Artery locating device

• US 5,876,346 A
• Filed: 10/07/1996
• Issued: 03/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Albert Mario Corso
• Original Assignee: Albert Mario Corso
• Inventors: Corso, Albert Mario
• Primary Examiner(s): Nasser, Robert L.
• Application Number:
  US08/726,045
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 600/500-503, 600/485
• US Class Current: 600/485
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0406 specially shaped apparatus housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0462 Apparatus with built-in sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/489 Blood vessels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to an artery locating device (10) which comprises a housing (18) comprising a housing power means access (18A), a housing bottom (18B), a housing front (18F), and a housing rear (18R). The artery locating device (10) further comprises a microchip (22) contained within the housing (18). The artery locating device (10) further comprises a power means (24) electronically connected to the microchip (22). The artery locating device (10) further comprises a heart rate monitor (12) is contained within the housing (18). The heart rate monitor (12) comprises a heart rate monitor LCD display (12B) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22). The heart rate monitor (12) further comprises a heart rate monitor visual display (12C) having a heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22). The artery locating device (10) further comprises a pulse intensity monitor (14) contained within the housing (18). The pulse intensity monitor (14) comprises a pulse intensity monitor LCD display (14B) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22). The pulse intensity monitor (14) further comprises a pulse intensity monitor visual display (14C) having a pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22). The artery locating device (10) further comprises an artery monitor (16) contained within the housing (18). The artery monitor (16) comprises an artery monitor visual display (16A) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22). The artery monitor (16) further comprises an artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22). The artery locating device (10) further comprises an artery sensor (20) contained within the housing (18) positioned at the housing bottom (18B). The artery sensor (20) is electronically connected to the microchip (22).

Claims

1. An artery locating and monitoring device (10) comprising:

A) a housing (18) which comprises a housing power means access (18A), a housing bottom (18B), a housing front (18F), and a housing rear (18R);

B) a microchip (22) contained within the housing (18);

C) a power means (24) electronically connected to the microchip (22), the power means (24) contained within the housing (18) having the housing power means access (18A) removably positioned there over for providing electrical power for said device;

D) a heart rate monitor (12) contained within the housing (18), the heart rate monitor (12) comprises a heart rate monitor LCD display (12B) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22), the heart rate monitor (12) further comprises a heart rate monitor visual display (12C) having a heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22);

E) a pulse intensity monitor (14) contained within the housing (18), the pulse intensity monitor (14) comprises a pulse intensity monitor LCD display (14B) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22), the pulse intensity monitor (14) further comprises a pulse intensity monitor visual display (14C) having a pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22);

F) an artery monitor (16) contained with the housing (18), the artery monitor (16) comprises an artery monitor visual display (16A) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22), the artery monitor (16) further comprises an artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22);

G) an artery sensor (20) contained within the housing (18) positioned at the housing bottom (18B), the artery sensor (20) electronically connected to the microchip (22) for sensing said arm radial artery (26B), a user positioning the artery locating device (10) on a patient'"'"'s arm (26) moving laterally until the artery sensor (20) is positioned directly over said patient'"'"'s arm radial artery (26B) said microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA) of the artery monitor visual display (16A) which functions to illuminate the artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which functions to illuminate the heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the heart rate monitor LCD display (12B) which displays a patient'"'"'s heart rate, simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which functions to illuminate the pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the pulse intensity monitor LCD display (14B) which displays the patient'"'"'s pulse intensity; and

H) a digital finger clip (28) attached to housing (18), the digital finger clip (28) being electrically connected to microchip (22), when the patient inserts a finger into digital finger clip (28) an electronic signal is sent to microchip (22) which in turn sends an electronic signal to the artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA) of the artery monitor visual display (16A) which functions to illuminate the artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which functions to illuminate the heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the heart rate monitor LCD display (12B) which displays a patient'"'"'s heart rate, simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA) which functions to illuminate the pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the pulse intensity monitor LCD display (14B) which displays the patient'"'"'s pulse intensity.

2. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the heart rate monitor (12) further comprises heart rate monitor indicia (12A) printed thereon.

3. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 2, wherein the heart rate monitor (12) is positioned on the housing front (18F).

4. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the pulse intensity monitor (14) further comprises pulse intensity monitor indicia (14A) printed thereon.

5. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 4, wherein the pulse intensity monitor (14) is positioned on the housing front (18F).

6. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the artery monitor (16) is positioned on the housing front (18F).

7. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the power means (24) is positioned on within the housing rear (18R) having the housing power means access (18A) positioned there over.

8. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the housing (18) is constructed from a material selected from a group consisting of metal, metal alloy, plastic, plastic composite, rubber, rubber composite, fiberglass, epoxy, and carbon-graphite.

9. The artery locating device (10) as described in claim 1, wherein the housing bottom (18B) is concave in configuration which is complementary to a convex configuration of the patient'"'"'s arm (26).

10. An artery locating and monitoring device (10) comprising:

A) a housing (18) which comprises a housing power means access (18A), a housing bottom (18B), a housing front (18F), and a housing rear (18R);

B) a microchip (22) contained within the housing (18);

C) a power means (24) electronically connected to the microchip (22), the power means (24) contained within the housing (18) having the housing power means access (18A) removably positioned there over for providing electrical power for said device;

D) a heart rate monitor (12) contained within the housing (18), the heart rate monitor (12) comprising a heart rate monitor LCD display (12B) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22), the heart rate monitor (12) further comprises a heart rate monitor visual display (12C) having a heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22);

E) a pulse intensity monitor (14) contained within the housing (18), the pulse intensity monitor (14) comprises a pulse intensity monitor LCD display (14B) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22), the pulse intensity monitor (14) further comprises a pulse intensity monitor visual display (14C) having a pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22);

F) an artery monitor (16) contained within the housing (18), the artery monitor (16) comprises an artery monitor visual display (16A) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22), the artery monitor (16) further comprises an artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA) which is electronically connected to the microchip (22);

G) an artery sensor (20) is contained within the housing (18) positioned at the housing bottom (18B), the artery sensor (20) electronically connected to the microchip (22) for sensing said arm radial artery (26B), a user positioning the artery locating device (10) on a patient'"'"'s arm (26) moving laterally until the artery sensor (20) is positioned directly over said patient'"'"'s arm radial artery (26B) said microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA) of the artery monitor visual display (16A) which functions to illuminate the artery monitor visual display indicator light (16AA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which functions to illuminate the heart rate monitor visual display indicator light (12CA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the heart rate monitor LCD display (12B) which displays a patient'"'"'s heart rate, simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (12CA) which functions to illuminate the pulse intensity monitor visual display indicator light (14CA), simultaneously, the microchip (22) sending an electronic signal to the pulse intensity monitor LCD display (14B) which displays the patient'"'"'s pulse intensity; and

H) a digital clip (28) comprising a digital finger clip cylinder (28A) securely connected to an upper distal end of a digital finger clip connector (28B), a lower distal end of the digital finger clip connector (28B) movably connected to the housing (18) by a digital finger clip pivot pin (28C).