PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS MONITORING SYSTEM

• US 20160174898A1
• Filed: 12/17/2014
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ETON Labs Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ETON Labs Incorporated
• Inventors: UDOH, EMEM UFOT, Heng, Tonya Sothan, Vu, Trung
• Application Number:
  US14/573,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20160174898A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0242 adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0204 Acoustic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• 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 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6807 Footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6829 Foot or ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

A system and method for monitoring the physiological conditions of a subject using a battery powered physiological monitoring device configured to communicate through wireless communication with other electronic devices such as mobile devices, computers and networks is presented. The invention includes a plurality of physiological sensors integrated or built into a sock, wristband or as a standalone unit with the ability to process and stores the physiological data collected and provide useful information to the subject, monitoring equipment or health care professional.

Claims

1. A monitoring apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

a monitoring unit having at least a sensor

audio means

transmitting means

receiving means

wherein the monitoring unit is suitable to communicate physiological parameters with a computer network to display or transmit said physiological parameters of a subject.

2. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit is coupled to an article of clothing that fits like a sock on the appendage of a subject.

3. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit is coupled to an article of clothing that fits like a body wrap around the foot or wrist or arm of a subject.

4. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit is adaptable for skin contact to monitor the physiological parameter of a subject.

5. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit is adaptable for skin contact as a belt around the stomach of a subject.

6. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit is adaptable for skin contact as an arm or foot wrap or wristband.

7. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit includes a battery or a self-charging means.

8. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least a light emitting diode.

9. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least a light sensing diode.

10. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least a sensor adapted to measure temperature.

11. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least an acoustic or ultrasonic or piezocrystal sensor for determining the heart rate of a subject.

12. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least an audio sensor for determining sound or noise signature of a subject environment.

13. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio means is incorporated in the monitoring unit.

14. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio means is operably to play sound signal to a subject.

15. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio means is operably to record sound.

16. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitting means is incorporated in the monitoring unit.

17. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitting means is operably linked to an external base station.

18. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitting means is in communication with a network.

19. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receiving means is adaptable to receive data from the sensor.

20. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receiving means is adaptable to receive data from a network.

21. The monitoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit is in communication with the base station, the network and end users.

22. The monitoring apparatus of claim 21, wherein the users are selected from servers, caregivers, emergency services, physicians, educators and similar users.

23. A method of monitoring the physiological parameters of a subject comprising:

using a monitoring apparatus having at least a processor, a sensor, an audio means, a transmitting means, a receiving means, wherein the monitoring apparatus is suitable to receive data from the skin of a user, receive data from a network and transmitting same to a network for users.