Patient monitoring system sensor communication procedure transmits sensor identity code before data transmission to allow plug and play central unit interface set up

摘要

A patient monitoring system sensor communication procedure transmits a sensor identity code before data transmission from each sensor to the central unit (70, 72) which sets up a communication interface protocol, format, cycle time and priority details from a data bank (73) and loads a sensor driver program to working memory. INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system using the procedure.