US5772586A
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Method for monitoring the health of a patient
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
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Filing: 1997-02-04
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Granted: 1998-06-30
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Expires: 2017-02-04
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the health of a patient by utilizing measurements. In order to improve the contact between the patient and the person treating him, the results of the measurements are supplied via a communications device (1) utilizing a wireless data transmission link to a data processing system (9) available to the person monitoring the patient's health, and the patient's health is monitored by means of the data stored in the data processing system (9).
Inventors
- 👤 Pekka Heinonen
- 👤 Harri Okkonen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/0002; A61B5/0015; A61B5/0022; A61B5/145; A61B5/14532; G; G16; G16H; G16H40/00; G16H40/60; G16H40/67; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A system for use in monitoring the health of a patient, the system comprising: a portable measuring device for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating the patient's health; data processing system that maintains data corresponding to the measurement results; said measuring device comprising a measuring unit and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission link, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to the data processing system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A system for use in monitoring the health of a patient, the system comprising: a portable measuring device for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating the patient's health; data processing system that maintains data corresponding to the measurement results; said measuring device comprising a measuring unit and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission link, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to the data processing system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein the measuring unit comprises means for measuring the patient's blood glucose level to provide the measurement results.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
A portable measuring device comprising: a measuring unit for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating a patient's health, and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission links, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to a data processing system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
102 words
A portable measuring device comprising: a measuring unit for carrying out a measurement to provide measurement results suitable for evaluating a patient's health, and a mobile phone having a battery space and using a wireless data transmission links, the mobile phone being connected to said measuring unit, wherein the measuring unit is located in the battery space of the mobile phone and is connected to a communication bus of the mobile phone, the measuring unit comprising means for supplying the measurement results to the mobile phone via the communication bus and further via a mobile communication network to a data processing system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A portable measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the measuring unit comprises means for measuring the patient's blood glucose level to provide the measurement results.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A portable measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the measuring device comprises means for measuring the patient's blood glucose level including measuring strips maintained on a reel inside the measuring device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
A portable measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the measuring unit comprises memory means for storing the measurement results when the measuring unit is separate from the mobile phone and means for supplying the stored measurement results via the mobile phone to the data processing system when the measuring unit is connected to the mobile phone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A portable measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the mobile phone utilizes a GSM mobile system and comprises means for transmitting the measurement results in the form of a short message of the GSM system.
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