WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS

• US 20090015413A1
• Filed: 09/23/2008
• Published: 01/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Inventors: LAZAR, Steven C., BARTLING, Steven C., GELABERT, Pedro R.
• Application Number:
  US12/236,299
• Publication Number:
  US 20090015413A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.100
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0707 the arrangement being capable of collecting energy from external energy sources, e.g. thermocouples, vibration, electromagnetic radiation G06K19/0702 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0716 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs

Abstract

A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is disclosed that comprises a transceiver and a component coupled to the transceiver. The component is adapted to collect at least one biological parameter. The transceiver is adapted to wirelessly receive power from a base device, where the power received from the base device is used to power the component.

Claims

1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, comprising:

a transceiver; and

a component coupled to said transceiver, the component adapted to collect at least one biological parameter;

wherein the transceiver is adapted to wirelessly receive power from a base device, said power received from the base device used to power said component.

2. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein the component is powered only using said power received wirelessly from the base device.

3. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein the component is powered using at least one of said power received wirelessly from the base device and a mobile communication device in wireless communication with the RFID tag.

4. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein the component comprises a sensor selected from the group consisting of a cardiovascular sensor and a pulmonary sensor.

5. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein said biological parameter comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of temperature, cardiovascular electrical signals, neurological signals, blood pressure, blood gas levels, blood chemistry and respiration rate.

6. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein the tag is able to collect said at least one biological parameter from at least one of a human and an animal.

7. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein the tag couples to skin, clothes or body parts when collecting said biological parameter.

8. The RFID tag of claim 1, wherein the tag, as a result of a comparison of said biological parameter and a threshold, directly or indirectly causes an action to automatically be performed, said action selected from the group consisting of:

diagnosing a medical condition;

generating an alert signal;

providing an alert signal to a nurse station;

titrating medication;

adjusting automated treatments;

transmitting said biological parameter to another device; and

posting said biological parameter to a Website or other network location accessible by a computing device.

9. A method, comprising:

a wireless device receiving power from at least one of an RFID reader and a non-RFID mobile communication device;

the wireless device obtaining biological information from a biological specimen, the obtainment of said biological information powered by said received power; and

transmitting said biological information to said RFID reader or to said non-RFID mobile communication device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein transmitting said biological information to said non-RFID mobile communication device comprises generating and transmitting a text message.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said biological information comprises data selected from the group consisting of temperature, cardiovascular electrical signals, neurological signals, blood pressure, blood gas levels, blood chemistry and respiration rate.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising said wireless device being powered only using said received power.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising comparing said biological information to a threshold, and if said biological information meets or exceeds said threshold, then, as a result, automatically performing an action selected from the group consisting of:

diagnosing a medical condition;

generating an alert signal;

titrating medication;

adjusting automated treatments;

transmitting said biological information to another device; and

posting said biological information to a Website or other network location accessible by a computing device.

14. A system, comprising:

means for receiving power from at least one of an RFID reader and a non-RFID means for communication;

the means for receiving also for obtaining biological information from a biological specimen, the obtainment of said biological information powered by said received power; and

the means for receiving also for transmitting said biological information to said RFID reader or to said non-RFID means for communication.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the means for receiving couples to the biological specimen subcutaneously or via an organ.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the means for obtaining comprises a cardiovascular sensor and a pulmonary sensor.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the means for obtaining is capable of analyzing the biological specimen'"'"'s blood chemistry, temperature, neurological signals, cardiovascular signals, pulmonary signals and blood pressure.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the means for receiving, as a result of a comparison of said biological information and a threshold, directly or indirectly causes an action to automatically be performed, said action selected from the group consisting of:

diagnosing a medical condition;

generating an alert signal;

providing an alert signal to a nurse station;

titrating medication;

adjusting automated treatments;

transmitting said biological information to another device; and

posting said biological information to a Website or other network location accessible by a computing device.