PORTABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER DETECTION AND MONITORING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATABLE COMPUTER MEMORY AND COMMUNICATION DISK, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

• US 20120265026A1
• Filed: 11/16/2011
• Published: 10/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rhythm Check, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rhythm Check
• Inventors: Shenasa, Mohammad, Siddiqui, Shahid K., Ansari, Naeem M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,026,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0215 Silver or silver chloride containing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02444 Details of sensor A61B5/02427 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0531 Measuring skin impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0038 System on Chip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Methods, devices and kits for monitoring a physiological parameter using a portable physiological parameter detection and monitoring device.

Claims

1. A detection device adapted to capture a physiological parameter comprising:

a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable;

two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface.

2. The detection device of claim 1 further wherein the two or more conductive elements include a first elongated conductive element and a second elongated conductive element, electrically separated from the first elongated conductive element.

3. The detection device of claim 1 further wherein the transparent film has a dimension of from about 40 cm² to 150 cm² in two dimensions and is at least one of square and rectangular.

4. The detection device of claim 1 wherein a first elongated conductive element and a second elongated conductive element are at opposing ends of the film.

5. The detection device of claim 1 wherein a first elongated conductive element and a second elongated conductive element are positioned parallel each other in a plane.

6. The detection device of claim 1 wherein a first elongated conductive element and a second conductive element have a shape selected from the group comprising elongated, bracket, and curved.

7. The detection device of claim 1 further comprising one or more of computer memory, microchip, connector, power source, GPS chip, WiFi chip, communication chip.

8. A method for monitoring a physiological parameter comprising:

providing a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface;

placing the film in contact with a mammalian surface having one or more detectable physiological characteristics;

acquiring one or more detectable physiological characteristics; and

at least one of storing the one or more detectable physiological characteristics on a memory and transmitting the one or more detectable physiological characteristics to another location.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of activating the step of acquiring the one or more detectable physiological characteristics.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of transmitting the one or more detectable physiological characteristics includes transmitting the one or more detectable physiological characteristics to one or more of a hospital, a rhythm monitoring center, and a doctor'"'"'s office, an electronic device, and a computer.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of activating a software application associated with an electronic device.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the detectable physiological characteristics are one or more of impedance, heart rhythm and/or pulse.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of acquiring is performed at least one of continuously and intermittently while the detection device is in electrical communication with the mammalian surface.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of removing the detection device from an electronic device.

15. A kit for physiological characteristic detection comprising one or more of the following:

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface;

a software application;

alcohol swabs; and

a lint cloth.

16. A networked apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor;

a communicator;

a display; and

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface.

17. A communication system, comprising:

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface;

a server computer system;

a measurement module on the server computer system for permitting the transmission of a measurement from a detection device over a network;

at least one of an API engine connected to at least one of the detection device to create a message about the measurement and transmit the message over an API integrated network to a recipient having a predetermined recipient user name, an SMS engine connected to at least one of the system for detecting physiological parameters and the detection device to create an SMS message about the measurement and transmit the SMS message over a network to a recipient device having a predetermined measurement recipient telephone number, and an email engine connected to at least one of the detection device to create an email message about the measurement and transmit the email message over the network to a recipient email having a predetermined recipient email address.

18. The communication system of claim 17, further comprising a storing module on the server computer system for storing the measurement in a detection device server database.

19. The communications system of claim 18, wherein the detection device is connectable to the server computer system over at least one of a mobile phone network and an Internet network, and a browser on the measurement recipient electronic device is used to retrieve an interface on the server computer system.

20. The communications system of claim 18, further comprising:

an interface on the server computer system, the interface being retrievable by an application on the mobile device.

21. The communications system of claim 18, wherein the server computer system is connectable over a cellular phone network to receive a response from the measurement recipient mobile device.

22. The communications system of claim 18, further comprising:

a downloadable application residing on the measurement recipient mobile device, the downloadable application transmitting the response and a measurement recipient phone number ID over the cellular phone network to the server computer system, the server computer system utilizing the measurement recipient phone number ID to associate the response with the SMS measurement.

23. The communications system of claim 18, further comprising:

a transmissions module that transmits the measurement over a network other than the cellular phone SMS network to a measurement recipient user computer system, in parallel with the measurement that is sent over the cellular phone SMS network.

24. A networked apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor;

a communicator;

a display; and

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface.

25. A communication system comprising:

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that it is removeably adherable, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface;

a server computer system;

a measurement module on the server computer system for permitting the transmission of a measurement from a system for detecting physiological characteristics over a network;

at least one of an API engine connected to the detection device to create an message about the measurement and transmit the message over an API integrated network to a recipient having a predetermined recipient user name, an SMS engine connected the detection device to create an SMS message about the measurement and transmit the SMS message over a network to a recipient device having a predetermined measurement recipient telephone number, and an email engine connected to the detection device to create an email message about the measurement and transmit the email message over the network to a recipient email having a predetermined recipient email address.

26. The communication system of claim 25, further comprising a storing module on the server computer system for storing the measurement on detection device server database.

27. The communications system of claim 25, wherein the detection device is connectable to the server computer system over at least one of a mobile phone network and an Internet network, and a browser on the measurement recipient electronic device is used to retrieve an interface on the server computer system.

28. The communications system of claim 25, wherein the measurement recipient electronic device is connected to the server computer system over a cellular phone network.

29. The communications system of claim 25, wherein the measurement recipient electronic device is a mobile device.