Wearable device, system and method for monitoring physiological and/or environmental parameters

• US 20070197878A1
• Filed: 07/10/2005
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dror Shklarski
• Original Assignee: Dror Shklarski
• Inventors: Shklarski, Dror
• Application Number:
  US11/631,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20070197878A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0271 using a remote monitoring unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0462 Apparatus with built-in sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A system, device and method are provided for monitoring parameters, comprising a wireless mobile monitoring device including an array of sensors; and a medical center server enabled to remotely reconfigure the functioning of the monitoring device. In some embodiments the system may be remotely customized by the server. The array of sensors may include one or more physiological sensors and/or one or more environmental sensors. The monitoring device may function in keeper mode, extended mode, and/or emergency mode, and may enable measurement of one or more selected parameters continuously and/or intermittently. In some embodiments the communications between the monitoring device and the medical center are encrypted and/or authenticated.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring parameters, comprising a medical center server enabled to remotely reconfigure the functioning of a wireless mobile monitoring device, said device including an array of sensors.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the functioning of said array of sensors may be remotely customized by said server.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said array of sensors includes at least one physiological sensor.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said array of sensors includes a plurality of physiological sensors.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said array of sensors includes a plurality of environmental sensors.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said array of sensors includes at least one physiological sensor and at least one environmental sensor.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said monitoring device is to perform one or more functions selected from the group consisting of measuring parameters, transmitting parameter data, processing parameter data, analyzing parameter data, initiating device actions, updating parameter settings, providing warnings, and providing instructions.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said monitoring device is to function in one or more of keeper mode, extended mode, and emergency mode.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said monitoring device is to measure one or more selected parameters continuously and/or intermittently.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said monitoring device is to automatically send a warning message to said medical center server if parameters measured exceed a selected threshold.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said remote configuration of said mobile monitoring device includes remotely implementing a customized software update.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein communications between said monitoring device and said medical center are encrypted.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein communications between said monitoring device and said medical center are authenticated.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein communications between said monitoring device and said medical center are encrypted and authenticated.

15. The system of claim 1, comprising a synchronization module.

16. The system of claim 1, comprising an update module.

17. The system of claim 17, comprising a data encryption module and a data authentication module.

18. A device for monitoring of parameters, the device comprising:

an array of sensors, each sensor having a sensor controller; and

a main controller to enable reconfiguration of said sensor controllers by commands received from a remote server.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein said array of sensors includes at least one sensor to measure physiological parameters and at least one sensor to measure environmental parameters.

20. The device of claim 18, wherein said array of sensors includes one or more sensors selected from the group consisting of an ECG sensor, Oxygen level sensor, pulse sensor, blood pressure sensor, SpA₂ sensor, glucose level sensor, sweat sensor, skin temperature sensor, pH level sensor, external temperature sensor, air humidity level sensor, and pollution level sensor.

21. The device of claim 18, comprising a synchronization module.

22. The device of claim 18, comprising an update module.

23. The device of claim 18, comprising a data encryption module.

24. The device of claim 18, comprising a data authentication module.

25. The device of claim 18, comprising a data encryption module and a data authentication module.

26. A method for remotely reconfiguring a monitoring device, the method comprising:

transmitting commands to a wireless monitoring device, from a medical center server, to remotely reconfigure settings of said device; and

reconfiguring settings of said device, by a main controller in said wireless monitoring device.

27. The method of claim 26, comprising checking the validity of said commands.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein said wireless monitoring device includes an array of sensors, said sensors enabled to be individually reconfigured by said medical center server.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein said array of sensors includes one or more sensors selected from the group consisting of an ECG sensor, Oxygen level sensor, pulse sensor, blood pressure sensor, SpA₂ sensor, glucose level sensor, sweat sensor, skin temperature sensor, pH level sensor, external temperature sensor, air humidity level sensor, and pollution level sensor.

30. The method of claim 26, comprising remotely initiating one or more actions in said wireless monitoring device, by said medical center server.

31. The method of claim 26, wherein said remote configuration includes implementing customized software updates.

32. The method of claim 26, comprising remotely updating client software in said wireless monitoring device, by said medical center server.

33. The method of claim 26, comprising encrypting data communicated between said wireless monitoring device and said medical center server.

34. The method of claim 26 comprising authenticating data communicated between said wireless monitoring device and said medical center server.

35. The method of claim 26, comprising authenticating data and encrypting data communicated between said wireless monitoring device and said medical center server.