Patient monitoring device

Abstract

A device is provided for monitoring patients, which is used to detect and process physiological data of a patient, which are measured by sensors. To make possible the most flexible use possible in patient monitoring, especially the connection of additional special sensors ( ) and to ensure simple handling of the device even in the case of transportation, the patient monitoring device has a transportable terminal ( ), which has connections ( ) for connection to sensors ( ) for measuring physiological parameters of the patient and signal processing devices ( ) for receiving and processing the sensor signals received, and is provided with a network adapter ( ) for forwarding the processed sensor data to a stationary medical workplace ( ) with display and alarm devices, as well as one or more expansion modules ( ) for the connection of additional desired sensors ( ). Wherein the housing ( ) of the terminal ( ) is provided with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of the transport display module ( ) on one side and with a connection mechanism for the positive-locking coupling of an expansion module ( ) for receiving signals of additional sensors ( ) on the other side. Electrical contacts ( ) are also provided on the terminal ( ), the contacts ( ) being designed such that they come into connection with complementary contacts ( ) on the transport display module ( ) and on the expansion module ( ) at the time of the coupling of the connection mechanism to establish the electric connection.