PORTABLE BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASUREMENT / TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

• US 20110184255A1
• Filed: 01/27/2011
• Published: 07/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: Arimitsu, Takaya, Ogino, Hirokazu
• Granted Patent: US 10,952,610 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• 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 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7203 for noise prevention, reduction or removal
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7235 Details of waveform analysis A61B5/349 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/747 in case of emergency, i.e. alerting emergency services
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

A portable biological signal measurement/transmission system includes: a body unit; and at least one biological signal processing unit detachably connected to the body unit, and including a signal processor which processes a biological signal, the biological signal processing unit including a first transmitter which transmits the biological signal to the body unit when the biological signal processing unit is connected to the body unit.

Claims

1. A portable biological signal measurement/transmission system comprising:

a body unit; and

at least one biological signal processing unit detachably connected to the body unit, and including a signal processor which processes a biological signal, the biological signal processing unit including a first transmitter which transmits the biological signal to the body unit when the biological signal processing unit is connected to the body unit.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the biological signal processing unit includes a connector to which a measuring sensor which measures the biological signal is to be connected.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the signal processor performs at least one of a signal amplifying process, a filtering process, and an AD converting process on the biological signal.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the body unit includes a second transmitter which wirelessly transmits the biological signal, which is received from the biological signal processing unit, to a biological signal remote monitoring device or a patient monitoring device.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the body unit includes:

a battery portion;

a storage portion which stores the biological signal, which is received from the biological signal processing unit;

an analyzing portion which analyzes the biological signal;

a displaying portion which displays the biological signal and processed data; and

an alarm generating portion which generates an alarm related to the biological signal.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein

the body unit is connected to a cradle unit that charges a battery portion of the body unit, and

when the body unit is connected to the cradle unit, the biological signal is transmitted to a biological signal remote monitoring device or a patient monitoring device through the cradle unit.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein

the cradle unit includes a body temperature probe which performs a spot or continuous measurement of a body temperature.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the biological signal includes at least one of ECG data, SpO2 data, and NIBP data.

9. A biological signal processing unit comprising:

a signal processor which processes a biological signal;

an attaching unit which attaches the biological signal processing unit to a patient; and

a nurse call switch,

wherein the biological signal processing unit is detachably connected to a body unit.

10. The biological signal processing unit according to claim 9, the attaching unit is a clip which is attachable to clothes of the patient.

11. The biological signal processing unit according to claim 9, wherein the biological signal includes at least one of ECG data, SpO2 data, and NIBP data.