Dispersed-type testing measuring system and dispersed-type care system

• US 6,221,009 B1
• Filed: 03/09/1999
• Issued: 04/24/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Kyoto Daiichi Kagaku Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Yoshinori, Doi, Shigeru, Uenoyama, Harumi
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Cary
• Assistant Examiner(s): ASTORINO, MICHAEL C
• Application Number:
  US09/214,966
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/301, 600/481-486, 600/500, 600/529-532, 600/545-546, 128/204, 128/920-925
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• 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 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/904 Telephone telemetry

Abstract

A dispersed-type testing/measuring system provides for example a simplified terminal unit to be installed at a patient'"'"'s home.

The dispersed-type testing/measuring system has a central controlling unit (20) and a plurality of terminal units 30 each accessible to the central controlling unit via a communication line (15). Each terminal unit (30) includes a crude data collecting portion (40), and a data transmitting means 45 for sending the data collected by the crude data collecting portion 40 to the central controlling unit (20). The central controlling unit 20 includes a measurement data calculating means (210) for generating measurement data by making calculation on the crude data sent from each terminal unit (30).

Claims

1. A dispersed-type testing/measuring system comprising:

a central controlling unit and a plurality of terminal units each accessible to the central controlling unit via a communication line;

wherein each of the terminal units includes a data collecting portion for collecting measurement data, maintenance-purpose data and calibration-purpose data respectively from a measurement sample, a standard sample and a calibration sample;

an amplifying portion for amplifying and outputting the collected data;

an output level adjusting portion for adjusting output level of the amplifying portion; and

a data sending means for sending the data amplified by the amplifying portion to the central controlling unit;

wherein the central controlling unit includes a data calculating means for processing the measurement data, maintenance-purpose data and calibration-purpose data received from each of the terminal units; and

an output level adjusting means for sending an output level adjusting command to the output level adjusting portion of each terminal unit and further the central controlling unit includes statistical processing means for determining a range of normality for a group of patients by processing the clinical data from the plurality of terminal units;

wherein the data calculating means determines a deviation of the maintenance-purpose data from standard data, and calibrates the measurement data by using the calibration-purpose data if the deviation is determined to be not greater than a first preset value;

and the data calculating means, alternatively, sends the output level adjusting command for adjusting the output level of the output level adjusting portion of a terminal unit via the output level adjusting means if the deviation is determined to be greater than the first preset value but not greater than a second preset value.

2. The dispersed-type testing/measuring system according to claim 1, wherein the central controlling unit further includes an alarming means or alarming each terminal unit if the deviation is greater than the second preset value.

3. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 1, wherein each of the terminal units assigned to a patient or a facility related to the patient,

wherein the data collecting portion of each terminal unit is designed to collect clinical data related to the patient, and

wherein the central controlling unit further includes personalized clinical data maintaining means for monitoring health status of the patient.

4. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 3, wherein each terminal unit further includes an information entering portion for entering health status data of the patient and for sending the health status data to the central controlling unit through the data sending means.

5. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 4, wherein the personalized clinical data maintaining means includes personalized statistical processing means for determining a personalized range of normality for the patient by statistically processing the personalized clinical data.

6. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 5, wherein the personalized clinical data maintaining means further includes an abnormality judging means for determining abnormality if the clinical data sent by each terminal unit deviate from the personalized range of normality established for the patient.

7. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 6, wherein the abnormality judging means makes abnormality determination by taking into account the health status data entered at the information entering portion of each terminal unit.

8. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 6, wherein the personalized clinical data maintaining means further includes an alarming means for sending an abnormality report to a relevant terminal unit if the abnormality judging means makes the abnormality determination.

9. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 6, wherein the personalized clinical data maintaining means further includes an abnormal-data forwarding means for forwarding the clinical data of the patient to a medical facility accessible by the central controlling unit via the communication line if the abnormality judging means makes the abnormality determination.

10. The dispersed-type health care system according to claim 1, wherein the personalized clinical data maintaining means includes an abnormality judging means for determining abnormality if the clinical data sent by each at the end of the plurality of termimal units deviate from the range of normality for the group.