161 |
Device and method for obtaining vital sign information of a living being |
US14093566 |
2013-12-02 |
US20140155759A1 |
2014-06-05 |
Siegfried Walter KAESTLE; Caifeng SHAN |
A device for obtaining vital sign information of a living being comprises a detection unit that receives light in at least one wavelength interval reflected from at least a region of interest of a living being and that generates an input signal from the received light. A processing unit processes the input signal and derives vital sign information of said living being from said input signal by use of remote photoplethysmography. An illumination unit illuminates at least said region of interest with light, and a control unit controls said illumination unit based on said input signal and/or said derived vital sign information. |
162 |
Monitoring patient conditions |
US12550043 |
2009-08-28 |
US08600777B2 |
2013-12-03 |
Ido Schoenberg; Eran David |
Among other things, a computer implemented method for monitoring patients released from an intensive care unit in a healthcare environment is described. The method comprises receiving medical information of a patient located at a location different from the intensive care unit, evaluating conditions of the patient by applying one or more rules to the medical information of the patient, and sending a message to the intensive care unit when the conditions of the patient match the one or more rules. |
163 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING FLUID LEVELS IN PATIENTS BASED UPON CREATININE CLEARANCE |
US13852382 |
2013-03-28 |
US20130261412A1 |
2013-10-03 |
Robert Lawrence Reed, II |
A creatinine clearance monitoring and fluid level management system for use in the treatment of patients. The system establishes and adjusts the dosing of intravenous fluids based upon periodic creatinine clearance calculations based upon a system specified frequency. Warning or alert messages or signals are produced if creatinine clearance levels indicate the need for the administration of additional fluids based upon a creatinine clearance result below an established normal threshold. Furthermore, the system generates a warning to trigger a more serious intervention in the event a patient's creatinine clearance rate falls below a lower established threshold or the system determines that an inordinate amount of fluids have been administered without the anticipated response. The creatinine clearance monitoring and fluid level management system is particularly useful for patients in a hospital or in-patient environment, and particularly those post-operative patients or those in intensive care. |
164 |
Method and apparatus for assessment of fluid responsiveness |
US12891795 |
2010-09-27 |
US08529458B2 |
2013-09-10 |
Sunghan Kim; Pedro Mateo Riobo Aboy; James McNames |
Methods and apparatus for determining a cardiac parameter from cardiovascular pressure signals including arterial blood pressure (ABP) and the photoplethysmographic signal to quantify the degree of amplitude modulation due to respiration and predict fluid responsiveness are disclosed. Disclosed embodiments include a method for assessing fluid responsiveness implemented in a digital computer with one or more processors comprising: (a) measuring a cardiovascular signal, and (b) computing a dynamic index predictive of fluid responsiveness from said cardiovascular signal using a nonlinear state space estimator. According to one particular embodiment, and without limitation, the nonlinear state space estimator is based on a model for cardiovascular signals such as arterial blood pressure or plethysmogram signals, and employs a marginalized particle filter to estimate a dynamic index predictive of fluid responsiveness that is substantially equivalent to a variation in pulse pressure of said cardiovascular signal. |
165 |
System and method for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure |
US13073301 |
2011-03-28 |
US08366629B2 |
2013-02-05 |
Gust H. Bardy |
A system for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure for automated remote patient care is presented. A database stores a plurality of monitoring sets relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis. A server retrieving and processing the monitoring sets includes a comparison module determining patient status changes by comparing at least one recorded measure from one of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure from another of the monitoring sets with both recorded measures relating to a type of patient information, and an analysis module testing each patient status change for one of an absence, an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of congestive heart failure against a predetermined indicator threshold corresponding to a type of patient information as the recorded measures. The indicator threshold corresponds to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of congestive heart failure. Hysteresis parameters may be used as a temporally-defined threshold for changes in pathophysiology. |
166 |
MODULAR WRIST-WORN PROCESSOR FOR PATIENT MONITORING |
US13399616 |
2012-02-17 |
US20120296174A1 |
2012-11-22 |
Devin McCombie; Gunnar Trommer; Jim Moon; Marshal Dhillon; Scott Clear; Julian Groeli |
The invention provides a physiological probe that comfortably attaches to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe, which comprises a separate cradle module and sensor module, secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. The cradle module, which contains elements subject to wear, is preferably provided as a disposable unit. |
167 |
Assessment device |
US12600123 |
2008-05-14 |
US08284070B2 |
2012-10-09 |
Ajit Chaudhari; Christopher McKenzie |
An assessment device is provided which allows for measurement of a position of interest, e.g., a body part, while a subject is in a functional position, such as may be required for the demands of an activity of interest without also requiring a lengthy setup time, tethered connection to other equipment external to the subject or tedious manual measurements. Moreover, an indicator such as an alarm or other output may be provided for receiving immediate, real time feedback, such as when a functional activity falls outside a tolerance or threshold. |
168 |
Automated patient care system and method for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory insufficiency |
US11879654 |
2007-07-17 |
US08231539B2 |
2012-07-31 |
Gust H. Bardy |
An automated patient care system and method for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory insufficiency is presented. A plurality of monitoring sets are stored into a database. Each monitoring set includes recorded measures, which each relate to patient information and contain medical device measures recorded on a substantially continuous basis or derived measures calculable therefrom. The monitoring sets are retrieved from the database. A set of indicator thresholds are defined. Each indicator threshold corresponds to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of respiratory insufficiency. A respiratory insufficiency finding is diagnosed. A change in patient status is determined by comparing at least one recorded measure to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information. Each patient status change is compared to the indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures. |
169 |
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING AND COMMUNICATING PAIN AND DISTRESS LEVEL |
US13267842 |
2011-10-06 |
US20120088985A1 |
2012-04-12 |
Martin SCHIAVENATO; Laurel H. CARNEY; Scott SEIDMAN |
Systems and methods are described for communicating the distress or pain experienced by an infant or a non-communicative patient. The systems and methods can provide an objective quantification of pain and/or distress in conjunction with, e.g., various distressing procedures commonly found in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). The systems may include a processor in communication with a distress level input device and a display configured to provide a representation of a pain or distress score calculated in the processor. The processor may include executable code to translate data from the distress level input into the distress score. |
170 |
VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM |
US13242022 |
2011-09-23 |
US20120075464A1 |
2012-03-29 |
Richard A. Derenne; Richard T. DeLuca; Jason J. Wroblewski; Sanjay Shall; Xiyu Duan; Vishal P. Lowalekar |
A monitoring system includes a camera adapted to capture images and output signals representative of the images. The camera may include one or more depth sensors that detect distances between the depth sensor and objects positioned within the field of view of the one or more cameras. A computer device processes the image signals and or depth signals from cameras and determines any one or more of the following: (a) whether a patient care protocol has been properly followed; (b) what condition a patient is in; (c) whether an infection control protocol has been properly followed; and (d) whether steps have been taken to reduce the risk of a patient from falling. Alerts may be issued if any conditions of importance are detected. |
171 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
US13115266 |
2011-05-25 |
US20110224563A1 |
2011-09-15 |
Gust H. Bardy |
A system and method for providing diagnosis and monitoring of congestive heart failure for use in automated patient care is described. At least one recorded physiological measure is compared to at least one other recorded physiological measure on a substantially regular basis to quantify a change in patient pathophysiological status for equivalent patient information. An absence, an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of congestive heart failure is evaluated dependent upon the change in patient pathophysiological status. |
172 |
System and method for analyzing a patient status for respiratory insufficiency for use in automated patient care |
US11691414 |
2007-03-26 |
US07959574B2 |
2011-06-14 |
Gust H. Bardy |
A system and method for analyzing a patient status for respiratory insufficiency for use in automated patient care. A set of one or more physiological measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis or derived therefrom are received. The physiological measures set is stored into a patient care record for an individual patient into a database. One or more of the physiological measures in the physiological measures set are analyzed relative to one or more other physiological measures to determine a pathophysiology indicating an absence, an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of respiratory insufficiency. |
173 |
System and method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients |
US11096189 |
2005-03-31 |
US07454359B2 |
2008-11-18 |
Brian A. Rosenfeld; Michael Breslow |
A system and method for displaying a health status of hospitalized patients. Patient data associated with hospitalized patients is selected according to display rules. A display module selects selected patient data, applies display rules to the selected patient data, and displays the selected patient data. A smart alert module generates and applies patient specific rules to other selected patient data elements. If a patient-specific rule for a hospitalized patient has been contravened, an alert is issued from the remote command center. Graphical attributes may be assigned to patients for whom an alert has been issued and to selected patient data elements that fall outside of an acceptable range. The graphical attributes determine how selected patient data appear on a display screen. |
174 |
System and method for managing respiratory insufficiency in conjunction with heart failure assessment |
US11894302 |
2007-08-20 |
US20070293779A1 |
2007-12-20 |
Gust Bardy |
A system and method for evaluating a patient status from sampled physiometry for use in respiratory insufficiency management and heart failure assessment is presented. Physiological measures are stored and include direct measures regularly recorded on a substantially continuous basis by a medical device for a patient or measures derived from the direct measures. The physiological measures are sampled, which each relate to a same type of physiometry, and those of the physiological measures, which each relate to a different type of physiometry. A status is determined through analysis of those sampled physiological measures assembled from a plurality of recordation points. The sampled physiological measures are evaluated. Any trends are identified and include one of a status quo and a change, which might affect cardiac performance or respiratory performance. Each such trend is compared to applicable indications of worsening heart failure and respiratory insufficiency to generate a notification of parameter violations. |
175 |
Automated patient care system and method for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory insufficiency |
US11879654 |
2007-07-17 |
US20070265542A1 |
2007-11-15 |
Gust Bardy |
An automated patient care system and method for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory insufficiency is presented. A plurality of monitoring sets are stored into a database. Each monitoring set includes recorded measures, which each relate to patient information and contain medical device measures recorded on a substantially continuous basis or derived measures calculable therefrom. The monitoring sets are retrieved from the database. A set of indicator thresholds are defined. Each indicator threshold corresponds to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of respiratory insufficiency. A respiratory insufficiency finding is diagnosed. A change in patient status is determined by comparing at least one recorded measure to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to the same type of patient information. Each patient status change is compared to the indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures. |
176 |
System and method for determining edema through remote patient monitoring |
US11789388 |
2007-04-23 |
US20070203415A1 |
2007-08-30 |
Gust Bardy |
A system and method for determining edema through remote patient monitoring is presented. Device measures regularly recorded by a medical device are accumulated as raw physiometry for a patient. Derived measures are determined at least in part from the device measures. A clinical indication of one of an absence, onset, progression, regression, and status quo of edema is evaluated based on the device and derived measures. |
177 |
System and method for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure for automated remote patient care |
US10646105 |
2003-08-22 |
US20040147982A1 |
2004-07-29 |
Gust
H.
Bardy |
A system for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure for automated remote patient care is presented. A database stores a plurality of monitoring sets relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis. A server retrieving and processing the monitoring sets includes a comparison module determining patient status changes by comparing at least one recorded measure from one of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure from another of the monitoring sets with both recorded measures relating to a type of patient information, and an analysis module testing each patient status change for one of an absence, an onset, a progression, a regression, and a status quo of congestive heart failure against a predetermined indicator threshold corresponding to a type of patient information as the recorded measures. The indicator threshold corresponds to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of congestive heart failure. |
178 |
System and method for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory insufficiency for automated remote patient care |
US10646243 |
2003-08-22 |
US20040039263A1 |
2004-02-26 |
Gust
H.
Bardy |
A system for diagnosing and monitoring respiratory insufficiency for automated remote patient care is presented. A database stores monitoring sets containing recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis. A server retrieving and processing the monitoring sets includes a comparison module determining a patient status change by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure with both recorded measures relating to a same type of patient information; and an analysis module testing each patient status change against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared, the indicator threshold corresponding to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of respiratory insufficiency. |
179 |
Automated collection and analysis patient care system and method for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure and outcomes thereof |
US09441623 |
1999-11-16 |
US06336903B1 |
2002-01-08 |
Gust H. Bardy |
An automated system and method for diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure and outcomes thereof is described. A plurality of monitoring sets is retrieved from a database. Each of the monitoring sets include recorded measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis. A patient status change is determined by comparing at least one recorded measure from each of the monitoring sets to at least one other recorded measure. Both recorded measures relate to the same type of patient information. Each patient status change is tested against an indicator threshold corresponding to the same type of patient information as the recorded measures which were compared. The indicator threshold corresponds to a quantifiable physiological measure of a pathophysiology indicative of congestive heart failure. |
180 |
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US86700586 |
1986-05-20 |
US4653498B1 |
1989-04-18 |
|
A display monitor is disclosed for a pulse oximeter of the type wherein light of two different wavelengths is passed through body tissue, such as a finger, an ear or the scalp, so as to be modulated by the pulsatile component of arterial blood therein and thereby indicate oxygen saturation. A tonal signal is emitted having a pitch proportional to the ratio of oxygen saturation and a sequential repetition proportional to pulse. A visual cue consisting of an array of strobed light emitting diodes is flashed having a total light output proportional to the magnitude of the pulse and a sequential flashing rate proportional to pulse rate. A systematic rejection of extraneous or irregular detected data prevents undue sounding of alarms. |