Wireless Health Monitor Device and System with Cognition
First Claim
1. A distributed cognitive system adapted to deliver remote healthcare through medical monitoring and care intervention to a home-based patient, comprising:
- a health monitor having a form factor suitable to accompany a patient and adapted to measure a plurality of patient health parameters;
a plurality of sensor modules suitable for deployment about the patient'"'"'s surroundings and adapted to measure ambient parameters;
a local computer operating software establishing a cognitive system capable of receiving measurements of patient health parameters and measurement of ambient parameters, determining trends therefrom, reaching healthcare decisions, and issuing prompts to the patient; and
means for local bidirectional wireless communication among said health monitor, said sensor modules, and said local computer, enabling exchange of measurement results and feedback of prompts;
wherein, the health monitor operates a distributed portion of the cognitive system such that the health monitor is capable of reaching patient healthcare decisions based on said health parameter measurements and of providing assistance derived from said decisions.
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Abstract
A home-based remote care solution provides sensors including a basic health monitor (BHM) that is a measurement and feedback system. The BHM operates with low power integrated communications combined with an in-home, low power mesh network or programmable digital assistant (PDA) with cell phone technology. A cognitive system allows remote monitoring of the location and the basic health of an individual. The BHM measures oxygen saturation (SaO2), temperature of the ear canal, and motion, including detection of a fall and location within a facility. Optionally, the BHM measures CO2, respiration, EKG, EEG, and blood glucose. No intervention is required to determine the status of the individual and to convey this information to care providers. The cognitive system provides feedback and assistance to the individual while learning standard behavior patterns. An integrated audio speaker and microphone enable the BHM to deliver audio alerts, current measurements, and voice prompts. A remote care provider can deliver reminders via the BHM. The device may be worn overnight to allow monitoring and intervention. Through the ability to inquire, the cognitive system is able to qualify events such as loss of unconsciousness or falls. Simple voice commands activate the device to report its measurements and to give alerts to care providers. Alerts from care providers can be in a familiar voice to assist with compliance to medication regimens and disease management instructions. Simple switches allow volume control and manual activation. The device communicates with a series of low-power gateways to an in-home cognitive server and point-of-care (POC) appliance (computer). Alone the BHM provides basic feedback and monitoring with limited cognitive capabilities such as low oxygen or fall detection. While connected to the cognitive server, full cognitive capabilities are attained. Full alerting capability requires the cognitive server to be connected through an Internet gateway to the remote care provider.
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12 Claims
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1. A distributed cognitive system adapted to deliver remote healthcare through medical monitoring and care intervention to a home-based patient, comprising:
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a health monitor having a form factor suitable to accompany a patient and adapted to measure a plurality of patient health parameters; a plurality of sensor modules suitable for deployment about the patient'"'"'s surroundings and adapted to measure ambient parameters; a local computer operating software establishing a cognitive system capable of receiving measurements of patient health parameters and measurement of ambient parameters, determining trends therefrom, reaching healthcare decisions, and issuing prompts to the patient; and means for local bidirectional wireless communication among said health monitor, said sensor modules, and said local computer, enabling exchange of measurement results and feedback of prompts; wherein, the health monitor operates a distributed portion of the cognitive system such that the health monitor is capable of reaching patient healthcare decisions based on said health parameter measurements and of providing assistance derived from said decisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system adapted to deliver remote healthcare through medical monitoring and care intervention to a home-based patient, comprising:
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a point-of-care appliance adapted for interactive communications with a patient, including; a display for presenting information; a calendar for scheduling activities; and a touch screen for interacting with a patient; a health monitor having a form factor suitable to accompany a patient and adapted to measure a plurality of patient health parameters; a plurality of sensor modules suitable for deployment about the patient'"'"'s surroundings and adapted to measure ambient parameters; a local computer operating software establishing a cognitive system capable of receiving said measurements of patient health parameters and said measurements of ambient parameters, determining trends therefrom, reaching healthcare decisions, and issuing prompts to the patient; and a wireless bidirectional gateway enabling communications between said health monitor, sensor modules, and local computer.
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