Portable physiological parameter detection and monitoring device with integratable computer memory and communication disk, systems and methods of use thereof

• US 9,026,190 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2011
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rhythm Check, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rhythm Check, Inc.
• Inventors: Shenasa, Mohammad, Siddiqui, Shahid K., Ansari, Naeem M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cardinal, Erin M
• Application Number:
  US13/297,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20120265026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,266 Days
• Field of Search: 600/372, 600/382, 600/391, 600/393, 600/301, 600/509, 340/573.1
• US Class Current: 600/393
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0215 Silver or silver chloride containing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02444 Details of sensor A61B5/02427 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0531 Measuring skin impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/25 Bioelectric electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/282 Holders for multiple electrodes for introduction into the body A61B5/287
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/332 Portable devices specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6898 Portable consumer electronic devices, e.g. music players, telephones, tablet computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0038 System on Chip
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Methods, devices and kits for monitoring a physiological parameter using a portable physiological parameter detection and monitoring device. The devices include a removably adherable transparent film with an insulating upper surface that has two or more conductive elements within the film. The film can be adhered to a mobile device, such as a cell phone, to facilitate detecting a biological parameter such as a heart rhythm.

Claims

1. A detection device adapted to capture a physiological parameter comprising:

a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that the transparent film is removeably adherable to a single surface of an electronic device; and

two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface, wherein the detection device is in wireless communication with the electronic device when the detection device is adhered to the single surface of the electronic device.

2. The detection device of claim 1 further wherein the two or more conductive elements include a first elongated conductive element and a second elongated conductive element, electrically separated from the first elongated conductive element.

3. The detection device of claim 1 further wherein the transparent film has a first dimension of from about 40 cm to 150 cm and a second dimension of from about 40 cm to 150 cm and is square or rectangular.

4. The detection device of claim 1 wherein the two or more conductive elements are a first elongated conductive element and a second elongated conductive element positioned at opposing ends of the film.

5. The detection device of claim 1 wherein the two or more conductive elements are a first elongated conductive element and a second elongated conductive element positioned parallel each other in a plane.

6. The detection device of claim 1 wherein the two or more conductive elements are a first elongated conductive element and a second conductive element having a shape selected from the group consisting of straight, bracket, and curved.

7. The detection device of claim 1 further comprising one or more of computer memory, microchip, connector, power source, or communication chip.

8. A kit for physiological characteristic detection comprising:

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that the transparent film is removeably adherable to a single surface of an electronic device, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface, wherein the detection device is in wireless communication with the electronic device when the detection device is adhered to the single surface of the electronic device;

a software application; and

one or more of the following

alcohol swabs;

or

a lint cloth.

9. A networked apparatus comprising:

an electronic device comprising;

a memory;

a processor;

a communicator; and

a display; and

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that the transparent film is removeably adherable to a single surface of the electronic device, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface, wherein the detection device is in wireless communication with the electronic device when the detection device is adhered to the single surface of the electronic device.

10. A communication system, comprising:

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that the transparent film is removeably adherable to a single surface of an electronic device, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface, wherein the detection device is in wireless communication with the electronic device when the detection device is adhered to the single surface of the electronic device;

a server computer system;

a measurement module on the server computer system for permitting a transmission of a measurement from the detection device over a network; and

at least one of

an API engine connected to at least one of a system for detecting physiological parameters or the detection device to create a message about the measurement and transmit the message over an API integrated network to a recipient having a predetermined recipient user name,

an SMS engine connected to at least one of the system for detecting physiological parameters or the detection device to create an SMS message about the measurement and transmit the SMS message over the network to a recipient device having a predetermined measurement recipient telephone number, or

an email engine connected to at least one of the system for detecting physiological parameters or the detection device to create an email message about the measurement and transmit the email message over the network to a recipient email having a predetermined recipient email address.

11. The communication system of claim 10, further comprising a storing module on the server computer system for storing the measurement in a detection device server database.

12. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the detection device is connectable to the server computer system over at least one of a mobile phone network or an Internet network, and a browser on a measurement recipient electronic device is used to retrieve an interface on the server computer system.

13. The communication system of claim 11, further comprising:

an interface on the server computer system, the interface being retrievable by an application on a mobile device.

14. The communication system of claim 11, wherein the server computer system is connectable over a cellular phone network to receive a response from a measurement recipient mobile device.

15. The communication system of claim 11, further comprising:

a downloadable application residing on a measurement recipient mobile device, the downloadable application transmitting a response and a measurement recipient phone number ID over a cellular phone network to the server computer system, the server computer system utilizing the measurement recipient phone number ID to associate the response with an SMS measurement.

16. The communication system of claim 11, further comprising:

a transmissions module that transmits the measurement over a network other than a cellular phone SMS network to a measurement recipient user computer system, in parallel with the measurement that is sent over the cellular phone SMS network.

17. A communication system comprising:

an electronic device comprising a memory, a processor, a communicator and a display;

a detection device having a transparent film with an insulating upper surface and a lower surface characterized in that the transparent film is removeably adherable to a single surface of the electronic device, two or more conductive elements wherein at least two conductive elements of the two or more conductive elements are bipolar electrodes, in electrical communication with the removeably adherable lower surface and electrically isolated by the insulating upper surface, wherein the detection device is in wireless communication with the electronic device when the detection device is adhered to the single surface of the electronic device;

a server computer system in communication with the electronic device;

a measurement module on the server computer system for permitting a transmission of a measurement from the detection device over a network; and

at least one of

an API engine connected to at least one of the electronic device or the detection device to create a message about the measurement and transmit the message over an API integrated network to a recipient having a predetermined recipient user name,

an SMS engine connected to at least one of the electronic device or the detection device to create an SMS message about the measurement and transmit the SMS message over the network to a recipient device having a predetermined measurement recipient telephone number, or

an email engine connected to at least one of the electronic device or the detection device to create an email message about the measurement and transmit the email message over the network to a recipient email having a predetermined recipient email address.

18. The communication system of claim 17, further comprising a storing module on the server computer system for storing the measurement on a detection device server database.

19. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the detection device is connectable to the server computer system over at least one of a mobile phone network or an Internet network, and a browser on the electronic device is used to retrieve an interface on the server computer system.

20. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the electronic device is connected to the server computer system over a cellular phone network.

21. The communication system of claim 17, wherein the electronic device is a mobile device.