WIRELESS, INTERNET-BASED, MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

• US 20080103405A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Triage Data Networks
• Original Assignee: Triage Data Networks
• Inventors: SHULTZ, Randon, Murad, Robert, BANET, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US11/931,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20080103405A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/523
• 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 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/745 using a holographic display

Abstract

A system for monitoring a patient, including: a body-worn monitor having an electrical sensor that measures an electrical waveform from the patient and a wireless transmitter configured to receive the electrical waveform and transmit it over a wireless interface; a computer-based system configured to receive the electrical waveform from the wireless interface and store it in a database; a first algorithm configured to analyze the electrical waveform from the database by comparing it to an secondary electrical waveform previously measured from the patient to determine a property related to the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition; and a second algorithm configured to analyze the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition determined by comparing the secondary electrical waveform to the electrical waveform and, in response, transmit a text message.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a body-worn monitor comprising an electrical sensor that measures an electrical waveform from the patient and a wireless transmitter configured to receive the electrical waveform and transmit it over a wireless interface;

a computer-based system configured to receive the electrical waveform from the wireless interface and store it in a database;

a first algorithm configured to analyze the electrical waveform from the database by comparing it to an secondary electrical waveform previously measured from the patient to determine a property related to the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition;

a second algorithm configured to analyze the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition determined by comparing the secondary electrical waveform to the electrical waveform and, in response, transmit a text message.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the electrical sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-based system is an Internet-based system.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the Internet-based system comprises a website.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the website comprises a web page that displays both the electrical waveform and the secondary electrical waveform.

6. A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:

a body-worn monitor comprising an electrical sensor that measures an electrical waveform from the patient and a wireless transmitter configured to receive the electrical waveform and transmit it over a wireless interface;

a computer-based system configured to receive the electrical waveform from the wireless interface and store it in a database;

a first algorithm configured to analyze the electrical waveform from the database by fitting it to a mathematical function to determine a property related to the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition;

a second algorithm configured to analyze the property related to the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the electrical sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the computer-based system is an Internet-based system.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the Internet-based system comprises a website.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the website comprises a web page that displays both the electrical waveform and the secondary electrical waveform.