Radio medical monitoring method and radio medical monitoring system

• US 6,847,294 B1
• Filed: 08/07/2000
• Issued: 01/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chih-I Lin, Shengfu Lin, Shih-Yu Tsou, Wei-Kang Lin
• Original Assignee: Chih-I Lin, Shengfu Lin, Shih-Yu Tsou, Wei-Kang Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Chih-I, Lin, Wei-Kang, Lin, Shengfu, Tsou, Shih-Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): PHAM, TOAN NGOC
• Application Number:
  US09/633,879
• Time in Patent Office: 1,632 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.12, 340/573.1, 607/32, 607/60, 600/485, 128/903, 128/904, 702/19, 706/924
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02028 Determining haemodynamic parameters not otherwise provided for, e.g. cardiac contractility or left ventricular ejection fraction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A radio medical monitoring system is disclosed, which comprises a modem; a central processing unit (CPU) connected with the modem for digital data transmission therewith; a read-only-memory (ROM) connected with the CPU; a memory connected with the CPU; one or a plurality of digital medical sensors connected with the CPU for transmitting signals from a subject under examination to the CPU; a radio transceiver connected with the modem for receiving/transmitting radio waves and performing an analog signal transmission with the modem. The monitoring system of the present invention has Group ID (GID) and Sort ID functions, and automatically replies according to the order of the Sort ID after identifying the Group ID and confirming that it is necessary to reply. The present invention also discloses a radio medical monitoring method.

Claims

1. A radio medical monitoring system comprising:

a modem;

a central processing unit (CPU) connected with said modem for digital data transmission therewith;

a read-only-memory (ROM) connected with said central processing unit;

a memory connected with said central processing unit;

one or a plurality of digital medical sensors connected with said central processing unit for transmitting signals from a subject under examination to said central processing unit;

a radio transceiver connected with said modem for receiving/transmitting radio waves and performing an analog signal transmission with said modem;

characterized in that said monitoring system has Group ID (GID) and Sort ID functions, and automatically replies according to the order of the Sort ID after identifying the Group ID and confirming that it is necessary to reply.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said modem is externally connected with one or more sets of analog devices.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said digital medical sensor is a digital human parameter sensor, a medical chemical sensor, a biochemical sensor, or a bio-sensor.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said Group ID and said Sort ID are stored in said ROM and/or said memory.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said Group ID and said Sort ID are stored in said memory.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said memory is a static random access memory (SRAM).

7. The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said read-only-memory (ROM) is an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM).

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said read-only-memory (ROM) is an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM).

11. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said system in which said monitoring method is carried out is the system defined in claim 1.

9. A radio medical monitoring method comprising:

(1) after receiving a signal by a signal receiving end, identifying a System ID in said signal;

(2) after confirming said System ID, identifying a Group ID in said signal;

(3) after confirming said Group ID, identifying a Reply ID in said signal;

(4) after confirming that a reply is needed, automatically and sequentially replying examination signals from digital medical sensors according to the order of the Sort ID built-in in the signal receiving end, and then restoring to a stand-by mode;

wherein a system in which said monitoring method is carried out restores to a stand-by mode, if the identified System ID does not match in Step 1, or if the identified Group ID does not match in Step 2, or if the Reply ID has been identified that a reply is not needed in Step 3;

characterized in that the signal receiving end comprises a Group ID identifying function, and an automatic reply function according to the Sort ID.

10. The monitoring method as claimed in claim 9, wherein a delay time DT is generated according to the Sort ID by a software, wherein DT=Δ

T×

(n−

1) wherein Δ

T is a unit delay time and n is a Sort ID.