Batteryless Portable Medical Devices

• US 20140066731A1
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: HCL Technologies Limited
• Inventors: Sadasivam, Siva Sakthivel
• Application Number:
  US14/018,936
• Publication Number:
  US 20140066731A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/323
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers

Abstract

This embodiment relates to portable handheld medical devices and in particular to handheld devices functioning without batteries. The medical devices connect to an external system and receive power. The external system may refer to any of everyday devices like a laptop or a mobile phone and so on. The medical devices operate once the power source i.e. the external device is connected. The medical devices can be shut down after use and connection between the external system and handheld medical devices is removed.

Claims

1. A handheld portable medical system for monitoring physiological parameters, said system comprising of:

a handheld portable medical device; and

an external device powering said handheld portable medical device,

wherein said handheld portable medical device does not include a power source.

2. The batteryless handheld portable medical system of claim 1, wherein said handheld portable medical device may be a blood glucose meter.

3. The batteryless handheld portable medical system of claim 1, wherein said handheld portable medical device may be a Pulse oxymeter.

4. The batteryless handheld portable medical system of claim 1, wherein said external device may connect to the handheld portable medical device using a medical grade USB cable.