FACE MASK TYPE VITAL SIGNS MEASURING APPARATUS AND VITAL SIGNS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME

• US 20110087084A1
• Filed: 10/06/2010
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: JEONG, Ji Wook, Kim, Seung Hwan
• Application Number:
  US12/899,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087084A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/364
• 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 5/0803 Recording apparatus specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0833 Measuring rate of oxygen consumption
• 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 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles

Abstract

There are provided a face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus and a vital signs management system using the same. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a detector detecting a vital sign; an analyzer analyzing the detected vital sign; a display displaying the analyzed vital sign; a transmitter transmitting the analyzed vital sign; and a face mask with the detector, the analyzer, the display, and the transmitter attached thereto.

Claims

1. A face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus, comprising:

a detector detecting a vital sign;

an analyzer analyzing the detected vital sign;

a display displaying the analyzed vital sign;

a transmitter transmitting the analyzed vital sign; and

a face mask with the detector, the analyzer, the display, and the transmitter attached thereto.

2. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detector includes at least one of an oxygen saturation sensor, a respiration sensor, a blood alcohol concentration sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a temperature sensor.

3. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the detector detects the vital sign in a predetermined cycle.

4. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 3, wherein the predetermined cycle of the detector is adjustable in real time.

5. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the analyzer determines whether or not the detected vital sign is beyond a predetermined reference range.

6. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the predetermined reference range of the analyzer is adjustable in real time.

7. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display displays the detected vital sign by using at least one of a visual signal and an audio signal.

8. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the display displays an alarm signal when the detected vital sign is beyond the predetermined reference range.

9. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 8, wherein the alarm signal provided by the display includes at least one of a color, blinking light, and alarm sound.

10. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits the detected vital sign to a server for vital signs management.

11. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits the vital sign by using at least one of wired communication and wireless communication.

12. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 5, wherein the transmitter transmits the alarm signal to the server when the detected vital sign is beyond the predetermined reference range.

13. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the face mask includes a resistive-conductive fiber.

14. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus of claim 13, wherein the resistive-conductive fiber includes at least one of a conductive fiber, an elastic fiber, a carbon fiber, and a metal wire.

15. A vital signs management system, comprising:

a face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus including a detector detecting a vital sign, an analyzer analyzing the detected vital sign, a display displaying the analyzed vital sign, a transmitter transmitting the analyzed vital sign, and a face mask with the detector, the analyzer, the display, and the transmitter attached thereto; and

a vital signs management server receiving and managing the vital sign from the face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus.

16. The vital signs management system of claim 15, wherein the detector of the face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus includes at least one of an oxygen saturation sensor, a respiration sensor, a blood alcohol concentration sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a temperature sensor

17. The vital signs management system of claim 15, wherein the analyzer of the face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus determines whether or not the detected vital sign is beyond a predetermined reference range.

18. The vital signs management system of claim 15, wherein the display of the face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus displays the detected vital sign by using at least one of a visual signal and an audio signal.

19. The vital signs management system of claim 17, wherein the display of the face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus displays an alarm signal when the detected vital sign is beyond the predetermined reference range.

20. The vital signs management system of claim 17, wherein the transmitter of the face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus transmits the alarm signal to the vital signs management server when the detected vital sign is beyond the predetermined reference range.