System and a method for monitoring

• US 20110098549A1
• Filed: 06/30/2010
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/01/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avi Bar Hayim, Diana Egoo
• Original Assignee: Avi Bar Hayim, Diana Egoo
• Inventors: BAR HAYIM, Avi, EGOO, Diana
• Application Number:
  US12/826,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20110098549A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/391
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0261 Strain gauges
• 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 5/0011 Foetal or obstetric data
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1103 Detecting eye twinkling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1126 using a particular sensing technique
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/113 occurring during breathing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches

Abstract

A disposable monitor, including an adhesive sensing unit that includes a flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed few centimeters; wherein when the adhesive sensing unit is attached to the skin of a person the flexible conductive wire changes an electrical parameter in response to movements of the skin; wherein the adhesive sensing unit wirelessly transmits electromagnetic signals that are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire.

Claims

1. A monitoring system, comprising:

a disposable monitor, comprising an adhesive sensing unit that comprises a flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed few centimeters;

wherein when the adhesive sensing unit is attached to the skin of a person the flexible conductive wire changes an electrical parameter in response to movements of the skin;

wherein the adhesive sensing unit is either arranged to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic signals or is arranged to be coupled to a wireless transmitter that is configured to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic signals, the wirelessly transmitted electromagnetic signals are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire.

2. The monitoring system according to claim 1 that further comprises at least one flexible portion that is located in proximity to the flexible conductive wire to facilitate an applying of the stretching of the skin of the user to the flexible conductive wire.

3. The monitoring system according to claim 1 wherein the flexible conductive wire is made of conductive silicone.

4. The monitoring system according to claim 1 that when attached to a lid of the person it is configured to sense lid movements of the person.

5. The monitoring system according to claim 1 that when attached to a penis of a person it is configured to sense an erection.

6. The monitoring system according to claim 1 wherein the flexible conductive wire is of length that does not exceed six millimeters.

7. The monitoring system, according to claim 1, wherein:

the length of the flexible conductive wire does not exceed a centimeter; and

wherein the monitoring system further comprises a processing unit configured to receive the electromagnetic signals and generate person health information in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

8. The monitoring system according to claim 7 wherein the processing unit is configured to compare between electromagnetic signals of different disposable monitors that are located at different distances from a heart of a person and are configured to movements of blood vessels of the person and provide an atherosclerosis indication.

9. The monitoring system according to claim 7 wherein the processing unit is configured to:

receive electromagnetic signals of a first disposable monitor that monitors respiratory movement of a person;

receive electromagnetic signals of a second disposable monitor that monitors lid movements of the person; and

generate a fatigue indication in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

10. The monitoring system according to claim 1, comprising:

multiple disposable monitors, each disposable monitor comprises an adhesive sensing unit that comprises a short flexible conductive wire;

wherein when the adhesive sensing unit is attached to the skin of a person the flexible conductive wire changes an electrical parameter in response to movements of the skin;

wherein the adhesive sensing unit is either configured to wirelessly transmits electromagnetic signals or is arranged to be coupled to a wireless transmitter that is configured to wirelessly transmit the electromagnetic signals, wherein the electromagnetic signals are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire; and

a processing unit configured to receive the electromagnetic signals from the multiple disposable monitors and generate person health information in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

11. The monitoring system according to claim 10 wherein the processing unit is configured to:

receive electromagnetic signals of a first disposable monitor that monitors respiratory movement of a person;

receive electromagnetic signals of a second disposable monitor that monitors lid movements of the person; and

generate a fatigue indication in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

12. A disposable monitor, comprising an implantable sensing unit that comprises a flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed a centimeter;

wherein when the implantable sensing unit is implanted in proximate to an organ of a person the flexible conductive wire changes an electrical parameter in response to movements of the organ;

wherein the implantable sensing unit is configured to wirelessly transmit electromagnetic signals that are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire.

13. A method for monitoring a person, the method comprises:

attaching an adhesive sensing unit to a skin of a person so that a flexible conductive wire of the adhesive sensing unit changes a value of an electrical parameter in response to movements of the skin;

wherein the adhesive sensing unit comprises a flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed few centimeters;

and

wirelessly transmitting electromagnetic signals that are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire.

14. The method according to claim 13 comprising applying skin movement related forces on the flexible conductive wire by at least one flexible portion that is located in proximity to the flexible conductive wire.

15. The method according to claim 13 comprising sensing movements of the skin by a flexible conductive wire that is made of conductive silicone.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the attaching comprises attaching to a lid of the person at least a portion of the adhesive sensing unit that is configured to sense lid movements of the person.

17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the attaching comprises attaching to a penis of the person at least a portion of the adhesive sensing unit that is configured to sense an erection.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the attaching comprises attaching the adhesive sensing unit that comprises the flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed six millimeters.

19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the length of the flexible conductive wire does not exceed a centimeter;

wherein the method further comprises;

receiving by a processing unit the electromagnetic signals and

generating, by the processing unit, person health information in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the attaching comprises attaching multiple adhesive sensing units;

wherein the receiving comprises receiving by the processing unit electromagnetic signals from the multiple disposable monitors and wherein the generating comprises generating health information in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein comparing comprises comparing between electromagnetic signals of different disposable monitors that are located at different distances from a heart of a person and are configured to movements of blood vessels of the person and wherein the generating comprises providing an atherosclerosis indication.

22. The method according to claim 13, wherein the receiving comprises (a) receiving electromagnetic signals of a first disposable monitor that monitors respiratory movement of a person;

and (b) receiving electromagnetic signals of a second disposable monitor that monitors lid movements of the person; and

wherein the generating comprises generating a fatigue indication in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

23. The method according to claim 13, comprising:

receiving, by a processing unit, the electromagnetic signals from the multiple disposable monitors; and

generating by the processing unit person health information in response to the received electromagnetic signals.

24. A method for monitoring, the method comprising:

implanting into a body of a person an implantable sensing unit that comprises a flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed a centimeter;

wherein when the implantable sensing unit is implanted in proximate to an organ of a person the flexible conductive wire changes an electrical parameter in response to movements of the organ; and

wirelessly transmitting electromagnetic signals that are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire.