Methods, devices, and computer program products for detecting syndromes

• US 20080103368A1
• Filed: 10/17/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Craine, Ari, Tischer, Steven, Reeves, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US11/582,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20080103368A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0015 Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0624 Arrangements of electrical connectors, e.g. for earphone, internet or electric supply
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/60 relating to pathologies

Abstract

A method of detecting syndromes can include receiving, at a mobile personal medical device, a measurement of a parameter associated with a body and comparing, at the mobile personal medical device, the measurement of the parameter to stored data associated the body to provide a syndrome associated with the body. Related Devices and computer program products are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of detecting syndromes comprising:

receiving, at a mobile personal medical device, a measurement of a parameter associated with a body; and

comparing, at the mobile personal medical device, the measurement of the parameter to stored data associated the body to provide a syndrome associated with the body.

2. A method according to claim 1 wherein receiving comprises receiving, in vivo, the measurement and wherein comparing comprises comparing, in vivo, the measurement to the stored data.

3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting an alert signal responsive to determining that the syndrome indicates an emergency or if the measurement of the comparison exceeds a threshold

4. A method according to claim 2 wherein comparing is preceded by:

transmitting the measurement of the parameter associated with the body from the mobile personal medical device to a mobile electronic device that is outside the body for storage therein.

5. A method according to claim 1 wherein stored data comprises a previously received measurement of the parameter of the body.

6. A method according to claim 1 wherein the mobile personal medical device further stores medical information comprising pre-existing medical conditions of the body, information associated with medications for the body, and/or risk factors associated with the body.

7. A method according to claim 6 wherein the syndrome associated with the body is provided by comparing the medical information for the body to a stored syndrome, wherein the medical information comprises medical information associated with the pre-existing medical condition of the body, the information associated with the medications prescribed for the body, the risk factors associated with the body, and/or the measurement of the parameter associated with the body.

8. A method according to claim 6 wherein the medical information further comprises a privacy code indicating a level of privacy for the medical information, the method further comprising:

refraining from transmitting medical information having privacy codes that exceed a privacy threshold responsive to determining that the syndrome indicates no emergency;

increasing the privacy threshold responsive to determining that the syndrome indicates an emergency;

transmitting medical information for which associated privacy codes are less than the privacy threshold; and

reducing the privacy threshold responsive to determining that the syndrome indicates the emergency has terminated.

9. A method according to claim 1 wherein the mobile personal medical device further stores historical location information for the body, historical peer proximity information.

10. A method according to claim 1 wherein comparing further comprises:

comparing the received measurement of the parameter to the stored version of the parameter, wherein the stored version of the parameter is associated with other bodies.

11. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a request to transmit the syndrome from the body; and

transmitting the syndrome from the body if the request includes an emergency medical provider authentication code.

12. A method according to claim 11 further comprising:

storing the emergency medical provider authentication code associated with the request.

13. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

incorporating the measurement of the parameter into the stored version of the parameter to provide an updated stored version of the parameter;

receiving a subsequent measurement of the parameter; and

comparing the subsequent measurement to the updated stored version of the parameter.

14. A method according to claim 1 wherein the parameter associated with the body comprises temperature, glucose level, pH, blood pressure, blood oxygen, voice analysis, impact force, respiration rate, and/or last medication administered.

15. A method according to claim 1 embodied in a computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein.

16. A method according to claim 1 wherein the mobile personal medical device is configured for chronic in vivo implantation in the body for at least 6 months.

17. A method of detecting syndromes comprising:

receiving, at a mobile personal medical device, a measurement of a parameter associated with a body; and

comparing, at the mobile personal medical device, the measurement of the parameter to stored data associated the body to provide a syndrome associated with the body; and

transmitting medical information, from the mobile personal medical device, if a privacy code associated with the medical information exceeds a variable privacy threshold that is varied based on determining whether the syndrome indicates an emergency for the body.

18. A mobile personal medical device configured for chronic implantation in a body or for portability by the body, the device comprising:

a processor circuit configured to coordinate measurement of a parameter associated with the body to provide a syndrome associated with the body and to compare the measurement of the parameter to stored data associated with the body to provide a syndrome associated with the body.

19. A mobile personal medical device according to claim 18 further comprising:

a memory circuit, coupled to the processor circuit, configured to store medical information for the body comprising pre-existing medical conditions of the body, information associated with medications for the body, risk factors associated with the body and configured to store an updated stored version of the parameter;

a wireless interface circuit, coupled to the processor circuit, configured to transmit the syndrome from the device;

wherein the processor is further configured to incorporate the measurement of the parameter into a stored version of the parameter to provide the updated stored version of the parameter and configured to receive a subsequent measurement of the parameter and configured to determine the syndrome based on matching the medical information to the stored syndrome; and

wherein the wireless interface circuit is further configured to transmit the syndrome from the mobile personal medical device and to transmit selected information from the mobile personal medical device to be associated with the syndrome based on the stored syndrome that matches the medical information, wherein the selected information is selected from parameters of the body stored by the mobile personal medical device and/or information from the medical information.

20. A mobile personal medical device according to claim 19 wherein the mobile personal medical device comprises one of a plurality of mobile personal medical devices configured for chronic in vivo implantation in the body for at least 6 months, wherein the medical information is stored across the plurality of mobile personal medical devices in a redundant storage configuration.