LIFE SIGN DETECTION AND HEALTH STATE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A life signs detection system for monitoring subjects, said system comprising a plurality of wearable platforms, each wearable platform comprisinga sensor subsystem having a respiration rate sensor that detects abdominal motion of a subjecta processor, anda transmitter for local sensor data of medical state information, a plurality of local hubs each comprisinga separate wearable package comprisinga local transceiver hub accepting connection from an external display and comprisinga receiver for local sensor data from said wearable platforms,a remote base station receiving information from a plurality of local hubs and comprising said external display, and a rule processing engine comprisinga processor executing a health state assessment algorithm that performs a medical evaluation and determines a confidence level for the evaluation, said algorithm comprising a rule set to calculate a health state classification and indicator of confidence.
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Abstract
A wearable platform embodied in a belt or patch provides physiological monitoring of soldiers during field operations or trauma victims at accident sites and makes health state assessments. The platform includes sensors for heart rate, body motion, respiration rate and intensity, and temperature and further contains a microprocessor and short range transmitter. An analog circuit running an algorithm obtains the R-wave period from the EKG signal and produces electrical pulses with the period between pulses corresponding to the R-wave period. A rule based processing engine having an evaluation algorithm is capable of making a medical evaluation of subject condition and determines a confidence level for the evaluation. The rules are subject to variation depending upon the subject population. The information is communicated wirelessly to a local hub for relay to a remote monitor.
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142 Claims
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1. A life signs detection system for monitoring subjects, said system comprising a plurality of wearable platforms, each wearable platform comprising
a sensor subsystem having a respiration rate sensor that detects abdominal motion of a subject a processor, and a transmitter for local sensor data of medical state information, a plurality of local hubs each comprising a separate wearable package comprising a local transceiver hub accepting connection from an external display and comprising a receiver for local sensor data from said wearable platforms, a remote base station receiving information from a plurality of local hubs and comprising said external display, and a rule processing engine comprising a processor executing a health state assessment algorithm that performs a medical evaluation and determines a confidence level for the evaluation, said algorithm comprising a rule set to calculate a health state classification and indicator of confidence.
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44. A life signs detection system for monitoring one significant vital sign and one indirect life sign of subjects, said system comprising
a plurality of wearable platforms, each wearable platform comprising a sensor subsystem comprising a heart rate sensor, a body motion sensor a respiration rate sensor, and a temperature sensor, wherein the respiration rate sensor detects motion of a subject, a processor, and a transmitter for local sensor data of medical state information, a plurality of local hubs each comprising a separate wearable package comprising a local transceiver hub accepting connection from an external display and comprising a receiver for local sensor data from said wearable platforms, a remote base station receiving information from a plurality of local hubs and comprising said external display, and a rule processing engine comprising a processor executing a health state assessment algorithm that performs a medical evaluation and determines a confidence level for the evaluation, said algorithm comprising a rule set to calculate a health state classification and indicator of confidence.
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93. A system for processing information on the physical status of one or more subjects comprising
apparatus for transmitting information comprising a carrier for sensors arranged to be worn by the subjects for providing electrical signals including amplitude and duration values representative of physical parameters of the subjects, and a host receiver having a processor that determines whether the amplitude and duration values fall within acceptable limits.
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111. A method for transmitting information on the physical status of a subject comprising running an algorithm comprising the steps of
looking for a new trend by looking at four most recent inter-beat intervals and developing a scoring based on the consistency of these intervals.
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139. A system for processing information on the physical status of one or more subjects comprising
a sensor in carrier for sensors that communicates wirelessly with a health hub comprising a device having a processor.
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