Apparatus for alerting a doctor by radio to provide an alarm for a patient

• US 5,003,984 A
• Filed: 01/31/1990
• Issued: 04/02/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fukuda Denshi Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Fukuda Denshi Company Limited
• Inventors: Koike, Hiroyuki, Muraki, Yoshiya
• Primary Examiner(s): Jaworski, Francis
• Assistant Examiner(s): Manuel, George
• Application Number:
  US07/473,061
• Time in Patent Office: 426 Days
• Field of Search: 128/696, 128/668, 128/710, 128/903, 128/904
• US Class Current: 600/523
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/904 Telephone telemetry

Abstract

An apparatus for alerting a doctor which provides an alarm corresponding to a patient, and receives living body information signals transmitted through a transmitter. The apparatus alerts a doctor with a buzzer sound or a vibration indicating that the condition of the patient and of the living body information signals has changed suddenly. The apparatus includes a portable casing having a front plate, a rear plate, a top plate, a bottom plate, a left plate, and a right plate. The casing is provided with a circuit plate on which an electric circuit is mounted which receives and treats the living body information signals. Moreover, the apparatus is provided with a display portion provided on the casing and connected with the electric circuit. The wave form of at least an electrocardiogram signal included in the living body information signals is displayed on the display portion.

Claims

1. An apparatus for alerting a doctor which provides an alarm corresponding to a patient by receiving living body information signals S transmitted by radio through a transmitter and providing said doctor with a buzzer sound or a vibration to indicate that the condition of the patient corresponding to the living body information signals S has suddenly changed, said apparatus comprising:

a portable casing having a front plate, a rear plate connected to positioning means for positioning said casing, a top plate, a bottom plate, a left plate, and a right plate;

a circuit plate provided within said casing;

an electric circuit mounted on said circuit plate for receiving said living body information signals S transmitted by radio from said transmitter; and

display means provided on said casing and connected with said electric circuit, said display means displaying said living body information signals S received by said electric circuit, said displayed living body information signals S including at least a wave form E of electrocardiogram signals.

2. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, wherein said display means is provided on said front plate of said casing, and is formed by liquid crystal.

3. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, wherein said positioning means is a belt clip mounted pivotally on said rear plate of said casing.

4. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, wherein said positioning means is a stand plate mounted pivotally on said rear plate of said casing.

5. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, wherein said positioning means is either a belt clip or a stand plate interchangeably attached to said casing 1.

6. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, further comprising:

a receiving lamp for indicating receipt of a radio message, said receiving lamp installed between the lower area of said left plate and said bottom plate; and

a first switch SW1, a second switch SW2, and a third switch SW3 provided in a central area of said left plate.

7. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 6, wherein:

said first switch SW1 controls a power supply to said apparatus and distinguishes whether the buzzer sound or vibration is to be used to alert the doctor when the power is on;

said second switch SW2 switches on a light for irradiating a background portion of said display means; and

said third switch controls provision of the name of a patient whose wave form E is being displayed on said display means.

8. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, wherein a mounting pin and a bar are provided between the lower area of said right plate and said bottom plate.

9. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, said top plate of said casing including:

an opening through which said buzzer sound is provided; and

a groove through which a tape stamped with the name of said doctor is provided.

10. An apparatus for alerting a doctor according to claim 1, wherein said transmitter receives said living body information signals S from either a telephone private branch exchange, a nurse caller, or a monitor.