Remote Health Care System

• US 20140235963A1
• Filed: 02/14/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: Lia, Raymond A., Mudge, Miguel Christopher, Vivenzio, Robert L., Edwards, Ian K., Maier, David J., Salvati, Jon R., Wood, Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US14/180,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20140235963A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0077 Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1117 Fall detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A health care medical device includes one or more medical sensor devices, an assembly that houses the one or more medical sensor devices and a mobile electronic computing device with a display. The mobile electronic computing device is secured to the assembly. Medical data from the one or more medical sensor devices is transmitted to the mobile electronic computing device.

Claims

1. A health care medical device, the health care medical device comprising:

one or more medical sensor devices;

an assembly that houses the one or more medical sensor devices; and

a mobile electronic computing device with a display,

wherein the mobile electronic computing device is secured to the assembly, and wherein medical data from the one or more medical sensor devices is transmitted to the mobile electronic computing device.

2. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic computing device is enclosed within the assembly.

3. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic computing device is secured to an external section of the assembly.

4. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic computing device is a tablet computer.

5. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic computing device is a smart telephone.

6. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the medical data from the one or more medical sensor device is transmitted wirelessly to the mobile electronic computing device.

7. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the medical sensor devices include one or more of a blood pressure sensor, oxygen saturation sensor, thermometer and glucose meter.

8. The health care medical device of claim 7, further comprising a blood pressure sleeve that includes a blood pressure cuff, the blood pressure cuff automatically adjusting in position around an arm of a patient during a blood pressure measurement for the patient.

9. The heath care medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic computing device transmits the medical data from one or more of the medical sensor devices to an Internet-based hosting service.

10. The health care medical device of claim 1, wherein the mobile electronic computing device provides prompts to a user during the operation of the health care medical device.

11. The health care medical device of claim 10, wherein the prompts include both oral prompts and visual prompts.

12. The health care medical device of claim 1, further comprising a medical sensor device that is wearable by a user and that detects whether the user has fallen.

13. The health care medical device of claim 1, further comprising a video camera for viewing a user of the health care medical device.

14. The health care medical device of claim 13, further comprising receiving and processing responses from a clinician based on the clinician responding to one or more views from the video camera.

15. The health care medical device of claim 1, further comprising a sensor device that measures a weight of a patient.

16. A method of monitoring medical parameters of a patient using a health care medical device, the method comprising:

placing one or more medical sensors from the health care medical device on the patient;

receiving data from the one or more medical sensors;

processing the received data into medical parameters associated with the one or more medical sensors;

sending medical data based on the medical parameters to a mobile electronic computing device that is part of the health care medical device;

displaying the medical data on a display screen of the mobile electronic computing device;

making a wireless connection from the mobile electronic computing device to an Internet-based storage system; and

sending the medical data to the Internet-based storage system.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising prompting the patient to operate one of more of the medical sensors.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein prompting the patient comprises providing oral and visual prompts to the patient.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising using a camera that is included in the health care medical device to observer a status of the patient.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the mobile electronic computing device is either a tablet computer or a smart telephone.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the medical sensors include one or more of a blood pressure sensor, oxygen saturation sensor, thermometer and glucose meter.

22. The method of claim 16, further comprising receiving data from a sensor worn by the patient that monitors whether the patient has fallen.

23. A health care medical device, the health care medical device comprising:

one or more medical sensor devices, the medical sensor devices including one or more of a blood pressure sensor, oxygen saturation sensor, thermometer and glucose meter;

a tablet computer; and

an assembly that houses the one or more medical sensor devices and the tablet computer, the assembly enclosing the back and at least a part of four sides of the tablet computer,

wherein the tablet computer provides visual and oral prompts to a user during operation of the health care medical device and wherein the tablet computer transmits medical data from the one or more medical sensor devices to an Internet-based storage system.

24. The health care medical device of claim 23, further comprising a medical sensor device that is wearable by a user and that detects whether the user has fallen.

25. The health care medical device of claim 23, further comprising a video camera for viewing a user of the health care medical device.