ES1239665U - Fixed portable convertible measuring device that is linked to an intelligent database (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Fixed device for health control characterized by being formed by a main body (9), on which several parts are placed: - a switch (13), - a screen (10) that interacts with the user, - one or several modules for measuring health parameters (12), removable and integrable in a portable solution, such as the mobile phone case, a key ring, a necklace, a pendant, - a communication module (15) that can link the device with a virtual assistant or a screen (10) and also records and sends the data thanks to a battery or electrical connection (14), and - a software (21) or a mobile application (20) that sends the data to a database (22), equipped with intelligence that provides a report (17), and allows monitoring of the user's health parameters. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

D E S C R I P C I Ó N

FIXED DEVICE FOR CONVERTIBLE MEASURING IN PORTABLE GOING

LINKED TO AN INTELLIGENT DATABASE

TECHNICAL OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of a medical device, in the form of a fixed device as a furniture or console, convertible into a portable device. It can be installed in the home, medical center, office, sports center or place of passage so that the user can measure his vital signs (heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, blood glucose level, body temperature, etc.). In addition, it stores the data in an intelligent database, accessible to the user, his doctors, caregivers and relatives. The device includes measurement modules, intelligent database communication through software and connection with integrated or external virtual assistants that can be used independently of the fixed device and coupled, for example, in the user's mobile.

SECTOR OF THE TECHNIQUE

The present invention affects the Current Needs of Life Section in its Health section, diagnosis; identification, influencing from the industrial point of view the manufacture and commercialization of connected measuring devices for patients of various pathologies.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are many portable solutions to check the health of people at home, in medical centers, hospitals, sports centers or in your office. They are usually portable devices, small in size and with a specific function. They are mostly not connected to databases or doctors or caregivers. It is possible to acquire meters for temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, etc. for particular control of diseases.

They are interested in the market solutions that allow health control and are reliable, precise and flexible, in terms of pathology, size, location and use. The possibility of treating multipatologies facilitates the follow-up of patients with major health problems. The fact that they are large, will make their use more comfortable for the elderly. The possibility that it is a fixed device that is housed in the home, workplace, gym or health center of the users will be interesting for some users and portability for others.

Improving the aforementioned portable solutions, it is worth mentioning the invention ES1218516U entitled "Mobile device case and software for measuring, communicating and storing the vital signs of an individual in a database", which presents a vital constants measurement solution that is It is housed in a mobile phone case and is connected to a database through software installed on the user's own mobile.

On the other hand, there are fixed solutions, for example, measuring consoles; mirrors with backlighting that allow interaction with the user and provide data related to their mood (WO2017135522 (A1), CN106343833 (A)), there is a mirror patent to place in the bathroom that allows measuring the user's body temperature by study of its image (CN 201610939456), as well as the patent (CA20172955722), which consists of a mirror that identifies the user through an application and projects on the surface of the mirror information from his mobile, previously configured by the user, It may be related to your health, mood or appearance.

Taking advantage of the communication facilities available in current technology, it is possible for the data measured by the measuring device to be transmitted to an intelligence database, where the health status of the users is stored. The implementation of intelligence to the database will allow to predict health problems, anticipate crises and communicate alerts to the user or their environment. To make the most of this information, doctors, family members and caregivers will be allowed access to the data through software that can be run on a mobile or computer.

It will be possible, on the other hand, the interaction of the user with the device through virtual assistants who will warn by voice about the results or the convenience of being measured or medicated.

Finally, a device valid for both patients and healthcare professionals is more convenient because its results will not generate reticence between clinical community that can also access them through the web.

In view of all this and with the experience acquired in the development of prototypes, a device has been conceived, which improves on the ES1218516U, which is described in this document and includes the following novelties:

- can be portable or fixed,

- universal design, which allows the user a communication screen of variable size,

- is valid for several pathologies,

- is suitable for monitoring comorbidities,

- stores data in a database with intelligence,

- allows NFC connectivity,

- allows user location indoors and / or outdoors,

- capture and store parameters of gait activity,

- connect the user with emergency support means,

- with artificial intelligence, crises can be foreseen, prevented and warned,

- connects with telemedicine services,

- communicate the data to the user's environment if it gives permission, and

- It has a longer battery or battery.

The set of these novelties supposes sensible improvements in the quality of life of the patient, not knowing such versatile and flexible devices in the current state of the art.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention allows to integrate measuring devices for health data in a flexible solution that can be portable, coupled, for example, in the user's mobile or in a fixed solution, a device assimilable to a furniture or mirror, which can be placed in the home, sports center, health center, workplace or place of residence of the user.

This will allow the user to have the measuring device available on a day-to-day basis. The fact that the solution of variable size is projected: large in the fixed device and small in the laptop, considering universal design criteria, will allow extending the number of users: the small size solution will allow it to move with it and the large one It will make the use more comfortable for the elderly or with vision problems. On the other hand, by including many measurements, You can attend to different pathologies and patients with comorbidities.

It is known that on many occasions knowing the extent of basic vital signs and their communication to the specialist can avoid health problems and even save lives. But existing meters are not usually integrated into people's day-to-day lives. This model aims to solve this problem since it involves a very reliable vital signs measurement system that the user may have at their disposal on a daily basis and that will be connected to a database accessible to certain people in their environment (doctors, relatives or caregivers to whom the user gives permission), and can be very useful when an emergency occurs. The domestic appliance has been designed to be used as a health device, both at home and in health centers, in the field of sports, as well as in the medical and wellness fields.

Another important advantage of this solution is that it is accompanied by a link software that will allow the values to be stored in a database equipped with artificial intelligence, which will generate alerts and warnings. The integration of Artificial Intelligence algorithms in the database will enable crisis prevention and send alarms to family members and / or caregivers appointed to anomalous values, as well as the use in telemedicine.

In the same way, reports and evolution studies can be prepared in order to further personalize the treatments.

The software will serve as a communication tool with the user that measures their vital signs in the device for storing them in the database and also for access and reading of this data by the person receiving the data to control the health or physical conditions of the user. Also, the device has a connection with telemedicine services, being able to consult doubts with specialists.

Likewise, it is proposed to link the device with virtual assistants as an alternative for user interaction. Thus, you can receive measurement messages, access the user's data history or send the measurements to the database, with maximum ease regardless of eventual disabilities.

The domestic or portable device will be equipped with accessible cavities so that each user integrates in them the vital signs that are of interest to them without this changing their aesthetic appearance. In each case, it will be necessary to guarantee the unequivocal access of the user's hand to the set of measuring elements or sensors, as well as their correct identification.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description, where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the next:

Figure 1.- General sketch of the portable measuring device

1. - body or housing of the portable device,

2. - sensor module,

3. - communication module,

4. - battery or battery,

5. - switch,

6. - data processing module,

7. - informational lights,

8. - attach to the different measuring stands

Figure 2.- General scheme of the fixed device

9. - main body of the fixed device,

10. - screen or mirror,

11. - slots to house portable devices,

12. - portable measuring devices,

13. - switch,

14. - power cable,

15. - processing and communication module of the fixed device.

Figure 3.- It presents schematically the flow chart to follow to proceed to the measurement of health parameters with the invention:

12.- portable measuring device

16. - user

17. - reports on user measurements

18. - fixed measuring device

19. - data

20. - mobile application

21. - fixed device software

22. - smart database

Figure 4.- This figure shows the portable device (12) attached to the user's mobile case (23).

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The measuring device has been designed to control and monitor the health of its users. It can be used in portable format coupled to the mobile (as shown in Figure 4) or in fixed format, placing the portable device (12) in one of the slots (11) of the fixed device shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1 shows the general appearance of the portable measuring device, consisting of a body or housing (1) that envelops the sensor module (2), a communication module (3), a battery or battery (4) and a switch (5).

The housing (1) houses a data processing module (6), an information light module (7), which warns about the status of the device and has an attachment (8) on the back to fit the various solutions of use (on the fixed device or in portable solution mode).

Figure 2 shows the general appearance of the fixed measuring device, which is composed of several parts:

Externally it consists of a main body (9) that supports a mirror (10) that can be used as an element of interaction with the user, a series of slots (11) to house the portable measuring devices (12), a switch (13), a power cable (14) and a processing and communication module (15). As Figure 3 shows, in a general scheme, the flow of information of the invention to control the health of the user (16) begins with the measurement made by the user in one of the devices (fixed or portable).

The data resulting from the measurement (19) from the fixed device (18) is uploaded to the intelligent database (22) by means of the software (21) thereof, while if the data (19) comes from the portable device (12) ), the data is uploaded to the intelligent database (22) through a mobile application (20).

Finally, the treatment of the values in the intelligent database (22) will provide reports (17) and results of interest to the user and their environment (doctor, caregivers, emergencies), with the possibility of distance medical care. The invention is susceptible of industrial application since it can be a personal device or prescribed by the doctor or trainer to know and control the health status of an individual from home, work, gym, health center or place of passage, when doing the corresponding measurements of health parameters, with continuous monitoring, valid for telemedicine, for personalization and prevention in health.

Claims (2)

1. Fixed device for health control characterized by being formed by a main body (9), on which several parts are placed: • a switch (13), • a screen (10) that interacts with the user, • one or several modules for measuring health parameters (12), removable and integrated in a portable solution, such as the mobile phone case, a key ring, a necklace, a pendant • a communication module (15) that can link the device with a virtual assistant or a screen (10) and also records and sends the data thanks to a battery or electrical connection (14), and • a software (21) or a mobile application (20) that sends the data to a database (22), equipped with intelligence that provides a report (17), and allows monitoring of the user's health parameters. 2. Fixed device for health control, according to claim 1, characterized in that the main body does not have a screen to show results, but instead uses the screen of another device with which it is connected or the voice of the virtual assistant to the that binds.