METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS

• US 20170112388A1
• Filed: 10/22/2015
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: LANE, JOHN A., MUDGE, KENZI L., CHU, ZHON YE, MULLIN, MATTHEW D., ANTOS, DAVID M., SMITH, III, HENRY JOE, CHIODO, JEFFREY J., Quinn, David E.
• Application Number:
  US14/920,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20170112388A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/166 the sensor is mounted on a specially adapted printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• 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 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 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 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/026 Measuring blood flow A61B3/1233, A61B3/1241 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1114 Tracking parts of the body
• 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 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4266 sweat secretion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7246 : using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7264 : Classification of physiological signals or data, e.g. using neural networks, statistical classifiers, expert systems or fuzzy systems neural networks per se G06N3/00; expert systems per se G06N5/00

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system or biological sensor configured to determine when to perform a biological measurement based on a body part position. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving, from a first sensor coupled to a person, positioning information indicating a position of a body part of the person;

determining according to the positioning information whether the position of the body part is suitable for the first sensor to perform a first type of biological measurement;

directing the first sensor to generate first sensing data from the first sensor responsive to determining that the body part is suitable for the first sensor to perform the first type of biological measurement; and

postponing use of the first sensor responsive to determining that the body part is not suitable for the first sensor to perform the first type of biological measurement.

2. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first sensor is located in a sleeve that wraps around the body part.

3. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 2, wherein the sleeve comprises a first end and a second end that are attachable to each other to wrap around the body part.

4. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the positioning information comprises orientation information associated with the body part, motion information associated with the body part, or both.

5. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the positioning information is generated by an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof.

6. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a biological condition according to the first sensing data; and

responsive to detecting the biological condition, obtaining second sensing data, the second sensing data associated with a second type of biological measurement differing from the first type of biological measurement.

7. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the second sensing data is obtained from the first sensor.

8. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the second sensing data is obtained from a second sensor that differs from the first sensor.

9. A biological sensor, comprising:

a material coupling to a body part;

a sensing device coupled to the material that facilitates generation of first sensor data, the first sensor data associated with a first type of biological measurement that enables detection of a first biological condition;

a position sensor coupled to the material that facilitates generation of positioning information; and

a processor coupled to the sensing device and the position sensor that facilitates operations including;

receiving, from the position sensor, positioning information; and

obtaining the first sensing data from the sensing device responsive to determining from the positioning information that the body part is suitable for the sensing device to perform the first type of biological measurement.

10. The biological sensor of claim 9, wherein the material comprises a sleeve that wraps around the body part.

11. The biological sensor of claim 9, wherein the materials comprises a blood pressure measurement system including a first end and a second end that are attachable to each other to wrap around the body part.

12. The biological sensor of claim 9, wherein the positioning information comprises orientation information associated with the body part, motion information associated with the body part, or both.

13. The biological sensor of claim 9, wherein the position sensor comprises an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, or combinations thereof.

14. The biological sensor of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

detecting a biological condition according to the first sensing data; and

responsive to detecting the biological condition, obtaining second sensing data, the second sensing data associated with a second type of biological measurement differing from the first type of biological measurement.

15. The biological sensor of claim 14, wherein the second sensing data is obtained from the sensing device.

16. The biological sensor of claim 14, wherein the second sensing data is obtained from another sensing device.

17. The biological sensor of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting a message indicating that the body part is not suitable for the sensing device to perform the first type of biological measurement.

18. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the process, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving orientation information relating to a body part of a person;

determining according to the orientation information whether a position of the body part is suitable for a sensor to perform a type of biological measurement; and

obtaining sensing data from the sensor responsive to determining that the position of the body part is suitable for the sensor to perform the type of biological measurement.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the determining comprises determining whether the position of the body part is suitable for the sensor to perform a type of biological measurement to substantially avoid an inaccurate measurement, wherein the type of biological measurement is selected according to an identification of the person, wherein the sensor is coupled to a material that wraps at least in part around the body part of the person, and wherein the sensor is remotely located from the system.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise directing other sensors coupled to the person to provide sensing data associated with one or more other types of biological measurements selected according to an identification of the person.