INFLATABLE REMOTE SENSOR VEST SYSTEM FOR PATIENT MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS
First Claim
1. An inflatable vest system for remote monitoring and diagnosing a patient'"'"'s vital health functions comprising:
- a wearable vest having an outer surface and an inner surface, said vest being wearable by a patient;
a plurality of bladders having a hollow chamber, said bladders dispersed at selected locations along said vest and disposed adjacent to each other, each of said bladders having an inlet for selectively receiving and releasing air within its chamber;
a plurality of adjustable sensors attached to said vest and disposed within the vicinity of desired locations on the patient'"'"'s body, said sensors exerting pressure on said desired locations as a function of the air pressure of at least one bladder most closely located to said sensor;
said vest receiving control signals from a remote physician system, said control signals selectively activating and deactivating desired one of said sensors, said control signals further selectively increase and decrease air pressures in desired one of said bladders, such that said vest provides desired patient information to said remote physician station.
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Abstract
An inflatable vest system includes a wearable vest having an outer surface and an inner surface and a plurality of bladders having a hollow chamber. The bladders are dispersed at selected locations along the vest and disposed adjacent to each other, each having an inlet for selectively receiving and releasing air within its chamber. A plurality of adjustable sensors are attached to the vest and disposed within the vicinity of desired locations on the patient'"'"'s body are provided for exerting pressure on the desired locations as a function of the air pressure of at least one bladder most closely located to the sensor. The vest receives control signals from a remote physician system that selectively activating and deactivating one of the sensors, and/or increase and decrease air pressures in desired one of the bladders.
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16 Claims
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1. An inflatable vest system for remote monitoring and diagnosing a patient'"'"'s vital health functions comprising:
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a wearable vest having an outer surface and an inner surface, said vest being wearable by a patient; a plurality of bladders having a hollow chamber, said bladders dispersed at selected locations along said vest and disposed adjacent to each other, each of said bladders having an inlet for selectively receiving and releasing air within its chamber; a plurality of adjustable sensors attached to said vest and disposed within the vicinity of desired locations on the patient'"'"'s body, said sensors exerting pressure on said desired locations as a function of the air pressure of at least one bladder most closely located to said sensor; said vest receiving control signals from a remote physician system, said control signals selectively activating and deactivating desired one of said sensors, said control signals further selectively increase and decrease air pressures in desired one of said bladders, such that said vest provides desired patient information to said remote physician station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for remote monitoring and diagnosing a patient'"'"'s vital health functions using an inflatable vest system, said method comprising the steps of:
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supplying a wearable vest to a patient, said wearable vest having an outer surface and an inner surface, said wearable vest further having a plurality of bladders with hollow chambers, said bladders dispersed at selected locations along said vest and disposed adjacent to each other, each of said bladders having an inlet for selectively receiving and releasing air within its chamber; exerting pressure by sensors on desired locations as a function of the air pressure of at least one bladder most closely located to said sensor, where said sensors include a plurality of adjustable sensors attached to said vest and disposed within the vicinity of said desired locations on the patient'"'"'s body; sending control signals to said vest from a remote physician system, said control signals selectively activating and deactivating desired one of said sensors, said control signals further selectively increase and decrease air pressures in desired one of said bladders, such that said vest provides desired patient information to said remote physician station.
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