101 results about "Vital Signs Measurement" patented technology

The invention is a portable vital signs measurement instrument, systems and methods that provide a variety of measurement capabilities, including blood pressure, temperature, pulse oximetry, and other indications of patient status. The instrument, systems and methods include the ability to communicate wirelessly, for example using Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11B), with a server, so that information can be entered easily, securely and reliably into a medical database system accessible by way of the server. The systems and methods provide for the instrument to initiate a communication session by attempting to discover a server access point in its vicinity.

The invention provides a system for continuously monitoring a patient during hemodialysis. The system includes a hemodialysis machine for performing the hemodialysis process that features a controller, a pump, a dialyzer filter, a lumen, and an interface to a body-worn monitor. A patient attaches to the dialysis machine through the lumen, and wears a body-worn monitor for continuously measuring blood pressure. The monitor includes an optical system for measuring an optical waveform, an electrical system for measuring an electrical waveform, and a processing component for determining a transit time between the optical and electrical waveforms and then calculating a blood pressure value from the transit time. The body-worn monitor features an interface (e.g. a wired serial interface, or a wireless interface) to transmit the blood pressure value to the controller within the hemodialysis machine. The controller is configured to receive the blood pressure value, analyze it, and in response adjust the dialysis process.

A collar for pet animals may have sensor elements remotely actuatable to measure vital signs of the animal (such as respiration, pulse, temperature and movement) and a processor that can interpret the results of multiple vital sign readings. A two way communication device alerts the pet owner, veterinarian or authorities. A veterinarian can remotely take a particular vital sign measurement when alerted. The sensor elements embedded in the collar's band has at least one elastic pin extending toward the animal's neck to gather data processed on the collar or remotely. To improve STN ratio, an elastic layer may absorb noise from friction due to movement of the animal's head. The collar may adjust the tightness of the band for taking vital sign readings. For example pump may injects air through a tubular compertment running along the circumference of the band. A safety mechanism may release the collar.

There are provided a face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus and a vital signs management system using the same. The face mask type vital signs measuring apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a detector detecting a vital sign; an analyzer analyzing the detected vital sign; a display displaying the analyzed vital sign; a transmitter transmitting the analyzed vital sign; and a face mask with the detector, the analyzer, the display, and the transmitter attached thereto.

A vital sign monitoring system that can be used with multiple patients and utilizes historic patient data information for the patient to optimize the process of obtaining current vital sign measurements. Each patient is identified with a unique patient identification device that is automatically detected by the vital sign monitor. The vital sign monitor communicates with a medical records database and obtains historic patient data information and previously diagnosed characteristics for the patient identified by the patient identification device. The historic patient data information and previously diagnosed characteristics of the patient can be utilized by the vital sign monitor to set alarm limits for the vital sign measurements and automatically adjust the blood pressure estimation algorithm of the NIBP monitor.

A health status monitoring and reporting device, system and method, comprising an user-wearable armband, a power source coupled with the armband, either or both of a positional sensor and a movement sensor coupled with the armband, a vital signs measurement device coupled with the armband, and a transmitter operably coupled with the power source, the transmitter being configured to receive from either or both of the accelerometer and the vital signs measuring device a signal including an indicator of a condition of the user, and further including a gateway device to transmit data from a ULP network to a Wide Area Network.

The present invention relates to a device (1) for vital sign measurement of a person (2), comprising presentation means (10) for presenting a person (2) with a visual theme (20), illumination means (11) for illuminating an illumination area (3), in which said person (2) is located, whose vital signs shall be measured, optical measurement means (12) for optically detecting optical detection signals (23) from said illumination area (3), evaluation means (13) for evaluating said optical detection signals (23) and deriving a vital sign information (24) from them, and control means (14) for controlling said illumination means (11) to illuminate said illumination area (3) allowing the detection of optical detection signals (23), from which a vital sign information (24) can be derived despite changes of the visual theme (20).

A mobile telephone, a method of employing a mobile telephone to measure a vital sign and a vital sign measuring system. In one embodiment, the mobile telephone includes: (1) a vital sign measuring system, (2) a keypad, coupled to the vital sign measuring system, configured to allow a user to control the vital sign measuring system and (3) a display, coupled to the vital sign measuring system, configured to provide vital sign information to the user. In other embodiments, a microphone on the mobile phone allows the user to control the vital sign measuring system by voice command, and a loudspeaker on the mobile phone provides the vital sign information to the user.

An embodiment of the invention discloses a remote vital sign measuring system which comprises detecting unit which is used for collecting and processing first vital signs, a wearing device which is used for receiving and processing the first vital signs sent from the detecting unit and sending processed second vital signals to a mobile terminal device, the mobile terminal device which is used for receiving, displaying, storing and processing the second vital signals transmitted from the wearing device and transmitting out processed third vital signals and a data platform which is used for receiving and recording the third vital signals sent from a remote vital signal measuring device. The remote vital sign measuring system has the advantages of being capable of reminding a user to measure the vital signals, being real-time, continuous, long-time and convenient to monitor important vital sign parameters and being capable of sending a help seeking alarm.

The invention discloses a personal health management and advertisement system based on a life body characteristic measurement instrument and a network. Tested-person personal information is collected through the system, then life body characteristic data are measured and uploaded to a cloud platform through the network, and a personal health file is built through the cloud platform. As analysis and mining of related data are carried out on personal health data, related health information, related health messages, related health knowledge, related professional treatment information and required advertisement information are delivered. Customized putting content is put to a receiving device according to user requirements. Meanwhile, big data and the cloud platform are combined, medical treatment, health and prevention information is put in time, and related advertisements are played. By means of the personal health management and advertisement system, the low-cost life body characteristic measurement instrument is popularized, and the common public can conveniently manage the health of the common public. The audiences of the medical treatment advertisements are greatly increased, the pertinence of the medical treatment advertisements is greatly improved, and people will be guided to reasonably carry out health consumption.

System and method for monitoring a patient's health condition is disclosed. The system assesses the patient's health condition based on a data collected by observing the physical activity of the patient and the physical state of the patient. The physical state is measured by vital sign measuring sensors. The patient's health condition is assessed by the system by collectively analyzing the physical activity, the physical state, and a correlation among the acquired data. Further, an authorized personnel issues an intervention to interact with the patient and to validate the assessment of the patient's health condition.

A system, method and software instructions that enable a mobile computing device to communicate with and search a vital signs measuring device for any physiological data that has been obtained from one or more patients and that has not yet been communicated to another device, such as to a electronic medical record repository. Further, the data is accessed by and stored into the mobile computing device for review, logging and selective transmission to other devices including such as the electronic medical record repository.

The invention discloses a multi-parameter vital sign measurement device. The multi-parameter vital sign measurement device comprises a temperature sensor, a pulse wave photoelectric sensor, a sleeve belt, an air pump for charging air to the sleeve belt, a vent valve for controlling gas emission in the sleeve belt, a pressure sensor for detecting gas pressure in the sleeve belt, a pressure sensor signal processing circuit, a pulse wave photoelectric sensor signal processing circuit, an A/D converting circuit, a communication module and a controller. After adopting the technical scheme, the measurement of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate and breath of the human body vital sign by the device; thus the workload of medical staffs is reduced and working efficiency is improved. Besides, according to the pulse wave signal measured by the pulse wave photoelectric sensor, the device obtains the breath parameter of a patient exactly.

The invention relates to a 3D nursing situational simulation digital learning system. The 3D nursing situational simulation digital learning system comprises a virtual reality scene database, an object database, a nursing event database and an interactive interface platform for displaying scene background maps and objects corresponding to event tasks. The event tasks including inquiries, physical assessments, medical disposal and nursing, vital sign measurement, blood oxygen density measurement, drop number control and the like from the time when a person is hospitalized to the time when the person is discharged from the hospital are displayed through the interactive interface platform; theories and the clinical practice are combined; the problem that traditional learning is limited by specific time and specific places is solved; the nursing education effect is improved effectively; and the medical nursing quality is further improved.

A medical question contents automatic selection system for automatically selecting medical questions allocated to a patient from the medical questionnaire made by a medical professional. The medical question contents automatic selection system compares the correct answer rate threshold of the medical questions preset by the medical professional with the correct answer rate of the questions to the patient so as to estimate the educational level of the patient about health, compares the vital sign measurement value threshold preset by the medical professional with the vital sign measurement value of the patient so as to estimate the condition level of the patient, and automatically selects medical questions allocated to the patient depending on the educational level and the condition level of the patient. The medical question contents automatic selection system can allocate medical questions to the patient depending on the educational level of the patient about health and disorder condition level of the patient without troubling the medical professional.

An adhesive bandage that includes: a thin sheet having an underside provided with a self adhesive; a wireless transmitter; a memory unit, coupled to the wireless transmitter, for storing a patient identifier and for storing patient data that comprises measurement thresholds, vital signs measurements and treatment data; a monitor, coupled to the memory unit, for monitoring vital signs and for generating the vital signs measurements; a wireless receiver for receiving requests to obtain requested patient data; an alert generator, coupled to the memory unit, for generating an alert if a vital sign measurement reached an associated measurement threshold; and a processor, coupled to the wireless transmitter, to the wireless receiver and to the memory unit, for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the requested patient data and the patient identifier, and for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the alert and the patient identifier; and wherein at least one component out of the processor, the alert generator, the wireless transmitter, the memory, the monitor, the memory unit and the wireless receiver is connected to the thin sheet.

An adhesive bandage that includes: a thin sheet having an underside provided with a self adhesive; a wireless transmitter; a memory unit, coupled to the wireless transmitter, for storing a patient identifier and for storing patient data that comprises measurement thresholds, vital signs measurements and treatment data; a monitor, coupled to the memory unit, for monitoring vital signs and for generating the vital signs measurements; a wireless receiver for receiving requests to obtain requested patient data; an alert generator, coupled to the memory unit, for generating an alert if a vital sign measurement reached an associated measurement threshold; and a processor, coupled to the wireless transmitter, to the wireless receiver and to the memory unit, for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the requested patient data and the patient identifier, and for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the alert and the patient identifier; and wherein at least one component out of the processor, the alert generator, the wireless transmitter, the memory, the monitor, the memory unit and the wireless receiver is connected to the thin sheet.

A device control device for controlling an on-vehicle device based on a vital sign of a user, the device control device including: a vital sign measurement unit (101) configured to measure, in time series, the vital sign of the user; a parameter extraction unit (102) configured to extract time-series parameter values for evaluating current statuses of the user based on the vital sign measured continuously by the vital sign measurement unit (101); a determination unit (120) configured to determine whether a factor of a change in the vital sign is a change in a health condition of the user or a change in an environment temperature around the user, based on the parameter values extracted by the parameter extraction unit; and a control unit (130) configured to control the on-vehicle device based on a result of the determination made by the determination unit (120).