Health monitoring apparatus for initiating a treatment of a patient based on physiological data with the aid of a digital computer
First Claim
1. A health monitoring apparatus for initiating a patient treatment based on physiological data with the aid of a digital computer, comprising:
- a wearable health monitor comprising;
a flexible backing;
a plurality of electrocardiographic electrodes comprised on the flexible backing and provided to sense a patient'"'"'s physiology over a monitoring period; and
a plurality of flexible circuit traces affixed at each end of the flexible backing with each circuit trace connecting one of the electrocardiographic electrodes and via which the sensed physiology is recorded by the wearable health monitor;
a download station configured to receive the physiology sensed by the wearable health monitor;
at least one computer interfaced to the download station, comprising;
a database configured to store the physiology and medical diagnostic criteria; and
a processor and a memory configured to store code executable by the processor and comprising;
a comparison module configured to generate a diagnostic overread of the physiology using the medical diagnostic criteria; and
an initiation module configured to initiating medical care of the patient with one or more pre-identified care providers via the computer based on the overread.
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Abstract
Individuals who suffer from certain kinds of medical conditions, particularly conditions that only sporadically exhibit measurable symptoms, can feel helpless in their attempts to secure access to medical care because, at least in part, they are left to the mercy of their condition to present symptoms at the right time to allow diagnosis and treatment. Providing these individuals with ambulatory extended-wear health monitors that record ECG and physiology, preferably available over-the-counter and without health insurance preauthorization, is a first step towards addressing their needs. In addition, these individuals need a way to gain entry into the health care system once a medically-actionable medical condition has been identified. Here, the ECG and physiology is downloaded and evaluated post-monitoring against medical diagnostic criteria. Medical specialists are pre-identified and paired up with key diagnostic findings, such that an individual whose monitoring data indicates a medical concern will be automatically referred and treated.
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10 Claims
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1. A health monitoring apparatus for initiating a patient treatment based on physiological data with the aid of a digital computer, comprising:
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a wearable health monitor comprising; a flexible backing; a plurality of electrocardiographic electrodes comprised on the flexible backing and provided to sense a patient'"'"'s physiology over a monitoring period; and a plurality of flexible circuit traces affixed at each end of the flexible backing with each circuit trace connecting one of the electrocardiographic electrodes and via which the sensed physiology is recorded by the wearable health monitor; a download station configured to receive the physiology sensed by the wearable health monitor; at least one computer interfaced to the download station, comprising; a database configured to store the physiology and medical diagnostic criteria; and a processor and a memory configured to store code executable by the processor and comprising; a comparison module configured to generate a diagnostic overread of the physiology using the medical diagnostic criteria; and an initiation module configured to initiating medical care of the patient with one or more pre-identified care providers via the computer based on the overread. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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