The invented non-invasive
vital signs monitor is in a flexible, nominally flat planar form having integral gel electrodes, a sticky-back rear surface, an internal flex circuit capable of sensing, recording and playing out several minutes of the most recently acquired ECG waveform data and a front surface that includes an outplay port. The invented non-invasive
body composition ‘risk’ monitor includes a
measurement device for monitoring one or more variables including
body fluid mass,
dehydration,
respiratory rate,
blood pressure, bio-impedance, cardiography such as
cardiac output, and body conformation parameters. The risk monitor may be provided in a lightweight carrying case into which the
vital signs monitor plugs. Finally, a lightweight portable probe or
transducer containing a transmissive or reflective electro-optical emitter and
receptor in the
infrared spectrum is fitted on a subject's finger or
toe. Associated
electronics energize and monitor the probe, detect cardio-rhythmic fluctuations therefrom, and process
digital data over a prescribed window to produce a non-invasive, qualitative or
quantitative measure of the subject's circulation. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a simple tri-color
LED array is used to indicate the subject's circulation as being normal, reduced, or borderline. Thus the
vital signs, bio-impedance, and circulation monitors may be independent or they may be integrated into one portable, non-invasive device that can concurrently monitor and locally display or remotely convey important
patient data including circulation data to a local subject or physician or to / from a remote patient medical
data center via
wireless telemetry for oversight, treatment and possible intervention by a remote physician.