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US 9,895,105 · App. 14/128,574 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Independent non-interfering wearable health monitoring and alert system

Inventor: Yoram Romem (Herzeliya, IL)
Assignee: HEALTHWATCH LTD.
A61B5/6804A61B5/0022A61B5/04085A61B5/6805A61B5/021A61B5/0205A61B5/02055A61B2560/0468
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Patent No.
US 9,895,105
App. No.
14/128,574
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seamless, substantially continuous, independent and wearable health monitoring and self-alert system, configured for use by a living being on a daily basis, including by a healthy living being. The wearable health monitoring and self-alert system includes a garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured portions of the body of the living being. The system further includes a garment-control device that includes a garment-processor and a battery. The system further includes a multi-lead ECG measuring device including multiple electrodes or probe-devices embedded into the garment, and an alerting unit. Preferably, the system further includes multiple sensing devices selected from the group consisting of sensors and electrodes. At least one of the sensing devices is embedded into the garment, wherein each of the sensing devices is configured to detect a predetermined physiological or chemical parameter of the living being.

Claims (39)

1. A method for monitoring the health status of a living being and issuing a personal-alert upon detecting a potentially health hazardous situation, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a seamless independent wearable health monitoring and self-alert system, configured for use by living being on a daily basis, including a healthy living being, the system comprising:

i. a garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured portions of the body of the living being;

ii. a garment-processor;

iii. multiple sensing devices selected from the group consisting of sensors, accelerometers and electrodes;

iv. a remote-processor;

v. a transmitter; and

vi. an alerting unit,

wherein at least one of said sensing devices is embedded into said garment;

wherein each of said sensing devices is configured to detect a predetermined physiological or chemical parameter of the living being;

wherein said garment-processor is in operational communication flow with said sensing devices and said remote-processor;

wherein said remote-processor is built into a personal mobile device, such as a smart-phone, coupled with the living being;

wherein said garment-processor is adapted to receive said ECG-parameters and/or said detected parameters and transmit said received parameters by said transmitter to said remote-processor;

b) sensing designated health related parameter by said sensors, thereby obtaining sensed data;

c) analyzing said sensed by said garment-processor, to thereby create analyzed sensed data;

d) determining if said analyzed sensed data is abnormal;

e) if said analyzed sensed data is determined to be abnormal, transmitting said analyzed sensed data to said remote-processor; and

f) activating said alert unit by said remote-processor to thereby issue a personal-alert to the living being, in real time,

wherein said remote-processor further analyzes said analyzed sensed data, to thereby determine if to issue a personal-alert and optionally, determining the level of said personal-alert.

2. The health monitoring and self-alert system as in claim 1 , wherein said determining if said analyzed sensed data is abnormal, includes considering the current motion-posture state of the living being.

3. The health monitoring and self-alert method as in claim 1 , wherein said determining if said analyzed sensed data is abnormal, includes considering respective threshold values, number of leads, number of contiguous leads or a combination thereof.

4. The health monitoring and self-alert method as in claim 1 , wherein said determining said level of said personal-alert is determined based on a single health related event, multiple health related events, health related patterns or a combination thereof;

wherein said single health related event includes biasing data selected from the group including: degree of abnormality, motion and posture considerations, temporary treatment effects, activity effects and confidence level; and

wherein said multiple health related events, health related patterns include biasing data selected from the group including: first or repeated event, number of abnormal parameters in one measuring interval, repeated known pattern, new pattern, consistency and confidence level.

5. The health monitoring and self-alert method as in claim 1 , wherein said determining said level of said personal-alert is determined based on personal data pre-entered by a professional person, acquainted with the living being.

6. A method for preliminarily analyzing and sorting-out sensed data obtained by multiple sensors, comprising the steps of:

a) providing a seamless independent wearable health monitoring and self-alert system, configured for use by living being on a daily basis, including a healthy living being, the system comprising:

i. a garment worn by the living being adjacently to preconfigured portions of the body of the living being;

ii. a garment-processor; and

iii. multiple sensing devices selected from the group consisting of sensors and electrodes,

wherein at least one of said sensing devices is embedded into said garment;

wherein each of said sensing devices is configured to detect a predetermined physiological or chemical parameter of the living being;

wherein said garment-processor is in operational communication flow with said sensing devices; and

wherein said garment-processor activates said sensors in cycles having a preconfigured time interval; and

b) activating said sensors, by said garment-processor, in cycles having a preconfigured sequence and time interval, wherein each cycle comprises the steps of:

i. selecting next sensor i ;

ii. obtaining sensed data from said sensor i ;

iii. determining if said sensed data is abnormal; and

iv. if said sensed data is determined to be abnormal, transmitting said sensed data to a preconfigured target receiver.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2018
From: ROMEM, YORAM
To: HEALTHWATCH LTD.
Reel/Frame 044533/0265 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61498736 · Jun 20, 2011
Provisional Application 61584823 · Jan 10, 2012
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