Health Measurement Systems

• US 20140142396A1
• Filed: 04/26/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scaled Wellness, LLC
• Original Assignee: Scaled Wellness, LLC
• Inventors: Ricks, Nathan W., Bybee, Dustin, Manscill, Caleb
• Application Number:
  US13/871,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20140142396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6829 Foot or ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/686 Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips A61B5/6861 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01G 19/50 having additional measuring devices, e.g. for height
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A device for monitoring health is disclosed. The device includes a body scale housing, a controller, one or more sensors, and a communications device. The controller receives measurements from the sensors and determined a user'"'"'s weight and body mass index, and one or more of a user'"'"'s blood pressure, body temperature, blood glucose levels, C-reactive protein, ketone levels, oxygen saturation, blood cholesterol levels, testosterone levels, and progesterone levels. These measurements are transmitted to an external database over a wireless network.

Claims

1. A device for monitoring health, the device comprising:

a body scale housing;

one or more sensors disposed within the body scale housing;

a controller coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to determined a user'"'"'s weight and body mass index, and one or more of a user'"'"'s blood pressure, body temperature, blood glucose levels, c-reactive protein, ketone levels, oxygen saturation, blood cholesterol levels, testosterone levels, and progesterone levels; and

a communications device coupled to the controller and configured to communicate data from the controller to an external database over a wireless network.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a storage device disposed within the body scale housing and coupled to the controller.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a near field communication chip.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to identify one or more of arrhythmia, bradycardia, and atrial fibrillation when experienced by a user of the device.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the communications device utilizes 3G, GSM, or CDMA wireless communications standard.

6. A system for monitoring health, the device comprising:

a body scale including one or more sensors;

a body attachment including one or more sensors;

a communications link between the body attachment and the body scale;

a controller coupled to the body scale and configured to use one or more measurements from the one or more sensors of the body scale or the body attachment to determined a user'"'"'s weight and body mass index, and one or more of a user'"'"'s blood pressure, body temperature, blood glucose levels, c-reactive protein, ketone levels, oxygen saturation, blood cholesterol levels, testosterone levels, and progesterone levels; and

a communications device coupled to the controller and configured to communicate data from the controller to an external database over a wireless network.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the body attachment is a ring.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the body attachment is a watch.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the body attachment is a band.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the body attachment is an anklet.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the body attachment is an implanted disposed below the epidermis of a user.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein the body attachment includes a near field communication chip for communicating with another computing device.