INDEPENDENT WEARABLE HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM, ADAPTED TO INTERFACE WITH A TREATMENT DEVICE

• US 20160256104A1
• Filed: 10/12/2014
• Published: 09/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HealthWatch Ltd
• Original Assignee: HealthWatch Ltd
• Inventors: ROMEM, Yoram, AMIR, Uri
• Application Number:
  US15/030,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20160256104A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0024 for multiple sensor units attached to the patient, e.g. using a body or personal area network
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/053 Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/316 Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/333 Recording apparatus specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4836 Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods A61B5/0036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4875 Hydration status, fluid retention of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/046 Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0484 Garment electrodes worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 : Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]

Abstract

An independent wearable health monitoring system, configured for use by a living being on a daily basis. The system includes a knitted garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured body locations, a garment-processing device having processor, and a multiplicity of sensors adapted to measure health parameters, wherein at least some sensors are integrally knitted with the knitted garment, and wherein the knitted textile sensors include electrodes adapted to provide ECG data. The system further includes an interface adapted to operatively connect at least one external medical device to the garment-processing device. Preferably, the health monitoring system further includes two conductive, integrally knitted pads operatively disposed tightly adjacently to the skin of the monitored living being, adapted to facilitate placing of a respective defibrillator paddles thereon and applying defibrillator shocks. Preferably, the garment-processing device controls the activation and deactivation of the defibrillator shocks.

Claims

1. An independent wearable health monitoring system, configured for use by a living being on a daily basis, including a healthy living being, the system comprising:

a) a knitted garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured portions of the body of the living being;

b) a garment-processing device comprising;

i) a garment-processor; and

ii) a battery;

c) a multiplicity of sensors adapted to measure health parameters, wherein at least a portion of said sensors are integrally knitted with said knitted garment, and wherein said knitted textile sensors include electrodes or probe-devices adapted to provide ECG data; and

d) an interface adapted to operatively connect at least one external medical device to said garment-processing device,

wherein said garment-processing device is adapted to acquire said ECG data from said sensors and analyze said ECG data, and upon detecting at least one predefined abnormality in said ECG data, activating at least one pre-selected said external medical device configured to cope with said detected abnormality.

2. A health monitoring system as in claim 1 further comprising an alerting unit, wherein said garment-processing device, upon detecting at least one predefined abnormality in said ECG data, activates said alerting unit.

3. A health monitoring system as in claim 2, wherein said ECG data in a clinical level ECG data.

4. A health monitoring system as in claim 1, wherein said sensors include sensors for sensing blood pressure, oxygen saturation, breathing, temperature, dehydration, impedance, sweat analysis, lung fluids and heart rate.

5. A health monitoring system as in claim 1, wherein the health monitoring system is seamless self-alert system.

6. A health monitoring system as in claim 1 further comprising at least one conductive knitted pad operatively disposed tightly adjacently to the skin of the monitored living being, wherein said at least one conductive knitted pad is adapted to facilitate placing of a respective defibrillator paddle thereon and applying defibrillator shocks.

7. A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said garment-processing device is operatively connected to an apparatus controlling said at least one defibrillator paddle, and wherein said garment-processing device controls the activation and deactivation of said defibrillator shocks.

8. A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said at least one defibrillator paddle is manually activated and deactivated.

9. A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said knitted garment has a tubular form having variable elasticity, and wherein said at least one conductive knitted pad is operatively disposed tightly adjacently to the skin of the monitored living being.

10. A health monitoring system as in claim 6, wherein said garment-processing device further comprises protecting means to protect said garment-processing device from the current surge inflicted by the defibrillator onto said at least one conductive knitted pad.