Remote Patient Monitoring System and Method Thereof

• US 20110071364A1
• Filed: 11/23/2009
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
• Original Assignee: National Yang-Ming University
• Inventors: YANG, Ching-Hsiu, KUO, Bo-Jau
• Application Number:
  US12/624,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20110071364A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]

Abstract

This invention relates to a remote patient monitoring system and method thereof. The remote patient monitoring system comprises a portable electronic device, a remote monitor and a bio-signal detecting device which further comprises a plurality of bio-signal sensing modules, a wireless transmitting module and a control unit. The bio-signal detecting device is used for wearing on the body of user so that the bio-signal sensing modules can obtain a plurality of bio-signals form the user. The control unit is coupled to the bio-signal sensing modules and the wireless transmitting module. The control unit controls the wireless transmitting module to transmit the bio-signals to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device transmits the bio-signals to the remote monitor.

Claims

1. A remote patient monitoring system for taking care of a user, the remote patient monitoring system comprising:

a portable electronic device;

a remote monitor; and

a bio-signal detecting device to be worn on the user, the bio-signal detecting device including;

a plurality of bio-signal sensing modules, to obtain a plurality of bio-signals from the user;

a wireless transmitting module; and

a control unit coupling to the bio-signal sensing modules and the wireless transmitting module respectively, the control unit controls the wireless transmitting module to transmit the bio-signals to the portable electronic device, and the portable electronic device transmits the bio-signals to the remote monitor.

2. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is a cell phone, a PDA, or a notebook computer.

3. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device transmits the bio-signals to the remote monitor via a telecommunication network or Ethernet.

4. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bio-signal detecting device further comprises a memory unit which couples to the control unit and is stored up a plurality of bio-signal default, the control unit compares the bio-signals with the bio-signal default to provide with the biological alert information, this control unit controls the wireless transmitting module to transmit the physiological alert information to the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device transmits the physiological alert information to the remote monitor.

5. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the physiological alert information comprises a physiological alert message or a reminding message for medication.

6. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the portable electronic device comprises an output unit which outputs the physiological alert message.

7. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the memory unit stores the bio-signals, the control unit simultaneously or periodically controls the wireless transmitting module to output the bio-signals to the portable electronic device.

8. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the remote monitor provides the result of the analysis based on the physiological alert information or the bio-signals to the portable electronic device.

9. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, wherein if one of the bio-signals does not match the value corresponding to the bio-signal default, then the control unit provides the physiological alert information.

10. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control unit compares the bio-signals with the bio-signal default after a scheduled time, if one of the bio-signals still does not match the value corresponding to the bio-signal default, then the control unit provides a message for hospitalization, and the remote monitor receives the information of hospitalization.

11. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the remote monitor stores a plurality of bio-signal default, the remote monitor compares the bio-signal default with the bio-signals to provide with the physiological alert information.

12. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bio-signals comprise a body temperature signal, an electrocardiogram signal, and an electromyogram signal.

13. The remote patient monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bio-signal detecting device further comprises an acceleration sensor to provide activity information, the control unit controls the wireless transmitting module to transmit the activity information to the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device transmits the activity information to the remote monitor.

14. A remote patient monitoring method for taking care of a user, along with a bio-signal detecting device, a portable electronic device and a remote monitor, wherein the bio-signal detecting device is worn on the user, the remote patient monitoring method comprises:

using the bio-signal detecting device to obtain a plurality of bio-signals from the user;

using the bio-signal detecting device to transmit the bio-signals to the portable electronic device; and

using the portable electronic device to transmit the bio-signals to the remote monitor.

15. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the portable electronic device transmits the bio-signals to the remote monitor via a telecommunication network or Ethernet.

16. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 14 further comprises the comparison between the bio-signals and a plurality of bio-signal default for providing physiological alert information.

17. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the physiological alert information comprises a physiological warning message or a reminding message for medication.

18. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 16 further comprises:

using the remote monitor to provide an analysis result to the portable electronic device according to the physiological alert information or the bio-signals.

19. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 16, wherein if one of the bio-signals does not match the value corresponding to the bio-signal default, the physiological alert information will be provided.

20. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 19, wherein the bio-signals are compared with the bio-signal default after a scheduled time, if one of the bio-signals still does not match the value corresponding to the bio-signal default, a message for hospitalization will be delivered.

21. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bio-signals comprises a body temperature signal, an electrocardiogram signal, and an electromyogram signal.

22. The remote patient monitoring method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bio-signal detecting device further comprises an acceleration sensor for providing activity information, the bio-signal detecting device transmits the activity information to the portable electronic device and the remote monitor.