ICE message system and method

• US 9,226,709 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2013
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Minimed Incorporated (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Montague, George J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Previl, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US14/071,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20150123800A1
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/870.16, 340/7.51, 340/7.55, 340/572.8, 604/503, 604/66, 604/890.1, 604/504, 600/549, 600/300, 600/301
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• 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: 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

An ICE message system and method having a medical system for use with a patient, the medical system including a personal medical device attached to the patient and a display operably connected to the personal medical device. The personal medical device includes a monitor operable to detect an emergency condition at the personal medical device, and a processor operably connected to the monitor and operable to select an ICE message in response to the emergency condition. The display is operable to display the ICE message, which includes emergency contact information.

Claims

1. A medical system for use with a patient, the system comprising:

a personal medical device attached to the patient, the personal medical device comprising;

a case attached to the patient;

a monitor contained in the case and operable to detect an emergency condition at the personal medical device; and

a processor contained in the case and operably connected to the monitor and operable to select an ICE message in response to the emergency condition; and

a display operably connected to the personal medical device and operable to display the ICE message, the ICE message including emergency contact information.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the ICE message further includes a patient disease/condition identifier.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the ICE message further includes a prospective cause indication determined by the processor in response to the emergency condition.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the display is a device display, the personal medical device further comprising the device display contained in the case.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the display is a local display wirelessly connected to the personal medical device, the local display not being included in the personal medical device.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the local display is wirelessly connected to the personal medical device by a local communication link selected from the group consisting of a radio frequency connection, a WiFi connection, an infrared (IR) connection, and a Bluetooth connection.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the local display is selected from the group consisting of a relay device screen, a cell phone screen, a smart phone screen, a dedicated monitor, a computer monitor, a computer tablet screen, a game center display, a television, and an automobile display.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the display is a remote display operably connected to the personal medical device, the remote display not being included in the personal medical device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the remote display is operably connected to the personal medical device over a global computer network.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the remote display is operably connected to the personal medical device over a cellular network.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the remote display is selected from the group consisting of a dedicated display device screen, a cell phone screen, a smart phone screen, a computer monitor, a computer tablet screen, an automobile display, a consumer device screen, and an Internet-enabled televisions screens.

12. The system of claim 8 further comprising a relay device operable to relay the ICE message from the processor to the remote display.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the relay device is operable to relay the ICE message to a plurality of remote displays.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the personal medical device further comprises a location detector operable to generate a device location message, the ICE message further includes the device location message, and the relay device is operable to relay the ICE message to a nearest one of the plurality of remote displays.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein the relay device is operable to send an audible telephone message of the ICE message to a predetermined telephone number.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the emergency condition is a medical emergency.

17. The system of claim 1 wherein the emergency condition is a failure to respond to a personal medical device alarm.

18. The system of claim 1 wherein the emergency condition is an equipment failure.

19. The system of claim 1 wherein the personal medical device further comprises a location detector operable to detect device position and the emergency condition is a failure to detect change in the device position.

20. A personal medical device attachable to a patient, the personal medical device comprising:

a case attached to the patient;

a monitor contained in the case and operable to detect an emergency condition at the patient;

a processor contained in the case and operably connected to the monitor and being operable to select an ICE message in response to the emergency condition, the ICE message including emergency contact information; and

a display contained in the case and operably connected to the processor and being operable to present the ICE message.