SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR MONITORING BLOOD PRESSURE IN REAL TIME

• US 20160270668A1
• Filed: 09/30/2014
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Huinno Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Huinno Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: GIL, Yeong Joon
• Application Number:
  US14/779,890
• Publication Number:
  US 20160270668A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• 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 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0261 using optical means, e.g. infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A system is provided for monitoring a blood pressure in real time, including a main body and a sensor including a first electrode that is disposed on one surface of the main body and in contact with a human body when the main body is worn on the human body, a second electrode that is disposed on the other surface of the main body, and configured to measure a signal relating to at least one of electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) of the human body in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a blood pressure in real time, comprising:

a main body; and

a sensor including;

a first electrode, is disposed on one surface of the main body and in contact with a human body when the main body is worn on the human body, and

a second electrode, disposed on an opposite surface of the main body,

wherein the sensor is configured to measure a signal relating to at least one of electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), and oxygen saturation (SpO2) of the human body in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes at least one connection terminal configured to be connectable to at least one external measurement processor.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein a measurement processor configured to measure a signal relating to at least one of photoplethysmogram (PPG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) is connected to the at least one connection terminal, and

wherein the measurement processor includes:

a light emitter having at least one light emitting diode (LED) generating light to be irradiated to the human body, and

a light receiver having a photodiode (PD) detecting the light generated and transmitted through the human body.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the main body includes a light emitter having at least one light emitting diode (LED) generating light to be irradiated to the human body and a light receiver having a photodiode (PD) detecting the light generated and reflected from the human body.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

,

a gateway incorporated in the main body and configured to transmit information on the signal measured by the sensor to an outside by using IPv4 or IPv6-based TCP/IP communication.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a monitor incorporated in the main body and configured to display information on at least one of the measured signal and an analysis result of the measured signal.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second electrode is disposed on a display screen of the monitor to measure a signal relating to at least one of electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) of the human body in contact with the display screen.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a processor incorporated in the main body and configured to estimate a blood pressure in real time by analyzing the measured signal.

9. An apparatus for monitoring a blood pressure in real time, comprising:

a main body including;

a sensor having (i) a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the main body and in contact with a human body, (ii) a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the main body, and (iii) configured to measure a signal relating to at least one of electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG), and oxygen saturation (SpO2),

a light emitter having at least one light emitting diode (LED),

a light receiver having a photodiode (PD),

a gateway configured to transmit information on the signal measured by the sensor to an outside by using IPv4 or IPv6-based TCP/IP communication,

a monitor configured to display information on at least one of the measured signal and an analysis result of the measured signal, and

a processor configured to estimate a blood pressure in real time by analyzing the measured signal.