| abstract |
A real time biological data processing PC card (10) is lightweight, cost effective, and portable. The real time biological data processing PC card is capable of converting a host personal computer system (27) into a powerful diagnostic instrument. Each real time biological data processing PC card is adapted to input, and process biological data from one or more biological data sensors (21). It is interchangeable with other real time biological data processing PC cards. A practitioner having three different real time biological data processing PC cards, for example, each one corresponding to a different biological data collection device, effectively carries three full sized, powerful diagnostic instruments. The full resources of a host personal computer can be utilized, and converted into a powerful diagnostic instrument, for each biological data collection device, by the insertion of one of the real time biological data processing PC cards. |