System and method for real-time monitoring, assessment, analysis, retrieval, and storage of physiological data over a wide area network

• US 20020198473A1
• Filed: 03/28/2002
• Published: 12/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abodyne,Inc.
• Original Assignee: Televital,Inc.
• Inventors: Kumar, Kishore, Rashinkar, Laxmikant
• Granted Patent: US 7,188,151 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/595
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• 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: H04L 67/025 for remote control or remote monitoring of applications

Abstract

A system and method are provided for network-based monitoring of physiological data. At least one patient-side device collects physiological data from a patient. A provider-side device receives the data from at least one patient-side device via a wide area network. An engine communicates with at least one patient-side device and the provider-side device. The engine manages transmission of the data from the patient-side device to the provider-side device.

Claims

1. A system for network-based monitoring of data from a patient-side physiological collecting device, comprising:

at least one patient-side device for collecting physiological data from a patient, the patient-side device being operatively coupled to a wide area network;

a provider-side device coupled to the network, the provider-side device receiving the data from the at least one patient-side device; and

an engine coupled to the network, the engine communicating with the at least one patient-side device and the provider-side device, the engine managing transmission of the data from the patient-side device to the provider-side device.

2. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is streamed to the provider-side device in real time.

3. The system as recited in claim 1, further comprising a storage device for storing the data.

4. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the at least one patient-side device includes at least one of:

a medical device for collecting biomedical data from the patient and a biofeedback device for collecting biofeedback data from the patient.

5. The system as recited in claim 4, further comprising a computing device interfacing with the at least one patient-side device, the computing device receiving a software module for managing communication with the at least one patient-side device from the engine.

6. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the computing device processes the data prior to receipt of the data by the engine .

7. The system as recited in claim 5, wherein the computing device includes a browser-based interface for allowing the patient to send communications to the provider-side device.

8. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein the communications include at least one of electronic mail, instant messaging, streaming audio, and streaming video.

9. The system as recited in claim 7, wherein the provider-side device includes a browser-based interface for allowing the provider to send communications to the computing device.

10. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the engine processes the data prior to receipt of the data by the provider-side device.

11. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data relates to at least one of cardiovascular readings, blood pressure readings, blood glucose readings, pulse oxymetry reading, urinary tract-related readings, vulva-related readings, fetal monitoring, hemodialysis, pulmonary data, and sleep-related readings, and fitness equipment readings.

12. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein a fee is charged for sending data to the provider-side device.

13. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the data is monitored for an event, wherein an alert is sent to at least one of the patient-side device and the provider-side device upon occurrence of the event.

14. The system as recited in claim 1, wherein the provider is allowed to remotely control the at least one patient-side device.

17. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the data is streamed to the provider-side device in real time.

18. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one patient-side device includes at least one of:

a medical device for collecting biomedical data from the patient and a biofeedback device for collecting biofeedback data from the patient.

19. The method as recited in claim 16, further comprising allowing communication between the patient and a provider, the communication type being selected from a group consisting of electronic mail, instant messaging, streaming audio, and streaming video.

20. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the data relates to at least one of cardiovascular readings, blood pressure readings, blood glucose readings, pulse oxymetry reading, urinary tract-related readings, vulva-related readings, fetal monitoring, hemodialysis, pulmonary data, and sleep-related readings, and fitness equipment readings.

21. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein a fee is charged for at least one of sending data to the provider-side device and for storing the data on a central server.

22. The method as recited in claim 16, wherein the at least one patient-side device is remotely controlled.

15. A system for network-based transmission of data from a patient-side physiological collecting device, comprising:

at least one patient-side device for collecting physiological data from a patient, the patient-side device being operatively coupled to a wide area network; and

a provider-side device coupled to the network, the at least one patient-side device sending the data to the provider-side device.

16. A method for network-based monitoring of physiological data, comprising:

collecting physiological data from a patient utilizing at least one patient-side device;

managing a transmission of the physiological data from the at least one patient-side device to a provider-side device, the data being transmitted utilizing a wide area network; and

storing the physiological data at a central site.