Emergency medical diagnosis and communications device

• US 20070100213A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Clifford H. Kraft, Lady Dy, Vasilios Dossas
• Original Assignee: Clifford H. Kraft, Lady Dy, Vasilios Dossas
• Inventors: Kraft, Clifford, Dossas, Vasilios, Dy, Lady
• Application Number:
  US11/260,668
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100213A1
• 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 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• 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 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0531 Measuring skin impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14539 for measuring pH
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150022 for capillary blood or interstitial fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150221 Valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150229 Pumps for assisting the blood sampling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150251 Collection chamber divided into at least two compartments, e.g. for division of samples injection syringes having more than one chamber A61M5/19; syringes for injection of two or more media A61M5/2448, A61M5/284; sample preparation for further analysis A61B5/150755
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150328 by aseptic fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150358 Strips for collecting blood, e.g. absorbent optical reagent test strips G01N21/8483; chemical reagent test strips G01N33/4875, G01N33/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150389 : Hollow piercing elements, e.g. canulas, needles, for piercing the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150503 : Single-ended needles hollow piercing element tip design A61B5/150396, needle sets for catheters A61M25/06, needles for bringing media into the body A61M5/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150748 : Having means for aiding positioning of the piercing device at a location where the body is to be pierced means for aiding positioning of devices for bringing media into the body A61M5/427, locating blood vessels A61B5/489
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150763 : with identification means identification means for surgical instruments A61B90/90
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150854 : long distance, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/151 : Devices specially adapted for taking samples of capillary blood, e.g. by lancets , needles or blades
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15125 : comprising a vacuum or compressed fluids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1519 : comprising driving means, e.g. a spring, for propelling the piercing unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 : Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 : Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/415 : the glands, e.g. tonsils, adenoids or thymus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/418 : lymph vessels, ducts or nodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/443 : Evaluating skin constituents, e.g. elastin, melanin, water
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 : Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 : Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/741 : using synthesised speech
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/749 : Voice-controlled interfaces

Abstract

A portable emergency medical device capable of communicating with a remote location preferably as a cellular telephone that can measure one or more human vital parameters such as pulse rate, body temperature, skin moisture, blood pressure, ECG or blood chemistry and can receive symptoms from a user either by voice recognition or by keypad and can provide an expert medical diagnosis. The device can store a complete medical history for one or more users and can use an expert system to make the diagnosis. The device can make an emergency medical call either on command or automatically requesting help and optionally supplying medical information and/or GPS location information.

Claims

1. A portable personal medical diagnosis device comprising:

a support member;

a processor and memory disposed on said support member;

a test probe electrically coupled to said processor, said test probe measuring at least one human parameter;

a device operatively associated with said processor for entering at least one symptom into said processor;

a reasoning program contained in said memory and running on said processor, the program using said human parameter from said probe and said symptom to produce a medical diagnosis;

communications circuitry contained disposed on said support member;

said processor cooperating with said communication circuitry to transmit signals to medical services.

2. The portable personal medical device of claim 1 wherein said communications circuitry is cellular telephone circuitry.

3. The portable personal medical diagnosis device of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of test probes each electrically coupled to said processor wherein each of said probes measures a separate human parameter.

4. The portable personal medical diagnosis device of claim 1 wherein said human parameter is chosen from the group consisting of pulse rate, blood pressure, ECG, body temperature and skin resistance.

5. The portable personal medical diagnosis device of claim 1 wherein said human parameter is a human blood chemical parameter.

6. The portable personal medical diagnosis device of claim 5 wherein said human blood parameter is a member of the group consisting of blood oxygen, blood oxygen saturation, blood carbon dioxide, blood pH, total CK, CK-MB, AST, myoglobin, serium ketones, BUN, blood electrolytes and blood glucose.

7. The portable personal medical diagnosis device of claim 1 wherein said memory contains a personal medical history.

8. The portable personal medical diagnosis device of claim 1 wherein said housing also contains a GPS receiver.

9. A cellular telephone adapted to act as a personal medical agent comprising:

cellular telephone electronic circuitry;

a medical probe for measuring at least one human medical parameter;

a device for collecting at least one medical symptom from a user;

a processor operatively associated with said cellular circuitry, the medical probe and the device, said processor running a reasoning program that uses said medical parameter and said symptom to produce a medical diagnosis, said processor initiating a signal using said cellular telephone electronic circuitry if said medical diagnosis indicates a predetermined condition or if requested by said user.

10. The cellular telephone of claim 9 further comprising a medical history database stored in a memory.

11. The cellular telephone of claim 10 wherein said processor also uses said medical history in producing said diagnosis.

12. The cellular telephone of claim 9 wherein said human medical parameter is chosen from the group consisting of body temperature, skin moisture, pulse rate, blood pressure, ECG and blood chemistry.

13. The cellular telephone of claim 9 wherein said reasoning program is an expert system.

14. The cellular telephone of claim 9 further containing a GPS receiver.

15. A method of diagnosing a medical condition using a handheld person medical agent comprising the steps of:

providing a handheld medical agent capable of measuring a human medical parameter from a user, collecting a human medical symptom from said user and initiating a cellular telephone call;

causing said agent to measure said parameter;

causing said agent to collect said symptom;

providing said agent with a processor running a decision program wherein said program uses said parameter and said symptom to produce a medical diagnosis;

displaying or printing the diagnosis.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising providing said handheld medical agent with a medical history for an individual.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said decision program also uses said medical history to produce said diagnosis.

18. The method of claim 15 wherein said agent places a cellular telephone call to emergency response personnel automatically after a predetermined time if said diagnosis indicates a potentially serious medical condition and said user fails to initiate said call.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein said agent contains a GPS receiver.

20. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of automatically placing a cellular telephone call in response to said diagnosis.