WARD CLOUD SYSTEM

• US 20140206950A1
• Filed: 01/21/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ostar Meditech, Corp.
• Original Assignee: Ostar Meditech, Corp.
• Inventors: CHANG, Kuo-Yuan
• Application Number:
  US14/159,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20140206950A1
• 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 5/7285 for synchronising or triggering a physiological measurement or image acquisition with a physiological event or waveform, e.g. an ECG signal A61B6/5205, A61B6/541, A61B8/5207, A61B8/543 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A ward cloud system comprises an intelligent cloud database and an intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device. The intelligent cloud database receives first vital-sign information detected by the intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device and second vital-sign information manually input by users through an intelligent transmission unit, integrates received information and undertakes far-end clock synchronization of the intelligent cloud database and intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device. The ward cloud system further comprises a far-end calibration unit using the intelligent cloud database to examine and calibrate accuracy of the intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device through the intelligent transmission unit from a far end. The present invention adds to an ordinary electronic vital-sign monitoring system the following functions: a manual vital-sign value input function, a far-end automatic clock synchronization function, a far-end calibration function and an intelligent operation function and thus can avoid the serious consequences caused by measurement inaccuracy or clock non-synchronicity.

Claims

1. A ward cloud system comprising

an intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device including

a detection unit detecting first vital-sign information of a patient;

a vital-sign recording unit used to manually input second vital-sign information;

a calculating/processing unit connected with said detection unit and said vital-sign recording unit, calculating at least one of said first vital-sign information and said second vital-sign information;

an identity verification unit connected with said calculating/processing unit and recording at least one piece of identity information;

an intelligent transmission unit connected with said calculating/processing unit and transmitting said first vital-sign information, said second vital-sign information, and said identity information in a wired or wireless way;

a display unit connected with said calculating/processing unit and presenting at least one of said first vital-sign information, said second vital-sign information, and said identity information; and

a power supply unit connected with said detection unit, said vital-sign recording unit, said calculating/processing unit, said identity verification unit, said intelligent transmission unit, and said display unit for charging or powering them; and

an intelligent cloud database receiving and integrating said first vital-sign information, said second vital-sign information and said identity information transmitted by said intelligent transmission unit, and providing clock information for said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device, wherein said calculating/processing unit compares said clock information with a clock thereof and undertakes clock synchronization of said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device and said intelligent cloud database.

2. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein after said ward cloud system is turned on, said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device transmits a clock synchronization request to said intelligent cloud database beforehand, and said intelligent cloud database supplies said clock information to said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device for clock synchronization.

3. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein after said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device has detected said first vital-sign information, said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device transmits a clock synchronization request to said intelligent cloud database beforehand, and said intelligent cloud database supplies said clock information to said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device for clock synchronization.

4. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein after said ward cloud system is turned on, said intelligent cloud database transmits a clock synchronization request to said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device;

next, said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device returns an acknowledge message to said intelligent cloud database;

next, said intelligent cloud database supplies said clock information to said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device for clock synchronization.

5. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein after said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device has detected said first vital-sign information, said intelligent cloud database transmits a clock synchronization request to said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device;

next, said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device returns an acknowledge message to said intelligent cloud database;

next, said intelligent cloud database supplies said clock information to said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device for clock synchronization.

6. The ward cloud system according to claim 1 further comprising a cloud calibration unit, wherein after said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device is turned, or at a specified time point, said intelligent cloud database obtains a vital-sign measurement value from said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device through said intelligent transmission unit;

next, said cloud calibration unit compares said vital-sign measurement value with a calibration value provided by a manufacturer of said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device to examine and calibrate accuracy of said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device.

7. The ward cloud system according to claim 6 further comprising a memory unit recording said calibration value provided by said manufacturer and an offset value said cloud calibration unit uses to calibrate said accuracy of said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device.

8. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said identity information includes identity information of users, medical personnel and patients.

9. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said first vital-sign information is information of at least one of pulse, blood pressure, blood oxygen, blood glucose, body temperature, body weight, and electrocardiograph.

10. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said second vital-sign information is information of at least one of respiration rate, blood glucose, body temperature, body weight, food intake volume, fluid infusion volume, urine volume, stool volume and pain score.

11. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said vital-sign recording unit is realized by at least one function button, at least one knob or a touchscreen, which is used to manually input one or more types of the second vital-sign information.

12. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device or said intelligent cloud database automatically detects a warning value of said first vital-sign information or said second vital-sign information according to a preset standard.

13. The ward cloud system according to claim 12, wherein related persons is informed of occurrence of said first vital-sign information, said second vital-sign information, or said warning value in a wired or wireless way inform of email, SMS or MMS.

14. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said intelligent electronic vital-sign monitoring device or said intelligent cloud database automatically detects whether transmission of one or more pieces of said first vital-sign information or said second vital-sign information is completed, and wherein if said transmission is interrupted, said transmission is undertaken once again.

15. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said display unit presents one or more transmission states to indicate whether said first vital-sign information or said second vital-sign information has been transmitted to said intelligent cloud database successfully, and wherein said transmission states include transmission completion, transmission failure, transmission standby, link completion and link failure, and wherein said display unit presents said transmission states with different text or symbols.

16. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein while said calculating/processing unit transmits said first vital-sign information or said second vital-sign information via said intelligent transmission unit, said calculating/processing unit automatically encrypts transmitted information.

17. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein after said intelligent cloud database receives said first vital-sign information or said second vital-sign information, said intelligent cloud database automatically encrypts received information.

18. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said intelligent cloud database is HIS (Hospital Information System), NIS (Nursing Information System), an HL7 (Health Level Seven) database, or an ordinary intelligent cloud database.

19. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said intelligent cloud database can link to and exchange information with at least one of external systems, and wherein said external systems include HIS (Hospital Information System), NIS (Nursing Information System), an HL7 (Health Level Seven) database, and an ordinary intelligent cloud database.

20. The ward cloud system according to claim 1, wherein said intelligent transmission unit is a 2.4G or WiFi wireless transmission interface.