Telemeter for medical care

• US 20040106854A1
• Filed: 11/29/2002
• Published: 06/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fukuda Denshi Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Fukuda Denshi Company Limited
• Inventors: Muraki, Yoshiya
• Application Number:
  US10/305,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20040106854A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home

Abstract

The present invention provides a telemeter for medical care to determine position information of a patient in a narrow range in the following manner. Position information transmitters using electromagnetic induction radio are arranged at necessary positions in a medical facility, and a receiver for receiving position information is built in the telemeter for medical care carried by each of patients. The position information is superimposed on a signal transmitted by the telemeter transmitter for medical care and a receiving device receives the position information together with the living body information of the patient. Further, the past position information of the patient is stored and compared with the present position information of the patient.

Claims

1. A telemeter for medical care comprising:

a position information transmitter using electromagnetic induction radio arranged at a necessary position in a medical facility;

a receiver that is built in a telemeter transmitter for medical care and receives position information transmitted by the position information transmitter;

a superimposing device that superimposes the position information on a signal transmitted by the telemeter transmitter for medical care;

a receiver that receives the position information together with living body information; and

a display device that displays the received living body information together with the received position information.

2. A telemeter for medical care as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a storage device that stores the position information together with time information;

a processing device that narrows down and pinpoints a present position and a direction of movement from the past position information previously stored and newest position information; and

a display device that displays the narrowed and pinpointed position together with the living body information.

3. A telemeter for medical care as claimed in claim 1, wherein the position information transmitter has a frequency modulator that modulates a carrier wave of the position information superimposed on electromagnetic induction radio transmitted by itself.

4. A telemeter for medical care as claimed in claim 2, wherein the position information transmitter has a frequency modulator that modulates a carrier wave of the position information superimposed on electromagnetic induction radio transmitted by itself.