Wireless, internet-based, medical diagnostic system

• US 20060142648A1
• Filed: 02/16/2006
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Triage Data Networks
• Original Assignee: Triage Data Networks
• Inventors: Banet, Matthew J., Murad, Robert, Schultz, Randon
• Application Number:
  US11/355,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/745 using a holographic display

Abstract

A system for monitoring a patient'"'"'s vital signs that features a vital-sign monitor including sensors for measuring from the patient at least one of the following vital-sign data: O₂ saturation, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, respirator rate, and blood glucose level. The system also includes a global positioning system that determines location-based data. A wireless transmitter, in electrical contact with the vital-sign monitor and global positioning system, receives the vital-sign and location-based data and wirelessly transmits these data through a conventional wireless network. A gateway software piece receives and processes the data from the wireless network and stores these data in a computer memory associated with a database software piece. The system also includes an Internet-based user interface that displays the vital sign data for both individual patients and care-providers.

Claims

1-32. -32. (canceled)

33. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a vital-sign monitor comprising sensors for measuring vital-sign information describing at least one of the following;

O₂ saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, electro-cardiogram, respiratory rate, temperature and blood glucose level;

a wireless transmitter in electrical communication with the vital-sign monitor and configured to;

i) receive the vital-sign information;

ii) receive signals from a network to determine location-based information; and

iii) wirelessly transmit both vital-sign and location-based information through the network to a central computer system;

a gateway software program configured to receive the vital-sign and location-based information;

a database software program configured to communicate with the gateway software program to receive the vital-sign and location-based information and store this information in a computer memory; and

a user interface configured to display the vital sign and location-based information.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the wireless network comprises short-range wireless transmitters and receivers.

35. The system of claim 34, wherein the short-range wireless transmitters and receivers operate on a protocol based on 802.11 or Bluetooth.

36. The system of claim 33, wherein the wireless transmitter further comprises a system for determining location-based information using a terrestrial GPS system.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the terrestrial GPS system operates on a CDMA or GSM network.

38. The system of claim 33, wherein the central computer system comprises the gateway software program, database software program, and user interface.

39. The system of claim 33, wherein the central computer system further comprises a messaging software program configured to transmit a text message in response to the vital sign information received by the wireless transmitter.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the central computer system further comprises an application software program that processes vital-sign information to generate an alert message.

41. The system of claim 40, wherein the application software program further comprises an algorithm that compares vital-sign information to a pre-determined level to generate the alert message.

42. The system of claim 40, wherein the system further comprises an application software program configured to process vital-sign information corresponding to multiple vital signs to generate the alert message.

43. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a patch configured to connect to the patient and comprising sensors for measuring pulse oximetry information;

a wireless transmitter comprised by the patch and configured to receive the pulse oximetry information and wirelessly transmit this information to a wireless network;

a gateway software program configured to receive the pulse oximetry information from the wireless network;

a database software program configured to communicate with the gateway software program to receive the pulse oximetry information and store this information in a computer memory; and

a user interface configured to display the pulse oximetry information.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the wireless network further comprises short-range wireless transmitters and receivers.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the short-range wireless transmitters and receivers operate on a protocol based on 802.11 or Bluetooth.

46. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a head-worn unit comprising sensors for measuring vital-sign information describing at least one of the following;

O₂ saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, electro-cardiogram, respiratory rate, and temperature;

a wireless transmitter within the head-worn unit configured to receive the vital-sign information and wirelessly transmit this information to a wireless network;

a gateway software program configured to receive the vital-sign information from the wireless network;

a database software program configured to communicate with the gateway software program and configured to receive the vital-sign information and store this information in a computer memory; and

a user interface configured to display the vital sign information.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein the head-worn unit is a pair of eyeglasses.

48. The system of claim 47, wherein the head-worn unit comprises a head'"'"'s up display.

49. The system of claim 46, wherein the wireless network further comprises short-range wireless transmitters and receivers.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein the short-range wireless transmitters and receivers operate on a protocol based on 802.11 or Bluetooth.