Controlling and data accumulating device attachable to human biologic measuring device

• US 5,842,975 A
• Filed: 06/07/1995
• Issued: 12/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bela Kover, Illyes, Miklos, Jozsef Voros
• Original Assignee: Bela Kover, Illyes, Miklos, Jozsef Voros
• Inventors: Illyes, Miklos, Voros, Jozsef, Kover, Bela
• Primary Examiner(s): Bahr, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): YARNELL, BRYAN KEITH
• Application Number:
  US08/472,779
• Time in Patent Office: 1,273 Days
• Field of Search: 128/672, 128/677, 128/678, 128/680, 128/681, 128/683, 128/687, 128/689, 600/485, 600/490, 600/491, 600/493, 600/494, 600/496, 600/500, 600/502, 600/300, 439/620, 439/909
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/909 Medical use or attached to human body

Abstract

Controlling and data accumulating device (1) attachable to a measuring basic apparatus (100) for measuring human biological parameters, preferably blood pressure and/or pulse rate, comprising a measuring unit, sensor (102) data processing microprocessor or microcontroller (101), display (107) and other units. Wherein the microcontroller (2) of the device (1) is connected with the LCD output of the microprocessor (101) of the basic apparatus (100) through an analog demultiplexer (DMP) 10) and comparator (11), furthermore said microcontroller (2) is connected to the control input of the basic microprocessor (101), and the microprocessor (2) of the device (1) is equipped on the one hand with a controlling switch (4) and preferably other handling means connected to different inputs of the microcontroller (2) of the device, and on the other hand with non-volatile memory (7) and a timer (8) with its own power supply (81) as well as through an interface (3) with a special connector (31) to an RS232 line, and preferably with an external power supply.

Claims

1. A control and data accumulating device attachable to a measuring apparatus for measuring basic biologic parameters including at least one of blood pressure and pulse rate, the measuring apparatus having a measuring unit, a sensor, a data processing microprocessor, and a display unit, said control and data accumulating device comprising:

a microcontroller coupled to a control input of the measuring apparatus, said microcontroller selectively sending control signals including a start signal and a stop signal to the measuring apparatus;

a demultiplexer coupled to an input side of the display unit of the measuring apparatus, said demultiplexer receiving display data sent to the display unit by the measuring apparatus;

a comparator, coupled to said demultiplexer and to said microcontroller, for conveying the display data from said demultiplexer to said microcontroller such that the display data arrives at the microcontroller at substantially a same time as the display data arrives at the display unit;

a connector having circuitry which enables the connector to alternately connect to an external power supply and an external computer through a communication cable.

2. The control and data accumulating device of claim 1, wherein said microcontroller has a plurality of inputs, and wherein at least one of following is connected to an input of said microcontroller:

(i) a controlling switch;

(ii) a peripheral device;

(iii) a non-volatile memory;

(iv) a timer; and

(v) an interface unit for linking said control and data accumulating device to an external device.

3. The control and data accumulating device of claim 2, wherein the external device comprises an external power supply or an external computer.

4. The control and data accumulating device of claim 3, wherein said interface unit comprises a RS232 connector and a net adaptor united into one combined connector.

5. The control and data accumulating device of claim 2, wherein said interface unit comprises a RS232 connector and a net adaptor united into one combined connector.

6. The control and data accumulating device of claim 2, wherein said peripheral device comprises an event marker switch.

7. The control and data accumulating device of claim 2, wherein said peripheral device comprises a level switch having multiple positions.

8. The control and data accumulating device of claim 7, wherein at least one position of said level switch is in direct hardware connection with an operative part of said microcontroller.

9. The control and data accumulating device of claim 2, wherein said peripheral device comprises an acoustic signal unit.

10. The control and data accumulating device of claim 2, wherein said timer is coupled to at least one of a built-in power supply and a stabilizer of the measuring apparatus, said timer controlling the at least one of the built-in power supply and the stabilizer using a predefined timing.

11. A control and data accumulating device attached to a measuring apparatus for measuring biologic parameters, the measuring apparatus having a measuring unit, a sensor, and a display unit, said control and data accumulating device comprising:

a non-volatile memory accumulating the data received from the measuring apparatus; and

a connector having circuitry which enables the connector to alternately connect to an external power supply and an external computer through a communication cable.