HEART MONITORING BODY PATCH AND SYSTEM

• US 20090062670A1
• Filed: 05/16/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bioseven, LLC
• Original Assignee: Bioseven, LLC
• Inventors: Rissmann, William, Mazeika, James, Sterling, Gary James
• Application Number:
  US12/122,562
• Publication Number:
  US 20090062670A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Provided is a diagnostic patch system for monitoring and storing patient information, which includes sensors, a data storage unit, and a transceiver. Each of the sensors is attached to a skin to detect a patient data. The data storage unit is configured to store stream of the detected patient data from the plurality of sensors. The transceiver, connected with the sensors and the data storage unit, communicates the stream of the patient data with an analyzer, and the analyzer is configured to process and analyze the stream of the patient data. Two or more diagnostic patch systems can communicate with each other.

Claims

1. A diagnostic patch system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors attached to one or more skin surface areas to detect patient data;

a data storage unit to store therein stream of the patient data detected from the sensors;

a transceiver connected with the plurality of sensors and the data storage unit to communicate the stream of the patient data with an analyzer, wherein the analyzer is configured to process and analyze the stream of the patient data; and

a flexible support to engage thereto the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver, wherein the support is detachably attached to one or more skin surface areas of a patient,

wherein the sensors comprise an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor having skin surface electrodes, wherein the skin surface electrodes comprise two or more ECG channels, and wherein the at least two ECG channels are perpendicular to each other.

2. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit is configured to store the stream of patient data for about twenty four (24) to about forty eight (48) hours.

3. The diagnostic patch system of claim 2, wherein the diagnostic patch system is disposable after use.

4. The diagnostic patch system of claim 2, wherein the ECG sensor is connected with the data storage unit so as to transfer and store output from the ECG sensor to the data storage unit.

5. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise a transcutaneous oxygen sensor, and wherein the transcutaneous oxygen sensor is connected with the data storage unit so as to transfer and store output from the transcutaneous oxygen sensor to the data storage unit.

6. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the sensors comprise an accelerometer for detecting kinetic activity of the patient, and wherein the accelerometer is connected with the data storage unit so as to transfer and store output from the accelerometer to the data storage unit.

7. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the data storage unit comprises one or more memory chips.

8. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, further comprising a membrane button configured to insert a marking event in the stream of the detected patient data.

9. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, further comprising an optical indicator for indicating status of the sensors′

contact to the skin surface.

10. The diagnostic patch system of claim 9, wherein the optical indicator comprises one or more light-emitting diodes.

11. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, further comprising a control circuitry configured to control behavior of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver.

12. The diagnostic patch system of claim 11, wherein the transceiver communicates with the analyzer through a wired communication.

13. The diagnostic patch system of claim 11, wherein the transceiver communicates with the analyzer through a wireless communication.

14. The diagnostic patch system of claim 11, wherein the transceiver communicates with the analyzer through a socket provided in the analyzer.

15. The diagnostic patch system of claim 11, wherein the analyzer comprises a computer.

16. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein at least part of the diagnostic patch system is reusable.

17. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to communicate with another diagnostic patch system.

18. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, further comprising an electromotive force device configured to provide electric power to the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver.

19. The diagnostic patch system of claim 18, wherein the electromotive force device comprises a battery.

20. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the flexible support comprises:

a plurality of first adhesive surface portions configured to engage thereto one of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver, and

a plurality of second adhesive surface portions configured to be attached to the skin of the patient.

21. The diagnostic patch system of claim 20, wherein the plurality of second adhesive surface portions comprise a skin safe adhesive.

22. The diagnostic patch system of claim 1, wherein the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver are disposed apart from one another on the flexible support so as to make the diagnostic patch system substantially flexible across the disposed sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver, wherein the diagnostic patch system comprises a plurality of flexible electrical wires connecting the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver.

23. The diagnostic patch system of claim 22, wherein the flexible support comprises:

a plurality of first adhesive surface portions to engage thereto one of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver, and

a plurality of second adhesive surface portions configured to be attached to the skin of the patient,

wherein each of the first adhesive surface portions is substantially surrounded by the second adhesive surface portions such that each of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver is surrounded by the second adhesive surface of the flexible support and securely pressed down and contacted to the skin to obtain a good electrical contact.

24. The diagnostic patch system of claim 23, wherein the first adhesive surface portions of the flexible support are attached to tightly follow top surfaces of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver such that the second adhesive surface portions are securely attached to the skin.

25. The diagnostic patch system of claim 24, wherein each of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver comprises a flat bottom surface such that the first adhesive surface portions meet the second adhesive surface portions with angles larger than 90 degrees at borders between the first and second adhesive surface portions.

33. An analyzer for processing and analyzing the stream of the patient data from a plurality of diagnostic patch systems of claim 1, the analyzer comprising:

an interface device configured to communicate with each of the plurality of diagnostic patch systems;

an information processing device configured to analyze and interpret the stream so as to extract a plurality of temporal patient data and to correlate the plurality of temporal patient data; and

one or more output devices configured to present the temporal patient data.

36. A method for providing a plurality of billing information using a diagnostic patch system according to claim 1.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the detected patient data stored in the data storage unit is processed by the analyzer to obtain the billing information for a plurality of insurance plans.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein the insurance plans comprise government insurance plans and private insurance plans.

39. The method of claim 37, wherein the billing information comprises a plurality of temporal data from the stream of the patient data.

26. A diagnostic patch system, comprising:

a plurality of sensors attached to one or more skin surface areas to detect patient data representing cardiovascular activities of a patient;

a data storage unit to store therein stream of the patient data detected from the sensors;

a transceiver connected with the plurality of sensors and the data storage unit to communicate the stream of the patient data with an analyzer, wherein the analyzer is configured to process and analyze the stream of the patient data; and

a flexible support to engage thereto the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver, wherein the support is detachably attached to one or more skin surface areas of the patient,

wherein the sensors comprise electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor having skin surface electrodes, wherein the skin surface electrodes comprise two or more ECG channels, and wherein the at least two ECG channels are perpendicular to each other.

27. The diagnostic patch system of claim 26, further comprising an interface unit between the diagnostic patch system and the analyzer.

28. The diagnostic patch system of claim 27, wherein the interface unit is configured to connect the diagnostic patch system and the analyzer through wireless communication.

29. The diagnostic patch system of claim 26, further comprising a membrane button configured to insert a marking event in the stream of the detected patient data.

30. The diagnostic patch system of claim 26, further comprising an optical indicator for indicating status of the sensors′

contact to the skin surface.

31. The diagnostic patch system of claim 30, wherein the optical indicator comprises one or more light-emitting diodes.

32. The diagnostic patch system of claim 26, further comprising a control circuitry configured to control behavior of the sensors, the data storage unit, and the transceiver.

34. The analyzer of claim 31, wherein the interface device comprises an interface unit having electrical terminals and a radio-frequency transceiver.

35. The analyzer of claim 34, wherein the plurality of temporal patient data comprises a heart rate data, a plurality of ECG data, and a cardiovascular data.