Internet-based disease monitoring system

• US 10,638,957 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mirza M. Zubair
• Original Assignee: Mirza M. Zubair
• Inventors: Mirza, M. Zubair
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Jacqueline
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Tho Q
• Application Number:
  US14/854,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20160103966A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,695 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0873 using optical means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/09 using an element rotated by the flow toys actuated by air current A63H33/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for synchronizing content

Abstract

An Internet-based disease monitoring system may include a network-based disease sensor device, which is coupled to a sensor, such as a spirometer. A remote server may be coupled to the network-based disease sensor device to provide analysis of input signals from the sensor. The remote server may be able to provide various services for grouping or handling functions relating to such input signals. A service may provide the ability to aggregate input signals from multiple sensors coupled to sensor devices and provide predictive modeling or statistical analysis, which may then be used to adjust future input signals. A service may also contain instructions how to handle billing based on usage of the network-based disease sensor device.

Claims

1. A medical device comprising:

a mouthpiece in fluid connectivity with a flow chamber housing;

a spring-loaded vane mounted for pivoting bidirectional movement about an axis in a central portion of the flow chamber housing, the spring-loaded vane comprising at least one light pipe for transmitting light from a light source to an interior wall of the flow chamber housing; and

a sensor transmission module housing detachably coupled to the flow chamber housing, the sensor transmission housing comprising;

the light source operative for emitting light onto the interior wall of the flow chamber housing via the at least one light pipe;

an image sensor coupled to a digital signal processor, wherein the image sensor is configured for;

receiving reflected light from the interior wall of the flow chamber housing; and

capturing images based on the received reflected light;

the digital signal processor operatively coupled to at least one processor, the digital signal processor configured for receiving the images from the image sensor and determining coordinates corresponding to displacement of the spring-loaded vane; and

the at least one processor operatively coupled to a transmitter, the at least one processor configured for transmitting, via the transmitter, text data comprising the determined coordinates and an identifier associated with the medical device to a mobile device for further transmission to at least one server for processing.

2. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the light source is a light-emitting diode.

3. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the light source is a laser diode.

4. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the light source and the image sensor are a single device.

5. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the light pipe is aligned with an axis that extends diagonally from a bottom of the spring-loaded vane to a top of the spring-loaded vane.

6. The medical device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured for receiving the determined coordinates from the digital signal processor, converting the determined coordinates to text data, encrypting the text data, and creating a data package comprising the encrypted text data and the identifier associated with the medical device.

7. The medical device of claim 6, wherein the at least one server is configured for analyzing the text data based at least in part on the identifier associated with the medical device.