Medical telemetry system and medical telemeter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9398852-B2
Application number	US-201113228586-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 9, 2011
Priority date	Sep 10, 2010
Publication date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016

Abstract

A medical telemetry system include: a transmitter which transmits a first signal; a first medical telemeter which transmits a second signal including biological information of a patient, the first medical telemeter which receives the first signal and which performs an operation corresponding to information included in the first signal; and a monitor apparatus which receives the second signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical telemetry system comprising:
a transmitter configured to transmit a first signal;
a plurality of medical telemeters including a first medical telemeter and a second medical telemeter distinct from the first medical telemeter, wherein:
the first medical telemeter is configured to transmit a second signal including biological information of a patient,
the first medical telemeter is further configured to receive the first signal and to perform an operation corresponding to information included in the first signal; and
a monitor apparatus configured to receive the second signal, wherein:
the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first signal, which includes a first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter, to the plurality of medical telemeters through a same channel at a same time,
each of the plurality of medical telemeters is further configured to receive the first signal through the same channel and to determine whether an identification code is included in the received first signal or not, and
in response to the first medical telemeter determining that the first identification code is included in the received first signal, the first medical telemeter performs the operation corresponding to information included in the first signal.

2. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to add the first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter to the first signal, which includes a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter, then to transmit the first signal.

3. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first signal, which includes a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter, and
the operation includes at least one of: outputting of a sound, outputting of light, vibrating of the first medical telemeter, starting or stopping of measurement of the biological information, starting or stopping of transmission of the second signal, registering of patient information into the first medical telemeter, and checking of the patient information registered in the first medical telemeter.

4. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 , wherein
the transmitter is a short-range device, and
the first medical telemeter is a wireless medical telemetry device.

5. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 , wherein
the monitor apparatus is further configured to transmit the first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter to the transmitter, and
the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the command that are transmitted by the monitor apparatus.

6. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising an external medical apparatus configured to transmit the first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter to the transmitter, wherein:
the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the command that are transmitted by the external medical apparatus.

7. The medical telemetry system according to claim 6 , wherein the command is an operation instruction command for causing the first medical telemeter to transmit the second signal which includes biological information measured by the external medical apparatus or an alarm issued by the external medical apparatus, wherein
the biological information or the alarm has been transmitted from the external medical device to the first medical telemeter.

8. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising an external medical apparatus configured to transmit a command indicating the operation to be performed by the first medical telemeter to the transmitter, wherein:
the transmitter has the first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter, and is further configured to transmit the first signal, which includes the first identification code and the command that is transmitted by the external medical apparatus.

9. The medical telemetry system according to claim 8 , wherein the command is an operation instruction command for causing the first medical telemeter to transmit the second signal which includes biological information measured by the external medical apparatus or an alarm issued by the external medical apparatus, wherein
the biological information or the alarm has been transmitted from the external medical device to the first medical telemeter.

10. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising an antenna configured to receive the second signal, wherein
the transmitter and the antenna are integrally provided.

11. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is provided in the monitor apparatus.

12. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising:
a patient information storage portion configured to store patient information for identifying a patient; and
a patient information acquiring portion configured to acquire the patient information from the patient information storage portion, wherein
the patient information acquiring portion is further configured to transmit the first identification code for identifying the first medical telemeter and the acquired patient information, to the transmitter, and
the transmitter is further configured to transmit the first signal, which includes the first identification code that is transmitted by the patient information acquiring portion and a command.

13. The medical telemetry system according to claim 12 , wherein the first medical telemeter is configured to issue an alarm, in response to an indication that the patient information included in the received first signal does not coincide with patient information registered in the first medical telemeter.

14. The medical telemetry system according to claim 12 , wherein
the first medical telemeter is further configured to transmit the second signal, which includes the patient information that is included in the received first signal, to the monitor apparatus, and
the monitor apparatus is further configured to issue an alarm, in response to an indication that the patient information included in the received second signal does not coincide with patient information registered in the monitor apparatus.

15. The medical telemetry system according to claim 12 , wherein
the first medical telemeter is further configured to transmit the second signal, which includes the patient information that is included in the received first signal, to the monitor apparatus, and
the monitor apparatus is further configured to transmit a command for issuing an alarm to the transmitter, in response to an indication that the patient information included in the received second signal does not coincide with patient information registered in the monitor apparatus.

16. The medical telemetry system according to claim 1 further comprising:
a patient information storage portion configured to store patient information for identifying a patient; and
a patient information acquiring portion configured to acquire the patient information from the patient information storage portion, wherein
the patient information acquir

Assignees

• Enomoto Yoshinori
• Nihon Kohden Corp

Inventors

• Enomoto Yoshinori

Classifications

• G06F19/3418

  Physics · mapped topic

• A61B5/0006 Primary

  ECG or EEG signals · CPC title

• A61B2562/08

  Sensors provided with means for identification, e.g. barcodes or memory chips · CPC title

• A61B5/002

  Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building (A61B5/0017 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61B5/0816

  Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency (measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00) · CPC title