Personal Health Monitoring Device

• US 20120101350A1
• Filed: 10/24/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Bychkov
• Original Assignee: David Bychkov
• Inventors: Bychkov, David
• Application Number:
  US12/910,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20120101350A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/324
• 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 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring personal health of the user. The method includes detecting a plurality of physiological parameters. The plurality of physiological parameters are collected and analyzed. Afterwards, the plurality of analyzed physiological parameters are transferred at pre defined time interval to at least one computing device for monitoring the personal health of the user.

Claims

1. A wrist mounted device for personal health monitoring of a user in a non-invasive manner, the wrist mounted device comprising:

a) an infrared module, the infra red module including one or more infrared (IR) sensors, the one or more IR sensors for detecting pulse rate and blood oxygen level of the user;

b) a thermistor sensor, the thermistor sensor for detecting temperature of the user;

c) a three axis accelerometer, the three axis accelerometer for monitoring motion of the user and configured to generate motion information in response;

d) a microcontroller, the microcontroller for collecting and analyzing a plurality of physiological parameters, the plurality of physiological parameters including at least one of the pulse rate, the blood oxygen level, the temperature and the motion information of the user;

e) a wireless networking module, the wireless networking module for transferring the plurality of physiological parameters to at least one computing device for monitoring personal health of the user; and

f) a data storage module, the data storage module for storing the plurality of physiological parameters.

2. The wrist mounted device of claim 1, wherein the IR sensor comprises:

a) one or more pulse sensors for detecting pulse rate of the user; and

b) one or more blood oxygen sensors for detecting blood oxygen level of the user.

3. The wrist mounted device of claim 1 further comprising an alert module, the alert module for alerting the user for one of a low battery voltage and an adverse condition of the user.

4. The wrist mounted device of claim 3, wherein the alert module comprises:

a) a vibrator module, the vibrator module alerting for the adverse condition of the user; and

b) an illumination module, the illumination module for alerting the user for low battery voltage.

5. The wrist mounted device of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller detects the adverse condition of the user by analyzing the temperature, pulse rate and blood oxygen level in correlation with the motion information.

6. The wrist mounted device of claim 1 further comprising a mini-USB port for wired communication of the plurality of physiological parameters.

7. The wrist mounted device of claim 6, wherein the mini-USB port is further utilized as a battery charger.

8. The wrist mounted device of claim 1, wherein the zigbee module transfers the plurality of physiological parameters at pre-defined time-intervals.

9. The wrist mounted device of claim 1 further comprising a power switch for turning the wrist mounted device either one of on or off.

10. The wrist mounted device of claim 1 further comprising a sub-cover for fixing the one or more Infra-red (IR) sensors.

11. The wrist mounted device of claim 1 further comprising a display for displaying the reading corresponding to the plurality of physiological parameters of the user.

12. The wrist mounted device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises an LCD screen.

13. A wrist mounted device for personal health monitoring of a user in a non-invasive manner, the wrist mounted device comprising:

a) an infrared module, the infrared module including one or more infrared sensors, the one or more infrared sensors adapted to sense pulse rate and blood oxygen level of the user;

b) a three axis accelerometer, the three axis accelerometer for monitoring motion of the user and configured to generate motion information in response;

c) a microcontroller, the microcontroller for collecting and analyzing a plurality of physiological parameters, the plurality of physiological parameters comprising pulse rate, blood oxygen level, and motion information of the user;

d) a wireless networking module, the wireless networking module for transferring the plurality of physiological parameters to at least one computing device for monitoring the personal health of the user; and

e) a data storage module, the data storage module for storing the plurality of physiological parameters.

14. The wrist mounted device of claim 13, wherein the infrared sensor comprises:

a) one or more pulse sensors for detecting pulse rate of the user; and

b) one or more blood oxygen sensors for detecting blood oxygen level of the user.

15. The wrist mounted device of claim 13 further comprising an alert module, the alert module for alerting the user for one of a low battery voltage and an adverse condition of the user.

16. The wrist mounted device of claim 15, wherein the alert module comprises:

a) a vibrator module, the vibrator module alerting for the adverse condition of the user; and

b) an illumination module, the illumination module for alerting the user for low battery voltage.

17. The wrist mounted device of claim 13, wherein the microcontroller detects the adverse condition of the user by analyzing the temperature, the pulse rate and blood oxygen level in correlation with the motion information.

18. The wrist mounted device of claim 13 further comprising a mini-USB port for wired communication of the plurality of physiological parameters.

19. The wrist mounted device of claim 18, wherein the mini-USB port is further utilized as battery charger of the device.

20. The wrist mounted device of claim 13, wherein the wireless networking module transfers the plurality of physiological parameters at pre-defined time-intervals.

21. The wrist mounted of claim 13 further comprising a thermistor sensor for detecting temperature of the user.

22. The wrist mounted device of claim 13 further comprising a power switch for turning the wrist mounted device either one of on or off.

23. The wrist mounted device of claim 13 further comprising a sub-cover for fixing the one or more Infra-red (IR) sensors.

24. The wrist mounted device of claim 13 further comprising a display for displaying the reading corresponding to the plurality of physiological parameters of the user.

25. The wrist mounted device of claim 24, wherein the display comprises an LCD screen.

26. A method for personal health monitoring of a user in a non-invasive manner, the method comprising:

a) detecting a plurality of physiological parameters, the plurality of physiological parameters including at least one of the pulse rate, the blood oxygen level, the temperature and the motion information of the user;

b) collecting the plurality of physiological parameters;

c) analyzing the plurality of physiological parameters;

d) transferring the plurality of analyzed physiological parameters at pre defined time interval to at least one computing device; and

e) monitoring personal health of the user using the plurality of physiological parameters.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein an alert is sent to the user for low battery voltage and adverse condition of the user.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein an adverse condition of the user is detected by analyzing the temperature, the pulse rate and blood oxygen level in correlation with the motion information of the user.