US 12,250,261 B2
System, method, and apparatus for electronic patient care
John J. Biasi, Lancaster, MA (US); Eric L. Pribyl, Manchester, NH (US); and David Blumberg, Jr., Deerfield, NH (US)
Assigned to DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed by DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/711,479.
Application 14/616,079 is a division of application No. 13/723,242, filed on Dec. 21, 2012, granted, now 10,911,515, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 17/711,479 is a continuation of application No. 14/616,079, filed on Feb. 6, 2015, granted, now 11,424,029.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/651,322, filed on May 24, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0223283 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/02 (2022.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 67/02 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/7465 (2013.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for electronic patient care, the system comprising:
a gateway configured to provide at least a web service;
at least one sensor configured to measure a patient parameter;
a medical device configured to:
wirelessly power the at least one sensor,
communicate a sensor request to the at least one sensor,
receive a sensor data signal from the at least one sensor, and
communicate a sensor reading based on the sensor data signal to the gateway using the web service by communicating with the gateway through the web service, wherein the at least one sensor is separate from the medical device;
an RFID tag containing memory embedded with a wristband,
wherein;
the medical device is configured to communicate with the RFID tag to store the sensor reading within the RFID tag within a patient data store,
the wristband includes a wearable dock and a base member, and
the base member is configured to snap-fit into a wearable dock, and
a split-ring resonator affixed to the wristband, and configured to utilize dielectric loading from a capacitance of the patient to change the resonant frequency to be above the operating frequency of the RFID tag.