Ambulatory Physiological Monitor Having A Patient-Activated Emergency Alert Cancellation Feature

摘要

An ambulatory physiological monitor ( 10 ) is provided. The monitor includes at least one sensor for detecting at least one physiological parameter of a patient and a housing ( 42 ) adapted to be secured to the patient. A circuit ( 50 ) is located in the housing for receiving and processing a signal representative of the physiological parameter from the sensor to generate recordable physiological data and for determining if the data exceeds a preestablished alarm limit. An event indicator ( 12 ) is coupled to the housing for notifying the patient when the alarm limit has been exceeded. A wireless transmitter ( 28 ), operationally coupled to the circuit, is located in the housing for transmitting an emergency notification when the alarm limit has been exceeded. A patient-operable actuator ( 22 ) is coupled to the housing for preventing transmission of the emergency notification by the wireless transmitter upon activation by the patient within a predetermined time after the alarm limit has been exceeded.