Medical Monitoring With Portable Electronic Device System And Method

• US 20090171170A1
• Filed: 12/24/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Li, Li, Amundson, Scott, Hinton, Corydon A.
• Application Number:
  US12/343,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20090171170A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/085 combined with means for recording calibration data
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• 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 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

In an embodiment, a system is provided that includes a sensor configured to monitor a physiological parameter of the patient. The sensor is further configured to communicate with a portable electronic device configured to communicate over a wireless network. A method of operation of a sensor is provided that includes receiving data from a sensor configured to sense a physiological parameter and determining the physiological parameter from the data. A method of operation of a portable electronic device is also provided.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a sensor capable of monitoring a physiological parameter, wherein the sensor is further capable of communicating with a portable electronic device capable of communicating over a wireless network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is operably coupled to the portable electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is capable of communicating with the portable electronic device via a wireless communication protocol.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is capable of communicating with the portable electronic device via a sensor cable.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises a pulse oximetry sensor, an electrocardiogram sensor, a blood glucose sensor, blood pressure sensor, and/or a temperature sensor and/or any combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a cellular phone, a personal data assistant, a media player, a GPS device, and/or a wireless handheld device, and/or combinations thereof.

7. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device comprises a memory capable of storing calibration information for the sensor.

8. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a cellular network.

9. The sensor of claim 1, wherein the wireless network comprises a wide area network, and/or a local network.

10. A method of operating a sensor, comprising

sensing a physiological parameter of a patient;

and

providing a signal based at least in part upon the physiological parameter to a portable electronic device capable of communicating over a wireless network.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising providing calibration information to the portable electronic device.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising transferring data to the portable electronic device via an advanced programming interface executed on the portable electronic device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the advanced programming interface comprises Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the advanced programming interface comprises Java Micro Edition.

15. The method of claim 11, comprising receiving calibration information from the portable electronic device.

16. A method comprising:

receiving data from a sensor capable of sensing a physiological parameter;

determining the physiological parameter from the data; and

communicating the physiological parameter to a portable electronic device capable of communicating over a wireless network.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising storing the physiological parameter in a memory.

18. The method of claim 16, comprising providing calibration information to the sensor.

19. The method of claim 16, comprising sending the physiological parameter to a remote location via the wireless communication network.

20. The method of claim 16, comprising sending the physiological parameter to a caregiver via the wireless communication network.