Display monitors and monitor mount

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11449101-B2
Application number	US-201916707577-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2019
Priority date	Dec 27, 2016
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

A system includes a monitor mount and first and second monitors. The monitor mount includes a first coupling, a second coupling, and a first power bus. The first monitor includes a first electronic visual display and has a size and shape configured to be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the first coupling. The first monitor can optionally be powered by the first power bus when secured to the monitor mount. The second monitor includes a second electronic visual display and a third coupling. The second monitor has a size and shape configured to: (i) be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the second coupling, (ii) detachably secure the first monitor by the third coupling, and (iii) surround at least a portion of the first electronic visual display when the first monitor is secured to the second monitor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a first monitor; and
a second monitor,
wherein:
the first monitor comprises a first electronic visual display;
the second monitor comprises a second electronic visual display;
the first monitor has a size and shape configured to be detachably secured to the second monitor;
the second monitor has a size and shape configured to surround at least a portion of the first electronic visual display when the first monitor is secured to the second monitor;
the first monitor and the second monitor include interfaces for docking to an external monitor mount; and
the first monitor and the second monitor are operable with or without being docked to the external monitor mount.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a power bus and the other of the first monitor and the second monitor is configured to be powered by the power bus when the first monitor is secured to the second monitor.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the other of the first monitor and the second monitor is operable solely via the power bus.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a self-contained power source configured to allow the one of the first monitor and the second monitor to be operated independently of the other of the first monitor and the second monitor.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a sensor interface configured to receive data generated by at least one physiological sensor configured to monitor a physiological parameter of a patient.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprises a wired connection to the sensor interface.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprises a wireless connection to the sensor interface.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second monitor further comprises a coupling and the second monitor is configured to detachably secure the first monitor by the coupling.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the coupling is a mechanical coupling.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the coupling is an electro-mechanical coupling.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the coupling is a magnetic coupling.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a communications interface configured to transmit and/or receive data over a computing network.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second monitor further comprises a second communications interface configured to transmit and/or receive data from at least one of a computing network and a first communications interface of the first monitor, such that the second monitor is configured to display at least a portion of the data on the second electronic visual display.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first monitor is configured to be transversely inserted into and removed from the second monitor.

15. A monitor comprising:
an electronic visual display;
wherein:
the monitor has a size and shape configured to detachably secure another monitor so as to surround at least a portion of an electronic visual display of the other monitor;
the monitor and the other monitor comprise interfaces for docking to an external monitor mount; and
the monitor and the other monitor are operable with or without being docked to the external monitor mount.

16. The monitor of claim 15 , further comprising a power bus.

17. The monitor of claim 15 , further comprising a self-contained power source.

18. The monitor of claim 15 , further comprising a sensor interface configured to receive data generated by at least one physiological sensor configured to monitor a physiological parameter of a patient.

19. The monitor of claim 15 , further comprising a coupling, wherein the monitor is configured to detachably secure the other monitor by the coupling.

20. The monitor of claim 19 , wherein the coupling is a mechanical coupling.

21. The monitor of claim 19 , wherein the coupling is an electro-mechanical coupling.

22. The monitor of claim 19 , wherein the coupling is a magnetic coupling.

23. The monitor of claim 15 , further comprising a communications interface configured to transmit and/or receive data from at least one of a computing network and the other monitor, such that the monitor is configured to display at least a portion of the data on the electronic visual display of the monitor.

24. The monitor of claim 15 , wherein the monitor is configured to transversely receive the other monitor.

25. A system comprising:
a monitor mount comprising a sensor connection, a first coupling and a second coupling;
a first monitor comprising a first electronic visual display, the first monitor having a size and shape configured to be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the first coupling; and
a second monitor comprising a second electronic visual display and a third coupling, the second monitor having a size and shape configured to: (i) be detachably secured to the monitor mount by the second coupling; (ii) detachably secure the first monitor by the third coupling; and (iii) surround at least a portion of the first electronic visual display when the first monitor is secured to the second monitor;
wherein securing the first monitor to the monitor mount expands the number of sensors available to the first monitor by coupling the first monitor to the sensor connection.

26. The system of claim 25 , wherein the monitor mount further comprises a power bus, and at least one of the first monitor and the second monitor, when secured to the monitor mount, is configured to be powered by the power bus.

27. The system of claim 25 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a power bus and the other of the first monitor and the second monitor is configured to be powered by the power bus when the first monitor is secured to the second monitor.

28. The system of claim 25 , wherein the other of the first monitor and the second monitor is operable solely via the power bus.

29. The system of claim 25 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a self-contained power source configured to allow the one of the first monitor and the second monitor to be operated independently of the other of the first monitor and the second monitor.

30. The system of claim 25 , wherein one of the first monitor and the second monitor further comprises a sensor interface configured to receive data generated by at least one physiological sensor configured to monitor a physiological parameter of a patient.

31. The system of claim 30 , wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprises a wired connection to the sensor interface.

32. The system of claim 30 , wherein the at least one physiological sensor comprises a wireless connection to the sensor interface.

33. The system of claim 25 , wherein the third coupling is a mechanical coupling.

34. The system of claim 25 , wherein the third coupling is an electro-mechanical coupling.

35. The system of claim 25 , wherein the third coupling is a magnetic coupling.

Assignees

• Draegerwerk Ag & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Eslava Juan P
• Lund Peter

Classifications

• A61B2560/0456

  Apparatus provided with a docking unit · CPC title

• A61B5/0205 Primary

  Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition · CPC title

• G06F1/1632 Primary

  External expansion units, e.g. docking stations · CPC title

• G06F1/1654

  the display being detachable, e.g. for remote use · CPC title

• A61B5/7275

  Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor · CPC title