Baby health monitoring system

• US 7,482,935 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2003
• Issued: 01/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Jung Kook Lee
• Original Assignee: Jung Kook Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Jung Kook
• Primary Examiner(s): Lieu; Julie
• Application Number:
  US10/696,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20050088296A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,918 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/573.7, 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 340/539.14, 600/549, 128/903, 128/923
• US Class Current: 340/573.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/06 Children, e.g. for attention deficit diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/02 Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0211 Combination with medical sensor, e.g. for measuring heart rate, temperature
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/923 by comparison of patient data to other data

Abstract

The present application discloses a a baby health monitoring device comprising a skin temperature sensor connected to a microprocessor for mathematically converting the sensed temperature to corrected skin temperature; a movement sensor; a display screen for indicating condition of baby; and a means for communicating with a computer.

Claims

1. A baby health monitoring device worn by a baby comprising:

(i) a skin temperature sensor connected to a microprocessor which mathematically converts the sensed temperature to corrected skin temperature;

(ii) a movement sensor;

(iii) a display screen; and

(iv) a means for communicating with a computer, wherein the baby health monitoring device is a single unit.

2. The device according to claim 1, comprising a humidity sensor.

3. The device according to claim 1, which is shaped as a band.

4. A baby health monitoring system comprising the device according to claim 1 connected to a repeater, which is connected to a computer at home comprising software designed to communicate with the device.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein said device, repeater and computer at home are connected wirelessly.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the computer is connected to a web server so as to be in communication with other computers at home or computers at hospital.

7. A method of facilitating determination of health of a baby comprising simultaneously monitoring corrected skin temperature of the baby, monitoring ambient temperature surrounding the baby, and monitoring level of movement of the baby with the device according to claim 1 over time;

and comparing and analyzing data obtained, wherein presence of high or rising corrected skin temperature compared with substantially level ambient temperature and substantially infrequent movement indicates that the baby is not healthy.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are in written form.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the instructions are transmitted by broadcast.

10. A chart comprising corrected skin temperature profile over a set time period, wherein the corrected skin temperature is generated and recorded by comparing and analyzing data obtained with the device according to claim 1.

11. The chart according to claim 10, comprising ambient temperature profile over the set time period.

12. The chart according to claim 11, comprising a movement profile over the set time period.

13. The chart according to claim 10, which is displayed on a solid medium.

14. The chart according to claim 13, which is displayed on a screen.

15. The chart according to claim 13, which is paper.

16. A method of facilitating determination of health of a baby comprising reviewing and analyzing the chart according to claim 12, and comparing corrected skin temperature profile, ambient temperature profile, and movement profile, wherein presence of high or rising corrected skin temperature compared with substantially level ambient temperature and substantially infrequent movement indicates that the baby is not healthy.

17. A method of determining an infection in a baby, comprising reviewing and analyzing the chart according to claim 12, to determine a pattern of rise or fall in corrected skin temperature, which indicates presence of an infection.

18. A method of identifying a viral infection pattern comprising reviewing and analyzing a corrected temperature profile, ambient temperature profile and movement profile of a baby and comparing with an established profile, wherein the corrected temperature, ambient temperature, and movement profiles are generated and recorded as a result of comparing and analyzing data obtained with the device according to claim 1.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the established profile is provided by a computer at home or computer at hospital, and stored in a common server that links computer at home and computer at hospital.

20. A method of identifying early onset of a viral infection comprising reviewing and analyzing a corrected temperature profile, ambient temperature profile and movement profile of a baby and comparing with an established profile, wherein the corrected temperature, ambient temperature, and movement profiles are generated and recorded by comparing and analyzing data obtained with the device according to claim 1, and matching profile indicates early onset of the viral infection.

21. The baby health monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the display screen displays the corrected skin temperature.