Measurement apparatus for physiological parameters

• US 10,004,402 B2
• Filed: 09/20/2017
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Omni Continuum LLC
• Original Assignee: Omni Medsci, Inc.
• Inventors: Islam, Mohammed N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hellner, Mark
• Application Number:
  US15/710,804
• Publication Number:
  US 20180028061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 279 Days
• Field of Search: 600300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/0004 for electronic operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00042 for mechanical operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/05 Surgical care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/70 Manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0013 Medical image data A61B1/00011, A61B6/56, A61B8/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0075 by spectroscopy, i.e. measuring spectra, e.g. Raman spectroscopy, infrared absorption spectroscopy A61B5/0071 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0084 for introduction into the body, e.g. by catheters A61B5/1459 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02042 Determining blood loss or bleeding, e.g. during a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/06 Devices, other than using radiation, for detecting or locating foreign bodies for removing same A61B17/50 ; determining position of probes within or on the body of the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/749 Voice-controlled interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H01S 3/302 : in an optical fibre

Abstract

Measurement apparatus includes sensors configured to generate signals associated with physiological parameters and adapted to be coupled to tissue comprising blood and to communicate signals associated with the parameters to feedback control circuitry capable of generating physiological information from the signals. A software application is configured to operate on a control system capable of receiving the physiological information and configured to receive voice input signals and manually entered input signals. The control system includes a touch-screen, a proximity sensor, circuitry for obtaining movement information from a positioning sensor, a mechanical system having actuators, and a wireless transmitter to transmit the physiological information over a wireless link to a host. The host is configured to generate status information from the data and includes a memory storage device for recording the status information and a communication device communicating the status information to display output devices that may be located remotely.

Claims

1. A measurement apparatus comprising:

one or more sensors configured to generate signals associated with one or more physiological parameters,

wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to be coupled to tissue comprising blood and to communicate to feedback control circuitry at least a portion of the signals associated with one or more physiological parameters,

the feedback control circuitry capable of generating physiological information from the at least a portion of the signals associated with one or more physiological parameters,

a software application configured to operate on a control system that is capable of receiving at least some of the physiological information, the control system configured to receive voice input signals and manually entered input signals and comprising a touch-screen, a proximity sensor, circuitry configured to determine movement information from a positioning sensor, a mechanical system comprising one or more actuators, and a wireless transmitter to transmit data, including at least some of the physiological information, over a wireless link to a host.

2. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is capable of measuring heart rate and blood oxygen level.

3. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to be inserted into a user'"'"'s body, and the measurement apparatus further comprises a flexible portion.

4. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more semiconductor diodes generating an input light beam, and a lens system configured to receive at least a portion of the input light beam and configured to communicate at least the portion of the input light beam onto the tissue comprising blood.

5. The measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein alarms or alerts are generated based on the signals from the one or more sensors.

6. A measurement apparatus comprising:

a flexible portion, adapted to be inserted into a user'"'"'s body, including one or more sensors configured to generate a plurality of different signals associated with one or more physiological parameters, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to be coupled to a tissue comprising blood, the measurement apparatus configured to communicate with a software application configured to operate on a control system adapted to receive and process physiological information, the control system comprising a touch-screen, a proximity sensor, circuitry for obtaining movement information from a positioning sensor, a mechanical system comprising one or more actuators, and a wireless transmitter to transmit data over a wireless link to a host, the software application operable to generate the physiological information based at least in part on the different signals from the one or more sensors, at least some of the physiological information comprising at least a part of the data, wherein the control system is further configured to receive voice input signals and manually entered input signals, and wherein alarms or alerts are capable of being generated based on the different signals from the one or more sensors; and

wherein the control system improves a signal-to-noise ratio of the different signals with a differential measurement based on the different signals.

7. The measurement apparatus of claim 6, wherein the host is configured to generate status information from the data.

8. The measurement apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control system further comprises knobs and buttons.

9. The measurement apparatus of claim 8, wherein the control system is further coupled to one or more semiconductor diodes configured to generate an input light beam, and a lens system configured to receive at least a portion of the input light beam and configured to communicate at least the portion of the input light beam onto the user'"'"'s body.

10. The measurement apparatus of claim 9, wherein at least the portion of the input light beam is adapted for use in diagnostics, wherein the diagnostics comprise a spectroscopic procedure, and wherein the spectroscopic procedure is based at least in part on a comparison of amplitudes at a plurality of associated wavelengths transmitted or reflected from the user'"'"'s body.

11. The measurement apparatus of claim 6, wherein the measurement apparatus is further coupled to feedback control circuitry, the feedback control circuitry capable of receiving at least a portion of the signals associated with one or more physiological parameters.

12. The measurement apparatus of claim 6, wherein the measurement apparatus communicates to the control system through a base, the base capable of receiving at least a portion of the signals associated with one or more physiological parameters.

13. A measurement apparatus comprising:

one or more sensors configured to generate signals associated with one or more physiological parameters, the physiological parameters including at least one of blood pressure, heart rate and blood oxygen level, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to be coupled to tissue comprising blood and is adapted to be inserted into an orifice associated with a user, and wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is capable of generating data associated with proximity to the tissue comprising blood;

the measurement apparatus configured to communicate with a software application configured to operate on a control system adapted to receive and process physiological information, the control system comprising a touch-screen, a mechanical system comprising one or more actuators, and a wireless transmitter to transmit data over a wireless link to a host, the software application operable to generate the physiological information based at least in part on the signals from the one or more sensors, at least some of the physiological information comprising at least a part of the data, wherein the control system is further configured to receive voice input signals and manually entered input signals.

14. The measurement apparatus of claim 13, wherein the host is configured to generate status information from the data.

15. The measurement apparatus of claim 13, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to provide positioning information.

16. The measurement apparatus of claim 13, wherein the control system further comprises knobs and buttons.

17. The measurement apparatus of claim 16, wherein the control system is further coupled to one or more semiconductor diodes configured to generate an input light beam, and a lens system configured to receive at least a portion of the input light beam and configured to communicate at least the portion of the input light beam onto the user.

18. The measurement apparatus of claim 17, wherein at least the portion of the input light beam is adapted for use in diagnostics, wherein the diagnostics comprise a spectroscopic procedure, and wherein the spectroscopic procedure is based at least in part on a comparison of amplitudes at a plurality of associated wavelengths transmitted or reflected from the user.

19. The measurement apparatus of claim 13, further coupled to a speaker and a microphone and arranged to minimize background noise.

20. The measurement apparatus of claim 13, wherein at least one of a host or the control system includes voice recognition software to process at least a portion of the voice input signals.

21. A measurement apparatus comprising:

at least one sensor having a flexible portion adapted to be inserted into a user'"'"'s body and coupled to a tissue comprising blood, the at least one sensor configured to generate a plurality of different signals associated with one or more physiological parameters,

the measurement apparatus configured to communicate through a base to a software application configured to operate on a control system adapted to receive and process physiological information, the control system comprising a touch-screen, a proximity sensor, circuitry configured to obtain movement information from a positioning sensor, a mechanical system comprising one or more actuators, and a wireless transmitter to transmit data over a wireless link to a host, and wherein the control system improves a signal-to-noise ratio of the different signals with a differential measurement based on the different signals;

wherein the software application is operable to generate the physiological information based at least in part on the different signals from the one or more sensors, at least some of the physiological information comprising at least a part of the data, wherein the control system is further configured to receive voice input signals and manually entered input signals, and wherein alarms or alerts are capable of being generated based on the different signals from the one or more sensors.