Assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical assistance and monitoring device
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1. An assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical device that is a medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the assistance terminal comprising a housing and at least one remote terminal, the housing comprising:
- reception means for receiving a signal from the medical device;
conditioning means for conditioning the signal received by the reception means of the housing;
storage means for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the assistance terminal, storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device, and which are received by the reception means of the housing and which are conditioned by the conditioning means;
comparison means for, during the phase of use of the assistance terminal, comparing a signal sent by the medical device, received by the reception means and conditioned by the conditioning means, with the signals previously stored;
transmission means for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal to the at least one remote terminal, if the signal sent by the medical device corresponds to one of the signals previously stored;
the at least one remote terminal comprising signal playback means for playing back the signal to the person connected to the medical device or to another person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the medical device;
wherein the signal playback means comprise a nociceptive device for sending at least one nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical device; and
wherein the signal playback means are arranged to control the nociceptive device so that said nociceptive device progressively increases an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus so as to progressively increase the degree of the nociceptive stimulus in order to be able to wake up the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device even if the person is in a deep sleep phase.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an assistance terminal (5, 6a, 6b) including a housing (5) and at least one terminal (6a, 6b) for remotely monitoring a person (1) connected to a medical assistance and/or monitoring device (3). According to the invention, the housing (5) comprises:
- reception means (8) for receiving a signal from the medical device (3);
- conditioning means (9) for conditioning the signal received by the reception means (8) of the housing (5);
- storage means (10) for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the terminal (5, 6a, 6b), storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device (3), and which are received by the reception means (8) of the housing (5) and which are conditioned by the conditioning means (9);
- comparison means (11) for, during the phase of use of the terminal (5, 6a, 6b), comparing a signal sent by the medical device (3), received by the reception means (8) and conditioned by the conditioning means (9), with the signals previously stored;
- transmission means (12) for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal, if the latter corresponds to a signal previously stored, to the remote terminal (6a, 6b); the terminal (6a, 6b) comprising means for playing back the signal to at least one person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the device.
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1. An assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical device that is a medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the assistance terminal comprising a housing and at least one remote terminal, the housing comprising:
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reception means for receiving a signal from the medical device; conditioning means for conditioning the signal received by the reception means of the housing; storage means for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the assistance terminal, storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device, and which are received by the reception means of the housing and which are conditioned by the conditioning means; comparison means for, during the phase of use of the assistance terminal, comparing a signal sent by the medical device, received by the reception means and conditioned by the conditioning means, with the signals previously stored; transmission means for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal to the at least one remote terminal, if the signal sent by the medical device corresponds to one of the signals previously stored; the at least one remote terminal comprising signal playback means for playing back the signal to the person connected to the medical device or to another person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the medical device; wherein the signal playback means comprise a nociceptive device for sending at least one nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical device; and wherein the signal playback means are arranged to control the nociceptive device so that said nociceptive device progressively increases an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus so as to progressively increase the degree of the nociceptive stimulus in order to be able to wake up the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device even if the person is in a deep sleep phase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. An assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the assistance terminal comprising a housing and a remote terminal, the housing comprising:
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a receiver that receives a signal from the medical device; a conditioning circuit that conditions the signal received by the receiver; memory storing a range of signals that are sent by the medical device in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the terminal; a processor that, during the phase of use of the terminal, compares a signal sent by the medical device, received by the receiver and conditioned by the conditioning circuit, with the range of signals previously stored in the memory; a transmitter that, if the signal corresponds to an abnormal value requiring attention, transmits the signal to the remote terminal; and the remote terminal is configured to send a nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device and to progressively increase an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus so as to progressively increase the degree of the nociceptive stimulus in order to be able to wake up the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device even if the person is in a deep sleep phase. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical device that is a medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the assistance terminal comprising a housing and at least one remote terminal, the housing comprising:
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reception means for receiving a signal from the medical device; conditioning means for conditioning the signal received by the reception means of the housing; storage means for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the assistance terminal, storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device, and which are received by the reception means of the housing and which are conditioned by the conditioning means; comparison means for, during the phase of use of the assistance terminal, comparing a signal sent by the medical device, received by the reception means and conditioned by the conditioning means, with the signals previously stored; transmission means for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal to the at least one remote terminal, if the signal sent by the medical device corresponds to one of the signals previously stored; the at least one remote terminal comprising signal playback means for playing back the signal to the person connected to the medical device or to another person to notify him or her of the sending of the signal by the medical device;
the signal playback means comprises a nociceptive device for sending at least one nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical device, the nociceptive stimulus being different from vibration or thermal stimulus, wherein the signal playback means are arranged to control the nociceptive device so that said nociceptive device, progressively increases an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus.
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18. An assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical device that is a medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the assistance terminal comprising a housing and at least one remote terminal, the housing comprising:
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reception means for receiving a signal from the medical device; conditioning means for conditioning the signal received by the reception means of the housing; storage means for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the assistance terminal, storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device, and which are received by the reception means of the housing and which are conditioned by the conditioning means; comparison means for, during the phase of use of the assistance terminal, comparing a signal sent by the medical device, received by the reception means and conditioned by the conditioning means, with the signals previously stored; transmission means for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal to the at least one remote terminal, if the signal sent by the medical device corresponds to one of the signals previously stored; the at least one remote terminal comprising signal payback means for playing back the signal to the person connected to the medical device or to another person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the medical device;
the signal playback means comprise a nociceptive device for sending at least one nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical device,wherein the signal playback means are arranged to control the nociceptive device so that said nociceptive device progressively increases an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus in order to be able to wake up the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device even if the person is in a deep sleep phase.
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20. An assistance terminal for remotely monitoring a person connected to a medical device that is a medical assistance and/or monitoring device, the assistance terminal comprising a housing and at least one remote terminal, the housing comprising:
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reception means for receiving a signal from the medical device; conditioning means for conditioning the signal received by the reception means of the housing; storage means for, in a learning phase prior to a phase of use of the assistance terminal, storing a range of signals which are sent by the medical device, and which are received by the reception means of the housing and which are conditioned by the conditioning means; comparison means for, during the phase of use of the assistance terminal, comparing a signal sent by the medical device, received by the reception means and conditioned by the conditioning means, with the signals previously stored; transmission means for, during the phase of use, transmitting the signal to the at least one remote terminal, if the signal sent by the medical device corresponds to one of the signals previously stored; the at least one remote terminal comprising signal playback means for playing back the signal to the person connected to the medical device or to another person to notify him or her of the sending of said signal by the medical device; wherein the signal playback means comprise a nociceptive device for sending at least one nociceptive stimulus to the person connected to the medical device; and wherein the signal playback means are arranged to control the nociceptive device so that said nociceptive device progressively increases an intensity of the nociceptive stimulus, wherein the signal playback means of the remote terminal are arranged to deactivate the signal played back in response only; to a detection by the medical device of an improvement in the clinical state of the person connected to the medical assistance and/or monitoring device and the sending by the medical device of a corresponding signal, or to the repair of a malfunction of the medical device and the sending by the medical device of a corresponding signal.
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