Method and system for implementing alarms for medical device through mobile device

• US 10,109,170 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2015
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Precision Biosensor Inc.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jong-rip, Kim, Hang-chan, Lee, Sung-hwa, Lee, Chang-sub, Choi, Sung-ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US14/985,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20160110985A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 34053912, 705 2, 455 661, 455411
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3827 Portable transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm

Abstract

Provided are a method and system for implementing alarms for a medical device through a mobile device. The method includes: storing details of examination of a specimen (hereinafter, referred to as examination details) in the medical device, wherein the storing is performed by the medical device; accessing the medical device and establishing a connection with the medical device, wherein the accessing and the establishing of the connection is performed by the mobile device; reading the examination details stored in the medical device, wherein the reading is performed by the mobile device; analyzing the read examination details, wherein the analyzing is performed by the mobile device; and implementing an alarm if the result of analysis satisfies a predetermined criterion, wherein the implementing is performed by the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of providing a notification by a mobile device, the method comprising:

establishing a connection between the mobile device and a medical device;

reading a result of examination of a specimen from the medical device at predetermined periods of time;

setting a plurality of criteria to provide the notification about the result of the examination;

determining whether the result of the examination satisfies at least one criterion of the plurality of criteria; and

outputting the notification in response to the result of the examination satisfying the at least one criterion,

wherein a corresponding notification is set differently for each of the plurality of criteria, and the corresponding notification comprises any one or any combination of a sound, a vibration, and a visual display element.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining the connection only while the mobile device reads the result of examination information from the medical device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining comprises determining that the result of the examination satisfies the at least one criterion of the plurality of criteria when the result of the examination of the specimen deviates from a preset range and falls within a critical range.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing a list of a plurality of medical devices that are distinguished by an icon or an identifier.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying information by the mobile device on a screen,

wherein the information is about a current status of the medical device that is received from the medical device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the current status is at least one from among a standby status, an off status, a disconnected status, and an examination in-progress status.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein examination history is represented by displaying information of the examination history on the screen by a percentage value or a graphical representation.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input that selects a type of the notification; and

outputting the notification with the selected type.

5. A mobile device comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate with a medical device;

a processor configured to;

establish a connection with the medical device to read a result of examination of a specimen at predetermined periods of time;

set a plurality of criteria to provide a notification about the result of the examination; and

determine whether the result of the examination satisfies at least one criterion of the plurality of criteria; and

an output device configured to output a notification in response to the result of the examination satisfying the at least one criterion

wherein a corresponding notification is set differently for each of the plurality of criteria, and the corresponding notification comprises any one or any combination of a sound, a vibration, and a visual display element.

6. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to control the communication interface to maintain the connection only while the mobile device establishes the connection with the medical device and receives the results of the examination from the medical device.

7. The mobile device of claim 5, wherein when the result of the examination of the specimen deviates from a preset range and falls within a critical range, the processor determines that the result of the examination satisfies the at least one criterion of the plurality of criteria.

8. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the medical device provides a list of a plurality of medical devices that is distinguished by an icon or an identifier.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program that is executable by a computing device to perform a method comprising:

establishing a connection between the computing device and a medical device;

reading a result of examination of a specimen from the medical device at predetermined periods of time;

setting a plurality of criteria to provide a notification about the result of the examination;

determining whether the result of the examination satisfies at least one criterion of the plurality of criteria; and

controlling the computing device to output the notification in response to the result of the examination satisfying the at least one criterion,

wherein a corresponding notification is set differently for each of the plurality of criteria, and the corresponding notification comprises any one or any combination of a sound, a vibration, and a visual display element.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, further comprising maintaining the only while the mobile device establishes the connection with the medical device and receives the examination result from the medical device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the determining comprises determining that the result of the examination satisfies the at least one criterion of the plurality of criteria when the result of the examination deviates from a preset range and falls within a critical range.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprising providing a list of a plurality of medical devices that are distinguished by an icon or an identifier.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the method further comprises receiving an input that selects a type of the notification, and controlling the mobile device to output the notification with the selected type.