RU224823U1 - Device for monitoring human health - Google Patents

Abstract

A proposal for a utility model can be used for remote control of a person’s condition (monitoring) in real time. A device for monitoring the state of human health, including instruments for measuring physiological parameters of a person’s condition and a transceiver device for measured data via GSM/GPRS channels and a data collection server, characterized in that it contains a case in the form of a wristwatch, in which there is a processor module on the control board with a microcontroller and a memory card, with which a pulse oximeter, a human body temperature sensor, an accelerometer, a heart rate sensor, a saturation sensor, a signal amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter, an ambient temperature sensor and an external pressure sensor are connected, via a GSM/GPRS transceiver A speaker, microphone, antenna and SIM identification module are connected to the control board, while information from the device is transmitted to the server, where the object is identified and the support database is worked with, and the device itself is enclosed in a waterproof case with a powerful battery. The technical result achieved in the utility model is to improve the performance characteristics of the proposed device for remote monitoring of a person’s condition (measurement of pulse, blood pressure, ECG, saturation level, calculation of glucose level) through the use of new sensors and ensuring reliable communication between the user and diagnostic center (via server). The proposal for a utility model allows us to increase the reliability and accuracy of determining the functional state of patients belonging to risk groups and people operating in extreme situations. Therefore, the proposed proposal for a utility model can be considered as a technical solution.

Description

The utility model relates to medicine and can be used for remote control of a person’s condition (monitoring) in real time.

A device for assessing the functional state of a person based on a set of controlled physiological parameters is known (RF patent for utility model No. 125831 dated March 20, 2013), consisting of a part of a person’s underwear with electrodes built in at the production stage, sensors placed on the same part of underwear, a small-sized microprocessor a block for collecting and pre-processing information, combined with a wireless transceiver module, a radio repeater to increase the range of the coverage area and a centralized point for collecting, storing, processing and displaying information, characterized in that the recording of human physiological parameters is carried out using sensors and electrodes made in in the form of metallized textile fibers embedded in fabric that has direct contact with the skin [1]. The disadvantage of this device is that it is not very informative and is tied to stationary conditions.

A telemetric system for monitoring physiological parameters is known (RF patent for utility model No. 75293 dated 08/10/2008), containing wearable clothing with an electrocardiograph, a pulse oximeter located in it, the sensors of which are installed with the possibility of contact with sensitive areas of the body of the subject, a primary signal processing unit and a unit information, the input of which is connected via a telecommunication channel to the output of the primary signal processing unit, wherein the information output of the electrocardiograph is connected to the first input of the primary signal processing unit, the outputs of the pulse oximeter for photoplethysmogram, oxygen content in red blood cells and pulse rate are connected to the second, third and fourth inputs primary signal processing unit, respectively, characterized in that it additionally contains an RS trigger, a timer for measuring the duration of pulse wave propagation and a blood pressure calculation unit, while an electrocardiograph is used, equipped with an electrocardiogram R-wave marker, the output of the electrocardiogram R-wave marker is connected to R-input of the RS-trigger, the marker output of the pulse oximeter is connected to the S-input of the RS-trigger, the output of the RS-trigger is connected to the input of the timer, the output of the timer is connected to the fifth input of the primary signal processing block and to the input of the blood pressure calculation block, and the output of the calculation block blood pressure is connected to the sixth input of the primary signal processing unit [2]. The disadvantage of this system is that it does not take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood, the inability to take into account the influence of environmental parameters (temperature, humidity, pressure), which does not allow us to isolate the influence of weather and climatic changes in the environment on the functional state of a person.

A known physiological recording system for remote monitoring of a person’s condition (RF patent for utility model No. 2442531 dated February 20, 2012), consisting of a block of electrodes made in the form of a T-shirt-type item of clothing made of elastic, non-conducting material, with built-in inserts from conductive tissue fixed in strictly defined places of the patient’s body, a blood pressure sensor attached to the patient’s earlobe, a physiological information recorder combined with temperature and body position sensors in space with a radio transceiver module built into it. The complex consists of a doctor's analyzer unit, consisting of a radio transceiver module connected to a personal computer via a USB port, and software. The physiological information recorder with a built-in radio communication channel transceiver module is made in a single unit. The complex includes the following sensors: an electrocardiogram sensor, a six-channel amplifier, a switch, a microprocessor, rheogram sensors with an amplifier, a controlled switch, body temperature sensors, a three-position body spatial position sensor, a blood pressure sensor with an amplifier, a transmitting module, a radio transceiver module for the recorder , a radio communication channel of the GPRS standard or Wi-Fi, WiMax or ZegBee, a doctor’s block analyzer and a memory card [3].

The disadvantage of this system is that it does not take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood, and the inability to take into account the influence of environmental parameters.

A wearable telecommunications complex for monitoring the functional state of a person is also known (RF patent for utility model No. 91838 dated March 10, 2010), consisting of a measuring module intended for placement on the human body, including units for collecting physiological signals and containing electrodes for reading biopotentials, an emitter and a photodetector to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood, an accelerometer for monitoring human motor activity, a cuff with a compressor and a systolic and diastolic pressure sensor; a processor module consisting of a processor that processes and converts signals, a motherboard used to connect the devices of the measuring module to the processor, a memory card designed to store processed information; an interface module consisting of a monitor on which the received information is displayed, a keyboard that includes an alarm button, a screen activation button and a device activation button, a headset that performs the function of an audio diary of human health and a feedback function with a doctor; a communication module that includes a GSM/GPRS node that serves to transmit alarm signals, a GPS node that determines a person’s location, a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth node that transmits collected information to any other digital device [4].

The disadvantages of this system are the bulkiness of the device, low reliability (wires under clothing), failure to take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood, and the inability to take into account environmental parameters.

A mobile autonomous device for monitoring human condition in extreme weather and climatic conditions is also known (RF patent for utility model No. 154760 dated September 10, 2015), which is a housing with a microcontroller located inside containing an analog-to-digital converter, a memory card, and skin temperature sensors , a sensor of body position in space and physical activity, an ambient temperature sensor, and the device is equipped with an autonomous power source, a power circuit breaker and a piezo emitter, characterized in that it includes signal amplifiers connected by inputs to pulse oximeter sensors and outputs to analogue sensors. digital converter, atmospheric pressure and humidity sensors connected by their outputs to a microcontroller, which is connected to a screen, keyboard, piezo emitter and vibration transducer, while the microcontroller additionally contains a microprocessor and is connected to a sensor of body position in space and physical activity, an ambient temperature sensor and a breaker power circuits [5].

The disadvantage of this system is that it does not take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood, and also that the complex is proposed for use in conditions of limited infrastructure resources, such as the Arctic and Antarctic zones, where there is no stable wireless Internet coverage of the territory.

A known system for monitoring vital health indicators and providing emergency care to a patient contains a cardiac monitoring sensor, a respiratory activity monitoring sensor, a hemodynamic monitoring sensor, a data unit, and a central computer (RF patent for invention No. 2010129962 dated September 10, 2015). The system also additionally contains a microprocessor, at least one GSM mobile communication network that supports the transmission of a GPRS (General Pacret Radio Service) data packet, as well as any position determination function in the PRCE (Positioning Radio Coordinating Function) radio system; motor activity control sensor; at least two GPRS modems designed for voice and data transmission; multichannel microcontroller; information display display; at least two mobile phones; database; wherein the sensors for monitoring cardiac activity, respiratory activity, hemodynamics, and motor activity, the data input unit are connected respectively to the first, second, third, fourth and fifth inputs of the multi-channel microcontroller, the microprocessor input-output is connected to the first input-output of the microcontroller, and the microprocessor input-output is connected to the second input-output of the microcontroller. the input-output of the information display is connected to the output of the microcontroller, the input-output of the first GPRS modem is connected to the third input-output of the microcontroller; wherein the totality of all sensors for monitoring the activity and activity of the patient, a microprocessor, a data input unit, a multi-channel microcontroller, a first GPRS modem and an information display constitutes a mobile patient kit; a combination of at least one mobile phone and/or GPRS modem forms a mobile communication set; the input-output of the central computer is connected to the input-output of the GPRS modem of the mobile communication kit; all GPRS modems and mobile phones operate within the coverage of at least one GSM mobile network, high-speed communication is established between the database and the central computer; The patient's confidential device is equipped with a mobile communication kit [6].

The disadvantage of this system is that it does not take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood, and the inability to take into account environmental parameters.

A universal complex for monitoring a moving object is known, containing a user terminal installed at the site, including a control microcontroller, a GSM modem, a mechanical accelerometer, non-volatile memory, a signal receiver for satellite radio navigation systems with an antenna, the output of which is connected via a data exchange bus to the control microcontroller, and an intelligent a power switch with a motion recorder and a block of timers, the outputs of which and the output of the motion recorder are connected via a data exchange bus to the control microcontroller; telematics server, GSM communication antenna connected to the radio frequency input of the GSM modem, the control microcontroller is connected via a data exchange bus to the output of the mechanical accelerometer, the GSM modem outputs and non-volatile memory, the power supply outputs are connected to the subscriber terminal, the signal outputs of the control microcontroller are connected to LED indicators, and the telematics server is connected to a GSM modem through a means of providing GPRS exchange (RF patent for utility model No. 94367 dated May 20, 2010) [7].

The disadvantage of this system is that it does not take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood, and the inability to take into account environmental parameters.

A telemetric system for monitoring the condition of a diver is known, containing a physiological signal recording unit, including a pulse sensor connected to a digital signal conversion unit connected to a communication unit connected via a wireless network to a monitoring center, including a network computer with a physiological data processing program, and the recording unit physiological signals additionally contains an acoustic respiration sensor and a feedback system with the diver, and the digital signal conversion unit is additionally equipped with a feedback channel, while the physiological signal recording unit and the communication unit are made separately and connected by a cable line equipped with a buoy in which the communication unit is installed. An electret microphone with a stethoscope camera or an accelerometer is used as an acoustic breathing sensor, while the digital channel conversion unit is equipped with a system for recording and storing information, and the communication unit and monitoring center are connected via a radio network (RF patent for utility model No. 95490 dated July 10, 2010) [ 8].

The disadvantage of the above devices is their rather limited scope of application due to their bulkiness.

The closest technical solution chosen by the applicant as a prototype is an autonomous wrist device for remote monitoring of a person’s condition (RF patent for utility model No. 136315 dated January 10, 2014) in the form of a wristwatch, containing a microcontroller and an associated GSM/GPRS transceiver. The microcontroller is also connected to pulse sensors, user body temperature, an accelerometer, a memory unit and a power/call button, and through an analog-to-digital converter - an ambient air temperature sensor. The speaker, microphone, antenna and SIM identification module are associated with the GSM/GPRS transceiver format. The microcontroller is designed taking into account the possibility of voice communication with the diagnostic center through the power/call button and transceiver and recording in the memory block of heart rate, user body temperature, ambient temperature, changing accelerometer readings and generating an SMS message that includes the recorded parameters and identification device number for transferring it to the transceiver and then to the diagnostic center to form a conclusion [9]. The disadvantage of this system is that it does not take into account the level of saturation and glucose in the blood.

The technical objective of the claimed utility model is to create an easy-to-use device that is devoid of the above-mentioned disadvantages in known technical solutions, to increase the reliability and accuracy of remote monitoring of determining the functional state of patients belonging to risk groups and people operating in extreme situations.

The technical result achieved in the utility model is to improve the performance characteristics of the proposed device for remote monitoring of a person’s condition (measurement of pulse, blood pressure, ECG, saturation level, calculation of glucose level) through the use of new sensors and ensuring reliable communication between the user and diagnostic center (via server).

The technical problem is achieved in that the inventive device is made in the form of a wristwatch, differing from the prototype in that it contains new sensors, namely a heart rate sensor for determining blood pressure, a saturation level sensor, a sensitive human body temperature sensor, and the sugar level is calculated by depending on fluctuations in blood pressure. The device is housed in a waterproof case (IP67 class) made of ABS plastic with a 300 mAh battery.

The essence of the utility model is to achieve the mentioned technical result in the proposed device, which contains a processor module located in a case in the form of a wristwatch on a control board (type 701 ZA) with a microcontroller and a memory card, and an associated GSM/GPRS transceiver, connected to the microcontroller directly pulse sensor (heart rate monitor), heart rate sensor (ECG) (DUAL VP555ER type) with blood pressure detection, saturation level sensor, human body temperature sensor (CT1711 type), accelerometer connected to the microcontroller through an analog-to-digital converter ambient air temperature sensors and environmental pressure associated with the GSM/GPRS transceiver speaker, microphone, antenna and SIM identification module, while recording in the memory card heart rate in the form of an ECG, human body temperature, ambient temperature and external pressure, changes in accelerometer readings and generating an SMS message including the recorded parameters and device identification number for transferring it to the transceiver and then to the diagnostic center.

The claimed technical solution is presented in drawings (Fig. 1, 2 and 3):

in fig. 1 - shows a top view of the device body;

in fig. 2 - shows a block diagram of the device;

in fig. 3 - shows a diagram of the interaction of elements.

The proposal for a utility model contains a case 1 in the form of a wristwatch with fastening straps 2. In the case 1, a processor module (4) with a microcontroller and a memory card (5) is located on the control board (3). The control board with microcontroller and transceiver (6) are connected to GSM/GPRS. A heart rate monitor (7), a human body temperature sensor (8), an accelerometer (9), a heart rate sensor (10), a saturation sensor (11), a signal amplifier (12) and an analog-to-digital converter (13) are directly connected to the control board. Ambient air temperature sensor (14), external pressure sensor (15). The speaker (16), microphone (17), antenna (18) and SIM identification module (19) are connected to the control board via a GSM/GPRS transceiver. Information from the device is transmitted to the server (20), where the object is identified and the database is worked to ensure reliable communication between the user and the diagnostic center. The device is enclosed in a moisture-proof housing (1) with a battery (21). Pulse, body temperature, heart rate and saturation sensors are located on the inside of the case for contact with the human wrist.

The device is easy to use and allows you to monitor the user’s condition and communicate with the diagnostic center in emergency cases. All communication settings occur automatically. To transmit data, the system uses a GSM/GPRS communication channel via Bluetooth technology. The information is transmitted to the server, where the object is identified and the database is worked with. An object is authorized on the server by its phone number. User access to the server is carried out through an Internet browser.

The inventive device for monitoring human health meets the requirement for industrial applicability and can be manufactured on standard technological equipment using modern materials. Therefore, the proposed proposal for a utility model in the form of a device for monitoring human health is considered as a technical solution.

List of used literature

1. Russian Federation patent for utility model No. 125831 dated March 20, 2013.

2. RF patent for utility model No. 75293 dated 08/10/2008.

3. Russian Federation patent for invention No. 2442531 dated February 20, 2012.

4. Russian Federation patent for utility model No. 91838 dated March 10, 2010.

5. Russian Federation patent for utility model No. 154760 dated September 10, 2015.

6. Russian Federation patent for invention No. 2010129962 dated September 10, 2015.

7. Russian Federation patent for utility model No. 94367 dated May 20, 2010.

8. Russian Federation patent for utility model No. 95490 dated July 10, 2010.

9. Russian Federation patent for utility model No. 136315 dated January 10, 2014.

Claims (1)

A device for monitoring the state of human health, including sensors for measuring physiological parameters of a person’s condition and a transceiver device for measured data via GSM/GPRS channels to a data collection server, characterized in that it contains a case in the form of a wristwatch, in which there is a processor module on the control board with a microcontroller and a memory card with which a human body temperature sensor, an accelerometer, a heart rate sensor, a saturation sensor, a signal amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter, an ambient temperature sensor and an external pressure sensor are connected, while the device is enclosed in a moisture-proof housing with a battery 300 mAh and is designed to calculate sugar levels depending on blood pressure fluctuations; a speaker, microphone, antenna and SIM identification module are connected to the control board via a GSM/GPRS transceiver.