JPWO2020193414A5

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Publication number: JPWO2020193414A5
Application number: JP2021557160A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2023-03-24
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-20

Claims

A patch sensor for transmitting one or more signals to a medical device, the patch sensor comprising:
a transducer array that transmits ultrasonic waves and receives echo information, thereby generating a received echo signal;
a first processing path for processing the received echo signals to produce a first signal carrying a first type of medical data extracted from the received echo signals; and processing the received echo signals. a second signal carrying a different second type of medical data extracted from the received echo signal, the second signal occupying a greater bandwidth than the first signal; a processing system that defines a second processing path that generates;
a communication module for transmitting one or more signals to the medical device;
operable in a first communication mode, in which the communication module transmits only the first signal to the medical device; and in a second communication mode, in which at least the second signal is transmitted to the medical device. the law of nature,
The patch sensor , wherein the first type of medical data is physiological data and the second type of medical data is ultrasound imaging data.

The communication module is
transmitting the first signal to a physiological data monitor acting as the medical device when operating in the first communication mode;
transmitting at least the second signal to an ultrasound monitoring system acting as the medical device when operating in the second communication mode;
The patch sensor of Claim 1 .

The communications module comprises a wireless transmitter, and the communications module wirelessly transmits the first signal to the medical device using the wireless transmitter when operating in the first communication mode. The patch sensor according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein

The communication module includes a wired terminal for connecting to a wire connected to the medical device, and the communication module is configured to connect the wire to the wired terminal when operating in the second communication mode. 4. The patch sensor of any one of claims 1-3 , wherein, when connected, transmits at least the second signal to the medical device via the wire connected to the wired terminal. .

5. The patch of any one of claims 1-4 , further comprising a communication mode controller for controlling a communication mode of the communication module based on information about one or more resources available to the patch sensor. sensor.

The information about the one or more resources includes the type of power source used by the patch sensor, the type of the medical device, the power level of the power source used by the patch sensor, and for communicating with the medical device. 6. The patch sensor of claim 5 , comprising information about bandwidth available to.

The communication mode controller is
identifying one or more available communication channels through which the communication module can communicate with the medical device;
determining whether any of the identified communication channels have sufficient bandwidth to facilitate transfer of the second signal to the medical device;
placing the communication module in the second communication mode in response to determining that at least one of the identified communication channels has sufficient bandwidth to transfer the second signal to the medical device;
placing the communication module in the first communication mode in response to determining that none of the identified communication channels have sufficient bandwidth to transfer the second signal to the medical device; 7. The patch sensor according to claim 5 or 6 , wherein the patch sensor is placed.

the communication module comprises a wired terminal for transmitting one or more signals over wires connected to the wired terminal;
The communication mode controller is
determining whether the wire is connected between the wired terminal and the medical device, thereby identifying whether a wired communication channel to the medical device is available;
8. The patch sensor of claim 7 , placing the communication module in the second communication mode in response to determining that the wired communication channel is available.

the communication module comprises a radio transmitter for transmitting signals to the medical device;
The communication mode controller is
identifying one or more available wireless communication channels over which the wireless transmitter can transmit signals to the medical device and determining the available bandwidth of each available wireless communication channel; ,
determining whether any of the identified available wireless communication channels have sufficient available bandwidth to facilitate transfer of the second signal to the medical device;
placing the communication module in the second communication mode in response to determining that at least one of the wireless communication channels has sufficient bandwidth to facilitate transfer of the second signal to the medical device; 9. The patch sensor according to any one of claims 5 to 8 , wherein the patch sensor.

10. Any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the communication module transmits both the first signal and the second signal to the medical device when operating in the second communication mode. Patch sensor as described.

further comprising a subject securing mechanism for securing the patch sensor in position on the subject, wherein the communication module is switchable between the first communication mode and the second communication mode while the patch sensor is 11. The patch sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein . remain at the same position on the subject.

one or more patch sensors according to any one of claims 1 to 11 ;
A monitoring system comprising: a medical device that receives at least one signal from each patch sensor.

A method of controlling a communication mode of a patch sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , comprising:
identifying one or more available communication channels through which the communication module can communicate with the medical device;
determining whether any of the identified communication channels have sufficient bandwidth to facilitate transfer of the second signal to the medical device;
placing the communication module in the second communication mode in response to determining that at least one of the identified communication channels has sufficient bandwidth to transmit the second signal to the medical device; a placing step;
responsive to determining that none of the identified communication channels have sufficient bandwidth to transmit the second signal to the medical device, connecting the communication module to the first communication channel; A method comprising placing in a mode.

A computer program product comprising code means for implementing the method of claim 13 when run on a processing system.