TNT-medical alert system

• US 9,349,268 B2
• Filed: 03/02/2015
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cornelius Tillman
• Original Assignee: Cornelius Tillman
• Inventors: Tillman, Cornelius
• Primary Examiner(s): La, Ahn V
• Application Number:
  US14/611,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20150356800A1
• Time in Patent Office: 449 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.12, 340/693.6, 340/532, 340/693.5, 340/539.1, 340/573.1, 340/573.4, 340/573.7, 340/539.11, 600/595, 382/103
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/043 detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The inventive device object of the present application is a comprehensive medical alert system that will save the lives of many people. When immediate medical attention is needed to save a life or to reduce complications, first responders need prompt access to the patient when they arrive at the patient'"'"'s home. When the door is unlocked automatically using this system, medical personnel will be able to attend to the patient more quickly. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure.

Claims

1. A personal medical alert system comprising:

(a) a wall mount unit that sends a signal to a remote door lock to unlock and to a monitoring station that is staffed with operators to summon 1st responders to a clients home or apartment;

(b) a personal pendant/necklace that sends a signal to the remote door lock to unlock upon falling to unlock and to the wall mount unit that causes a signal to be sent to the monitoring station to summon the 1st responders to the clients home or apartment;

(c) a remote door lock that receives the signal from the pendant/necklace and the signal from the wall mount unit to unlock whereas the signal is sent to the monitoring station to summon the 1st responders to the clients home or apartment;

(d) the wall mount unit that can be used independently without activating the signal for the 1st responders;

(e) the wall mount unit that provides a two way communication between the monitoring station and clients without activating the remote door lock;

(f) a circuitry in the wall mount unit that is configured with a switchable analog and digital phone signal;

(g) the remote door lock that receives a sensing signal from a fall detection sensor located in the pendant/necklace to unlock;

(h) wherein the medical alert system further consists of information at the monitoring station to give to the 1st responders including family, medical information and client address;

(i) the pendant/necklace that includes an alert button and is equipped with a circuitry that provides fall detection when the client cannot press the alert button;

(j) the wall mount unit that is equipped with an intercom for communication with the monitoring station for emergency and non-emergency calling; and

(k) the remote door lock that allows the 1st responders immediate access to the clients home or apartment when the 1st responders arrive without having to find a key.