Appeal 2006-1971
Application 10/144,224
1 f) means for determining at least one value of
2 at least one vital sign of the patient from said
3 collected optical signals, said at least one vital sign
4 selected from the group consisting of cardiac pulse
5 rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, blood
6 pressure, and respiratory rate;
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8 g) means for reporting said at least one value of
9 said at least one blood parameter and said at least
10 one value of said at least one vital sign; and
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12 h) means for providing an alarm when (1) said
13 at least one value of said at least one vital sign
14 crosses a specified cut-off value or (2) the rate of
15 change in said at least one value of said at least
16 one vital sign crosses a specified cut-off value or
17 (3) said at least one value of said at least one blood
18 parameter crosses a specified cut-off value or (4)
19 the rate of change in the at least one value of the at
20 least one blood parameter crosses a specified cut-
21 off value.
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23 REFERENCES OF RECORD
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25 The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
26 appeal is:
27 Gravenstein US 5,101,825 Apr. 07, 1992
28 Mendelson US 5,137,023 Aug. 11, 1992
29 Simons US 5,152,296 Oct. 06, 1992
30 Steuer US 5,372,136 Dec. 13, 1994
31 Osemwota US 5,833,602 Nov. 10, 1998
32 Arakaki US 5,931,779 Aug. 03, 1999
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