Wearable Monitoring System

• US 20100256460A1
• Filed: 05/29/2009
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Haveri, Heikki, Leppala, Kristina
• Application Number:
  US12/474,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20100256460A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0878 using temperature sensing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6815 Ear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6816 Ear lobe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6817 Ear canal
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips

Abstract

A wearable monitoring system to collect medical information from a subject is disclosed herein. The wearable monitoring system includes a housing having electronics for managing a signal and which at least one housing is operatively connectable to at least one sensor for transmitting to the housing the signal acquired by the at least one sensor. The electronics of the housing is for managing the signal which is indicative of a condition of a respiration function and which housing is installable to the subject'"'"'s ear or its vicinity.

Claims

1. A wearable monitoring system to collect medical information from a subject comprising:

a housing having electronics for managing a signal and which at least one housing is operatively connectable to at least one sensor for transmitting to said housing the signal acquired by said at least one sensor;

wherein said electronics of said housing is for managing the signal which is indicative of a condition of a respiration function and which housing is installable to the subject'"'"'s ear or its vicinity.

2. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1 further comprising a cable operatively connectable to said at least one sensor for transmitting to said housing the signal acquired by said at least one sensor.

3. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said housing also comprising a power supply is configured to create an electrical operating power to transmit the energy from said housing to said sensor.

4. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the signal indicative of the condition of the respiratory function is at least one of a respiration flow and respiration rate.

5. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the signal indicative of the condition of the respiratory function is at least one of oxygen saturation and pulse rate.

6. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the signal indicative of the condition of the respiratory function is one or more gas component or a concentration of said gas component.

7. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said sensor comprising a respiration detector is configured to acquire the signal indicative of the respiration flow and respiration rate.

8. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said sensor comprising an emitting unit to emit a radiation through a tissue and a detector unit receiving the radiation emitted by the emitting unit is configured based on the received radiation to create a signal indicative of an absorbance of a blood and to provide the signal to said housing.

9. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 8, wherein said emitting unit is configured to emit at least two different wavelengths of the radiation and said detector unit is configured to receive said at least two different wavelengths and said housing is configured to determine one of oxygen saturation and pulse rate based on the signal created by said detector unit.

10. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said sensor comprising a respiration detector is configured to acquire a signal indicative of one or more gas component or a concentration of a gas component.

11. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1 further comprising a sensor, which is configured to measure a body temperature of the subject.

12. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said at least one sensor is disposable.

13. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said housing is reusable.

14. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein said cable is deformable and retain a shape.

15. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein said housing is configured to communicate with a host unit for further processing of the signal managed by said electronics.

16. A wearable monitoring system to collect medical information from a subject comprising:

a housing having electronics for managing a signal;

a cable operatively connectable to at least one sensor for transmitting to said housing the signal acquired by said at least one sensor;

wherein said electronics of said housing is for managing the signal acquired along said cable from said at least one sensor and which signal is indicative of a condition of a respiration function and which housing is installable behind an ear of the subject.

17. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 16, wherein said housing and said cable are connected together and are reusable.

18. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 16, wherein said housing is configured to communicate with a host unit for further processing of the signal managed by said electrical components and to display said processed signal.

19. A wearable monitoring system to collect medical information from a subject comprising:

at least one sensor for acquiring a signal indicative of a condition of a respiration function; and

a cable for transmitting the signal acquired by said at least one sensor; and

a housing having electronics for managing the signal received along said cable from said at least one sensor and which housing is installable behind an ear of the subject.

20. The wearable monitoring system according to claim 19, wherein the signal indicative of the condition of the respiratory function is at least one of a respiration flow, respiration rate, oxygen saturation, pulse rate, one or more gas component and a concentration of said gas component.