Modular Technical Concepts for Ambulatory Monitoring of Risk Patients Based on Multiple Parameters and an Automatic Alarm Function

Technical concepts of a multi-parameter-based system are described which can be used for continuous ambulatory monitoring of several vital signs. When critical or fatal events are detected, an automatic alarm is generated including information about the patient´s position (global positioning system, GPS) and additional messages. A lot of vital parameters are continuously monitored by “bio detectors” which are connected with a mobile data acquisition system carried by the patient. This data acquisition system interacts with a mobile phone so that an alarm can immediately be sounded in cases of critical or fatal events. Other episodes relevant for the patient´s long-term prognosis without leading to life-threatening outcomes can be stored for elective analyses without generating an alarm. Moreover, patients can manually give an alarm on demand. Potential false alarms can be manually canceled. In further stages of development these technical components could interact with electronic control systems of cars so that cars could be immediately stopped if the driver becomes unconscious.