Physiological Signal Collecting And Monitoring Device And System

• US 20080243020A1
• Filed: 10/08/2006
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chang-An Chou
• Original Assignee: Chang-An Chou
• Inventors: Chou, Chang-An
• Application Number:
  US12/088,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20080243020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/538
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/398 Electrooculography [EOG], e.g. detecting nystagmus; Electroretinography [ERG]
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system includes a physiological signal sensing device (10) and a computer device (48). The sensing device (10) includes a physiological signal sensing unit for detecting physiological signals from a subject, a circuit arrangement including a processor for executing a preloaded program to receive the physiological signals from the sensing unit, process thereof and store resultant physiological information into a memory, and a carrier (14) for carrying the sensing unit and the circuit arrangement to attach to the subject. The computer device (48) having a standard computer communication port is used for further processing the physiological information. Furthermore, the sensing device (10) further includes a communication interface to communicate with the standard computer communication port, and the interface to communicate with the processor and memory are integrated into a removable module (16), and the removable module (16) is detachable from the sensing device for acting as a computer dongle so that the removable module (16) is capable of electrically connecting with the computer device (48) to download the physiological information stored in the removable module (16) into the computer device (48).

Claims

1. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system, comprising:

a physiological signal sensing device, comprising;

an airflow physiological signal sensing unit for detecting airflow physiological signals from a subject;

a circuit arrangement, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor executes a preloaded program to receive the physiological signals from the physiological signal sensing unit, process thereof and store resultant physiological information into the memory; and

a flexible carrier for carrying the airflow physiological signal sensing unit and the circuit arrangement to detect the airflow physiological signal at the nostrils and the mouth of the subject; and

a computer device, having a standard computer communication port, for further processing the physiological information,

wherein

the sensing device further comprises a communication interface to communicate with the standard computer communication port, and the communication interface together with the processor and the memory are integrated into a removable module; and

the removable module is detachable from the sensing device for acting as a computer dongle so that the removable module is capable of electrically connecting with the computer device to download the physiological information stored in the removable module into the computer device.

2. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the airflow physiological signal sensing unit is an airflow pressure sensor or a thermal sensor.

3. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the physiological signal sensing device further comprises a sensor/electrode connecting port for connecting with an external sensor/electrode, and said external sensor/electrode is selected from a group consisting of a respiratory sensor, a blood oxygenation sensor, a snoring sensor, an ECG electrode, an EMG electrode, an EOG electrode and an EEG electrode.

4. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the removable module is separated from the physiological signal sensing device by setting a connector therebetween, tearing, cutting or other separating methods.

5. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuit arrangement further comprises a signal processing circuit having functions of filtering and amplifying for processing the detected physiological signals, and/or the circuit arrangement further comprises an A/D (analog-to-digital) converter for converting the physiological signals into a digital form.

6. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuit arrangement further comprises a RF module for executing a wireless input and output.

7. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the RF module is implemented to wirelessly output an alarm signal when the physiological signals match a preset condition.

8. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the RF module is integrated into the removable module.

10. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical connection between the removable module and the computer device is achieved by a socket adapter.

11. A physiological signal collecting and monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer device is a personal computer, a notebook computer, a PDA (personal digital assistant), or other computing devices having the standard computer communication port, and the standard computer communication port is selected from a group consisting of:

USB, 1394, serial port, parallel port and other wired transmission interface.

9. (canceled)

12-19. -19. (canceled)