System for measuring and recording a user's vital signs

• US 9,161,697 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2013
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DynoSense Corp.
• Original Assignee: DynoSense Corp.
• Inventors: Azimi, Saeed
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nganga, Boniface N
• Application Number:
  US13/961,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20150045629A1
• Time in Patent Office: 804 Days
• Field of Search: 600300-301
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0406 specially shaped apparatus housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/06 Arrangements of multiple sensors of different types
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02125 of pulse wave propagation time
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14507 specially adapted for measuring characteristics of body fluids other than blood devices for taking samples of body liquids A61B10/0045
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/682 Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A system for measuring and recording data pertaining to a user'"'"'s vital signs in response to a single action by the user is provided. The system includes a base unit with a computer system, metallic layers affixed to a first side face and a bottom face of the base unit, an aperture, and a flexible shaft extending from the bottom face of the base, and an extension member pivotably mounted to a second side face of the base unit. The system receives the user'"'"'s thumb on the metallic layer located on the first side face, index finger between the base unit and the extension member, lips on the bottom face metallic layer and tongue above the flexible shaft to capture the vital signs data and communicate the data to the remote location.

Claims

1. A system for measuring and recording data pertaining to a user'"'"'s vital signs in response to a single action by the user, the system being configured to analyze and communicate the data to a remote location, the system comprising:

a base unit comprising a computer system, an aperture, a top face, a bottom face, a first side face and a second side face positioned opposite the first side face;

a first contoured metallic layer affixed to the first side face of the base unit and adapted to conform to contours of a thumb of the user;

a second metallic layer affixed to the bottom face of the base unit;

a flexible shaft affixed to the bottom face of the base unit; and

an extension member pivotably mounted to the second side face of the base unit;

wherein the system is configured to receive the user'"'"'s thumb on the first contoured metallic layer, an index finger between the base unit and the extension member, lips on the second metallic layer and tongue above the flexible shaft to capture the vital signs data and communicate the data to the remote location.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a display configured to receive an input from the user and display to the user vital signs data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the extension member comprises a light-emitting diode device configured to be used as a plethysmograph.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to transmit an alert to an entity if any values of the user'"'"'s vital signs data are outside normal limits.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system generates an electrocardiography signal based on electrical signals detected by the metallic layers.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system detects airflow through the aperture based on a breath of the user and generates respiratory data based on the detected airflow.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a detector configured to measure and record data pertaining to the user'"'"'s non-vital signs.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a cradle unit configured to store, clean and sterilize the base unit and the extension member.

9. The system of claim 8, further comprising an activity tracker unit configured to collect data pertaining to the user'"'"'s activities.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the cradle unit comprises a communication device configured to wirelessly communicate the vital signs data to the remote location and other devices.