First emergency response device

• US 8,766,789 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2011
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Cardiocom LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Cosentino, Daniel L., Golden, Brian A., Abrahamson, Christopher T., Cosentino, Louis C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US13/250,642
• Publication Number:
  US 20130082837A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,005 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.12, 340/573.1, 340/13.24, 600/300, 600/301
• US Class Current: 340/539.12
• 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 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/016 Personal emergency signalling and security systems emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A personal emergency device is provided to individuals to allow the individuals to request emergency assistances. The device communicates with a base receiver to indicate the individual has requested assistances. The base receiver then communicates with an emergency system such as e-911 emergency services or a remote care system. The base receiver or the remote care system may forward information to the emergency services to provide first responders with additional information regarding the individual. The information may include personal information such as age and name, and the information may include medical information such as a recent blood pressure, weight, and blood glucose level.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving an emergency signal from a personal emergency device;

contacting an emergency system after receiving the emergency signal;

transmitting medical information and personal information about a user associated with the personal emergency device to the emergency system, wherein the medical information was collected and stored during remote monitoring of the user; and

activating a speaker phone to automatically answer a next phone call upon contacting the emergency system such that the emergency system can attempt to communicate directly with the user.

2. The method of claim 1, in which contacting the emergency system comprises contacting a remote care system.

3. The method of claim 1, in which transmitting medical information further comprises transmitting current medical information.

4. The method of claim 1, in which contacting the emergency system comprises contacting an emergency call center.

5. The method of claim 4, in which receiving a notification at the emergency system comprises receiving a wireless signal.

6. The method of claim 5, in which receiving the wireless signal comprises receiving a Bluetooth signal.

7. The method of claim 1, in which transmitting medical information further comprises transmitting trended medical information.

8. The method of claim 1, in which transmitting medical information further comprises transmitting an exception report.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein contacting the emergency system comprises contacting a remote care system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein contacting the emergency system comprises contacting an emergency services system.