METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A HEALTH CONDITION

• US 20080221419A1
• Filed: 05/12/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CardioArt Technologies Ltd.
• Original Assignee: CardioArt Technologies Ltd.
• Inventors: Furman, Dan Gur
• Granted Patent: US 9,037,208 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/324
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• 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 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• 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 8/02 Measuring pulse or heart rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/04 Measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/06 Measuring blood flow measuring volume flow in general G01F, e.g. G01F1/66, G01F1/72; measuring speed of fluids in general G01P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/12 in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters catheters per se A61M25/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37 Monitoring; Protecting
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3925 Monitoring; Protecting

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring a health condition are disclosed. The system includes a patient management application, a data store and a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes an optical sensor, a Doppler sensor, and a computing device adapted to provide health parameter values including oxygen saturation of the blood, blood flow, blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a health condition comprising:

providing a monitoring device including

an optical sensor for sensing a relative position of a vessel,

a Doppler sensor for sensing a velocity of a fluid flowing in the vessel, and

a computing device for operating the optical sensor and the Doppler sensor to obtain parameter values, the computing device including one or more protocols for diagnosing and responding to a health condition, and the optical sensor, the Doppler sensor, and the computing device being enclosed in a housing;

computing one or more hemodynamic parameter with the monitoring device;

diagnosing a health condition based on the one or more hemodynamic parameters; and

performing a function responsive to the health condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the hemodynamic parameter includes one of oxygen saturation, stroke volume, blood pressure and cardiac output.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the health condition is an abnormal condition.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the monitoring device further includes a communication device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the function is communicating an alarm.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the function is communicating parameter values on a continuous basis.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the function is initiating a treatment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device further includes a communication device, the condition is a normal condition, and the function is communicating parameter values on a periodic basis.

9. A method for monitoring a health condition comprising:

providing a monitoring device including

an optical sensor for sensing a relative position of a vessel,

a Doppler sensor for sensing a velocity of a fluid flowing in the vessel,

a computing device for operating the optical sensor and the Doppler sensor to obtain parameter values, the optical sensor, the Doppler sensor, and the computing device being enclosed in a housing, and

a communication device coupled to the computing device; and

transmitting a command to the monitoring device; and

performing a function responsive to the command.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein function is computing a parameter from the group comprising oxygen saturation, stroke volume, blood pressure, cardiac pulse and cardiac output.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the function is transmitting a parameter value.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein computing device includes a protocol and the function is transmitting parameter value according to the protocol.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the function is updating the protocol.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the function is initiating a treatment.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the treatment is an electric shock.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the treatment is delivering a drug.

17. A system for monitoring a health condition comprising:

a monitoring device including an optical sensor for sensing a relative position of a vessel, a Doppler sensor for sensing a velocity of a fluid flowing in the vessel, a computing device for operating the optical sensor and the Doppler sensor to obtain parameter values, the optical sensor, and the Doppler sensor, and the computing device being enclosed in a housing;

a patient monitoring application for transmitting data to the monitoring device and for receiving parameter values from the monitoring device; and

a data store for storing parameter values.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the parameter values include one or more of oxygen saturation, stroke volume, blood pressure, and cardiac output.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the parameter values includes cardiac pulse.