Method for remotely monitoring biological data

• US 7,933,781 B2
• Filed: 02/09/2007
• Issued: 04/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kiwok Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kiwok Ltd.
• Inventors: Soderberg, Bjorn, Bjorlin, Anders
• Primary Examiner(s): GILLIGAN, CHRISTOPHER L
• Application Number:
  US11/817,330
• Publication Number:
  US 20080189134A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,537 Days
• Field of Search: 705 2- 3, 600/300
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/333 Recording apparatus specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The method is for monitoring biological data in a human body. A sensor senses biological data from a human body and sends the biological data to a control unit that sends the biological data to a communicator. The communicator compares the biological data to triggering values. The communicator only transmits the biological data when the triggering values have been exceeded by the biological data. The communicator sends an alert signal including the biological data in a dedicated bandwidth to a server. A decision rule engine analyzes the biological data and decides which message to send and to which recipient based on the biological data. A medical institution pays a fee to a service unit for accessing the system.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring biological data in a human body, comprising:

providing a system having a sensor in communication with a control unit that is in communication with a mobile telecommunication device, the mobile telecommunication device being in communication with a real-time server that is in communication with a decision rule engine;

the sensor sensing biological data from a human body, the sensor sending the biological data directly to a control unit;

the control unit sending the biological data to the mobile telecommunication device;

the mobile telecommunication device receiving the biological data and comparing the biological data to triggering values;

the mobile telecommunication device transmitting the biological data when the triggering values have been exceeded by the biological data;

the mobile telecommunication device sending an alert signal including the biological data in a dedicated bandwidth to the real-time server;

the real-time server directly receiving the biological data from the mobile telecommunication device and sending the biological data directly from the real-time server to the decision rule engine;

the decision rule engine receiving the biological data directly from the real-time server and analyzing the biological data and deciding which message to send and to which recipient based on the biological data and preprogrammed rules; and

the decision rule engine automatically sending the biological data to a medical professional without first saving the biological data in a database.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further comprises a rule setting interface setting the triggering values of the mobile telecommunication device.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further comprises the mobile telecommunication device communicating with the server via a VPN tunnel.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further comprises putting the server in communication with a medical professional.

5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further comprises the engine sending a message back to the mobile telecommunication device with instructions that are based on information in the alert signal received from the mobile telecommunication device.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further comprises a rule setting interface sending a signal to the engine to modify preprogrammed rules of the engine.

7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the method further comprises providing the alert signal with location information of the mobile telecommunication device.