Heart monitor with remote alarm capability
First Claim
1. A portable medical monitoring apparatus comprising:
- a portable monitoring device for medically monitoring to detect an occurrence of a predefined abnormal condition; and
a wireless transmitter attached to the device and configured for automatically wirelessly and directly communicating the occurrence to a portable phone upon detection by the device of said occurrence, the phone being configured to make an emergency call upon receiving the communication.
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Abstract
A mobile phone (108) is configured as an adjunct to a medical monitoring device (100) to make an emergency phone call (228) to a predetermined, trusted care-giver or -overseer (120) when an abnormal medical condition is detected by the device (204). The phone and the device preferably communicate wirelessly with each other, as through a Bluetooth connection (212). Preferably, the phone is equipped to play back a pre-recorded voice message on the phone call (236), which may include the current location of the patient (216, 220), instructions personalized to the care-giver (168), and an image or video playback of the patient. The phone may concurrently page emergency medical services.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable medical monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a portable monitoring device for medically monitoring to detect an occurrence of a predefined abnormal condition; and
a wireless transmitter attached to the device and configured for automatically wirelessly and directly communicating the occurrence to a portable phone upon detection by the device of said occurrence, the phone being configured to make an emergency call upon receiving the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A portable medical monitoring system comprising:
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a portable monitoring apparatus for medically monitoring to detect an occurrence of a predefined abnormal conditions; and
a portable phone having an automatic dialer and configured to, upon detecting of said occurrence by said apparatus, activate the automatic dialer to call a particular phone number, the phone being further configured to play a pre-recorded message on the call when the call is answered. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable medical monitoring method comprising the steps of:
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medically monitoring, with a portable monitoring device, to detect an occurrence of a predefined abnormal conditions;
automatically, wirelessly and directly communicating, by a wireless transmitter attached to the device, the occurrence to a portable phone upon detection by the device of said occurrence; and
making, by said phone, an emergency call upon receiving the communication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A portable medical monitoring method comprising:
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medically monitoring, by a portable medical monitoring apparatus, to detect an occurrence of a predefined abnormal condition;
upon detecting of said occurrence by said apparatus, activating all automatic dialer in the phone to call a particular phone number; and
playing, by said phone, a pre-recorded message on the call when the call is answered. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A portable medical monitoring apparatus comprising:
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a portable monitoring device for monitoring one or more medical conditions for the occurrence of one or more predefined abnormal conditions;
a portable communication device for receiving a signal from the portable monitoring device that one of the predefined abnormal conditions has occurred;
wherein the portable communication device relays the occurrence of the predefined abnormal condition to one or more selected emergency contacts by providing a notification of the occurrence of the abnormal condition that has occurred and a location of the of the portable monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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