Compact wireless biometric monitoring and real time processing system

• US 20070073266A1
• Filed: 09/28/2005
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Z-Tech Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Zin Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Chmiel, Alan, Humphreys, Bradley
• Application Number:
  US11/236,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073266A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/503
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0475 Special features of memory means, e.g. removable memory cards
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• 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 5/7267 involving training the classification device

Abstract

Systems and methodologies that regulate in real time biometric indicia of an ambulatory patient via employing a distributed computing arrangement of modular component(s), which are tailored in part based on requirements of data to be measured and/or administered. Accordingly, the system can be scaled for different biometric requirements (e.g., data bits, operating frequencies and the like). Such an arrangement can regulate drug delivery units and/or acquire biometric data from an ambulatory patient.

Claims

1. A system for an ambulatory patient treatment, comprising:

a modular component(s) as part of a distributed computing arrangement, the modular component including a plurality of cards replaceable based on real time biometric data monitoring requirements of the ambulatory patient; and

a control system that regulates the modular component(s) for at least one of biometric data acquisition and drug delivery to the ambulatory patient.

2. The system of claim 1, the modular component further comprising a common data controller that interacts with a modality specific circuitry for collection of biometric data.

3. The system of claim 2, the control system is a Master Controller and the common data controller includes a bus interface that coordinates transmittal of biometric data to the Master Controller.

4. The system of claim 2, the common data controller includes a clock that supplies the modular component with a programmable data acquisition rate different than another modular component of the distributed computing arrangement.

5. The system of claim 1 further comprising an insertable communication card that configures communication between the modular component and the control system, to a predetermined protocol.

6. The system of claim 2 further comprising amplifiers with auto-ranging gain sets to facilitate biometric data acquisition during rest and exercise periods of the ambulatory patient.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of clients in wireless communication with the modular component for a monitor of biometric data.

8. The system of claim 1 further comprising a belt wearable by the ambulatory patient, the belt hosts the plurality of modular components.

9. The system of claim 1 further comprising an artificial intelligence component trainable for drug delivery and biometric data acquisition.

10. A method of biometric data acquisition, comprising:

acquiring a first biometric indicia via a first modality specific module of a modular component that forms a distributed computing network around a patient;

replacing the first modality specific module with a second modality specific module, the second modality specific module measures a second biometric indicia, and

transmitting the first biometric indicia and second biometric indicia for a real time monitoring thereof.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising administering drug delivery to a patient via I/O controls of the modular component.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising acquiring data by the modular component at a rate different than another modular component associated with the distributed computing network.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising auto-ranging an amplifier with adjustable gain sets to accommodate for level of patient'"'"'s activity.

14. The method of claim 10 further comprising configuring communication between the modular component and the control system to a predetermined protocol.

15. The method of claim 10 further comprising employing programmable filters for real time data filtering.

16. The method of claim 10 further comprising real time biometric data streaming to clients.

17. The method of claim 10 further comprising adjusting rate of data acquisition based on feed back from users.

18. The method of claim 10 further comprising controlling modular components via a maser controller operatively connected thereto.

19. The method of claim 10 further comprising employing artificial intelligence components to facilitate data acquisition and drug delivery.

20. A system for an ambulatory patient treatment, comprising:

collecting means for acquiring biometric data from an ambulatory patient; and

means for scaling the collecting means.