Medical glove for obtaining a patient's blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation

• US 9,320,441 B1
• Filed: 03/13/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gregory Hays
• Original Assignee: Gregory Hays
• Inventors: Hays, Gregory
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y
• Application Number:
  US13/419,067
• Time in Patent Office: 1,505 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
• 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 5/02208 using the Korotkoff method
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02241 of small dimensions, e.g. adapted to fingers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02427 Details of sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• 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 5/6806 Gloves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger

Abstract

A medical glove for obtaining a patient'"'"'s blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation comprises a glove body for covering a hand of a medical practitioner. The glove body has a palm portion, a backhand portion, a thumb sheath, an index finger sheath and a middle finger sheath having memory with a clock for retrieval of stored and timed vital signs. A digital display module incorporating memory storage module and clock is on the backhand portion of the glove body. A first mechanism is between the middle finger sheath and the index finger sheath of the glove body, for measuring blood pressure of the patient to be indicated on the digital display module and storing the sensor data in memory for future retrieval. A second mechanism is between the thumb sheath and the index finger sheath of the glove body, for measuring oxygen saturation of the patient to be indicated on the digital display module and storing the sensor data in memory for future retrieval. A third mechanism is between the thumb sheath and the index finger sheath of the glove body for measuring the pulse of the patient to be indicated on the digital display module and storing the sensor data in memory for future retrieval.

Claims

1. A medical glove for obtaining a patient'"'"'s blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation which comprises:

a glove body for covering a hand of a medical practitioner, the glove body having a palm portion, a backhand portion, a thumb sheath, an index finger sheath and a middle finger sheath;

a fluid filled reservoir incorporated on a tip of said middle finger sheath and arranged to compress an artery of the patient;

a microphone incorporated on a tip of said index finger sheath and arranged to detect a pulse sound from the artery of the patient as pressure is released gradually by said middle finger sheath;

an oxygen saturation sensor in said thumb sheath and an oxygen saturation transmitter on the tip of the index finger sheath configured to measure oxygen saturation and pulse of the patient, and a pressure switch in the oxygen saturation transmitter;

a pressure transducer connected to the microphone and the fluid filled reservoir;

a digital display module on the backhand portion of the glove body configured to display the blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation of the patient based on signals from the fluid filled reservoir, the microphone, the oxygen saturation sensor and the oxygen saturation transmitter, wherein the pressure switch is configured to override the microphone and cause the digital display module to display the pulse based on the oxygen saturation transmitter, wherein the digital display module has a clock and a memory for storing historical blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation data for future retrieval.

2. The medical glove as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the pressure transducer is on the digital display module; and

an analog to digital converter amplifier is on the digital display module and is electrically connected to the microphone.

3. The medical glove as recited in claim 2, wherein the oxygen saturation sensor and the oxygen transmitter are electrically connected to the analog to digital converter amplifier on the digital display module.

4. The medical glove as recited in claim 3, wherein the digital display module is electrically connected to the analog to digital converter amplifier.

5. The medical glove as recited in claim 3, wherein the oxygen saturation measuring sensor comprises a pulse oximeter unit.

6. The medical glove as recited in claim 5, wherein the pulse oximeter unit comprises:

a) two light emitting diodes at 600 nm and 940 nm retained within the index finger sheath; and

b) two light collecting sensors retained within the thumb sheath, wherein the light collecting sensors are configured to measure an amount of red and infrared light emerging from tissues traversed by light rays, wherein the two light emitting diodes and the two light collecting sensors are electrically connected to the analog to digital converter amplifier on the digital display module.