According to the structure is divided into four categories: portable monitor, plug-in monitor, remote monitor, Holter (24 h dynamic electrocardiogram ECG monitor.
According to the function is divided into three categories: bedside monitor, monitor, monitor from the hospital (telemetry monitor).
Bedside monitor is arranged in the bedside patient connected together instruments and various physiological parameters of the patient's state of continuous monitoring and be alarm display or recording, it can also with the central monitor constitute a whole to work.
The central monitor also known as the central system monitor, it is composed of the main monitor and a plurality of bedside monitor, the monitor can control the bedside monitor work, to a plurality of monitoring objects and monitoring, it is an important task is complete the automatic recording of all abnormal physiological parameters and medical records.
From the hospital (telemetry monitor) monitor the patient can carry small electronic monitor can be in inside and outside the hospital to the patient, some physiological parameters of continuous monitoring and non real time examination for the doctor.