AU2013100637A4 - Asphyxia Indicator - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosed Asphyxia Indicator is a safety device consistent with two parts, the Subject component and the Supervisor component. The Subject component(s) will be worn by or attached to the swimming person(s) or high risk children or patients and the Supervisor component will be worn by or attached to the person who intends to supervise or care for the subject(s) in order to prevent drowning or hypoxia. Each component could be worn on wrist or ankle. If the subject's blood oxygen level drops to a certain level, for instance as a result of drowning or cardiopulmonary event, the Subject component will immediately generate a signal into the air. If the subject feels in danger or needs any help he/she can press the Alert button on Subject component and the Supervisor component will alarm. The supervisor could be as far as one hundred meter away when he/she receives the signal on his/her Supervisor component, which instantly produces a loud vibrating alarm. After the supervisor takes the proper action for rescue, he/she may turn the Supervisor component off by using a fine on/off button on his/her device. Asphyxia Indicator can be used at home or public places or industrial areas or hospitals to prevent people from drowning or hypoxia or suffocation. By nature Asphyxia Indicator will only be alarming occasionally and therefore the batteries will last for long time before they can be recharged. Diaram 31Pag Prgrmm5 Aytmonc ............. Probe.......... ..................... ORplay... ........ Batte .. USB.Connector Sub...... ec'opnn, FiueLOmee

Description

EDITORIAL NOTE 2013100637 There are three pages of the description only. Drawings are page numbered 1, 2 and 3 the Specification follows on from there.

Page 4 Complete Specification The following statement is a full description of this innovation, including the best method of performing it known to me. ASPHYXIA INDICATOR Every two minutes one person dies from drowning somewhere in the world. Also patients with pulmonary or cardiovascular conditions and babies with SIDS die with asphyxia because we are not able to monitor their heart rate or blood oxygen level constantly. For decades various devices and methods have been employed to reduce risk of drowning or asphyxia but still a large number of people especially children and elderly patients lose their lives as a result of drowning even in home swimming pools or asphyxia. This innovation has been specifically devised in order to provide a reliable electronic device to prevent death due to asphyxia such as drowning. The present invention relates to a wrist or ankle mount electronic device and in particular to a warning device adapted to alert other people such as a parent or a supervisor if someone is in danger of or about to suffer from asphyxia such as drowning. According to the present invention there is provided a specifically designed Oximeter equipped with a transmitter in shape of a wrist watch or anklet and an electronic receiver equipped with a vibrating alarm bell in shape of a wrist watch. Both the transmitter and the receiver operate with batteries and they are water proof. The transmitter device is 75gr in weight and it is as big as an ordinary wrist watch and the receiver is slightly smaller and it is only 50gr and has a fine on/off button. Asphyxia Indicator is consistent with two main components: a wrist or ankle mount Subject Component consistent with an Oximeter equipped with a very fine electronic transmitter; and a wrist mount Supervisor Component consistent with an electronic receiver equipped with a very fine alarm bell and vibrator. Both the Subject and the Supervisor components are incorporated into wrist/ankle mount water proof rubber bands and they operate with fine batteries. FIGs1-4 are perspective views of Asphyxia Indicator in accordance with the present invention. According to the embodiment of the figures 1 and 2 there is a wrist/ankle mount Subject componentthat is consistent with an electronic Oximeter 1 which has an LED light 1-A and a light sensor 1-B and a microprocessor 1-E connected to an electronic transmitter 2 fitted into a waterproof capsule operating with a rechargeable battery 1-C. The Oximeter can be connected to a computer via a USB connector 1-D to store the data as well as displaying it on screen 1-F. The whole Subject component is fitted into a rubber console with adjustable wrist/ankle band. When the Page 5 oxygen level in subject's blood drops to a critical level due to drowning or heart or lung disease or any suffocating situation in the water, the Oximeter activates the electrical circuit that generates a signal through the transmitter 2 to the air. According to the embodiment of figures 3 and 4 there is a wrist mount Supervisor component consistent with a battery operating electronic receiver 3 with alarm bell 3-A and a vibrator 4 and an on/off switch 4-A, all incorporated into a waterproof rubber console equipped with adjustable wrist band. If there is any signal generated by the Subject component, the Supervisor component will receive it and it will produce an alarming sound and vibration. The Subject component also has a fine Alert button 2-C which if the subject feels in danger or in need, he/she can press it and the Supervisor alarm will go off. The subject, such as a child or elderly patient wears the Subject component and the supervisor, such as a parent or carer wears the Supervisor component. If the subject starts suffering from low oxygen level, such as drowning, the Supervisor component will vibrate and alarm loudly and alert the supervisor to save the subject. Asphyxia Indicator is designed for human swimming safety but it could be used to prevent animals including pets from drowning and also to prevent patients or high risk people from asphyxia. The Supervisor component could be designed as large speaker(s) for wide industrial areas such as beaches and hospitals. The Subject component could be in wrist or ankle mount shape or equipped with small clamp to be attached to the other parts of the body or clothes of the subjects. The Subject component could also be more than only one too protect more than one person. The subject(s) and the supervisor could be as far as one hundred meters from each other. Ordinary size of the Asphyxia Indicator, either the Subject or the Supervisor component is as big as an ordinary wrist watch. However the supervisor component could be designed in much larger size according to the application and the environment.

Asphyxia Indicator Sequence Listing Page 1: Drawings, Subject Component, Oximeter Page 2: Drawings, Subject Component, Transmitter Page 3: Drawings, Supervisor Component Pages 4 and 5: Complete Specifications

Claims (5)

1. An electronically operating device comprising a wireless transmitter component and a wireless receiver component to alert a supervisor or carer of drowning or hypoxia of a person.

2. An electronically operating device as claimed in claim 1, in which an Oximeter is equipped with a transmitter and to send the signals across to an alarming receiver component.

3. An electronic safety device according to any claims 1 and 2 wherein an Oximeter and a transmitter and an alert button and a receiver and vibrator and speaker are used.

4. An electronic hypoxia or drowning prevention device according to any of one of the claims 1 - 3 in which batteries and speaker and vibrator and an Oximeter are used.

5. An electronic safety device substantially as herein before described with reference to figures 1 - 4 of the accompanying drawings. Dr Kooshyar Karimi 12 May 2013