Portable rapid vital sign apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A portable instrument for providing rapid measurements of vital signs, comprising:
- a handheld, cuffless device operable during brief touch contact with one hand of a patient undergoing emergency health evaluation to produce a vital sign data set for the patient;
an assembly of touch contact sensors in the device for measuring and outputting measurement values for blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, and body temperature;
a processor in the device operable under programmed control to receive and process the measurement values output by the sensors and produce the vital signs data set;
a display controlled by the processor for reading out numerical values of the vital sign data set; and
a wireless interface coupled to the processor for transmitting the vital sign data set to an electronic medical record in a remote database.
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Abstract
A portable, cuffless instrument and system for providing rapid measurements of vital signs of a patient undergoing trauma from illness or injury comprising a portable instrument connectable via contact sensors to the patient to produce a vital sign data set including blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, and body temperature. The instrument preferably includes wireless communication capability in a network and system including a remote server, database, and processing capability to provide access to electronic medical records, to analyze the vital signs data, report preliminary diagnoses to a care giver, including listing chronologically vital sign data for trends.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable instrument for providing rapid measurements of vital signs, comprising:
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a handheld, cuffless device operable during brief touch contact with one hand of a patient undergoing emergency health evaluation to produce a vital sign data set for the patient; an assembly of touch contact sensors in the device for measuring and outputting measurement values for blood pressure, pulse, blood oxygen saturation, and body temperature; a processor in the device operable under programmed control to receive and process the measurement values output by the sensors and produce the vital signs data set; a display controlled by the processor for reading out numerical values of the vital sign data set; and a wireless interface coupled to the processor for transmitting the vital sign data set to an electronic medical record in a remote database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable instrument for providing rapid measurements of vital signs, comprising:
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a handheld, cuffless device enclosed in a housing and operable during brief touch contact with a patient undergoing emergency health evaluation to produce a vital sign data set for the patient; an assembly of touch contact sensors on the surface of the housing configured for measuring and outputting from the touch contact of fingers of one hand of the patient thereon the vital sign data set for blood pressure, pulse, and blood oxygen saturation; at least one analog-to-digital convertor circuit coupled to outputs of the touch contact sensors for converting its vital sign data output for processing by a processor; a processor in the device operable under programmed control to receive and process the vital sign data output by the touch contact sensors and produce the vital signs data set; a display controlled by the processor for reading out numerical values of the vital sign data set; an assembly of touch contact controls on the surface of the housing and coupled to the processor for entering commands for reading, specifying vital sign data to be measured, and sending vital sign data; and a wireless interface coupled to the processor for transmitting the vital sign data set to an electronic medical record in a remote database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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