Wireless infant health monitor
First Claim
1. A system for wirelessly monitoring the health of an infant, the system comprising:
- a sensing module removably disposed within a wearable article, wherein at least a portion of the sensing module is configured to be in contact with the infant'"'"'s foot;
the sensing module comprising;
a processing unit configured to receive and process health readings received by the sensing module,an accelerometer configured to detect movement of the infant'"'"'s foot,the accelerometer also configured to determine a current sleeping position of the infant, wherein when determining the current sleeping position of the infant, readings from the accelerometer are allowed to settle and persist for a particular amount of time, anda pulse oximeter configured to detect at least a blood-oxygen level of the infant; and
wherein the processing unit;
identifies a particular alarm level based upon a health reading relating to the blood-oxygen level of the infant that was acquired during time periods when the accelerometer did not detect movement of the infant'"'"'s foot,elevates the particular alarm level to a higher alarm level based upon a reading received from the accelerometer that indicates the current sleeping position of the infant is face down, andtriggers an alarm alert at the higher alarm level.
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Abstract
A system for wirelessly monitoring the health of an infant comprising a sensing module removably disposed within a wearable article. At least a portion of the sensing module can be in contact with an infant'"'"'s foot. The sensing module can include a processing unit configured to receive and process health readings received by the sensing module. A wireless transmitter can also be in communication with the processing unit. The wireless transmitter can be configured to transmit the processed health readings to a receiving station. The receiving station can indicate an alarm if the processed health readings indicate a health trend that falls outside of a particular threshold.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for wirelessly monitoring the health of an infant, the system comprising:
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a sensing module removably disposed within a wearable article, wherein at least a portion of the sensing module is configured to be in contact with the infant'"'"'s foot; the sensing module comprising; a processing unit configured to receive and process health readings received by the sensing module, an accelerometer configured to detect movement of the infant'"'"'s foot, the accelerometer also configured to determine a current sleeping position of the infant, wherein when determining the current sleeping position of the infant, readings from the accelerometer are allowed to settle and persist for a particular amount of time, and a pulse oximeter configured to detect at least a blood-oxygen level of the infant; and wherein the processing unit; identifies a particular alarm level based upon a health reading relating to the blood-oxygen level of the infant that was acquired during time periods when the accelerometer did not detect movement of the infant'"'"'s foot, elevates the particular alarm level to a higher alarm level based upon a reading received from the accelerometer that indicates the current sleeping position of the infant is face down, and triggers an alarm alert at the higher alarm level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. The system as recited in claim in 10, wherein the software is configured to identify false alarm trends in the received health readings.
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15. A method, performed at a processing unit in communication with a sensing module, for monitoring the health of an infant, the method comprising:
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receiving data from the sensing module that is configured to be in contact with the infant'"'"'s foot, wherein the received data comprises; motion data received from an accelerometer that is configured to be physically coupled to the infant'"'"'s foot, wherein the motion data indicates movement by the infant, position data received from the accelerometer, wherein; the position data indicates a sleeping position of the infant, and the position data from the accelerometer is allowed to settle and persist for a particular amount of time when determining the sleeping position of the infant; heart data received from a pulse oximeter, wherein the heart data indicates cardiovascular biometrics associated with the infant; determining that a detected health data trend described by the heart data is outside of a threshold; elevating an alarm level associated with the detected health data trend to a higher alarm level based upon a reading received from the accelerometer that indicates a current sleeping position of the infant is face down; and triggering an alarm at the higher alarm level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for monitoring the health of an infant, the system comprising:
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a sensing module that is configured to be in contact with the infant'"'"'s foot, wherein the sensing module comprises; a processing unit configured to receive and process health readings received by the sensing module, an accelerometer configured to detect movement of the infant'"'"'s foot, the accelerometer also configured to determine a current sleeping position of the infant, wherein when determining the current sleeping position of the infant, readings from the accelerometer are allowed to settle and persist for a particular amount of time, and a pulse oximeter configured to detect at least a blood-oxygen level of the infant; and wherein the processing unit; identifies a particular alarm level based upon the blood-oxygen level of the infant, elevates the particular alarm level to a higher alarm level based upon a reading received from the accelerometer that indicates the current sleeping position of the infant is face down, and triggers an alarm alert at the higher alarm level.
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21. A system for wirelessly monitoring the health of an infant, the system comprising:
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a pulse-oximetry sensing module removably disposed within a wearable article, at least a portion of the sensing module is configured to be in contact with the infant'"'"'s foot; the pulse-oximetry sensing module comprising; a processing unit configured to receive and process health readings received by the sensing module, an accelerometer configured to determine a current sleeping position of the infant, wherein when determining the current sleeping position of the infant, readings from the accelerometer are allowed to settle and persist for a particular amount of time, and a pulse oximeter configured to detect at least a blood-oxygen level of the infant; and wherein the processing unit; generates a particular alarm level based a health reading relating to the blood-oxygen level of the infant, elevates the particular alarm level to a higher alarm level based upon a reading received from the accelerometer that indicates the current sleeping position of the infant is face down, and triggers an alarm alert at the higher alarm level; a wireless transmitter in communication with the processing unit and a receiving station; and the receiving station comprising a display.
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