MONITOR FOR MEASURING VITAL SIGNS AND RENDERING VIDEO IMAGES

摘要

The invention features a vital sign monitor that includes: (1) a sensor component that attaches to the patient and features an optical sensor and an electrical sensor that measure, respectively a first and second signal: and (2) a control component. The control component features: (1) an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the first signal and second signal into, respectively, a first digital signal and a second digital signal; (2) a CPU configured to operate an algorithm that generates a blood pressure value by processing with an algorithm the first digital signal and second digital signal; (3) a display element; (4) a graphical user interface generated by computer code operating on the CPU and configured to render on the display element the blood pressure value; and (5) a software component that renders video images on the display element. To capture video and audio information, the device further includes both a digital camera and a microphone.