HUMAN SAFETY INDICATOR

• US 20130222139A1
• Filed: 08/24/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safetyminded Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Safetyminded Holdings, Inc.
• Inventors: Gouge, Charles Mack, Ransbury, Terrance, Smith, Robert, Self, Darrel, Armstrong, Kenneth
• Granted Patent: US 9,183,719 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0431 Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case
• 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 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 13/20 Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons

Abstract

A human safety system includes a circuit including a microcontroller and at least one power source; a probe in communication with the circuit; at least one use detector in communication with the circuit; and at least one alert indicator in communication with the circuit. A method of using a human safety device, the method includes initiating operation of the human safety device; arranging the human safety device in communication with skin; and monitoring the human safety device for alert indicators. A method of monitoring a user includes waking from sleep state; sensing at least one condition of the user; determining if the sensed condition is in a human condition; continuously monitoring the condition of the user; and, returning to sleep state when the user condition is outside of the human condition for an amount of time.

Claims

1. A human safety system comprising:

a circuit including a microcontroller and at least one power source;

a temperature probe in communication with the circuit;

at least one use detector in communication with the circuit; and

at least one alert indicator in communication with the circuit.

2. The human safety system of claim 1, wherein the temperature probe is an enclosure of the human safety system.

3. The human safety system of claim 2, further comprising a temperature couple proximate the temperature probe.

4. The human safety system of claim 3, further comprising at least one temperature sensor in communication with the circuit.

5. The human safety system of claim 4, wherein at least one temperature sensor is a thermistor proximate the temperature couple.

6. The human safety system of claim 1, wherein at least one use detector is a push button.

7. The human safety system of claim 1, wherein at least one alert indicator is an audible alert indicator.

8. The human safety system of claim 7, wherein each audible alert indicator is a piezoelectric transducer.

9. The human safety system of claim 1, wherein at least one alert indicator is a visual alert indicator.

10. The human safety system of claim 9, wherein each visual alert indicator is an LED.

11. The human safety system of claim 9, further comprising a device cover.

12. A method of using a human safety device, the method comprising:

initiating operation of the human safety device;

arranging the human safety device in thermal communication with skin; and

monitoring the human safety device for alert indicators.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of arranging a device cover over the human safety device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of arranging the human safety device in thermal communication with skin includes the steps of:

removing an adhesive backing from a connection pad; and

affixing the human safety device to one of skin and a wearable article.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of replacing the connection pad with a new connection pad.

16. A method of monitoring temperature of a user, the method comprising:

waking from sleep state;

sensing temperature of the user;

determining if the user temperature is in a human condition;

continuously monitoring the temperature of the user such that an unsafe increase in the temperature of the user triggers an alert; and

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returning to sleep state when the user temperature is outside of the human condition for a predetermined amount of time.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of alerting the user if the sensed temperature is unsafe.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the user is alerted if the sensed temperature is greater than a predetermined overheat temperature.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the user is alerted until the temperature falls below a recovery temperature.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the human condition is defined between a predetermined minimum bio temperature and a predetermined maximum bio temperature.