VITAL SIGNS MONITOR USED FOR CONDITIONING A PATIENT'S RESPONSE

• US 20050148882A1
• Filed: 03/01/2005
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Triage Wireless, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Triage Wireless INCC
• Inventors: Jaime, Manuel Eduardo, Banet, Matthew John
• Application Number:
  US10/906,665
• Publication Number:
  US 20050148882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/485
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/01 Emergency care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/16 Details of sensor housings or probes; Details of structural supports for sensors A61B2560/0462 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02125 of pulse wave propagation time
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6832 using adhesives A61B5/259 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention provides a method for monitoring a patient, comprising the following steps: 1) outfitting the patient with a ambulatory blood pressure monitor that features an optical system for measuring blood pressure without using a cuff, and a wireless system configured to send and receive information sent from an Internet-based system through a wireless network; 2) sending from the Internet-based system to the ambulatory blood pressure monitor a signal that indicates a blood pressure level; 3) comparing a blood pressure value measured with the ambulatory blood pressure monitor to the blood pressure level; and 4) generating a signal in response to the comparing step.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring blood pressure, the system comprising:

a monitoring device comprising a patch sensor component that generates an optical signal;

and a processing component configured to process the optical signal with calibration information to obtain blood pressure information, and then compare the blood pressure information to a pre-programmed value to generate a signal.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an audio component.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the audio component is further configured to receive the signal and in response generate an audio alert.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display component.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the display component is further configured to receive the signal and in response display an alert message.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a drug-delivery system.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transceiver.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to send and receive information through a wireless network.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising an Internet-based system configured to send information through the wireless network to the wireless transceiver, and receive information through the wireless network from the wireless transceiver.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the Internet-based system is further configured to send information describing a blood pressure level to the processing component.

11. A method for monitoring a patient, comprising the following steps:

outfitting the patient with a ambulatory blood pressure monitor comprising an optical system that measures blood pressure without using a cuff, and a wireless system configured to send and receive information sent from an Internet-based system through a wireless network;

sending from the Internet-based system to the ambulatory blood pressure monitor a signal that indicates a blood pressure level;

comparing a blood pressure value measured with the ambulatory blood pressure monitor to the blood pressure level; and

generating a signal in response to the comparing step.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising a step for generating an audio alert in response to the signal.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the audio alert indicates to the patient that their blood pressure value is above or below the blood pressure level.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising a step for generating a visual alert in response to the signal.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the visual alert indicates to the patient that their blood pressure value is above or below the blood pressure level.