Cardiac electricity and impedance monitoring mobile network terminal device having function of micro current release

• US 9,024,781 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2014
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shandong Learning Tech Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Jinjing Zhang
• Inventors: Zhang, Jinjing, Zhao, Yonggang, Gao, Haiqing, Chen, Yungdai, Zhou, Yujie, Liu, Shaowen, Zhu, Xiaohong
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Anh V
• Application Number:
  US14/317,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20140320309A1
• Time in Patent Office: 312 Days
• Field of Search: 340/870.07, 340/573.1, 340/286.07, 340/539.12, 340/870.09, 340/573.4, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/3.1, 340/5.61, 379/38, 379/37, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 607/60, 600/300, 600/301, 600/481
• US Class Current: 340/870.07
• 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 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0809 by impedance pneumography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7455 characterised by tactile indication, e.g. vibration or electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0072 with application of electrical currents
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0083 especially for waking up
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A cardiac electricity and impedance monitoring mobile network terminal device having function of micro current release is provided which includes a baseband processor module, an electrophysiological data collection module, a micro current stimulator module, a keyboard module, a graphics and image display module, an image and picture sensor, a voice communication module, an external data memory card, an external data memory, a short distance digital communication module, a USB interface module, a GPS receiver module, an application module set and run in the operation system of the baseband processor; a cardiac electricity and breast impedance data remote monitoring, a sleep snore data monitoring, a pathological image remote monitoring, a short distance data/information exchange, a medical advisory VoIP voice communication and a network emergency recourse being implemented by the mobile network terminal device under the control of the application program module.

Claims

1. A mobile network terminal device for monitoring cardiac electricity and breath and having a function of micro current release, characterized in that, the device comprises:

a baseband processor module in which an operation system and an application program module which operates in the operation system are embedded, the baseband processor module is used for processing respective monitoring data of the mobile network terminal device and making a network data/information exchange;

an electrophysiological data collection module for collecting synchronously and converting an analog signal data of the cardiac electricity and breast impedance into a digital signal;

a keyboard module for inputting respective control instructions by a user;

a graphic and image display module for displaying a human machine interaction interface of the mobile network terminal device and a network access webpage;

an image and picture sensor module for obtaining a user image and picture and a video data;

a voice communication module for a VoIP voice communication and a sleep snore data collection of the mobile network terminal device;

a data storage card for storing respective monitoring data, an image and video data, a position information data, and a multimedia data of the mobile network terminal device;

a data memory for storing an application program module of the mobile network terminal device, a user information file, a configuration file, a user setting information data, a two dimensional code recognition data, and a medical service evidence data;

a short distance digital communication module for establishing a short distance data/information exchange channel between the mobile network terminal device and an external apparatus;

a USB interface module for connecting the mobile network terminal device to the external device so as to make a large volume data/information exchange;

a GPS receiver module for a satellite positioning of the mobile network terminal device;

an external micro current stimulator module for collecting posture data, blood oxygen saturation data, body temperature data, and generating and releasing a micro current;

the mobile network terminal device selects and sets a work mode, accesses the network, sends a local host user flag and service flag, establishes a connection with a target server, completes a calibration and tag of the network time, enters into the work mode, collects data for a real-time analysis and process, and accepts and executes an instruction given by the target server under the control of the application program module;

the data collected by the mobile network terminal device is compared with a reference value set in the application program module;

when the collected data exceeds the reference value, an alarm flag is set, this abnormal data is uploaded to the target server at the same time;

the reference value set in the application program module is set according to a serious adverse impact extent of the apnea status and heart abnormalities imposed on the patient determined by the doctor in advance.

2. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the electrophysiological data collection module comprises a plurality of analog signal input terminals, in which a pre-amplification circuit, a breast impedance detection circuit, a heart pacemaker signal detection circuit, a common mode negative feedback circuit, an A/D analog-to-digital conversion circuit are included, and a SPI output terminal is connected to a SPI series communication port of the baseband processor, and collects synchronously and transports a plurality of the breast impedance data and cardiac electricity data to the baseband processor for analyzing and processing, a rhythm and rate of a breath wave group and a rhythm, rate and wave group modality of a cardiac electricity wave group are parsed, and the electrophysiological data collection module is a general electrophysiological analog front-end chip.

3. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the external micro current stimulator module comprises a microprocessor control unit (MCU), a voltage/current conversion circuit, a stimulation electrode, a posture sensor circuit, a blood oxygen saturation sensor circuit, a body temperature sensor circuit, a data memory circuit, a Bluetooth circuit, a work power supply, and a fixing adhesive tape;

collects and stores posture status data, blood oxygen saturation data, body temperature data;

generates and releases a micro current to stimulate a patient for a posture change or an arousal so as to recover the breath function;

wherein the released micro current is a constant current, of which the frequency range is between 5 Hz to 10 KHz, and the intensity of the released current is 1999 microampere at most.

4. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the operation system in the mobile network terminal device has at least a TCP/IP protocol, a short distance data communication protocol, a USB protocol, a WAP browser, an instant communication protocol, a VoIP protocol, a multimedia software, and a universal language text font embedded therein, and the operation system is one of the universal embedded operation systems.

5. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the keyboard module is connected to a keyboard control unit interface of the baseband processor module, such that a user control instruction, a human machine interaction operation instruction and user information data are inputted into the mobile network terminal device to select and set a function status and the work mode, wherein the keyboard module being one of the universal touch type keyboards.

6. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 5, characterized in that, the user information data input by the keyboard module comprises an access point domain name, a target server fixed IP address, a short distance data communication key, a user name and password, a SMS number, a MMS address, VoIP access information, a default target address list, a user identity, a dwelling place, a blood type, a society medical guarantee card number, a medical record summary, text information, and the user information file and the configuration file stored in the external data memory by category.

7. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the graphic and image display module is connected to a graphic and image display control unit interface of the baseband processor module, so as to display the human machine interaction interface of the mobile network terminal device, a webpage access interface, a graphic measurement tool interface, a cardiac electricity and breath waveform viewing interface, a function selection and work mode selection list, data, and a text, and the graphic and image display module is a general liquid crystal display with high resolution.

8. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the picture and image sensor is connected to a graphic and image collection and process unit interface of the baseband processor module, such that the mobile network terminal device takes and obtains an image and video data of the user, and the picture and image sensor is a general camcorder module having an auto-zooming function with high resolution.

9. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, a transmitter, a receiver and a microphone input terminal of the voice communication module are respectively connected to an audio processing unit interfaces of the baseband processor module, such that the mobile network terminal device records a sleep snore data, makes a VoIP voice communication, voice-broadcasts words left by a doctor, a user-preset medical log content, an audio alarm promotion, and doctor'"'"'s diagnosis and process advice replied by the target server, wherein the voice communication module is a general transmitter, receiver, and microphone of a handheld device.

10. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the data storage card is connected to a data storage card control unit interface of the baseband processor module, so as to be encoded and divided into a cardiac electricity and breath data storage area, an electrophysiological data storage area, a image video data storage area, a snore data storage area, a blood oxygen saturation data storage area, a body temperature data storage area, a position information data storage area, a multimedia data storage area, and store various data of the mobile network terminal device by category;

and the data storage card is a general TF card.

11. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the data memory is connected to a data memory control unit interface of the baseband processor module, such that the mobile network terminal device stores the application program module, the user information file, the configuration file, the user information data, the two dimensional code recognition data, and the medical service evidence data;

and the data memory is a general NOR Flash memory.

12. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the short distance data communication module is connected to a UART1 interface in an asynchronous series communication port UART unit of the baseband processor module, supports the 802.11x protocol and the Bluetooth protocol, such that the mobile network terminal device exchanges data and information with an external Bluetooth device and a Wi-Fi device;

and the short distance data communication module is a general dual-modes standard short distance communication chip.

13. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the USB interface module is connected to a USB controller unit interface of the baseband processor module, such that the mobile network terminal device is connected with an USB interface of an external computer device to make a large volume data/information exchange.

14. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the GPS receiver module is connected to a UART2 interface in the asynchronous series communication port UART unit of the baseband processor module, such that the mobile network terminal device makes a satellite positioning to obtain information on the position where the user locates, sends the user position information to and stores it in a preset area of the external data storage card, and provides a target server with the user position information while exchanging data and information over the network.

15. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the baseband processor module of the mobile network terminal device is one of the universal baseband processors.

16. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the work mode of the mobile network terminal device includes a cardiac electricity and breath data monitoring mode, an electrophysiological data monitoring mode, an image and video monitoring mode, a sleep snore data monitoring mode, a short distance data communication mode, a USB data communication mode, a VoIP voice communication mode, a network emergency recourse mode and a default work mode, which can be selected and set.

17. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, in a default work mode, the mobile network terminal device operates as a stand-alone device in an off-line status to carry out the monitoring and make an analysis;

after finishing the monitoring, the user can access the internet and upload the recorded and stored data to the target server so as to obtain advice from the doctor.

18. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the micro current stimulator module is capable of wirelessly connecting via Bluetooth thereof to a handheld device in which the application program is installed, accepting the control of the handheld device, and operating according to an instruction of the handheld device;

wherein the handheld device at least includes a digital mobile phone, a laptop computer and a tablet computer.

19. The mobile network terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that, the micro current stimulator module is encapsulated into a small-sized housing, one or more stimulation electrodes are arranged on the two ends of the bottom of the housing, a blood oxygen saturation sensor electrode and a body temperature sensor electrode are arranged in the middle part of the bottom of the housing, and the bottom of the housing is used to contact with a body skin closely.