Medical device apparatus, system, and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11738191-B2
Application number	US-201816189177-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	Dec 12, 2017
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed are a medical device apparatus, system, and method. A method includes receiving biometric information, by an external device external to a body of a user, of the user from an internal device within the body of the user, and wirelessly transmitting stimulus information configured to specify a stimulus based on the biometric information, and power to the internal device configured to drive the internal device and to apply the stimulus in response to the transmitted stimulus information. A method also includes wirelessly transmitting, from an internal device in a body of a user, biometric information of the user to an external device located outside the body of the user, and wirelessly receiving from the external device stimulus information configured to specify a stimulus, and power configured to drive the internal device and to apply the stimulus to the user in response to the received stimulus information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical device method, the method comprising:
receiving, by an electronic device, biometric information of a user sensed by an internal device in a body of the user from a user terminal controlled by the user;
determining control information set by a medical specialist controlling the electronic device, the control information being configured to cause an external device that is located outside a body of the user to wirelessly transmit stimulus information and power to the internal device inserted in the body of the user in response to the external device receiving the control information; and
transmitting the control information to the user terminal,
wherein the control information includes information used to select a stimulus pattern from at least one stimulus pattern determined in association with a feedback loop including the internal device, the external device, the user terminal, and the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control information further includes
information indicating a stimulus pattern generated in real time in response to the received biometric information.

3. A medical device system, the system comprising:
an electronic device controlled by a medical specialist, the electronic device comprising:
a data transceiver; and
a controller configured to cause the data transceiver to receive biometric information of a user sensed by an internal device in a body of the user from a user terminal controlled by the user, to determine control information set by a medical specialist, the control information being configured to cause an external device that is located outside a body of the user to wirelessly transmit stimulus information and power to the internal device inserted in the body of the user in response to the external device receiving the control information, and to cause the data transceiver to transmit the control information to the user terminal,
wherein the control information includes information used to select a stimulus pattern from at least one stimulus pattern determined in association with a feedback loop including the internal device, the external device, the user terminal, and the electronic device.

4. The medical device method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitted control information is prioritized over a previous control information in response to an input by the user.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
• Samsung Life Public Welfare Foundation

Inventors

• Lee Hyungwoo
• Na Duk Lyul
• Seo Dae Won
• Shon Young Min
• Lee Jin San
• Jung Woo Ram
• Kim Sang Joon
• Kang Joonseong
• Lee Wonseok

Classifications

• A61B5/05

  Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves (measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof A61B5/11; detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof A61B5/24) · CPC title

• A61N1/36

  for stimulation · CPC title

• A61B5/40

  Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the nervous system (for sleep A61B5/4806; for anaesthesia A61B5/4821; for pain A61B5/4824) · CPC title

• A61N1/05

  for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode (A61N1/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B5/0002

  Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07) · CPC title