WO2005107586A1 - Echocardiogramme a double mode - Google Patents

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WO2005107586A1
WO2005107586A1 PCT/IN2004/000126 IN2004000126W WO2005107586A1 WO 2005107586 A1 WO2005107586 A1 WO 2005107586A1 IN 2004000126 W IN2004000126 W IN 2004000126W WO 2005107586 A1 WO2005107586 A1 WO 2005107586A1
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echo cardiogram
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Shantan Reddy Cherubuddi
Dayakar Reddy Cherubuddi
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    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02—Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
    • A61B5/0205—Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
    • A61B5/02055—Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
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    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/24—Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/316—Modalities, i.e. specific diagnostic methods
    • A61B5/318—Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
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    • A61B2560/0266—Operational features for monitoring or limiting apparatus function
    • A61B2560/0271—Operational features for monitoring or limiting apparatus function using a remote monitoring unit
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    • A61B5/02—Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
    • A61B5/021—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
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    • A61B5/145—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue
    • A61B5/1455—Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissue using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
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  • the present invention relates to the field of medical technology and more particularly relates to the Electro Cardiogram monitoring.
  • An Electro Cardiogram Machine is used for recording the Electro Cardiogram signals of a patient during resting phase using a resting Electro Cardiogram and during activity phase using a stress Electro Cardiogram machine. These tests are conducted with specific time duration only. However, during emergencies when patients are admitted, they are monitored using an Electro Cardiogram Monitor which continuously monitors the Electro Cardiogram signals of the patient with alarms being provided to have timely medical intervention when the patient's physiological signs breach the limits set by the attending physicians.
  • the present invention provides a unique 2-in-1 Resting Electro Cardiogram Machine and an Electro Cardiogram Monitor in the same medical device that allows switching between a Resting Electro Cardiogram machine and an Electro Cardiogram monitor by a software switch.
  • the medical devices are connected to the computer in which the Resting Electro Cardiogram, Electro Cardiogram Monitor software operate in Windows environment.
  • Cardiac monitors produced in India do not have the in built case sheet that can be transmitted to a remote location for specialist review & opinion.
  • the monitors do not have the capability of transmitting to a remote location using low bandwidth technology like plain telephone line.
  • Electro Cardiogram signals as well as the Electronic case sheet of the patient along with resting Electro Cardiogram could be transmitted on-line in real-time using available low bandwidth telephone technology to a specialist doctor for further reference.
  • Dual use Electro Cardiogram with its transmitting capability is a type of realtime telemedicine application providing enormous benefits to society by bridging the gap between the availability of the medical service by competent medical personnel as well as the acute need for the medical service in rural and remote areas.
  • Figure 1 illustrates various modules of the device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows the various steps involved in the end-to-end process concerned with the usage of the present equipment.
  • Figure 3 shows block diagram demonstrating the easy upgradability feature of the present invention.
  • Figure (1) illustrates the complete system of the present invention in which the Dual Use Electro Cardiogram device (1) is connected to the patient and in-turn connected to the computer which communicates with the communication network (2) to the remote monitoring station (3) for review and monitoring by the specialist Doctors.
  • the communication network (2) could be Plain Telephone line (POTS), ISDN line, Leased Line or World Wide Web for communicating with specialist doctor.
  • POTS Plain Telephone line
  • ISDN ISDN line
  • Leased Line Leased Line
  • World Wide Web for communicating with specialist doctor.
  • Figure (2) describes in detail the various steps involved in the end-to-end process concerned with the usage of the present invention from connection to the patient upto the review by the consulting doctor.
  • the patient at a remote end which is the local end, is connected using the medical device (1) and the medical device starts acquiring the Electro Cardiogram data and sends to the computer using serial port or USB port (2).
  • the medical device starts acquiring the Electro Cardiogram data and sends to the computer using serial port or USB port (2).
  • resting Electro Cardiogram is obtained followed by on-line Electro Cardiogram for monitoring.
  • the details for electronic case sheet, Emergency patient info (3) are entered in the system.
  • the telemedicine software system takes over for transmitting the data (4).
  • the data transmission is done using Plain Telephone line (POTS), ISDN, IP etc. (5).
  • POTS Plain Telephone line
  • IP IP etc.
  • the Data is received on-line, real time at the monitoring end through the telecommunication medium (6).
  • the received data along with the clinical signs is reviewed by the Specialist Doctors at the monitoring end (7) and the specialist doctor conducts the review of the patient condition.
  • Figure (3) gives the Block diagram demonstrating the easy upgradability feature of the present invention, where-in Dual use Electro Cardiogram Device (1), SPO2 device (2) and NIBP Device (3) are connected to a medical device interface (4). These devices have the capability to either work independently or in any combination as needed by the user. These devices communicate with the Computer where the vital signs are monitored (6) and the electronic case sheet (5) along with the vital signs is transmitted using the telemedicine system (7) to the remote end (8) for monitoring by a specialist doc
  • the present invention provides methods of acquiring, transmitting, receiving, viewing, forwarding, reporting, storing and retrieving Electro Cardiogram Signals in on-line and real time mode as well as in resting mode for diagnostic and monitoring purposes utilizing the same device. These can be acquired and transmitted either in a stationery status or in a mobile status for further processing and follow-up action.
  • the signals are acquired either on a Desktop computer, Laptop computer etc., and, they are either sent in their native form or compressed and transmitted to a stand-alone computer
  • the present invention provides a unique 2-in-1 Resting Electro Cardiogram Machine and an Electro Cardiogram Monitor in the same medical device that allows switching between a Resting Electro Cardiogram machine and an Electro Cardiogram monitor by a software switch.
  • the medical devices are connected to the computer in which the Resting Electro Cardiogram, Electro Cardiogram Monitor software operates in Windows environment.
  • Normally Electro Cardiogram monitor has 1, 3 or 5 lead Electro Cardiogram display on the monitor.
  • the present invention also provides for lead selectability of the chest leads and display of either 3, 5 or 12 leads in any other predetermined combination.
  • the software also provides for selection of leads at the monitor end for display locally and transmission to remote end.
  • the present invention provides a unique 2-in-1 Resting Electro Cardiogram Machine and an Electro Cardiogram Monitor in the same medical device that comprises a dedicated single or multiple printed circuit boards.
  • the system can comprise of single or multiple circuit boards which can be the signal amplifiers, main boards etc., and also depending upon the other components that can be added on to the system, there could be a different printed circuit boards for the pulse oxymetry module, non-invasive blood pressure module, temperature module, respiration module, etc., all the necessary modules could be mounted on a single main board with different printed circuits for different modules can be made into a single printed circuit board also.
  • the present invention also provides for an Electronic case sheet to be filled-in giving all the relevant details that are present in a regular case sheet of a patient when he or she is admitted for treatment. This enables the treating doctor to have a view of the acquiring Electro Cardiogram Signals as well as details of complaints, symptoms, signs, diagnostic test results, vital charts, treatment given & other relevant details.
  • the present invention also takes into account the "modular upgradability option" available with this device which can connect to a central communication junction box along with a Pulse Oxymeter, NIBP Monitor, to make a complete vital signs monitor in which individual modules can work either individually or together with the other modules.
  • the present invention also takes into account a telemedicine system that can connect the device through the computer for "transmitting the resting Electro Cardiogram, Electro Cardiogram signals" acquired from the patient to a remote end for surveillance and monitoring by specialist doctors.
  • This specific software technology platform for transmitting biosignals using various forms of communication technologies has been earlier filed for patent registration under application no : 946/MAS/2002.
  • Central communication box the role of the central communication box would be to independently acquire biosignals from various modules independently and together for further transmission.
  • Electro Cardiogram Signals are sent either through a plain telephone line, GSM Mobile, GPRS Mobile, ISDN, Leased Line, VSAT and World Wide Web.
  • Electro Cardiogram Signals are sent from one remote location to another remote location (or) from one to many (or) from many to one (or) many to many modes for interpretation and follow-up action. Similarly resting Electro Cardiogram files are also sent using the same technology platform.
  • the technology platform is interactive in nature and provides for the remote interpreters to monitor the Electro Cardiogram signals either locally from a server or from a remote site themselves; transmit the same on to www and to discuss the same interactively with many interpreters.
  • the platform also provides for interpreter defined monitoring of Electro Cardiogram signals, provides for interactive text chat and Patient Medical records in the form of essential medical data to aid the interpreters in their analysis of Electro Cardiogram as well as follow-up action.
  • resting Electro Cardiogram files can also be acquired using the same device and transmitted to the monitoring end for the interpreters to view the same and give medical opinion on the same.
  • the co-pending application relates to a system for real time online processing of biosignals using a telephone line. Whereas the instant application is related to a dual mode echocardiogram which will acquire biosignals through echo cardiograph.
  • the co-pending application relates to the system for processing the biosignals and images acquired through the present invention.
  • co-pending invention relates to a system to process the biosignals and images acquired by the dual mode echo cardiogram or any other apparatus.
  • the instant application relates to the acquiring the biosignals through echocardiograph which are processed by the co-pending invention.
  • Any other biosignals or images aquired by the apparatus are processed by the co-pending application to receive at the central server which is situated at a remote end and an online real-time communication is generated between the two end using a telephone line.
  • both the inventions are complementary and are in the same field of invention to facilitate the users to acquire the bio-signals by the present application and process them through the co-pending invention.

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L'invention concerne un moniteur d'échocardiogramme double mode. Ce moniteur a la double fonction de mettre au repos et de surveiller l'électrocardiogramme. Il comprend un circuit imprimé unique en propre possédant une pluralité de fils et une option d'amélioration modulaire permettant de connecter ce dispositif à un boîtier de jonction de communication central avec entrée provenant d'un sphygmo-oxymètre, moniteur NIBP, piquages de température, de respiration, de pression sanguine entrante pour la mise au repos et la surveillance d'un échocardiogramme, les fils recevant des biosignaux du patient et les traitant sur un ordinateur de bureau connecté à l'installation.
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