RFID enabled apparatus for monitoring a medical status and a method thereof

• US 20080027288A1
• Filed: 07/31/2006
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA Incorporated (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Renz, Jorg
• Application Number:
  US11/496,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20080027288A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• 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 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method for monitoring a medical status of a user. The system and method includes a radio frequency identification transmitter for transmitting the medical status of the user, a radio frequency identification receiver for receiving the medical status of the user and comparing the medical status of the user to a first threshold value and a second threshold value, and a network for communicating the received medical status of the user to a second user.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a medical status of a user comprising:

a radio frequency identification transmitter for transmitting the medical status of the user;

a radio frequency identification receiver for receiving the medical status of the user and comparing the medical status of the user to a first threshold value and a second threshold value; and

a network for communicating the received medical status of the user to a second user.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the medical status comprises a temperature.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the medical status comprises a blood pressure.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the medical status comprises a respiratory rate.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the network comprises a wireless network.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the network comprises a public switched telephone network.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the network comprises a private network.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the private network comprises a packet network.

9. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing the medical status to at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a computer and a pager.

10. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

continuously transmitting the medical status between the transmitter and receiver.

11. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

selectively transmitting the medical status between the transmitter and receiver.

12. A method for monitoring a medical status of a user comprising:

transmitting the medical status of the user;

receiving the medical status of the user and comparing the medical status of the user to a first threshold value and a second threshold value; and

communicating the received medical status of the user to a second user.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

selectively transmitting the medical status.

14. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

providing the medical status to at least one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant, a computer and a pager.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

providing a temperature of the user.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

providing a heart rate of the user.

17. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

providing a blood pressure of the user.

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

providing a respiratory rate of the user.

19. A system for monitoring a medical status of a user, the system comprising:

a radio frequency identification transmitter for transmitting the medical status of the user;

a radio frequency identification receiver for receiving the medical status of the user and

selecting a contact person based on at least one of a comparison of the medical status of the user to a first threshold value and a second threshold value and a medical condition being monitored; and

a network for communicating a history of the received medical status of the user to a second user.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the radio frequency identification transmitter comprises at least one of a thermometer, cholesterol monitor, glucose monitor, heart rate monitor, respiratory monitor and a blood pressure monitor.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the radio frequency identification transmitter comprises an integrated unit.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the radio frequency identification transmitter comprises a modular unit.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the medical status of the patient is communicated at predetermined intervals between the radio frequency identification transmitter and the radio frequency identification receiver.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein an operational frequency of the radio frequency identification transmitter and the radio frequency identification receiver comprises at least one of 433 MHz, 13.56 MHz and 2.45 GHz.

25. A system for monitoring a medical status of a user, the system comprising:

a radio frequency identification transmitter for transmitting the medical status of the user;

a radio frequency identification receiver for receiving the medical status of the user and

selecting a contact person based on at least one of a predetermined time selected by at least one of a doctor or the user; and

a network for communicating a history of the received medical status of the user to the doctor.

26. A system for monitoring a medical status of a patient, the system comprising:

a radio frequency identification transmitter for transmitting the medical status of the patient; and

a radio frequency identification receiver for receiving the medical status of the patient and providing the medical status of the patient to a user.