In-home medical data collection and reporting system

• US 20090126736A1
• Filed: 07/10/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inogen Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Inogen Incorporated
• Inventors: Deane, Geoffrey, Taylor, Brenton
• Application Number:
  US12/218,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20090126736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 128/204.230
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/087 Measuring breath flow
• 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: A61M 16/10 Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/101 using an oxygen concentrator
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0208 Oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/42 Reducing noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/581 by audible feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/205 partial oxygen pressure (P-O2)
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/50 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 Motion, e.g. physical activity

Abstract

The invention is an oxygen system, including a home care system, for patients who require supplemental oxygen. Built around an intelligent portable oxygen concentrator, the system incorporates a variety of patient monitoring and reporting function enabled by the processing and communications channels built into the concentrator.

Claims

1. A supplemental oxygen care system comprising;

a portable oxygen concentrator, including a programmable controller and a communications channel coupled to the controller,

patient monitoring devices including at least one of a pulse oximeter, a blood pressure monitor, a temperature monitor, electronic scale, body composition analyzer or a spirometer, wherein the device are coupled to the controller; and

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a program application running on the controller adapted to prompt a patient to use one or more of the monitoring devices on a predetermined basis and to report both monitoring device results and concentrator use data over the communications channel.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the communications channel comprises one or more wireless devices, chosen from a group including cell phone interfaces, blue tooth interfaces, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or dedicated radios.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the communications channel accesses the internet to provide the data report.

4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a program application adapted to monitor and report patient activity.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the program application uses at least one of battery usage or a signal from a motion detector as the parameter to determine patient activity.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising;

a speaker system coupled to the controller; and

a program application adapted to provide audible indications of system status and settings in the form of words and messages in combination with typical alarms or buzzers.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising;

a microphone coupled to the controller; and

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a program application adapted to accept audible commands.

8. The system of claim 2 further comprising;

a microphone coupled to the controller; and

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a program application adapted to accept audible commands.

9. The system of claim 6 further comprising;

a microphone coupled to the controller; and

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a program application adapted to accept audible commands.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the program application is further adapted to use the cell phone channel to dial 911 in response to the appropriate audible command or button press.

11. The system of claim 2 further comprising;

a microphone coupled to the controller; and

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a driver to utilize microphone data to determine and output a noise cancellation signal to the at least one speaker.

12. The system of claim 1 further comprising a GPS module, wherein GPS data may also be reported over the communications channel.

13. A supplemental oxygen care method, comprising;

interfacing patient monitoring devices including at least one of a pulse oximeter, a blood pressure monitor, a temperature monitor, electronic scale, body composition analyzer or a spirometer, to the programmable controller of a portable oxygen concentrator; and

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executing a program application running on the controller causing the controller to prompt a patient to use one or more of the monitoring devices on a predetermined basis and to report both monitoring device results and concentrator use data over a communications channel.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the communications channel is one or more wireless devices, chosen from a group including IrDA, cell phone interfaces, blue tooth interfaces, Wi-FI, Zigbee, or dedicated radios.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the communications channel accesses the internet to provide the data report.

16. The method of claim 13 further comprising executing a program application causing the controller to monitor and report patient activity.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the program application uses at least one of battery usage or a signal from a motion detector as the parameter to determine patient activity.

18. The method of claim 13 further comprising;

coupling a speaker system to the controller; and

executing a program application which uses the speaker system to provide spoken indications of system status and settings.

19. The method of claim 13 further comprising;

coupling a microphone to the controller; and

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executing a program application which uses the microphone to accept audible commands.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising;

coupling a microphone to the controller; and

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executing a program application which uses the microphone to accept audible command.

21. The method of claim 18 further comprising;

coupling a microphone to the controller; and

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executing a program application which uses the microphone to accept audible command.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the program application further uses the cell phone channel to dial 911 in response to the appropriate audible command or button press.

23. The method of claim 14 further comprising;

coupling a microphone to the controller; and

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using a driver to utilize microphone data to determine and output a noise cancellation signal to the speaker.

24. The method of claim 13 further comprising utilizing a GPS module and a reporting GPS data over the communications channel.