WIRELESS DETECTION SYSTEM OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130317381A1
• Filed: 05/23/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taipei Medical University WAN Fan Hospital (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: Taipei Medical University WAN Fan Hospital (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Wu, Chung-che, Chiang, Yung-hsiao, Huang, Jung-tang
• Application Number:
  US13/901,101
• Publication Number:
  US 20130317381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/544
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• 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 5/026 Measuring blood flow A61B3/1233, A61B3/1241 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/031 Intracranial pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/05 Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves impedance plethysmography A61B5/0295; measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof A61B5/11; detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof A61B5/24
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00

Abstract

A wireless detection system of physiological signals is provided for wirelessly transmitting variation values of physiological signals, and includes a wireless detecting notification device and a wireless transceiver display device. The wireless detecting notification device comprises at least one transplantable sensor, a connecting line, a printed circuit board, a wireless communication micro-processor chip, an antenna and a power integration module. The power integration module includes a power management chip, a wireless charging coil and a chargeable battery, for integrating a power supply of the wireless detecting notification device. Further, a wireless detection method of physiological signals is further provided to detect variation values of physiological signals in organs of an organism. After calculating and analyzing the variation values of physiological signals, identifying an analyzed result for determining to store the variation values or to wirelessly transmit an alarm signal to the wireless transceiver display device.

Claims

1. A wireless detection system of physiological signals, comprising:

a wireless detecting notification device implanted onto an organ of an organism to detect a variation value of physiological signals of the organ, calculate and analyze the variation value of physiological signals, and then select to store an normal physiological value or to wirelessly transmit an alarm signal; and

a wireless transceiver display device used to wirelessly receive the normal physiological value or the alarm signal from the wireless detecting notification device, or to wirelessly transmit a remote instruction to the wireless detecting notification device, so that the wireless detecting notification device wirelessly transmits the alarm signal or the normal physiological value to the wireless transceiver display device for analyzing and storing.

2. The wireless detection system of physiological signals and method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless detecting notification device comprises:

at least one transplantable sensor implanted onto the organ for detecting the variation value of physiological signals, which is generated from the organ;

a connecting line having one end electrically connected to the transplantable sensor for transmitting the detected variation value of physiological signals;

a printed circuit board electrically connected to the other end of the connecting line for being a mediator to transmit the variation value of physiological signals;

a wireless communication micro-processor chip mounted on the printed circuit board for calculating and analyzing the variation value of physiological signals, which is transmitted from the printed circuit board, so as to obtain an analyzed result and then determine to actively transmit the alarm signal or only store as the normal physiological value according the analyzed result;

an antenna mounted on the printed circuit board for wirelessly transmitting the alarm signal or the normal physiological value, or receiving the remote instruction from the wireless transceiver device; and

a power integration module comprising a power management chip, a wireless charging coil and a chargeable battery, and used to integrate electric power supplement of the wireless detecting notification device.

3. The wireless detection system of physiological signals and method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless transceiver display device is a cloud system, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a palmtop computer, a digital watch or a smartphone.

4. The wireless detection system of physiological signals and method according to claim 2, wherein the connecting line is a bio-compatible connecting line.

5. The wireless detection system of physiological signals and method according to claim 4, wherein the bio-compatible connecting line has an outer coating made of silicone material.

6. The wireless detection system of physiological signals and method according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication micro-processor chip is a low-power Bluetooth chip of system-on-a-chip (SOC).

7. The wireless detection system of physiological signals and method according to claim 1, wherein the variation value of physiological signals is a variation value of organic pressure, blood flow, heart rate, body temperature, respiration rate or electrical current.

8. A wireless detection method of physiological signals, comprising steps of:

implanting a wireless detecting notification device onto an organ of an organism;

using at least one transplantable sensor of the wireless detecting notification device to detect a variation value of physiological signals in the organ;

using a wireless communication micro-processor chip of the wireless detecting notification to calculate and analyze the variation value of physiological signals for obtaining an analyzed result; and

using the wireless communication micro-processor chip to identify the analyzed result for selecting to store a normal physiological value or wirelessly transmit an alarm signal.

9. The wireless detection method of physiological signals according to claim 8, wherein the step of identifying the analyzed result by the wireless communication micro-processor chip comprises steps of:

using the wireless communication micro-processor chip to identify if the analyzed result is the alarm signal;

if yes, immediately transmitting the alarm signal to an antenna, and actively wirelessly transmitting the alarm signal to the transceiver display device; and

if not, identifying the analyzed result to be a normal physiological signal, and storing the normal physiological signal to the wireless communication micro-processor chip, wherein when receiving a remote instruction from the wireless transceiver display device, using the antenna to transmit the normal physiological signal to the wireless transceiver display device.

10. The wireless detection method of physiological signals according to claim 8, wherein after the step of identifying the analyzed result by the wireless communication micro-processor chip, further comprising a step of:

using the wireless transceiver display device to transmit a remote instruction to the wireless detecting notification device, so that the wireless detecting notification device wirelessly transmits the alarm signal or the normal physiological signals to the wireless transceiver display device for analyzing and storing.