SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT MONITORING
First Claim
1. A system for use with an external device and a patient monitoring device worn on a limb of a patient, at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device comprising a display device, the external device and the patient monitoring device each being connected to the system by at least one network, the patient monitoring device being operable to collect at least one measurement of a distance around the patient'"'"'s limb and transmit the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb to the system via the at least one network, the system comprising:
- one or more processors;
one or more storage devices connected to the one or more processors, each of the one or more storage devices storing at least one of data and instructions, the data comprising a threshold amount and a first model of the patient'"'"'s limb comprising a first circumference measurement associated with a selected location along the patient'"'"'s limb, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors and when executed thereby implementing a method comprising;
comparing the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb with the first model of the patient'"'"'s limb,determining whether the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb has increased based on the comparison,if the one or more processors determine the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb has increased, the method further comprising;
determining a second circumference measurement associated with the selected location along the patient'"'"'s limb based on the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb,determining whether the second circumference measurement is greater than the first circumference measurement by more than the threshold amount, andsending a first message over the at least one network to at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device for display thereby on the display device when the one or more processors determine the second circumference measurement is greater than the first circumference measurement by more than the threshold amount.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring a patient. Exemplary methods include receiving sensor data associated with the patient from a plurality of sensors of a patient monitoring device and determining whether the sensor data satisfies one or more trigger conditions. For each of the trigger conditions satisfied, one or more messages are sent to at least one of the patient monitoring device and an external computing device for display thereby to at least one of the patient, a caregiver, and a support person. Satisfaction of one or more of the trigger conditions may indicate the patient has edema and/or is trending toward decompensation. The sensor data may have been collected from a heart rate sensor, an oximeter, an accelerometer, and/or a sensor configured to detect a distance around a limb of a patient. In some embodiments, the trigger conditions are provided by the patient, caregiver, and/or support person.
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49 Claims
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1. A system for use with an external device and a patient monitoring device worn on a limb of a patient, at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device comprising a display device, the external device and the patient monitoring device each being connected to the system by at least one network, the patient monitoring device being operable to collect at least one measurement of a distance around the patient'"'"'s limb and transmit the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb to the system via the at least one network, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more storage devices connected to the one or more processors, each of the one or more storage devices storing at least one of data and instructions, the data comprising a threshold amount and a first model of the patient'"'"'s limb comprising a first circumference measurement associated with a selected location along the patient'"'"'s limb, the instructions being executable by the one or more processors and when executed thereby implementing a method comprising; comparing the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb with the first model of the patient'"'"'s limb, determining whether the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb has increased based on the comparison, if the one or more processors determine the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb has increased, the method further comprising; determining a second circumference measurement associated with the selected location along the patient'"'"'s limb based on the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb, determining whether the second circumference measurement is greater than the first circumference measurement by more than the threshold amount, and sending a first message over the at least one network to at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device for display thereby on the display device when the one or more processors determine the second circumference measurement is greater than the first circumference measurement by more than the threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for use with an external device and a patient monitoring device worn on a limb of a patient, at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device comprising a display device, the patient monitoring device being operable to collect at least one measurement of a distance around the patient'"'"'s limb and transmit the at least one measurement via at least one network, the system comprising:
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a web server configured to generate a website displayable on the display device of at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device, the website comprising at least one page configured to receive reference information from the at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device, the reference information comprising a swelling threshold value; and a computing device storing a plurality of previously received measurements of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb, the computing device being connected to the web server and configured to; receive the reference information from the web server, receive the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb from the patient monitoring device over the at least one network, determine whether the patient'"'"'s limb has swelled by more than the swelling threshold value based on the plurality of previously received measurements of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb and the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb received from the patient monitoring device, and instruct the web server to display a message on the website indicating the patient'"'"'s limb has swelled by more than the swelling threshold value when the computing device determines the patient'"'"'s limb has swelled by more than the swelling threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for use with an external device and a patient monitoring device worn on a limb of a patient, at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device comprising a display device, the patient monitoring device being operable to occasionally collect a measurement of an amount of patient physical activity and transmit the measurements collected via at least one network, the system comprising:
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a web server configured to generate a website displayable on the display device of at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device, the website comprising at least one page configured to receive reference information from the at least one of the external device and the patient monitoring device, the reference information comprising criteria identifying when a patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining; and a computing device connected to the web server and configured to; receive the reference information from the web server, receive the measurements of the amount of patient physical activity from the patient monitoring device over the at least one network, determine whether the measurements of the amount of patient physical activity indicate the patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining based on the criteria identifying when a patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining; and instruct the web server to display a message on the website indicating the patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining when the computing device determines the measurements of the amount of patient physical activity indicate the patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of managing heart failure comprising:
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(i) receiving sensor data associated with a patient from a plurality of sensors of a patient monitoring device; (ii) determining whether the sensor data satisfies one or more trigger conditions; and (iii) for each of the one or more trigger conditions determined to be satisfied, sending a message to at least one of the patient monitoring device and an external computing device displayable thereby to at least one of the patient, a caregiver, and a support person. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for use with a threshold amount and a first model of the patient'"'"'s limb comprising a first circumference measurement associated with a selected location along the patient'"'"'s limb, the method comprising:
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obtaining at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb; comparing the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb with the first model of the patient'"'"'s limb; and determining whether the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb has increased based on the comparison, if it is determined the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb has increased, the method further comprising; determining a second circumference measurement associated with the selected location along the patient'"'"'s limb based on the at least one measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb, determining whether the second circumference measurement is greater than the first circumference measurement by more than the threshold amount, and sending a first message to at least one of the patient, a caregiver, and a support person when the second circumference measurement is greater than the first circumference measurement by more than the threshold amount. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of measurements of distances around a limb of a patient; obtaining at least one new measurement of a distance around the limb of the patient; displaying a user interface to at least one of the patient, a caregiver, and a support person; receiving reference information provided to the user interface by the at least one of the patient, the caregiver, and the support person, the reference information comprising a swelling threshold value; determining whether the patient'"'"'s limb has swelled by more than the swelling threshold value based on the plurality of measurements of distances around the patient'"'"'s limb and the at least one new measurement of the distance around the patient'"'"'s limb; and when it is determined the patient'"'"'s limb has swelled by more than the swelling threshold value, displaying a message to at least one of the patient, the caregiver, and the support person indicating the patient'"'"'s limb has swelled by more than the swelling threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A method comprising:
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obtaining a plurality of measurements of amounts of patient physical activity; displaying a user interface to at least one of the patient, a caregiver, and a support person; receiving reference information provided to the user interface by the at least one of the patient, the caregiver, and the support person, the reference information comprising criteria identifying when a patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining; determining whether the measurements of the amounts of patient physical activity indicate the patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining based on the criteria identifying when a patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining; and when it is determined the measurements of the amount of patient physical activity indicate the patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining, displaying a message to at least one of the patient, the caregiver, and the support person indicating the patient'"'"'s level of physical activity is declining. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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