The vital signs monitor (referred to as the patient monitor) is a device or system that measures and controls the patient’s physiological parameters, and can be compared with the known set values. If it exceeds the limit, it can issue an alarm. The monitor can continuously monitor the physiological parameters of the patient for 24 hours, detect the trend of change, point out the critical situation, and provide the basis for the doctor’s emergency treatment and treatment, so as to minimize the complications and achieve the purpose of alleviating and eliminating the condition. In the past, patient monitors were only used for clinical monitoring of critically ill patients. Now with the advancement of biomedical sciences, monitors have been widely used in clinics, expanding from the original departments of anesthesia, ICU, CCU, ER, etc. to neurology, brain surgery, Orthopedics, respiratory, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology and other departments have become indispensable monitoring equipment in clinical treatment.
2.Classification of patient monitors
Patient Monitors are classified according to their functions, and can be divided into bedside monitors, central monitors, and outpatient monitors. The bedside monitor is a monitor connected to the patient by the bedside. It can monitor various physiological parameters such as ECG, blood pressure, respiration, body temperature, heart function and blood gas. With the rapid development of communication networks, a single monitor to monitor patients can no longer meet the processing and monitoring of a large number of patient information. Through the central network information system, multiple monitors in the hospital can be networked to improve work efficiency. Especially at night, when there are few staff, multiple patients can be monitored at the same time. Through intelligent analysis and alarm, each patient can be monitored and treated in time. The central monitoring system is connected to the hospital network system to collect and store the relevant information of patients in other departments of the hospital, so that all the patient’s examinations and conditions in the hospital can be stored in the central information system, which is convenient for better diagnosis and treatment. The discharge monitor allows the patient to carry a small electronic monitor with him, which is to track and monitor the patient’s follow-up cure. Especially for some patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, their heart rate and blood glucose concentration should be monitored in real time. Once related problems are found, they can be reported to the police for diagnosis and treatment in time, and play an important role.
With the steady growth of the medical device market in my country, the market demand for medical monitors is also expanding, and there is still a lot of room for the needs of hospitals and patients to fill. At the same time, the systematic and modular design of medical monitors can effectively meet the professional requirements of various departments in the hospital. At the same time, according to the new national infrastructure, wireless, informatization and 5G telemedicine are also the development directions of medical monitoring systems. , Only in this way can we realize intelligence and meet the needs of hospitals and patients.
Post time: Dec-03-2020