Method and system for implementing alarms for medical device through mobile device

• US 9,230,420 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Precision Biosensor Inc.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Sung-ho, Lee, Jong-rip, Kim, Hang-chan, Lee, Sung-hwa, Lee, Chang-sub
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US14/186,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20140240123A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.12, 705/2, 455/66.1, 455/411
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3827 Portable transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72421 with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm

Abstract

Provided are a method and system for implementing alarms for a medical device through a mobile device. The method includes: storing details of examination of a specimen (hereinafter, referred to as examination details) in the medical device, wherein the storing is performed by the medical device; accessing the medical device and establishing a connection with the medical device, wherein the accessing and the establishing of the connection is performed by the mobile device; reading the examination details stored in the medical device, wherein the reading is performed by the mobile device; analyzing the read examination details, wherein the analyzing is performed by the mobile device; and implementing an alarm if the result of analysis satisfies a predetermined criterion, wherein the implementing is performed by the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of implementing an alarm for a medical device through a mobile device, the method comprising:

storing examination details of a specimen in the medical device;

establishing a connection with the medical device, the establishing the connection being performed by the mobile device;

reading the examination details stored in the medical device, the reading being performed by the mobile device;

analyzing the read examination details and determining whether a result of the analyzing satisfies a predetermined criterion, the analyzing and the determining being performed by the mobile device; and

outputting an alarm if the result of the analyzing satisfies the predetermined criterion, the outputting being performed by the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing the connection is repetitively performed for every predetermined period.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection is maintained only while the mobile device reads the examination details from the medical device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein if a result of the analyzing satisfies the predetermined criterion, the result of the examination of the specimen deviates from a preset range, or the examination of the specimen is completed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the preset range is set for an examination item of an individual examinee.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein when the examination result deviates from the preset range and falls within a critical range, an alarm is output, and an alarm notification is transmitted to a predetermined destination.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device recognizes a plurality of mobile devices to record therein a history of the examination details that have been read by the plurality of mobile devices and allows the mobile device to read only examination details that have not been read by the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the alarm is implemented as at least one from among a bell sound, music, an acoustic sound, a vibration, flashing light, and a popup window.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1 on a computer.

9. A mobile device for implementing an alarm for a medical device, the mobile device comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit requests for establishing a connection with the medical device and to read examination details of a specimen stored in the medical device;

a receiver configured to receive from the medical device a response to accept the request for establishing the connection with the medical device and the examination details;

a processor configured to analyze the received examination details and to determine whether a result of analysis of the examination details satisfies a predetermined criterion; and

an alarm unit configured to output an alarm if the result of analysis satisfies the predetermined criterion.

10. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the request for establishing the connection with the medical device is repetitively made for every predetermined period.

11. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the connection is maintained only while the mobile device establishes the connection with the medical device and receives the examination details from the medical device.

12. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein if the result of analysis satisfies the predetermined criterion, the result of the examination of the specimen deviates from a preset range, or the examination of the specimen is completed.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the preset range is set for an examination item of an individual examinee.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein when the examination result deviates from the preset range and falls within a critical range, an alarm is output, and an alarm notification is transmitted to a predetermined destination.

15. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the mobile device is set to read only examination details that have not been read previously.

16. The mobile device of claim 9, wherein the alarm is implemented as at least one from among a bell sound, music, an acoustic sound, a vibration, flashing light, and a popup window.

17. A medical device for implementing an alarm through a mobile device, the medical device comprising:

a specimen inserter configured to insert the specimen;

an examination and processing unit configured to examine the specimen and process the result of examination of the specimen;

a storage unit configured to store the examination result;

a receiver configured to receive a request for establishing a connection and reading examination details of the specimen from the mobile device; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a response that accepts the request for establishing the connection together with the examination details,

wherein the medical device records a history of examination details that have been read by the mobile device.

18. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the request for establishing the connection is repetitively made for every predetermined period.

19. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the connection is maintained only while the mobile device establishes the connection with the medical device and receives the examination details from the medical device.

20. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the transmitter transmits the examination result defined as particular values or ranges of values.

21. The medical device of claim 20, wherein when the examination result deviates from a preset range and falls within a critical range, the transmitter transmits an alarm notification to a predetermined destination.

22. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the medical device recognizes a plurality of mobile devices to record therein a history of the examination details that have been read by the plurality of mobile devices and allows the mobile device to read only examination details that have not been read by the mobile device.

23. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the mobile device analyzes the received examination details and outputs an alarm if the result of analysis of the examination details satisfies a predetermined criterion.

24. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the alarm is implemented as at least one from among a bell sound, music, an acoustic sound, a vibration, flashing light, and a popup window.

32. The medical device of claim 17, wherein the medical device transmits the examination details that have not been read by the mobile device based on the history of examination details.

26. A method of implementing an alarm for a medical device through a mobile device, the method comprising:

storing information about a current status of the medical device in the medical device;

establishing a direct connection with the medical device via wired or wireless communication networks, the establishing of the direct connection being performed by the mobile device;

reading the information about the current status of the medical device stored in the medical device, the reading being performed by the mobile device; and

displaying the information read by the mobile device on a screen.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the current status is at least one from among a standby status, an off status, a disconnected status, and an examination in-progress status.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the examination in-progress status is represented by displaying a rate of examination progress on the screen by a percentage value or a graphical representation.

29. A mobile device for implementing an alarm for a medical device, the mobile device comprising:

a transmitter configured transmit a request for establishing a direct connection with the medical device via wired or wireless communication networks, and reading information about a current status of the medical device, stored in the medical device;

a receiver configured to receive from the medical device a response to accept the request for establishing the direct connection with the medical device and the information about the current status of the medical device; and

a display configured to display the received information about the current status of the medical device.

30. The mobile device of claim 29, wherein the current status is at least one from among a standby status, an off status, a disconnected status, and an examination in-progress status.

31. The mobile device of claim 30, wherein an examination in-progress status is represented by displaying a rate of examination progress on the screen by a percentage value or a graphical representation.