System for intelligent medical device network

• US 20100070054A1
• Filed: 08/07/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neal Solomon
• Original Assignee: Neal Solomon
• Inventors: Solomon, Neal
• Granted Patent: US 8,639,524 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 5/00 ICT specially adapted for modelling or simulations in systems biology, e.g. gene-regulatory networks, protein interaction networks or metabolic networks
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/00 ICT programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
• CPC Class Codes: G16B 50/20 Heterogeneous data integration
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

The system organizes a network of intelligent medical devices (iMDs) for diagnostic and therapeutic functions. The iMD network uses distributed computing functionality to share logic and memory operations. The system uses wires and tubes to connect (a) iMDs between each other, (b) iMDs and sensor probes and (c) internal iMDs and external devices, including computers. The ability to network the iMDs expands the functionality between the iMDs. The iMDs share specialized functions, and multitask, to solve complex medical problems.

Claims

1. A system for organizing multiple modular medical devices in a network, comprising:

a set of modules of medical devices;

a central medical device with a system on a chip (SoC);

a set of electrical interconnects;

a set of fluid interconnects;

a set of satellite medical devices;

a set of external computer resources;

wherein the medical device modules are connected to the satellite medical devices and external computer resources by the interconnects;

wherein when one medical device module performs a function, it forwards an electrical signal to the central medical device; and

wherein the central medical device controls the functioning of the medical devices in the network with a system on a chip (SoC).

2. A system for organizing multiple modular medical devices in a network, comprising:

a set of modules of medical devices;

a central medical device;

a set of electrical interconnects;

a set of fluid interconnects;

a set of satellite medical devices;

a set of external computer resources;

wherein the medical device modules are connected to the satellite medical devices and external computer resources by the interconnects;

wherein the medical device modules include at least two analytical modules, diagnostic modules and therapeutic modules;

wherein the diagnostic modules collect and analyze cell, gene and protein samples in a lab-on-a-chip apparatus and forward the test results to an analytical module;

wherein at least one analytical module builds of model of disease pathology and forwards the data to other analytical modules and at least one therapeutic module;

wherein at least one therapeutic module combines chemicals and biologicals to apply to a disease;

wherein at least one therapeutic module obtains refills of chemicals and biologicals from satellite medical devices;

wherein the medical device network manages a disease.