ASSISTANCE TERMINAL FOR REMOTELY MONITORING A PERSON CONNECTED TO A MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20130328685A1
• Filed: 02/14/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: La Federation Antadir
• Original Assignee: University Pierre et Marie Curie
• Inventors: Straus, Christian, Similowski, Thomas, Gonzalez-Bermejo, Jesus, Hurbault, Julien, Foret, Didier, Franckhauser, Nathalie, Rouault, Sylvie
• Granted Patent: US 9,761,112 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/635
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/00 Evaluating, monitoring or diagnosing in the context of a particular type of medical care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• 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 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/002 Supply appliances, e.g. columns for gas, fluid, electricity supply vertical ducts or channels for receiving utility lines E04F17/08; installations of electric cables or lines, wall trunking H02G3/0431; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles F21V33/0068; stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles F16M11/00; buildings for public purposes E04H3/08
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2210/30 for intensive care
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0515 covering the full bed length, e.g. from head board to foot board
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0051 with alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/024 including calculation means, e.g. using a processor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3375 Acoustical, e.g. ultrasonic, measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• 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 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/187 Machine fault alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention relates to an assistance terminal (5, 6a, 6b) including a housing (5) and at least one terminal (6a, 6b) for remotely monitoring a person (1) connected to a medical assistance and/or monitoring device (3).

According to the invention, the housing (5) comprises:

• • reception means (8) for receiving a signal from the medical device (3);
  • conditioning means (9) for conditioning the signal received by the reception means (8) of the housing (5);
  • storage means (10) for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the terminal (5, 6a, 6b), storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device (3), and which are received by the reception means (8) of the housing (5) and which are conditioned by the conditioning means (9);
  • comparison means (11) for, during the phase of use of the terminal (5, 6a, 6b), comparing a signal sent by the medical device (3), received by the reception means (8) and conditioned by the conditioning means (9), with the signals previously stored;
  • transmission means (12) for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal, if the latter corresponds to a signal previously stored, to the remote terminal (6a, 6b); the terminal (6a, 6b) comprising means for playing back the signal to at least one person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the device.

Claims

1. An assistance terminal (5, 6a, 6b) for remotely monitoring a person (1) connected to a medical assistance and/or monitoring device (3), the assistance terminal comprising a housing and at least one remote terminal, the housing (5) comprising:

reception means (8) for receiving a signal from the medical device (3);

conditioning means (9) for conditioning the signal received by the reception means (8) of the housing (5);

storage means (10) for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the terminal (5, 6a, 6b), storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device (3), and which are received by the reception means (8) of the housing (5) and which are conditioned by the conditioning means (9);

comparison means (11) for, during the phase of use of the terminal (5, 6a, 6b), comparing a signal sent by the medical device (3), received by the reception means (8) and conditioned by the conditioning means (9), with the signals previously stored;

transmission means (12) for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal, if the latter corresponds to a signal previously stored, to the remote terminal (6a, 6b);

the terminal (6a, 6b) comprising means for playing back the signal to at least one person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the device;

the assistance terminal being characterized in that the signal playback means comprise means for sending at least one nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device.

2. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 1, in which the playback means are arranged to control the sending means so that said sending means progressively increase an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus.

3. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 1, in which the terminal comprises a bracelet intended to be worn by the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the means for sending the nociceptive stimulus comprising a nociceptive device mounted on the bracelet.

4. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 3, in which the nociceptive device comprises means for generating electrical pulses to the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device.

5. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 3, in which the means for playing back the signal also comprise a vibratory device which is mounted on the bracelet.

6. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 5, in which the playback means are arranged to control the nociceptive and vibratory devices so that vibrations are sent using the vibratory device and then electrical pulses are sent using the nociceptive device, instead of or in addition to the vibrations.

7. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 1, in which the reception means (8) comprise a camera (7), the transmission means (12) being capable of transmitting a video signal generated by the camera.

8. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 7, comprising a second terminal (6b) which comprises a video monitor receiving the video signal.

9. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 8, in which the transmission means (12) are arranged to transmit the signal to the first terminal (6a) then to the second terminal (6b) instead of or in addition to the transmission of the signal to the first terminal.

10. The assistance terminal as claimed in claim 1, in which the signal playback means of the remote terminal (6a, 6b) are arranged to deactivate the signal played back in response only:

to a detection by the medical device (3) of an improvement in the clinical state of the person (1) connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device and the sending by the medical device (3) of a corresponding signal, or

to the repair of a malfunction of the medical device (3) and the sending by the medical device (3) of a corresponding signal.