INSTRUMENTED, COMMUNICATING PORTABLE CLOTHING AND ACCESSORY

• US 20110144457A1
• Filed: 08/04/2009
• Published: 06/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bodysens S.A.S.
• Original Assignee: Bodysens S.A.S.
• Inventors: Coulon, Denis
• Application Number:
  US13/059,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20110144457A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/046 Means for detecting hazards or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• 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 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1113 Local tracking of patients, e.g. in a hospital or private home
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6814 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6815 Ear
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A garment or accessory includes: at least one sensor for measuring at least one physiological parameter of the wearer of the garment or accessory; at least one element for determining the stress as a function of at least one measurement of the physiological parameter; and a remote transmission link, by wireless element, of data representative of measurements from each sensor. In some embodiments, a sensor is adapted to measure heart rate, the blood'"'"'s oxygen saturation rate and the body temperature of the wearer, preferably by pinching the lobe of an ear of the wearer. For example, this sensor is an optical sensor that uses two separate wavelengths. In some embodiments, the element for determination of the composite stress determines the composite stress as function of the variability of heart rate, the body temperature, the heart rate of the user, and the voice and/or orientation.

Claims

1-27. -27. (canceled)

28. Garment or accessory module, that comprises:

at least one sensor for measuring at least one physiological data of the wearer,

at least one means for determining the stress as a function of at least one measurement of a said physiological data and

a remote transmission link, by wireless, of data representative of measurements from each said sensor.

29. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor is adapted to measure the wearer'"'"'s heart rate.

30. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor is adapted to measure the blood'"'"'s oxygen saturation of the wearer

31. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor is adapted to measure the body temperature of the wearer.

32. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor clamps the lobe of an ear of the wearer.

33. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor is an optical sensor that uses at least two separate wavelengths.

34. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor is adapted to measure the respiration rate of the wearer.

35. The garment portable accessory according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor, adapted to measure the respiration rate of the wearer determines the respiration rate from oximetry data.

36. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, wherein at least one sensor is adapted to measure heart rate variability.

37. The garment or accessory module according to claim 36, that comprises means for determining a composite stress, according to said variability and data representative of the body temperature as well as the heart rate of the wearer.

38. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, that comprises means of determining a composite stress, according to a voice signal of the wearer.

39. The garment or accessory module according to claim 28, that comprises means of determining a composite stress, depending on the evolution of the position and/or orientation of the wearer.

40. The garment or accessory cell according to claim 28, that further comprises at least one sensor for measuring an environment parameter value.

41. The garment or accessory module according to claim 40, wherein at least one sensor for measuring an environmental parameter value includes an accelerometer and/or is adapted to measure movements of the wearer.

42. The garment or accessory module according to claim 40, wherein at least one sensor for measuring an environmental parameter value is adapted to determine the geographical position and/or orientation of the wearer.

43. The garment or portable accessory according to claim 28, that comprises a wireless point-to-point communication means with similar garments or portable accessories.

44. The garment or accessory cell according to claim 43, that comprises means for detecting dangerous conditions for the wearer, the means for remote communication being adapted to convey a signal representing the said detection.

45. A method for securing a wearer of a garment or a portable accessory module, that comprises:

a step able to capture at least one physiological data of the wearer of the garment or accessory module that, via sensors integrated in that said accessory garment or portable accessory module.

a step for determining the stress as a function of at least one measurement of a said physiological data and

a remote transmission step, by wireless, of data representative of the measurements from each said sensor.

46. A program, that includes instructions executable by a processor for implementing the process according to claim 45.

47. An information medium readable by a processor containing instructions executable by said processor for implementing the process according to claim 45.