Dispersed-type testing/measuring system and dispersed-type health care system

• US 6,612,986 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2001
• Issued: 09/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Yoshinori, Doi, Shigeru, Uenoyama, Harumi
• Primary Examiner(s): Winakur, Eric F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASTORINO, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US09/800,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20010009972A1
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300-301, 600/481-486, 600/500, 600/529, 600/532, 600/587, 128/903, 128/904, 128/920-925, 128/898, 340/573--57, 340/870.01, 340/286.05, 340/286.07, 379/106--10, 702/19, 705/2-4, 709/200, 709/217, 709/230, 709/248
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/904 Telephone telemetry

Abstract

A dispersed-type testing/measuring system provides for example a simplified terminal unit to be installed at a patient'"'"'s home.

The dispersed-type testing/measuring system has a central controlling unit 20 and a plurality of terminal units 30 each accessible to the central controlling unit via a communication line 15. Each terminal unit 30 includes a crude data collecting portion 40, and a data transmitting means 45 for sending the data collected by the crude data collecting portion 40 to the central controlling unit 20. The central controlling unit 20 includes a measurement data calculating means 210 for generating measurement data by making calculation on the crude data sent from each terminal unit 30.

Claims

1. A dispersed-type testing/measuring system comprising a central controlling unit and a plurality of terminal units each accessible to the central controlling unit via a communication line,

wherein each of the terminal units is assigned to a patient or a facility related to the patient and includes a data collecting portion for collecting clinical data related to the patient, and a data sending means for sending the collected clinical data to the central controlling unit, each terminal unit further including an information entering portion for entering health status data of the patient and for sending the health status data to the central controlling unit through the data sending means;

wherein the central controlling unit includes a data calculating means for processing the clinical data from each terminal unit to store the clinical data in a personalized clinical data file, and personalized clinical data controlling means for monitoring health status of the patient;

wherein the personalized clinical data controlling means includes a personalized statistical processing means for determining a personalized range of normality for the patient by statistically processing the personalized clinical data and for storing the personalized range of normality for the patient in a personalized statistical data file; and

wherein the personalized clinical data controlling means further includes an abnormality judging means for determining abnormality if the clinical data sent by each terminal unit deviates from the personalized range of normality established for the patient.

2. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality judging means makes an abnormality determination by taking into account the health status data entered at the information entering portion of each terminal unit.

3. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 1, wherein personalized clinical data controlling means further includes an alarm means for sending an abnormality report to a relevant terminal unit if the abnormality judging means makes the abnormality determination.

4. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized clinical data controlling means further includes an abnormal-data forwarding means for forwarding the clinical data of the patent to a medical facility accessible by the central controlling unit via the communication line if the abnormality judging means makes the abnormality determination.

5. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 1, wherein the central controlling unit further includes group statistical processing means for determining a range of normality for a group of patients by processing the clinical data from the plurality of terminal units and for storing the range of normality for the group of patients in a group statistical data file.

7. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 5, wherein the abnormality judging means makes an abnormality determination if the clinical data sent by each of the plurality of terminal units deviate from the range of normality for the group.

6. A dispersed-type testing/measuring system comprising a central controlling unit and a plurality of terminal units each accessible to the central controlling unit via a communication line,

wherein each of the terminal units is assigned to a patient or a facility related to the patient and includes a data collecting portion for collecting clinical data related to the patient, and a data sending means for sending the collected clinical data to the central controlling unit, each terminal unit further including an information entering portion for entering health status data of the patient and for sending the health status data to the central controlling unit through the data sending means;

wherein the central controlling unit includes a data calculating means for processing the clinical data from each terminal unit to store the clinical data in a personalized clinical data file, and personalized clinical data controlling means for monitoring health status of the patient;

wherein the personalized clinical data controlling means includes a personalized statistical processing means for determining a personalized range of normality for the patient by statistically processing the personalized clinical data and for storing the personalized range of normality for the patient in a personalized statistical data file;

wherein the personalized clinical data controlling means further includes an abnormality judging means for determining abnormality if the clinical data sent by each terminal unit deviates from the personalized range of normality established for the patient; and

wherein the central controlling unit further includes a system maintaining means for maintaining each terminal unit, and a booking handling means for checking a booking status of a medical facility and for forwarding a reservation entry to the medical facility.