METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING VITAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN BODY

• US 20110224511A1
• Filed: 11/20/2009
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Räglund, Jari, Säynäjäkangas, Seppo
• Original Assignee: Räglund, Jari, Säynäjäkangas, Seppo
• Inventors: Räglund, Jari, Säynäjäkangas, Seppo
• Application Number:
  US13/130,704
• Publication Number:
  US 20110224511A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• 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 5/02 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: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Method and system for measuring the activity of the functions of the body of a person, wherein the vital functions are measured wirelessly with a portable activity measuring apparatus. For measuring an activity a sensor or sensors, e.g. activity sensors, blood pressure sensors, ECG sensors or heart pulse sensors, that are fixable to the body arc used, from which sensor or sensors a measured value or measured values are received, e.g. activity values, blood pressure values, ECG curves or heart pulse values. The aforementioned value or aforementioned values are sent wirelessly to the server of the measuring of an activity for processing, monitoring, analysis and/or other actions. The server analyzes the measured values, converts the processed measurement results into a suitable format for sending onwards, and sends the converted measurement results to the user/users.

Claims

1. Method for measuring the activity of the functions of the body of a person, wherein the vital functions are measured with a portable activity measuring apparatus (1-4), characterized in that

an activity of the body is measured wirelessly such that a sensor or sensors, e.g. activity sensors, blood pressure sensors, ECG sensors or heart pulse sensors, that are fixable to the body are used for the measuring of the activity, from which sensor or sensors a measured value or measured values are received, e.g. activity values, blood pressure values, ECG curves or heart pulse values,

the aforementioned value or aforementioned values are sent wirelessly to the server of the measuring of an activity for processing, monitoring, analysis and/or other actions, and

the server analyzes the measured values, converts the processed measurement results into a suitable format for sending onwards and sends the converted measurement results to the user/users.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the measured values are measured with at least two different types of sensors.

3. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the processed measurement results are sent from the server to experts, such as nurses, doctors and health centers and/or to emergency centers, for actions.

4. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the processed measurement results are sent from the server back to the activity measuring apparatus.

5. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the measurement occurs continuously.

6. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that in the server own measurement results can be compared to the measurement results of a larger group.

7. System for measuring the activity of the functions of the body of a person, which system comprises a portable activity measuring apparatus and a server of the measurement of an activity, characterized in that

the activity measuring apparatus is fitted to measure an activity of the body wirelessly such that the apparatus comprises a sensor or sensors, e.g. activity sensors, blood pressure sensors, ECG sensors or heart pulse sensors, that are fixable to the body are used for the measuring of the activity, from which sensor or sensors a measured value or measured values are received, e.g. activity values, blood pressure values, ECG curves or heart pulse values,

the activity measuring apparatus is fitted to send the aforementioned measured value or aforementioned measured values to the server of the measuring of an activity for monitoring, analysis and/or other actions and

the server is fitted to analyze the measured values, to convert the processed measurement results into a suitable format for sending onwards and to send the converted measurement results to the user/users.

8. System according to claim 7, characterized in that at least two different types of sensor are in use in the activity measuring apparatus.

9. System according to claim 7, characterized in that the server is fitted to send the processed measurement results wirelessly to experts, such as nurses, doctors and health centers and/or to emergency centers, for actions.

10. System according to claim 7, characterized in that the activity measuring apparatus comprises an activity meter (1), which comprises a display and a transmitter part and which is fixed to the arm.

11. System according to claim 7, characterized in that the activity measuring apparatus comprises a power source of the automatic measuring device of a human body, in which power source charging is arranged to operate when kept on the wrist of a person and stored with the kinetic energy of the wrist movement of the person.

12. System according to claim 11, characterized in that the power source is separate and the voltage received from the power source can be transferred to an activity meter that is fixed to the arm.

13. System according to claim 11, characterized in that the power source is integrated into an activity meter that is fixed to the arm.

14. System according to claim 7, characterized in that the activity meter is fitted to telemetrically send an activity reading with a telemetric transmission unit (5).

15. System according to claim 9, characterized in that the activity meter is fitted to telemetrically send an activity reading with a telemetric transmission unit (5).

16. System according to claim 10, characterized in that the activity meter is fitted to telemetrically send an activity reading with a telemetric transmission unit (5).