monitor basically consists of sensors, analog front end (for amplification, filtering, and AD conversion), a processor, memory, a human-machine interface (buttons and a LCD display), communication interface circuits (USB, Ethernet, WiFi or ZigBee) and power supply.
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Sensors (such as bioelectrodes, as well as pressure, temperature and optoelectronic sensors) are used to detect human bodies’ vital signs such as ECG, blood pressure, respiratory and SpO2, and convert into electric signals. These signals are then amplified, filtered and converted in to digital signals by analog front end and passed on to processor for calculation, analysis and storage. The calculated results could be displayed on LCD, printed out or transmitted through communication interface circuits to the hosts connected with central control network. When monitors find one of vital signs higher than preset limit, a sound and light alarm through a flashing indicator and buzzer will be triggered. Buttons or touch screen on monitors can be used to configure parameters and view monitoring data stored in memory. Patient monitors can work with both AC and DC power. When AC power is unavailable, rechargeable batteries embedded in monitors would be working as backup power supply to provide DC voltage.
As more sensors, wireless communication technologies and high-performance processors are used in patient monitors, a lot of powerful capabilities have become possible on these devices. And the rapid development of integrated circuit is driving portable patient monitors into healthcare applications in home.[-LESS]
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