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Devices and methods for the annotation of physiological data with associated observational data
Assignee: Dolphin Medical Inc
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Filing: 2003-04-10
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2023-04-10
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides methods and devices for capturing data pertaining to caregiver observations that further define, describe, or qualify associated physiological data. The present invention facilitates the integration of numerous forms of observational data with associated physiological data, displays the recorded physiological data suitably annotated with the associated observational data through a variety of customizable graphical user interfaces, and uses general purpose portable computing devices such as PDAs, laptops, pocket PCs, or other microprocessor based devices for interfacing with a plurality of physiological sensors. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject, an event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with a physiological condition of the subject, a plurality of receivers to receive the physiological data and the observational data, a clock in data communication with the receivers to time stamp the physiological data and observational data, a memory in data communication with the clock to store the time-stamped physiological data and time-stamped observational data, and a display in data communication with the memory to display the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with the observational data.
Inventors
- 👤 Tom Scharf
- 👤 John Scharf
- 👤 Scot Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; G; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/63; G16Z; G16Z99/00; A61B2560/00; A61B2560/02; A61B2560/0295; A61B5/02; A61B5/0205; A61B5/024; A61B5/02416; A61B5/026; A61B5/0261; A61B5/145; A61B5/1455
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 47
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
1 . A system for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising: a sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject; an event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with a physiological condition of the subject; a receiver to receive said physiological data and said observational data; a clock in data communication with said receiver to time stamp the physiological data and observational data; a memory in data communication with said clock to store the time-stamped physiological data and time-stamped observational data; and a display in data communication with said memory to display the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with said observational data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
1 . A system for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising: a sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject; an event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with a physiological condition of the subject; a receiver to receive said physiological data and said observational data; a clock in data communication with said receiver to time stamp the physiological data and observational data; a memory in data communication with said clock to store the time-stamped physiological data and time-stamped observational data; and a display in data communication with said memory to display the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with said observational data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the sensor is a finger-clip sensor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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3 . The system of claim 2 wherein the finger-clip sensor comprises a light to frequency converter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the physiological data pertains to a plurality of blood flow characteristics including at least one of a blood oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood of the subject, a volume of blood pulsation supplying a tissue of the subject, and a rate of blood pulsation corresponding to a heart beat of the subject.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the sensor is in data communication with a portable electronic microprocessor based device.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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6 . The system of claim 5 wherein the said at least one event generation module is integrated into the portable electronic microprocessor based device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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7 . The system of claim 6 wherein the display and the clock module integrated into the portable electronic microprocessor based device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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8 . The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of observational data includes at least one of audio data, video data, graphical data, and textual data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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9 . The system of claim 1 wherein the display of the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with said observational data is achieved by displaying visual markers of the time-stamped observational data in association with graphical representations of the time-stamped physiological data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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10 . The system of claim 1 wherein the display of the time-stamped physiological data in a time relation with said observational data is achieved by displaying, in tabular form, a plurality visual markers of the time-stamped observational data in association with a portion of the plurality of physiological data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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11 . The system of claim 1 wherein the system further includes an encryption module in data communication with said memory to encrypt at least one of the time-stamped physiological data and the time-stamped observational data.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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12 . The system of claim 1 wherein the event module further includes a voice recognition command feature.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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13 . The system of claim 5 wherein the portable electronic microprocessor is configured to encrypt at least one of the time-stamped physiological data and the time-stamped observational data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
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14 . The system of claim 5 wherein the portable electronic microprocessor is further configured to include a function lock-out feature.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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15 . The system of claim 5 wherein the portable electronic microprocessor is further configured to include a voice recognition command feature.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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16 . A system for annotating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising: at least one sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject; and a portable electronic device in data communication with said sensor comprising at least one event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with the physiological condition of the subject, a receiver to receive the physiological data, a clock to time stamp the plurality of physiological data and observational data, a memory module to store the plurality of time stamped physiological and time stamped observational data, a processor to process the physiological data and associate the physiological data in a time relation with the observational data, and a display for displaying the physiological and observational data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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16 . A system for annotating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising: at least one sensor to generate a plurality of physiological data related to a physiological condition of the subject; and a portable electronic device in data communication with said sensor comprising at least one event module to capture a plurality of observational data associated with the physiological condition of the subject, a receiver to receive the physiological data, a clock to time stamp the plurality of physiological data and observational data, a memory module to store the plurality of time stamped physiological and time stamped observational data, a processor to process the physiological data and associate the physiological data in a time relation with the observational data, and a display for displaying the physiological and observational data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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17 . The system of claim 16 wherein the at least one sensor is a finger-clip pulse oximetry sensor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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18 . The system of claim 16 wherein the at least one event module is an audio memo system for recording audio generated by a caregiver.
Claim 21
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19 . The system of claim 16 wherein the portable electronic device is a personal digital assistant.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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20 . The system of claim 16 wherein the at least one event module is capable of capturing audio, video, image, or textual observational data.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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21 . The system of claim 16 wherein the processor is configured to encrypt the physiological and observational data.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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22 . The system of claim 16 wherein the processor is configured to include a function lock-out feature.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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23 . The system of claim 16 wherein the processor is configured to include a voice recognition command feature.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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24 . A method for associating physiological data of a patient with observational data, comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of physiological data; capturing a plurality of observational data; associating a first time with the plurality of physiological data, wherein the first time is indicative of when the physiological data was generated, to produce time-stamped physiological data; associating a second time with the plurality of observational data, wherein the second time is indicative of when the observational data was captured, to produce time-stamped observational data; storing said plurality of time-stamped physiological data and said time-stamped observational data; and displaying visual markers of said time-stamped observational data in association with said time-stamped physiological data.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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24 . A method for associating physiological data of a patient with observational data, comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of physiological data; capturing a plurality of observational data; associating a first time with the plurality of physiological data, wherein the first time is indicative of when the physiological data was generated, to produce time-stamped physiological data; associating a second time with the plurality of observational data, wherein the second time is indicative of when the observational data was captured, to produce time-stamped observational data; storing said plurality of time-stamped physiological data and said time-stamped observational data; and displaying visual markers of said time-stamped observational data in association with said time-stamped physiological data.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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25 . The method of claim 24 wherein the visual markers of said time-stamped observational data are displayed in association with graphical representations of said time-stamped physiological data.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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26 . The method of claim 24 wherein the physiological data is generated by a finger-clip pulse oximetry sensor.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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27 . The method of claim 26 wherein the finger-clip pulse oximetry sensor comprises a light to frequency converter.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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28 . The method of claim 24 wherein the visual markers of said time-stamped observational data are displayed in association with portions of said time-stamped physiological data in a tabular form.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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29 . A method of annotating physiological data of a subject with observational data, the method comprising the steps of: collecting physiological information from a subject by detecting light propagating through a body tissue of said subject; processing said physiological information and computing a physiological value trend over a period of time; collecting observational information related to an event; and correlating said observational information related to said event with said physiological value trend based on time to supplement said physiological value trend with observational information.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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29 . A method of annotating physiological data of a subject with observational data, the method comprising the steps of: collecting physiological information from a subject by detecting light propagating through a body tissue of said subject; processing said physiological information and computing a physiological value trend over a period of time; collecting observational information related to an event; and correlating said observational information related to said event with said physiological value trend based on time to supplement said physiological value trend with observational information.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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30 . The method of claim 29 wherein the step of correlating said observational information with said physiological value trend includes marking said physiological value trend with a marker to indicate that said physiological value trend includes said observational information related to said event.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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31 . The method of claim 29 wherein said observational information is collected in audio, video, graphical or textual form.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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32 . The method of claim 29 wherein said physiological value trend is at least one of an arterial oxygen saturation, pulse rate, or a volume of blood pulsation of said subject over said period of time.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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33 . The method of claim 29 further including the step of encrypting the physiological value trend and observational information to protect the physiological value trend and observational information from unauthorized access.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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34 . The method of claim 29 further including the step of displaying said observational information correlated with said physiological value trend.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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35 . A graphical user interface for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising: a first area for displaying a first physiological parameter trend; an event marker associated with said first physiological parameter trend for indicating that a supplemental information corresponding to said first physiological parameter trend is available; and an access interface providing a user to select said event marker and display said supplemental information corresponding to said first physiological parameter trend.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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35 . A graphical user interface for associating physiological data of a subject with observational data, comprising: a first area for displaying a first physiological parameter trend; an event marker associated with said first physiological parameter trend for indicating that a supplemental information corresponding to said first physiological parameter trend is available; and an access interface providing a user to select said event marker and display said supplemental information corresponding to said first physiological parameter trend.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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36 . The graphical user interface of claim 35 wherein said first physiological parameter trend is one of a blood oxygen saturation, a volume of blood pulsation supplying a tissue of a subject, and pulse rate.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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37 . The graphical user interface of claim 35 wherein said supplemental information is observational information.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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38 . The graphical user interface of claim 37 wherein the observational information is one of an audio data, video data, graphical data, and textual data.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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39 . The graphical user interface of claim 35 wherein said access interface provides one of a menu, button, and icon.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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40 . The graphical user interface of claim 35 wherein said access interface is accessible to the user by one of a stylus and mouse.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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41 . The graphical user interface of claim 35 wherein said first physiological parameter trend is determined by a processor configured to: receive a light intensity signal detected from a light propagating through a body tissue of the subject; and process said light intensity signal to compute said physiological parameter trend over a period of time.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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42 . A graphical user interface of claim 35 further including; a second area for displaying a second physiological parameter trend; an event marker associated with said second physiological parameter trend for indicating that a supplemental information corresponding to said second physiological parameter trend is available; and an access interface providing a user to select said event marker and display said supplemental information corresponding to said second physiological parameter trend.
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