MEDICAL TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND MEDICAL TELEMETER

• US 20120065477A1
• Filed: 09/09/2011
• Published: 03/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: ENOMOTO, Yoshinori
• Granted Patent: US 9,398,852 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/08 Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A medical telemetry system include: a transmitter which transmits a first signal; a first medical telemeter which transmits a second signal including biological information of a patient, the first medical telemeter which receives the first signal and which performs an operation corresponding to information included in the first signal; and a monitor apparatus which receives the second signal.

Claims

1. A medical telemetry system comprising:

a transmitter which transmits a first signal;

a first medical telemeter which transmits a second signal including biological information of a patient, the first medical telemeter which receives the first signal and which performs an operation corresponding to information included in the first signal; and

a monitor apparatus which receives the second signal.

2. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein

the transmitter transmits the first signal, which includes a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter,

the first medical telemeter determines whether the first identification code is included in the received first signal or not, and

when the first medical telemeter determines that the first identification code is included in the received first signal, the first medical telemeter performs the operation corresponding to the information included in the first signal.

3. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising a second medical telemeter distinct from the first medical telemeter.

4. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter adds a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter to the first signal, which includes a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter, then transmits the first signal.

5. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter transmits the first signal through a single channel.

6. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein

the transmitter transmits the first signal, which includes a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter, and

the operation includes at least one of outputting of a sound, outputting of light, vibrating of the first medical telemeter, starting or stopping of measurement of the biological information, starting or stopping of transmission of the second signal, registering of patient information into the first medical telemeter, and checking of the patient information registered in the first medical telemeter.

7. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein

the transmitter is a short-range device, and

the first medical telemeter is a wireless medical telemetry device.

8. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein

the monitor apparatus transmits a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter to the transmitter, and

the transmitter transmits the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the command that are transmitted by the monitor apparatus.

9. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising an external medical apparatus which transmits a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter transmits the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the command that are transmitted by the external medical apparatus.

10. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising an external medical apparatus which transmits a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter to the transmitter, wherein the transmitter has a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter, and transmits the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the command that is transmitted by the external medical apparatus.

11. The medical telemetry system according to claim 9, wherein the command is an operation instruction command for causing the first medical telemeter to transmit the second signal which includes biological information measured by the external medical apparatus or an alarm issued by the external medical apparatus.

12. The medical telemetry system according to claim 10, wherein the command is an operation instruction command for causing the first medical telemeter to transmit the second signal which includes biological information measured by the external medical apparatus or an alarm issued by the external medical apparatus.

13. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising an antenna which receives the second signal, wherein the transmitter and the antenna are integrally provided.

14. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is provided in the monitor apparatus.

15. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a patient information storage portion which stores patient information for identifying a patient; and

a patient information acquiring portion which acquires the patient information from the patient information storage portion, wherein

the patient information acquiring portion transmits a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and the acquired patient information, to the transmitter, and

the transmitter transmits the first signal, which includes the identification code that is transmitted by the patient information acquiring portion and a command.

16. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a patient information storage portion which stores patient information for identifying a patient; and

a patient information acquiring portion which acquires the patient information from the patient information storage portion, wherein

the patient information acquiring portion transmits the acquired patient information to the transmitter, and

the transmitter has a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and transmits the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the patient information that is transmitted by the patient information acquiring portion.

17. The medical telemetry system according to claim 15, wherein the first medical telemeter issues an alarm, when the patient information included in the received first signal does not coincide with patient information registered in the first medical telemeter.

18. The medical telemetry system according to claim 15, wherein

the first medical telemeter transmits the second signal, which includes the patient information that is included in the received first signal, to the monitor apparatus, and

the monitor apparatus issues an alarm, when the patient information included in the received second signal does not coincide with patient information registered in the monitor apparatus.

19. The medical telemetry system according to claim 15, wherein

the first medical telemeter transmits the second signal, which includes the patient information that is included in the received first signal, to the monitor apparatus, and

the monitor apparatus transmits a command for issuing an alarm to the transmitter, when the patient information included in the received second signal does not coincide with patient information registered in the monitor apparatus, then the transmitter transmits the first signal which includes the first identification code and the command.

20. A medical telemeter comprising:

a measuring function, adapted to be attached to a patient, of measuring biological information of the patient;

a receiving function of receiving a signal which is transmitted by a transmitter and which includes an identification code for identifying a medical telemeter;

a transmitting function of transmitting the biological information to an antenna; and

an ID determining function of determining whether the received signal includes the identification code for identifying the medical telemeter or not,

wherein the medical telemeter performs an operation, when the ID determining function determines that the identification code for identifying the medical telemeter is included in the signal.