34 results about "Wireless healthcare" patented technology

A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. The networked medical devices are configured to support a variety of wireless data communication protocols for efficient communication of data within the medical device network. In addition, the wireless medical devices may be configured to support a number of dynamically adjustable wireless data communication modes to react to current operating conditions, application-specific data content, or other criteria.

A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. The networked medical devices are configured to support a variety of wireless data communication protocols for efficient communication of data within the medical device network. In addition, the wireless medical devices may be configured to support a number of dynamically adjustable wireless data communication modes to react to current operating conditions, application-specific data content, or other criteria.

A system and method for effecting communication between a plurality of healthcare measurement devices and a remote patient monitoring server is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of effecting communication between the healthcare measurement devices and the remote patient monitoring server, includes communicating with an healthcare gateway device using a common gateway protocol to receive translated data via a plurality of translation units associated with a plurality of device communication modules residing in wired and wireless healthcare measurement devices, and communicating with the remote patient monitoring server using a plurality of remote protocols residing in a plurality of remote communication modules to transmit the received translated data. In some embodiments, the healthcare gateway device is communicatively coupled between the healthcare management devices and the remote patient monitoring server.

Provided herein are medical sensors and related methods for measuring a real-time personal metric. The medical device may comprise an electronic device having a sensor comprising an accelerometer and a bidirectional wireless communication system electronically connected to the electronic device for sending an output signal from the sensor to an external device and receiving commands from an external controller to the electronic device.

The invention provides a wireless medical data transmission method through which doctors and nurses can communicate with each other timely and effectively to save time for patients to see a doctor and accept treatment. The wireless medical data transmission method includes that the doctors upload prescriptions and advice information to a wireless AP (Access Point) through wireless terminals, the nurses upload nursing information to the wireless AP through wireless terminals, and the above information is uploaded to a POE (Power over Ethernet) switch and then uploaded to a core switch; and when the POE switch is remotely distant from the core switch, a convergence switch is connected in, and the POE switch is connected to the core switch through the convergence switch.

The invention discloses a medical health care system based on a wireless sensor network and a realization method thereof. The medical health care system comprises a wireless medical care sensor node, gateway equipment, a PDA (personal digital assistant) machine or terminal user equipment in sequential and mutual connection, wherein the wireless medical care sensor node is in charge of regularly collecting medical care data and sending the data to the gateway equipment, the gateway equipment is in charge of sending the received medical care data to the PDA machine or the terminal user equipment through a wireless local network, the wireless sensor node adopts a multi-type high-precision pathological information collecting module, a high-integration physiotherapy control and processing module and a multi-cooperated-mode wireless medical care sensor node energy supply module, the accuracy of the collected multi-type data can be ensured, a wireless communication module facing a ZigBee technology is adopted, the data transmission speed is accelerated, and the stability of a physiotherapy care system is ensured.

Data transmission structure in two stages is adopted in the invention. First stage is transmission between terminal for collecting basic life parameters and access point of collecting terminal. First stage is implemented through short-range wireless transmission technique. Second stage is transmission between access point of collecting terminal and service devices as well as monitoring terminals. Second stage is implemented through wireless local area network or wired network. The system is suitable hospital, other health organization and community medical service. In monitoring region, It is point to point connection between terminal carried by monitored person and access point fixed in room, household and other possible location through short range wireless communication mode. Wireless local network is built in connect access points or each access point is connected to wired network. The said basic life parameters of monitored person are gathered, processed and displayed at service devices and monitors.

A system (10) automatically configures and sets up an ad hoc wireless medical network (40) is disclosed. Wireless peer devices (221, 222, , 22n) each includes a peer BCC interface module (241, 242, , 24n) for authenticating a patient and transmitting device identification of a selected peer device (221, 222, , 22n), and a short-range network interface module (301, 302, , 30n) for setting up communication connection between the peer devices (221, 222, , 22n). An active identification device (28), which is linked to the patient (14), authenticates each selected peer device (221, 222, , 22n) and automatically associates each selected peer device (221, 222, , 22n) with the patient (14). A patient BCC interface module (36), coupled with the patient (14), transmits network parameters from the active identification device (28) to the peer devices (221, 222, , 22n).

The invention discloses a remote lightweight ultrasonic robot diagnosis and treatment system based on cloud computing. The remote lightweight ultrasonic robot diagnosis and treatment system comprisesa processor configured on a cloud server, display control equipment and a lightweight ultrasonic robot, wherein ultrasonic imaging computation is completed on a cloud end; the display control equipment can communicate with the cloud processor; the lightweight ultrasonic robot can communicate with the cloud processor; the display control equipment is located at a doctor end; and the lightweight ultrasonic robot is located at a patient end. The system can be applied to pre-hospital treatment, sharing of wireless medical data in hospitals and multidisciplinary remote consultation. An ultrasonographer can directly obtain data of medical history of a patient, laboratory examination and other imaging examination from the cloud end; and meanwhile, a connection with a far-end expert is established, and expert consultation and quality control information is acquired in real time. Configurations of the processor, a memory and the like, including ultrasonic imaging computation, are placed in thecloud end, so that the volume of the ultrasonic robot can be greatly reduced, light weight of the ultrasonic robot is realized, the price of the ultrasonic robot is reduced, and application is popularized.

The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a device, system, and method for remote healthcare. A personal health server device is connected to one or more wired or wireless medical devices. The medical devices monitor medical data such as heart rate, body weight, oxygen saturation, medical adherence, blood coagulation, blood pressure, glucose, temperature, or activity level. The personal health server device stores the medical data from the medical devices and wirelessly transmits the medical data to web enabled browsers through a cellular carrier using a cellular carrier signal such as 3G, 4G, or LTE, with no need for an internet connection.

The invention discloses an implanted type circularly polarized antenna applied to wireless medical telemetering. The implanted type circularly polarized antenna comprises an antenna radiating unit, ametal floor, upper and lower layer dielectric substrates and a feeding unit, wherein the antenna radiating unit is printed between the upper and lower layer dielectric substrates, the metal floor is arranged on the lower surface of the lower layer dielectric substrate, and the antenna radiating unit comprises a triangular structure, an arrow structure and a slit structure. The implanted type circularly polarized antenna disclosed by the invention has the advantages of small size, high gain, interference resistance, biocompatibility and the like.

The invention relates to a wireless healthcare system, which comprises sickbed calling subunits in a hospital with patients, outside-hospital mobile calling units for the patients outside the hospital, a nurse workstation query unit and a hospital host, wherein the nurse workstation query unit is connected with each calling subunit in the hospital and corresponding toilet calling units respectively; portable receivers are arranged about the nurse workstation query unit; the outside-hospital mobile calling units are configured with a mobile caller respectively; and the nurse workstation query unit is provided with display screens in hospital corridors. The wireless healthcare system has the advantages that: the wireless healthcare system combines a low-radiation, low-power, high-wireless receiving sensitivity and zero-electromagnetic interference frequency modulation (FM) wireless coding technology and a mobile communication technology to achieve convenience of communication between the patients and medical personnel and environmental friendliness and avoid radiation, avoids wiring and construction cost, is convenient to overhaul, high in cost performance and favorable for realizing classification calling and data transfer, and can effectively respond to emergencies, reduce medical disputes and remotely monitor information about the patients.

The invention discloses a privacy protection and secure communication method suitable for a wireless medical sensor network, which mainly comprises the following steps: system initialization generation, KGC generation of a system master key and a master public key, and construction of a secure hash function; secret value generation: the medical sensor node generates a pseudonym by using the randomly selected secret value; a partial private key is generated, and the KGC generates a temporary partial private key through the selected random value, the master key and the public key; a complete secret value is generated, and after the medical sensor node calculates a complete partial private key, a specific public and private key pair is set; generating a signature; verifying the signature; generating an aggregation signature; and aggregated signature verification. According to the method, a signature is linearly constructed through a secret value, a part of private keys and a plurality of hash functions, so that malicious attacks of malicious KGC and malicious medical sensor nodes on a sensor network are ensured to the greatest extent; the authentication of two communication parties, the integrity of data and the like are effectively ensured, so that the legality of identities and the validity of information can be ensured.

The present disclosure relates to a navigation system for placing a medical device into a patient. The system may include an external unit configured to be disposed on a chest of the patient, the external unit having: a radiating element configured to produce a first radio frequency (“RF”) signal; and a plurality of three-axis sensors configured to receive a second RF signal. The system may also include a medical device such as a catheter. The catheter may have: a first antenna configured to receive the first RF signal and produce an alternating current; a rectifier configured to convert the alternating current into a direct current; a frequency generator configured to produce a second RF signal that is received by the plurality of three-axis sensors. The RF signals received by the plurality of three-axis sensors may be used to determine a position of the catheter relative to the external unit.

The invention provides a wireless medical camera device, which comprises a wireless handheld terminal and an image processing terminal; the wireless handheld terminal communicates with the image processing terminal through a first 5G wireless communication network. According to the camera device disclosed by the invention, the power consumption of the wireless handheld terminal can be effectivelyreduced, the size of the wireless handheld terminal is reduced, the wireless transmission capability is improved, and the like. The invention further provides a wireless medical endoscope image pickupsystem and an image pickup method of the wireless medical image pickup device.