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Patient monitoring finger ring sensor
Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Filing: 1997-10-24
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Granted: 1999-10-12
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Expires: 2017-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A monitoring system for monitoring the health status of a patient and transmitting to a remote receiver a signal, based on measured physiological parameters. A sensor is incorporated in a finger ring or other article of apparel so as to monitor skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, or pulse rate of the patient. The data are encoded for wireless transmission by mapping a numerical value associated with each datum to a pulse emitted after a delay of a specified duration following a fiducial time. Multiple ring bands and sensor elements may be employed for deriving three-dimensional dynamic characteristics of arteries and tissue of the finger.
Inventors
- 👤 Haruhiko H. Asada
- 👤 Boo-Ho Yang
- 👤 Kai-Yeung Sunny Siu
- 👤 Kuo Wei Chang
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 19:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/68; A61B5/6801; A61B5/6813; A61B5/6825; A61B5/6826; A61B5/02; A61B5/024; A61B5/0002; A61B5/0015; A61B5/002; A61B5/02438; A61B5/026; A61B5/0295; A61B5/145; A61B5/14535; A61B5/683; A61B5/6838; A61B2562/00; A61B2562/02; A61B2562/028; A61B5/0205; A61B5/02055; A61B5/021; A61B5/0261; A61B5/1455; A61B5/72; A61B5/7203; A61B5/7207; A61B5/721; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A monitoring system for monitoring the health status of a patient, comprising: a. a finger ring to be worn by the patient, the finger ring comprising: i. at least one sensor for providing a signal based on at least one of skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient; ii. a transmitter for converting the signal to a wave; and iii an accelerometer disposed within the finger ring for removing signal artifacts due to finger motion; b. at least one receiver for receiving the wave from the finger ring; and c. a controller for analyzing the wave and determining an abnormal health status.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A monitoring system for monitoring the health status of a patient, comprising: a. a finger ring to be worn by the patient, the finger ring comprising: i. at least one sensor for providing a signal based on at least one of skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient; ii. a transmitter for converting the signal to a wave; and iii an accelerometer disposed within the finger ring for removing signal artifacts due to finger motion; b. at least one receiver for receiving the wave from the finger ring; and c. a controller for analyzing the wave and determining an abnormal health status.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the controller further includes a means for determining the location of the patient.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the wave is a radio wave.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the wave is a light wave.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the wave is an ultrasound wave.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor includes a temperature sensor for measuring skin temperature.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor includes an optical sensor for measuring at least one of the blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein the optical sensor comprises a modulated source and synchronous detector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein the sensor comprises an optical source and an optical detector.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the optical source has a wavelength substantially corresponding to the isobestic point of hemoglobin and oxygenated hemoglobin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A monitoring system according to claim 9, wherein the optical source is a light emitting diode.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein the optical sensor comprises a plurality of optical sources employing temporal and spatial modulation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is an electrical impedance plethysmograph.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
122 words
A monitoring system for monitoring the health status of a patient, comprising: a. a monitor having a first and a second band to be worn by the patient on a single finger, the monitor comprising: i. at least one sensor disposed on the first band for providing a first signal based on at least one of skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient; ii. at least one sensor disposed on the second band for providing a second signal based on at least one of skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient; and b. a controller for analyzing the first and second signals and determining a physiological characteristic of the patient.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
122 words
A monitoring system for monitoring the health status of a patient, comprising: a. a monitor having a first and a second band to be worn by the patient on a single finger, the monitor comprising: i. at least one sensor disposed on the first band for providing a first signal based on at least one of skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient; ii. at least one sensor disposed on the second band for providing a second signal based on at least one of skin temperature, blood flow, blood constituent concentration, and pulse rate of the patient; and b. a controller for analyzing the first and second signals and determining a physiological characteristic of the patient.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A monitoring system according to claim 14, wherein the physiological characteristic is one of the group of arterial blood flow, hematocrit, and blood oxygen saturation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
A monitoring system according to claim 14, further comprising: a. a transmitter for converting the first and second signals to a wave; and b. at least one receiver for receiving the wave from the monitor.
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