WO2020255169A1 - Integrated multipurpose health care device, system, and use thereof - Google Patents

Integrated multipurpose health care device, system, and use thereof Download PDF

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WO2020255169A1
WO2020255169A1 PCT/IN2020/050539 IN2020050539W WO2020255169A1 WO 2020255169 A1 WO2020255169 A1 WO 2020255169A1 IN 2020050539 W IN2020050539 W IN 2020050539W WO 2020255169 A1 WO2020255169 A1 WO 2020255169A1
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  • This invention in general relates in a field of diagnostics. More particularly, the present invention provides an integrated multipurpose healthcare device for monitoring, diagnosis and management of multiple health issues in real time.
  • US6402691 B1 discloses a system for remotely monitoring the medical condition of a number of individual patients from a centralized location.
  • the system includes a plurality of remote monitoring units that each include both a wireless transmission device and a conventional modem for communicating over voice telephone lines.
  • the dual modes of transmission allow the remote monitoring unit to communicate either over a wireless communication network, if available or over conventional telephone wires.
  • the remote monitoring unit includes a voice processing system that provides audio prompts and directions to the patient to direct the patient through the vital sign data gathering sequence. The audio prompts instruct the patient on the particular steps and timing for the vital sign data gathering sequence. Once the vital sign data has been acquired, the control unit of the remote monitoring unit determines whether a wireless transmission network is available.
  • the control unit of the remote monitoring unit selects either a wireless transmission or a conventional modem transmission method for the vital sign data.
  • the vital sign data is compiled in a main data collection station that stores an displays the vital sign data for each patient being monitored.
  • the vital sign data contained within the main data collection station is accessible by multiple workstations through conventional web-based communication techniques.
  • US20140235963A1 discloses a health care medical device includes one or more medical sensor devices, an assembly that houses the one or more medical sensor devices and a mobile electronic computing device with a display.
  • the mobile electronic computing device is secured to the assembly. Medical data from the one or more medical sensor devices is transmitted to the mobile electronic computing device.
  • US5687734AA discloses a flexible patient monitoring system which interfaces a telemetry subsystem with a network by way of a telemetry transmission receiving system and a network controller.
  • the telemetry subsystem includes one or more monitoring instruments, a multiport transmitter, a telemetry subsystem interface, a backchannel receiver module, and a telemetry docking station.
  • the flexible patient monitoring system may be configured to operate in at least four modes: ambulatory telemetry mode, wherein the multiport transmitter is operated independently of other monitoring instruments and is powered by an internal power source; docked telemetry mode, wherein the multiport transmitter is connected to the telemetry docking station for transfer of data and power; simple instrument telemetry mode, wherein, the multiport transmitter and a primary monitoring instrument or an auxiliary monitoring instrument are connected together for transfer of data; and docked instrument telemetry mode, wherein the multiport transmitter and a primary monitoring instrument or an auxiliary monitoring instrument are attached to the telemetry docking station for transfer of data (and optionally for transfer of power to the multiport transmitter).
  • Wireless communications between the telemetry subsystem and various nodes on the network are thus enabled. Information may be provided to and from the telemetry subsystem interface via the multiport transmitter.
  • US5558638A discloses a system for monitoring the health and medical requirements of a plurality of patients located at remote sites and providing these requirements to a care center.
  • a base unit which can be connected to a number of sensors and/or recorders with sensors.
  • the sensors are for monitoring the patient's medical state and the recorders are for recording the medical data.
  • the base unit stores the data and transfers the data to a care center, where the data is stored and analyzed.
  • the care center may likewise communicate with the base unit and may reconfigure the base unit based on the data analyzed.
  • the data retrieved from the base units is accessible on a local area network and care providers of the patients may monitor their patients by accessing the local area network.
  • WO2009138968A2 discloses a safe healthcare delivery system by means of specific enhancements to existing devices in the form of software or hardware and additional safety of the whole system is ensured by means Authentication Device, Medicine Dispenser Device and Consumable/Sample Disposal Device.
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a health care device developed with an intelligent combination of electronic hardware and associated system which will allow the patient or users to use the same for monitoring, diagnosis and also offering the guidance to manage a health condition even without the availability of a fully trained healthcare personnel.
  • Another advantage according to the present invention is that the technical problem being solved for the requirement of multiple diagnostic tests, frequent follow-ups and ability to manage the commonly prevalent diseases in rural and semirural areas, which is commonly called as Primary Health care in a remote location with deficient staff, wherein these common conditions include but not limited to the Care of the pregnant women, Childcare, Reproductive and sexual health, common Infections like Malaria, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Non Communicable disease like Diabetes, Heart disease, Kidney disease and Hypertension.
  • the present invention provides a compact, portable integrated health care device for diagnosis and management of multiple health issues in real time, wherein said device is functioning by employing Internet of things (loT), advanced image processing and machine learning technology intelligently, which enables automated diagnostic test readings, centralized analytic reporting and remote configuration.
  • the health care device according to the present invention helps in providing better accessibility and affordability of healthcare services, especially developed for remote rural areas and adapted to use without intervention of trained resources and avoid manual and iterative process.
  • Another concept of the present invention to provide an intelligent device that diagnoses the health condition with high accuracy, and within minutes, wherein said device consume very less power, and it is smoothly operational even without the need of a full-fledged laboratory hence it is very cost effective and equally suitable for remote locations.
  • Another concept of the present invention to provide an intelligent automatic device, wherein said devices is configurable to require less amount of blood sample for test and provide fast result with greater accuracy.
  • Another concept of the present invention to provide an intelligent automatic device, wherein said devices is configurable to have wide measuring range to enable better and accurate diagnosis.
  • the healthcare device wherein said device is having a communication interface enabling to allow fast and hassle-free communication.
  • the healthcare device wherein said device is having a Control & Processing Unit capable of achieving Low processing time, Greater data transfer speed, preferably control and processing unit (CPU) capable of clocking the speed of 1 GHz with 512MB RAM.
  • a Control & Processing Unit capable of achieving Low processing time, Greater data transfer speed
  • CPU control and processing unit
  • the present invention does not require a full- fledged laboratory to conduct any simple or diagnostic health test as the disclosed integrated multipurpose healthcare device need not to carry processes such as centrifugation and refrigeration of samples as it gives test results in real time. Also, there is a high chance that samples do get mixed with each other and there will be difficulty in the identification of samples and which is a well-known cause for the errors in laboratory in the past.
  • the present invention has overcome the cause for errors in the past and minimized the additional cost for health test which used to get incurred in laboratory, since the disclosed device is capable of conducting health tests irrespective of locations.
  • the advantage of said system is not limited to the above-mentioned applications and are customised and extended to various applications on the need bases.
  • an integrated multipurpose healthcare device comprising one or more ports for receiving multiple health related information from humans, one or more sensors in combination with each other adapted to focus on an individual’s complete health management by providing rapid and accurate diagnostic test results, wherein, atleast one sensor is operably connected to atleast one port, multi-layered circuit board capable of receiving commands for conducting predetermined operations and processing health related information to give test results, wherein, said multi layered circuit board receives health related information from ports via sensors, battery management system embedded in the multi-layered circuit board capable of managing power to be supplied to the sensors, ports and multi-layered circuit board entirely depending on the requirement of the user and wherein said device is characterized in that by a synergistic arrangement among the sensors, multi-layered circuit board and battery management system for reducing the weight of device, increasing the compactness and efficiently managing the power consumption, wherein, said battery management system is characterized in that it is capable of operating in multiple power switch mode and employed with indicators to reflect the current operating status of the device.
  • said multi-layered circuit board comprises of a control and processing unit (CPU), atleast one multiplexer and one demultiplexer for receiving and processing the health related information from the ports via sensors to give test results, wherein, said multi-layered circuit board has atleast four layers.
  • CPU control and processing unit
  • said multi-layered circuit board has atleast four layers.
  • said health information are related to measurement of Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Pulse Oxymeter, Pulse rate, Body temperature, pregnancy, common Infections like Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and other tests for diagnosing multiple ailments like Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension, and Maternal and child health ailments, common Infectious diseases and Reproductive and Sexual health,.
  • said health related information are received from ports via sensors by the multi-layered circuit board and communicatively processed further for managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time without any manual intervention even in rural areas, wherein, said multiple power switch mode is selected from battery mode, external AC supply mode and charging mode.
  • said RDT chamber communicatively generates quick and precise results through a diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis and Dengue being some of them.
  • an integrated multipurpose healthcare device comprising one or more ports for receiving multiple health related information from humans, one or more sensors in combination with each other adapted to focus on an individual’s complete health management by providing rapid and accurate results, wherein, atleast one sensor is operably connected to atleast one port, multi layered circuit board capable of receiving commands for conducting predetermined operations and processing health related information to give test results, wherein, said multi-layered circuit board receives health related information from ports via sensors, battery management system embedded in the multi-layered circuit board capable of managing power to be supplied to the sensors, ports and multi-layered circuit board entirely depending on the requirement of the user and wherein said device is characterized in that by a synergistic arrangement among the sensors, multi-layered circuit board and battery management system for reducing the weight of device, increasing the compactness and efficiently managing the power consumption, wherein, said battery management system is characterized in that it is capable of operating in multiple power switch mode and employed with indicators to reflect the current operating status of the device, wherein, said one
  • said Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter, ECG, Lipid and Renal Function, HbA1 c and RDT chamber conducts their operations at a predetermined voltage, wherein, said predetermined voltage is an optimized voltage supplied by the power switch mode and managed by the battery management system.
  • a multipurpose healthcare system comprising an integrated multipurpose healthcare device as explained in one of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention which is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, a cloud server capable of receiving, communicating back and forth with the device and analyzing the received health related information, an electronic device capable of communicating with the healthcare device via cloud server and executing instructions for managing health conditions of the individual, wherein said system is characterized in that by the device capable of remotely managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time and operable without any manual intervention even in rural areas.
  • a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprising of switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device, commanding to conduct a predetermined health test, conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time, and wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost.
  • Figure 1 shows operation of power switch mode connected to battery management system B.
  • Figure 2 shows an integrated multipurpose healthcare device and its functioning.
  • Figure 3 shows an integrated multipurpose healthcare device capable of conducting ECG, lipid and renal test functions and HbA1 c test along with the tests within the scope of the present invention.
  • a health care device which is capable of performing diagnostic tests, wherein the health conditions are included but not limited to Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Pulse Oxymeter, and Body temperature.
  • a health care device Rapid Diagnostic test reader as a component of the main device to read any rapid diagnostic test like Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis, Dengue being some of them.
  • a health care device wherein said device is configurable to consist a plurality of analytical and diagnostic kits in an innovative way to achieve fast, accurate and real time results and wherein said kits are included but not limited to Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter and, Haemoglobin meter.
  • the device is provided a Non-invasive SP02 & Pulse rate measurement and blood pressure monitor, which is configurable to work on a wider measuring range, faster with high accuracy and better resolution.
  • the device is provided a contactless thermometer, wherein it is capable of measure the temperature ranging 70-380 °F for the object with high accuracy, wherein said thermometer is configurable to work on measurement resolution of 0.02°C and 35 e viewing angle and wherein it has characteristics to save power by sleep mode mechanism to reduce power consumption.
  • a health care device uses the wireless technology (IEEE 802.1 1 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz ISM band) for the back and forth communication with the mobile phones with wireless connectivity and wherein the test images are being transfer using CSI Protocol to the central processor and wherein at the user end, an android application works as user interface to display the real time test results received from the device.
  • IEEE 802.1 1 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz ISM band the wireless technology
  • an android application works as user interface to display the real time test results received from the device.
  • an integrated health care device wherein said device is embedded with a combination of sensors adapted to focus on individual patient management rather than just an individual test and wherein said sensors are capable of providing more rapid and accurate results.
  • an integrated health care device wherein said device is having a telemedicine module capable of helping in getting medical consultation with a qualified doctor or a nurse in locations where these services are not available on required basis. This in association with other available modules and diagnostics will help to provide a more comprehensive Primary health care service.
  • an integrated multipurpose health care device wherein said device is embedded with integrated patient management application for patient registration, recording of relevant history, conducting diagnostics helps to screen for key differential health conditions.
  • the embedded management application in conjunction with Basic decision support system guides a health worker to refer a patient using referral module or seek teleconsultation using disclosed telemedicine module, wherein with the help of Identity management system, patients can be followed up easily and multiple visits linked to the patient record. It will also help in referral to hospitals and access patient record remotely.
  • the applicant has successfully optimized the current healthcare system in combination of various intelligent analytical features and developed an innovative healthcare device which is automated with no manual intervention that enable easy access to the users in rural area to use without any helping hand, track and manage their health.
  • a multipurpose healthcare system comprising an integrated multipurpose healthcare device as explained in one of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention which is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, a cloud server capable of receiving, communicating back and forth with the device and analyzing the received health related information, an electronic device capable of communicating with the healthcare device over a wireless connection and executing instructions for managing health conditions of the individual, wherein said system is characterized in that by the device capable of remotely managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time and operable without any manual intervention even in rural areas, wherein said electronic device is installed with a dedicated application interface for wireless back and forth communication with the healthcare device, therefore helping in displaying health test results in real time.
  • said healthcare device is provided with a telemedicine module and a Basic decision support system of the healthcare device in conjunction with the dedicated application is capable of referring a user to the nearest health facility and providing teleconsultation to the users
  • said device is capable of user’s identity registration, managing user’s identity, recording relevant user’s history and conducting diagnostics, wherein, said user’s identity registration, managing user’s identity and recording relevant user’s history may be carried out remotely.
  • said integrated multipurpose healthcare device is embedded with a personalised wireless internet connection unit capable of directly establishing a wireless connection between the electronic device and the healthcare device for carrying out the health related operations to give health test results
  • the cloud server receives and stores the aggregated information generated between electronic devices and healthcare devices and the same is accessed on the dashboard of the application interface in electronic devices, wherein, said electronic devices are preferably smartphones, tablets or computers.
  • a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprising of switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device, commanding to conduct a predetermined health test, conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time, and wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost, wherein, said power switch mode is selected from battery mode, external AC supply mode and charging mode and said predetermined health test or health related operations are conducted to determine Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin level, Blood Sugar level, Sp02 (Blood oxygen level), Body temperature, child health, Reproductive and Sexual health, Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension and is diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typho
  • a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprising of switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device, commanding to conduct a predetermined health test, conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time, and wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost, wherein, said connections are established to create network for exchanging information among a healthcare device, a cloud server, the electronic device and a higher healthcare hub, and wherein, said healthcare device is an integrated multipurpose healthcare device characterized in that by a reduced weight, increased compactness and efficient management power consumption, wherein, said healthcare device weighs less than 1 Kg.
  • said healthcare device is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, wherein, said health related information is communicatively processed further a wireless connection, electronic device and higher healthcare hub for managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time without any manual intervention even in rural areas, wherein, said health information are related to Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Body temperature, pregnancy, child health, Reproductive and Sexual health, performed ECG, lipid and renal tests and HbA1 c test, wherein, said RDT chamber communicatively generates quick and precise results through a diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis, disease identified using urine 5 parameter test, urine 2 parameter test and Urine Acr test and Dengue being some of them, common Infections like Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Non Communic
  • said electronic device is selected from smartphones, tablets and computers embedded with a dedicated application interface for securely logging in for commanding and conducting the predetermined health test to give test results being displayed on the electronic device, wherein, said successful connection establishment as explained in one of the above embodiment is indicated by indicators based in the healthcare device.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the functioning of power switch mode operable for integrated multipurpose healthcare (IMH) device 47, there is provided a switch 21 that controls the kind of power supply to the IMH device 47, wherein, the kind of power supply to IMH device 47 is through a power adapter 17 or through the dedicated battery 18 of IMH device 47.
  • IMH integrated multipurpose healthcare
  • the power button (switch) 21 when power is to be supplied to IMH device 47 through power adapter 17, the power button (switch) 21 is switched on to activate the power adapter 17, wherein, the power adapter 17 further sends the signal to relay section 19 for power mode selection 20 in order to initialize the IMH system by starting the wireless tethering and SSID generation and indicating on successful connection establishment with an electronic device (not shown in the diagram), wherein the electronic device is provided with an application interface which is configured to transfer command to the IMH device 47 for conducting various health operations, whenever the power button (switch) 21 is switched on corresponding to the power adapter 17, it sends another signal to Control IC 23 for sending the status 24 in respect of power switch mode, which is further indicated through the battery status LED 25, wherein, whenever the Control IC 23 receives signal from power adapter 17 or switch 21 or battery 18, it generates and sends relevant information to control 22 the relay section 19.
  • the power button (switch) 21 is switched on to activate the battery 18, wherein, the battery 18 further sends the signal to relay section 19 for power mode selection 20 in order to initialize the IMH system by starting the wireless tethering and SSID generation and indicating on successful connection establishment with an electronic device (not shown in the diagram).
  • the output B from power selection mode 20 is the battery management system of the IMH device 47 that further initializes and prepares it to start carrying out the required operations on receiving command 50 from the electronic device (not shown in the diagram), wherein said IMH system is the system as claimed in claim 1 1 .
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the working mechanism, synergistic arrangement of the components and working of battery management system of one of the exemplary integrated multipurpose healthcare (IMH) device (47), wherein, the power received from the power selection mode 20 is fed to the IMH device 47 through the battery management system B, wherein, the battery management system B distributes power at required predetermined voltage to different components of the IMH device 47 in order to efficiently manage the power consumption, wherein, said different components are control and processing unit (CPU) 61 , multiplexers and demultiplexers 65, one or more sensors in combination with each other which are configured to be employed with Pulse oximeter for determining Sp02 52, Infrared thermometer for determining contactless body temperature 68, Glucose meter for measuring the Blood Glucose level 62, Haemoglobin meter for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 of an individual, Non-invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) 64 meter and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber 66 for conducting various diagnostic tests, wherein, Rapid Diagnostic Test
  • the battery management system B receives a constant voltage supply of 12V (49) from the power switch mode and is configured to supply the same to NIBP 64 and LED control 63 which is in conjunction with RDT chamber 66 for powering them to carry out their operations, whereas, the battery management system B with the help of a voltage converter (not shown in the diagram) converts the voltage of 12 V (49) to 5V (48) and supply the same to CPU 61 , multiplexers and demultiplexers 65, Pulse oximeter for determining Sp02 52, Glucose meter for measuring the Blood Glucose level 62 and Haemoglobin meter for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 of an individual, wherein, the CPU 61 via 67 further supplies the predetermined voltage of 3V to Infrared thermometer for determining contactless body temperature 68.
  • the CPU 61 Whenever the command 50 is received by the CPU 61 of the IMH device (47) from the application interface of the electronic device (not shown in the diagram) for conducting a predetermined operation, the CPU 61 further sends a signal corresponding to the received command to give control 59 to the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 for receiving and sending multiple instructions to one or more sensors at a time dedicated for determining Sp02 52, measuring blood pressure using NIBP 64, measuring the Blood Glucose level 62 and for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 in accordance with the command 50 given by the user, once the above sensors execute the command 50 given by the user, the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 again receives the health related information from one or more sensors performing the predetermined operation as per the command 50 through 53 or 54 or 56 or 57 or in combination thereof, and sending said health related information to CPU 61 for processing and analysis, preparing the same for displaying on the electronic device in the form of test results 69 and terminating a particular predetermined operation followed by giving an option for
  • the CPU 61 receives the command 50 and sends signal to the sensor corresponding to the Infrared Thermometer via 60 for determining contactless body temperature 68, the information with respect to the body temperature is received back by the CPU 61 via 60 for processing, analysing and displaying the same on the electronic device in the form of test result 69.
  • test results may comprise of health related information, if the results are normal or abnormal, if the aggregate information constitutes low risk, medium risk or high risk, hinting the user about the overall health condition of an individual, teleconsultation and telemedicine for instant help and referral to the nearest health facility for further treatment.
  • Figure 3 illustrates the working mechanism, synergistic arrangement of the components and working of battery management system of another exemplary integrated multipurpose healthcare (IMH) device (47).
  • IMH integrated multipurpose healthcare
  • the battery management system B receives a constant voltage supply of 12V (49) from the power switch mode and is configured to supply the same to NIBP 64, LED control 63 which is in conjunction with RDT chamber 66 and 12 lead ECG 76 for powering them to carry out their operations, whereas, the battery management system B with the help of a voltage converter (not shown in the diagram) converts the voltage of 12 V (49) to 5V (48), 6V (78) and 3V (71 ) and the same is supplied to the different components of the IMH device 47 as per their predetermined voltage at which they are capable of conducting health operations, wherein, 5V (48) is supplied to CPU 61 , multiplexers and demultiplexers 65, Pulse oximeter for determining Sp02 52 and to the sensor dedicated to measure the Lipid and Renal function 77, wherein, 3V (71 ) is supplied to Glucose meter for measuring the Blood Glucose level 62, Infrared Thermometer for determining contactless body temperature and to Haem
  • the CPU 61 is provided with a port for USB camera 79 for capturing the image. This image captured is processed using advanced machine learning algorithms to provide results for all tests conducted using RDT reader like Pregnancy test, Syphilis, Malaria, Hepatitis B etc.
  • the CPU 61 Whenever the command 50 is received by the CPU 61 of the IMH device (47) from the application interface of the electronic device (not shown in the diagram) for conducting a predetermined operation, the CPU 61 further sends a signal corresponding to the received command to give control 59 to the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 for receiving and sending multiple instructions to one or more sensors at a time which is dedicated for determining Sp02 52 via 54, measuring blood pressure using NIBP 64 via 57, measuring the Blood Glucose level 62 via 56, conducting 12 lead ECG via 75, determining lipid and Renal function 77 via 74, conducting HbA1 c 73 test via 72 and for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 via 53 in accordance with the command 50 given by the user
  • the CPU 61 receives the command 50 and sends signal to the sensor corresponding to the Infrared Thermometer via 60 for determining contactless body temperature 68, the information with respect to the body temperature is received back by the CPU 61 via 60 for processing, analysing and displaying the same on the electronic device in the form of test result 69.
  • test results may comprise of health related information if the results are normal or abnormal, if the aggregate information constitutes low risk, medium risk or high risk, hinting the user about the overall health condition of an individual, teleconsultation and telemedicine for instant help, referring the user to the nearest hospital for further treatment or referring the user to higher healthcare hub.
  • FIG. 4 shows a flowchart for a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health that starts with switching on the device (80), selecting and indicating a power switch mode (81 ) for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations (82) and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, the users logs in (83) securely and connects with an electronic device (84) for giving command through the same, wherein, electronic device is preferably an android device, patient registration with identity (85) is done, either it further go for disease history already taken (86) if the user/patient is not registering with identity (85) for the first time and directly move to the compilation of test results otherwise it goes for sending command (87) to conduct a predetermined diagnostic health test from the android device to the healthcare device (47), taking
  • sensors has been used in this specification, it signifies that component of the IMH device 47 that senses the command 50 relayed through CPU 61 and multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 or only through the CPU 61 responsible for conducting health tests in accordance with the command 50, wherein, the such sensors are integrated part of said components, wherein components may be pulse oximeter, NIBP meter, RDT chamber, Infrared thermometer, equipment for conducting HbA1 c test, Blood Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, 12 lead ECG and equipment for determining Lipid and Renal function.

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Abstract

of the Invention Disclosed herein a lightweight, compact and power efficient integrated multipurpose healthcare device comprising of one or more ports, one or more sensors in combination with each other adapted to focus on an individual's complete health management, multi-layered circuit board capable of receiving commands for conducting predetermined operations and processing health related information to give test results and battery management system embedded in the multi-layered circuit board capable of managing power to be supplied to different components of the device. There is provided a multipurpose healthcare system characterized in that it is capable of remotely managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time and operable without any manual intervention even in rural areas. There is also provided a method characterized in that the health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost.

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INTEGRATED MULTIPURPOSE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, DEVICE AND USE THEREOF
Field of the Invention
This invention, in general relates in a field of diagnostics. More particularly, the present invention provides an integrated multipurpose healthcare device for monitoring, diagnosis and management of multiple health issues in real time.
Background of the Invention
Currently there are software applications for Identity management, Client registration and Client follow up. After Client Registration, client symptoms and examination must be recorded as per standard medical protocol. Based on this multiple diagnostic test are to be done, which currently requires taking a few millilitres of blood, sending across to the laboratory, waiting for the results, which may take anywhere between 1 to few days. This may result in delay in the initiation of the treatment and could cause potential harm to the client. In case of these diagnostic tests, the health worker is not trained to conduct the tests and interpret the results, especially in areas with not so developed healthcare systems. The system is highly dependent on the presence of trained doctors and laboratory technicians, which may not be the case in rural areas.
Currently this is being addressed using isolated point of care technologies like Blood Pressure instrument, Pulse oximeter, Thermometer, Glucose meter haemoglobin meter and other diagnostic devices, etc. However, these diagnostic devices, works as a diagnostic device only, rather than a more comprehensive patient management solution where all facilities for patient registration, recording of relevant history, diagnostics, decision support system, Telemedicine and referral application is available on a single device.
US6402691 B1 discloses a system for remotely monitoring the medical condition of a number of individual patients from a centralized location. The system includes a plurality of remote monitoring units that each include both a wireless transmission device and a conventional modem for communicating over voice telephone lines. The dual modes of transmission allow the remote monitoring unit to communicate either over a wireless communication network, if available or over conventional telephone wires. The remote monitoring unit includes a voice processing system that provides audio prompts and directions to the patient to direct the patient through the vital sign data gathering sequence. The audio prompts instruct the patient on the particular steps and timing for the vital sign data gathering sequence. Once the vital sign data has been acquired, the control unit of the remote monitoring unit determines whether a wireless transmission network is available. Based on the availability of the wireless communication network, the control unit of the remote monitoring unit selects either a wireless transmission or a conventional modem transmission method for the vital sign data. The vital sign data is compiled in a main data collection station that stores an displays the vital sign data for each patient being monitored. The vital sign data contained within the main data collection station is accessible by multiple workstations through conventional web-based communication techniques.
US20140235963A1 discloses a health care medical device includes one or more medical sensor devices, an assembly that houses the one or more medical sensor devices and a mobile electronic computing device with a display. The mobile electronic computing device is secured to the assembly. Medical data from the one or more medical sensor devices is transmitted to the mobile electronic computing device.
US5687734AA discloses a flexible patient monitoring system which interfaces a telemetry subsystem with a network by way of a telemetry transmission receiving system and a network controller. The telemetry subsystem includes one or more monitoring instruments, a multiport transmitter, a telemetry subsystem interface, a backchannel receiver module, and a telemetry docking station. The flexible patient monitoring system may be configured to operate in at least four modes: ambulatory telemetry mode, wherein the multiport transmitter is operated independently of other monitoring instruments and is powered by an internal power source; docked telemetry mode, wherein the multiport transmitter is connected to the telemetry docking station for transfer of data and power; simple instrument telemetry mode, wherein, the multiport transmitter and a primary monitoring instrument or an auxiliary monitoring instrument are connected together for transfer of data; and docked instrument telemetry mode, wherein the multiport transmitter and a primary monitoring instrument or an auxiliary monitoring instrument are attached to the telemetry docking station for transfer of data (and optionally for transfer of power to the multiport transmitter). Wireless communications between the telemetry subsystem and various nodes on the network are thus enabled. Information may be provided to and from the telemetry subsystem interface via the multiport transmitter.
US5558638A discloses a system for monitoring the health and medical requirements of a plurality of patients located at remote sites and providing these requirements to a care center. At the patient site, there is a base unit, which can be connected to a number of sensors and/or recorders with sensors. The sensors are for monitoring the patient's medical state and the recorders are for recording the medical data. The base unit stores the data and transfers the data to a care center, where the data is stored and analyzed. The care center may likewise communicate with the base unit and may reconfigure the base unit based on the data analyzed. The data retrieved from the base units is accessible on a local area network and care providers of the patients may monitor their patients by accessing the local area network.
WO2009138968A2 discloses a safe healthcare delivery system by means of specific enhancements to existing devices in the form of software or hardware and additional safety of the whole system is ensured by means Authentication Device, Medicine Dispenser Device and Consumable/Sample Disposal Device.
However, it is observed in the above prior arts that healthcare devices or systems or apparatus are working on an isolated point of care technologies and all testing equipment are not integrated in a single device or apparatus to give results, even if they are integrated as a single unit, the resultant device or apparatus has a limited number of sensors, thereby catering to limited number of diseases and despite sensors being limited in number, the resultant device or apparatus is becoming bulky and hence, not very portable. Most of these devices in the above-mentioned prior arts are meant for home monitoring by patients, who may not find it easy to operate, some systems even require a patient to manually enter the diagnostic data. Also, in order to form an integrated device or apparatus, it involved too complicated connections and setups, and therefore it required trained operator for operating the same. Till now, such healthcare devices or apparatuses or systems have been designed in view of keeping care of patients and not just any person suffering from very common illness.
It would be desirable, therefore, to develop an improved and innovative health care device, which is capable of monitoring, diagnosing and guiding the patient in an intelligent manner and obviates the challenges that exists in the prior arts as mentioned above.
Summary of the Invention
The various objectives and embodiments of present invention as presented herein are understood to be illustrative and not restrictive and are non-limiting with respect to the scope of the invention.
It is an advantage of the invention to provide an integrated healthcare device for monitoring, diagnosis and managing health condition in an intelligent and cost-effective manner even by a partly trained user.
Accordingly, the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a health care device developed with an intelligent combination of electronic hardware and associated system which will allow the patient or users to use the same for monitoring, diagnosis and also offering the guidance to manage a health condition even without the availability of a fully trained healthcare personnel.
It is one of the objective of the present invention to provide a lightweight, portable healthcare device capable of functioning even in areas where no network connection is available or where communication is not possible.
It is one of the objective of the present invention to provide a healthcare device capable of managing power efficiently.
It is one of the objective of the present invention to provide a handy healthcare device capable of conducting multiple non-invasive health tests on human body.
It is one of the objective of the present invention to provide a lightweight healthcare device that avoids complex setup and adopts easy connectivity in a cost effective manner.
Another advantage according to the present invention is that the technical problem being solved for the requirement of multiple diagnostic tests, frequent follow-ups and ability to manage the commonly prevalent diseases in rural and semirural areas, which is commonly called as Primary Health care in a remote location with deficient staff, wherein these common conditions include but not limited to the Care of the pregnant women, Childcare, Reproductive and Sexual health, common Infections like Malaria, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Non Communicable disease like Diabetes, Heart disease, Kidney disease and Hypertension.
Most of the health conditions mentioned according to the present invention require an integrated management system providing integration of Identity management system, client registration, integration of various point of technologies decision support system and a referral system adapted to work in a harmonious manner for improving patient care.
The present invention provides a compact, portable integrated health care device for diagnosis and management of multiple health issues in real time, wherein said device is functioning by employing Internet of things (loT), advanced image processing and machine learning technology intelligently, which enables automated diagnostic test readings, centralized analytic reporting and remote configuration. The health care device according to the present invention helps in providing better accessibility and affordability of healthcare services, especially developed for remote rural areas and adapted to use without intervention of trained resources and avoid manual and iterative process.
Another concept of the present invention to provide an intelligent device that diagnoses the health condition with high accuracy, and within minutes, wherein said device consume very less power, and it is smoothly operational even without the need of a full-fledged laboratory hence it is very cost effective and equally suitable for remote locations.
Another concept of the present invention to provide an intelligent automatic device, wherein said devices is configurable to require less amount of blood sample for test and provide fast result with greater accuracy.
Another concept of the present invention to provide an intelligent automatic device, wherein said devices is configurable to have wide measuring range to enable better and accurate diagnosis.
The healthcare device according to the present invention, wherein said device is having a communication interface enabling to allow fast and hassle-free communication.
The healthcare device according to the present invention, wherein said device is having a Control & Processing Unit capable of achieving Low processing time, Greater data transfer speed, preferably control and processing unit (CPU) capable of clocking the speed of 1 GHz with 512MB RAM.
Another advantage which is provided is that the present invention does not require a full- fledged laboratory to conduct any simple or diagnostic health test as the disclosed integrated multipurpose healthcare device need not to carry processes such as centrifugation and refrigeration of samples as it gives test results in real time. Also, there is a high chance that samples do get mixed with each other and there will be difficulty in the identification of samples and which is a well-known cause for the errors in laboratory in the past. The present invention has overcome the cause for errors in the past and minimized the additional cost for health test which used to get incurred in laboratory, since the disclosed device is capable of conducting health tests irrespective of locations. However, the advantage of said system is not limited to the above-mentioned applications and are customised and extended to various applications on the need bases.
In accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is an integrated multipurpose healthcare device comprising one or more ports for receiving multiple health related information from humans, one or more sensors in combination with each other adapted to focus on an individual’s complete health management by providing rapid and accurate diagnostic test results, wherein, atleast one sensor is operably connected to atleast one port, multi-layered circuit board capable of receiving commands for conducting predetermined operations and processing health related information to give test results, wherein, said multi layered circuit board receives health related information from ports via sensors, battery management system embedded in the multi-layered circuit board capable of managing power to be supplied to the sensors, ports and multi-layered circuit board entirely depending on the requirement of the user and wherein said device is characterized in that by a synergistic arrangement among the sensors, multi-layered circuit board and battery management system for reducing the weight of device, increasing the compactness and efficiently managing the power consumption, wherein, said battery management system is characterized in that it is capable of operating in multiple power switch mode and employed with indicators to reflect the current operating status of the device.
In accordance with above exemplary embodiment of the invention, wherein, said multi-layered circuit board comprises of a control and processing unit (CPU), atleast one multiplexer and one demultiplexer for receiving and processing the health related information from the ports via sensors to give test results, wherein, said multi-layered circuit board has atleast four layers.
In accordance with above exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein, said health information are related to measurement of Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Pulse Oxymeter, Pulse rate, Body temperature, pregnancy, common Infections like Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and other tests for diagnosing multiple ailments like Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension, and Maternal and child health ailments, common Infectious diseases and Reproductive and Sexual health,.
In accordance with above exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein, said health related information are received from ports via sensors by the multi-layered circuit board and communicatively processed further for managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time without any manual intervention even in rural areas, wherein, said multiple power switch mode is selected from battery mode, external AC supply mode and charging mode. In accordance with above exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein said RDT chamber communicatively generates quick and precise results through a diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis and Dengue being some of them.
In accordance with an another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is an integrated multipurpose healthcare device comprising one or more ports for receiving multiple health related information from humans, one or more sensors in combination with each other adapted to focus on an individual’s complete health management by providing rapid and accurate results, wherein, atleast one sensor is operably connected to atleast one port, multi layered circuit board capable of receiving commands for conducting predetermined operations and processing health related information to give test results, wherein, said multi-layered circuit board receives health related information from ports via sensors, battery management system embedded in the multi-layered circuit board capable of managing power to be supplied to the sensors, ports and multi-layered circuit board entirely depending on the requirement of the user and wherein said device is characterized in that by a synergistic arrangement among the sensors, multi-layered circuit board and battery management system for reducing the weight of device, increasing the compactness and efficiently managing the power consumption, wherein, said battery management system is characterized in that it is capable of operating in multiple power switch mode and employed with indicators to reflect the current operating status of the device, wherein, said one or more sensors are configured to be employed with Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber or wherein, said one or more sensors are configured to be employed with Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter, ECG, Lipid and Renal Function, HbA1 c and advanced version of Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber, wherein ECG is performed on 12 leads.
In accordance with just above embodiment of the present invention, wherein, said Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter, ECG, Lipid and Renal Function, HbA1 c and RDT chamber conducts their operations at a predetermined voltage, wherein, said predetermined voltage is an optimized voltage supplied by the power switch mode and managed by the battery management system.
In accordance with an another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a multipurpose healthcare system comprising an integrated multipurpose healthcare device as explained in one of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention which is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, a cloud server capable of receiving, communicating back and forth with the device and analyzing the received health related information, an electronic device capable of communicating with the healthcare device via cloud server and executing instructions for managing health conditions of the individual, wherein said system is characterized in that by the device capable of remotely managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time and operable without any manual intervention even in rural areas.
In accordance with yet an another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprising of switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device, commanding to conduct a predetermined health test, conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time, and wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost.
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Figure 1 shows operation of power switch mode connected to battery management system B.
Figure 2 shows an integrated multipurpose healthcare device and its functioning.
Figure 3 shows an integrated multipurpose healthcare device capable of conducting ECG, lipid and renal test functions and HbA1 c test along with the tests within the scope of the present invention.
Detailed Description of the Invention
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a health care device which is capable of performing diagnostic tests, wherein the health conditions are included but not limited to Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Pulse Oxymeter, and Body temperature.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a health care device Rapid Diagnostic test reader, as a component of the main device to read any rapid diagnostic test like Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis, Dengue being some of them.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a health care device, wherein said device is configurable to consist a plurality of analytical and diagnostic kits in an innovative way to achieve fast, accurate and real time results and wherein said kits are included but not limited to Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter and, Haemoglobin meter.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the device is provided a Non-invasive SP02 & Pulse rate measurement and blood pressure monitor, which is configurable to work on a wider measuring range, faster with high accuracy and better resolution.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the device is provided a contactless thermometer, wherein it is capable of measure the temperature ranging 70-380 °F for the object with high accuracy, wherein said thermometer is configurable to work on measurement resolution of 0.02°C and 35e viewing angle and wherein it has characteristics to save power by sleep mode mechanism to reduce power consumption.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a health care device, wherein said device uses the wireless technology (IEEE 802.1 1 b/g/n on 2.4 GHz ISM band) for the back and forth communication with the mobile phones with wireless connectivity and wherein the test images are being transfer using CSI Protocol to the central processor and wherein at the user end, an android application works as user interface to display the real time test results received from the device.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an integrated health care device, wherein said device is embedded with a combination of sensors adapted to focus on individual patient management rather than just an individual test and wherein said sensors are capable of providing more rapid and accurate results.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an integrated health care device, wherein said device is having a telemedicine module capable of helping in getting medical consultation with a qualified doctor or a nurse in locations where these services are not available on required basis. This in association with other available modules and diagnostics will help to provide a more comprehensive Primary health care service.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an integrated multipurpose health care device, wherein said device is embedded with integrated patient management application for patient registration, recording of relevant history, conducting diagnostics helps to screen for key differential health conditions. The embedded management application in conjunction with Basic decision support system guides a health worker to refer a patient using referral module or seek teleconsultation using disclosed telemedicine module, wherein with the help of Identity management system, patients can be followed up easily and multiple visits linked to the patient record. It will also help in referral to hospitals and access patient record remotely.
In accordance with the present invention, the applicant has successfully optimized the current healthcare system in combination of various intelligent analytical features and developed an innovative healthcare device which is automated with no manual intervention that enable easy access to the users in rural area to use without any helping hand, track and manage their health.
In accordance with an another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a multipurpose healthcare system comprising an integrated multipurpose healthcare device as explained in one of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention which is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, a cloud server capable of receiving, communicating back and forth with the device and analyzing the received health related information, an electronic device capable of communicating with the healthcare device over a wireless connection and executing instructions for managing health conditions of the individual, wherein said system is characterized in that by the device capable of remotely managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time and operable without any manual intervention even in rural areas, wherein said electronic device is installed with a dedicated application interface for wireless back and forth communication with the healthcare device, therefore helping in displaying health test results in real time.
In accordance with just above exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein said healthcare device is provided with a telemedicine module and a Basic decision support system of the healthcare device in conjunction with the dedicated application is capable of referring a user to the nearest health facility and providing teleconsultation to the users, said device is capable of user’s identity registration, managing user’s identity, recording relevant user’s history and conducting diagnostics, wherein, said user’s identity registration, managing user’s identity and recording relevant user’s history may be carried out remotely.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, wherein, said integrated multipurpose healthcare device is embedded with a personalised wireless internet connection unit capable of directly establishing a wireless connection between the electronic device and the healthcare device for carrying out the health related operations to give health test results, wherein, the cloud server receives and stores the aggregated information generated between electronic devices and healthcare devices and the same is accessed on the dashboard of the application interface in electronic devices, wherein, said electronic devices are preferably smartphones, tablets or computers.
In accordance with yet an another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprising of switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device, commanding to conduct a predetermined health test, conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time, and wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost, wherein, said power switch mode is selected from battery mode, external AC supply mode and charging mode and said predetermined health test or health related operations are conducted to determine Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin level, Blood Sugar level, Sp02 (Blood oxygen level), Body temperature, child health, Reproductive and Sexual health, Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension and is diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis, disease identified using urine 5 parameter test, urine 2 parameter test and Urine Acr test and Dengue being some of them. In accordance with yet an another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprising of switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device, commanding to conduct a predetermined health test, conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time, and wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost, wherein, said connections are established to create network for exchanging information among a healthcare device, a cloud server, the electronic device and a higher healthcare hub, and wherein, said healthcare device is an integrated multipurpose healthcare device characterized in that by a reduced weight, increased compactness and efficient management power consumption, wherein, said healthcare device weighs less than 1 Kg.
In accordance with just above embodiment of the present invention, wherein, said healthcare device is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, wherein, said health related information is communicatively processed further a wireless connection, electronic device and higher healthcare hub for managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time without any manual intervention even in rural areas, wherein, said health information are related to Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Body temperature, pregnancy, child health, Reproductive and Sexual health, performed ECG, lipid and renal tests and HbA1 c test, wherein, said RDT chamber communicatively generates quick and precise results through a diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis, disease identified using urine 5 parameter test, urine 2 parameter test and Urine Acr test and Dengue being some of them, common Infections like Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension, Non-invasive SP02 and Pulse rate measurement.
In accordance with one of the above embodiment of the present invention, wherein, said electronic device is selected from smartphones, tablets and computers embedded with a dedicated application interface for securely logging in for commanding and conducting the predetermined health test to give test results being displayed on the electronic device, wherein, said successful connection establishment as explained in one of the above embodiment is indicated by indicators based in the healthcare device. The disclosed detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure are depicted in the accompanying labelled block diagrams. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.
Figure 1 illustrates the functioning of power switch mode operable for integrated multipurpose healthcare (IMH) device 47, there is provided a switch 21 that controls the kind of power supply to the IMH device 47, wherein, the kind of power supply to IMH device 47 is through a power adapter 17 or through the dedicated battery 18 of IMH device 47. In rural areas, where the balance between the demand and supply of electricity is not satisfactory, under such circumstances, users mostly have to rely on the dedicated charged battery 18 for conducting various operations on IMH device 47, but whenever applicable, users are also capable of directly connecting the IMH device 47 with the external AC supply, i.e. power adapter 17 with the help of switch 21 . In case, when power is to be supplied to IMH device 47 through power adapter 17, the power button (switch) 21 is switched on to activate the power adapter 17, wherein, the power adapter 17 further sends the signal to relay section 19 for power mode selection 20 in order to initialize the IMH system by starting the wireless tethering and SSID generation and indicating on successful connection establishment with an electronic device (not shown in the diagram), wherein the electronic device is provided with an application interface which is configured to transfer command to the IMH device 47 for conducting various health operations, whenever the power button (switch) 21 is switched on corresponding to the power adapter 17, it sends another signal to Control IC 23 for sending the status 24 in respect of power switch mode, which is further indicated through the battery status LED 25, wherein, whenever the Control IC 23 receives signal from power adapter 17 or switch 21 or battery 18, it generates and sends relevant information to control 22 the relay section 19. In case when power is to be supplied to IMH device 47 through battery 18, the power button (switch) 21 is switched on to activate the battery 18, wherein, the battery 18 further sends the signal to relay section 19 for power mode selection 20 in order to initialize the IMH system by starting the wireless tethering and SSID generation and indicating on successful connection establishment with an electronic device (not shown in the diagram). The output B from power selection mode 20 is the battery management system of the IMH device 47 that further initializes and prepares it to start carrying out the required operations on receiving command 50 from the electronic device (not shown in the diagram), wherein said IMH system is the system as claimed in claim 1 1 . Figure 2 illustrates the working mechanism, synergistic arrangement of the components and working of battery management system of one of the exemplary integrated multipurpose healthcare (IMH) device (47), wherein, the power received from the power selection mode 20 is fed to the IMH device 47 through the battery management system B, wherein, the battery management system B distributes power at required predetermined voltage to different components of the IMH device 47 in order to efficiently manage the power consumption, wherein, said different components are control and processing unit (CPU) 61 , multiplexers and demultiplexers 65, one or more sensors in combination with each other which are configured to be employed with Pulse oximeter for determining Sp02 52, Infrared thermometer for determining contactless body temperature 68, Glucose meter for measuring the Blood Glucose level 62, Haemoglobin meter for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 of an individual, Non-invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) 64 meter and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber 66 for conducting various diagnostic tests, wherein, Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber 66 has an LED which is controlled by an LED control 63, wherein, the above different components are capable of carrying out their functions at a predetermined voltage of either 12V (49) or 5V (48). The battery management system B receives a constant voltage supply of 12V (49) from the power switch mode and is configured to supply the same to NIBP 64 and LED control 63 which is in conjunction with RDT chamber 66 for powering them to carry out their operations, whereas, the battery management system B with the help of a voltage converter (not shown in the diagram) converts the voltage of 12 V (49) to 5V (48) and supply the same to CPU 61 , multiplexers and demultiplexers 65, Pulse oximeter for determining Sp02 52, Glucose meter for measuring the Blood Glucose level 62 and Haemoglobin meter for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 of an individual, wherein, the CPU 61 via 67 further supplies the predetermined voltage of 3V to Infrared thermometer for determining contactless body temperature 68. Whenever the command 50 is received by the CPU 61 of the IMH device (47) from the application interface of the electronic device (not shown in the diagram) for conducting a predetermined operation, the CPU 61 further sends a signal corresponding to the received command to give control 59 to the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 for receiving and sending multiple instructions to one or more sensors at a time dedicated for determining Sp02 52, measuring blood pressure using NIBP 64, measuring the Blood Glucose level 62 and for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 in accordance with the command 50 given by the user, once the above sensors execute the command 50 given by the user, the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 again receives the health related information from one or more sensors performing the predetermined operation as per the command 50 through 53 or 54 or 56 or 57 or in combination thereof, and sending said health related information to CPU 61 for processing and analysis, preparing the same for displaying on the electronic device in the form of test results 69 and terminating a particular predetermined operation followed by giving an option for requesting an another command F. If in case the received command 50 is for conducting a predetermined operation in respect of measuring contactless body temperature 68, the CPU 61 receives the command 50 and sends signal to the sensor corresponding to the Infrared Thermometer via 60 for determining contactless body temperature 68, the information with respect to the body temperature is received back by the CPU 61 via 60 for processing, analysing and displaying the same on the electronic device in the form of test result 69. If in case the received command 50 is for conducting a predetermined operation in respect of a diagnostic test, the CPU 61 receives the command 50 and sends signal to the Rapid Diagnostic Test chamber 66 via 58 for conducting a diagnostic test as per the command 50, once the diagnostic test is conducted, it sends back the information related to the diagnostic test via 58 to the CPU 61 for processing, analysing and displaying the same on the electronic device in the form of test result 69, wherein test results may comprise of health related information, if the results are normal or abnormal, if the aggregate information constitutes low risk, medium risk or high risk, hinting the user about the overall health condition of an individual, teleconsultation and telemedicine for instant help and referral to the nearest health facility for further treatment.
Figure 3 illustrates the working mechanism, synergistic arrangement of the components and working of battery management system of another exemplary integrated multipurpose healthcare (IMH) device (47). In addition to the sensors shown in figure 2 for conducting various health operations in order to obtain health related information, there are few more sensors been integrated in the device for conducting some even more complex health tests and therefore accordingly the working of battery management system is changed. The battery management system B receives a constant voltage supply of 12V (49) from the power switch mode and is configured to supply the same to NIBP 64, LED control 63 which is in conjunction with RDT chamber 66 and 12 lead ECG 76 for powering them to carry out their operations, whereas, the battery management system B with the help of a voltage converter (not shown in the diagram) converts the voltage of 12 V (49) to 5V (48), 6V (78) and 3V (71 ) and the same is supplied to the different components of the IMH device 47 as per their predetermined voltage at which they are capable of conducting health operations, wherein, 5V (48) is supplied to CPU 61 , multiplexers and demultiplexers 65, Pulse oximeter for determining Sp02 52 and to the sensor dedicated to measure the Lipid and Renal function 77, wherein, 3V (71 ) is supplied to Glucose meter for measuring the Blood Glucose level 62, Infrared Thermometer for determining contactless body temperature and to Haemoglobin meter for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 of an individual, wherein, 6V is supplied to the sensor responsible for conducting HbA1 c 73 test. The CPU 61 is provided with a port for USB camera 79 for capturing the image. This image captured is processed using advanced machine learning algorithms to provide results for all tests conducted using RDT reader like Pregnancy test, Syphilis, Malaria, Hepatitis B etc. Whenever the command 50 is received by the CPU 61 of the IMH device (47) from the application interface of the electronic device (not shown in the diagram) for conducting a predetermined operation, the CPU 61 further sends a signal corresponding to the received command to give control 59 to the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 for receiving and sending multiple instructions to one or more sensors at a time which is dedicated for determining Sp02 52 via 54, measuring blood pressure using NIBP 64 via 57, measuring the Blood Glucose level 62 via 56, conducting 12 lead ECG via 75, determining lipid and Renal function 77 via 74, conducting HbA1 c 73 test via 72 and for measuring the haemoglobin level 51 via 53 in accordance with the command 50 given by the user, once the above sensors execute the command 50 given by the user, the multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 again receives the health related information from one or more sensors performing the predetermined operations as per the command 50 through 53 or 54 or 56 or 57 or 75 or 74 or 72 or in combination thereof, and sends said health related information to CPU 61 for further processing, analysis and preparing the same for displaying on the electronic device in the form of test results 69 and terminating a particular predetermined operation followed by giving an option for requesting an another command F on the electronic device. If in case the received command 50 is for conducting a predetermined operation in respect of measuring contactless body temperature 68, the CPU 61 receives the command 50 and sends signal to the sensor corresponding to the Infrared Thermometer via 60 for determining contactless body temperature 68, the information with respect to the body temperature is received back by the CPU 61 via 60 for processing, analysing and displaying the same on the electronic device in the form of test result 69. If in case the received command 50 is for conducting a predetermined operation in respect of a diagnostic test, the CPU 61 receives the command 50 and sends signal corresponding to the command 50 to the Rapid Diagnostic Test chamber 66 via 58 for conducting a diagnostic test as per the command 50, once the diagnostic test is conducted, it sends back the information related to the diagnostic test via 58 to the CPU 61 for processing, analysing and displaying the same on the electronic device in the form of test result 69, wherein test results may comprise of health related information if the results are normal or abnormal, if the aggregate information constitutes low risk, medium risk or high risk, hinting the user about the overall health condition of an individual, teleconsultation and telemedicine for instant help, referring the user to the nearest hospital for further treatment or referring the user to higher healthcare hub. There is provided one or more ports (not shown in the diagram) for receiving multiple health related information from users, wherein, atleast one sensor is operably connected to atleast one port at a time, wherein, said user is anybody on whom the health test is to be conducted. Figure 4 shows a flowchart for a method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health that starts with switching on the device (80), selecting and indicating a power switch mode (81 ) for conducting a predetermined health test, initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations (82) and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment, the users logs in (83) securely and connects with an electronic device (84) for giving command through the same, wherein, electronic device is preferably an android device, patient registration with identity (85) is done, either it further go for disease history already taken (86) if the user/patient is not registering with identity (85) for the first time and directly move to the compilation of test results otherwise it goes for sending command (87) to conduct a predetermined diagnostic health test from the android device to the healthcare device (47), taking sample (89) for conducting a predetermined health test to display the analysed test results (90) in real time, if it is found normal (91 ) or abnormal (92), both the test results are compiled as analysed test results (93), if even after compilation (93), the test results are abnormal (94), the patient is referred for further health management (96) by referring him/her to nearest health facility or if the test results are normal (95), the patient is required to follow up regularly, if required (88) for the disease history taken (86), wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost.
The term“sensors” has been used in this specification, it signifies that component of the IMH device 47 that senses the command 50 relayed through CPU 61 and multiplexers and demultiplexers 65 or only through the CPU 61 responsible for conducting health tests in accordance with the command 50, wherein, the such sensors are integrated part of said components, wherein components may be pulse oximeter, NIBP meter, RDT chamber, Infrared thermometer, equipment for conducting HbA1 c test, Blood Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, 12 lead ECG and equipment for determining Lipid and Renal function.
While the invention is amenable to various modifications and alternative forms, some embodiments have been illustrated by way of example in the drawings and are described in detail above. The intention, however, is not to limit the invention by those examples and the invention is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives to the embodiments described in this specification.
The embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner and focus of description in each embodiment is the difference from other embodiments. For same or similar parts of each embodiment, reference may be made to each other. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the above description was in respect of preferred embodiments and that various alterations and modifications are possible within the broad scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention with the necessary modifications.
Based on the description of disclosed embodiments, persons skilled in the art can implement or apply the present disclosure. Various modifications of the embodiments are apparent to persons skilled in the art, and general principles defined in the specification can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments in the specification but intends to cover the most extensive scope consistent with the principle and the novel features disclosed in the specification.

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1 . An Integrated Multipurpose Healthcare device comprises: one or more ports for receiving multiple health related information from humans; one or more sensors in combination with each other adapted to focus on an individual’s complete health management by providing rapid and accurate results, wherein, atleast one sensor is operably connected to atleast one port; multi-layered circuit board capable of receiving commands for conducting predetermined operations and processing health related information to give test results, wherein, said multi layered circuit board receives health related information from ports via sensors; battery management system embedded in the multi-layered circuit board capable of managing power to be supplied to the sensors, ports and multi-layered circuit board entirely depending on the requirement of the user; and wherein said device is characterized in that by a synergistic arrangement among the sensors, multi-layered circuit board and battery management system for reducing the weight of device, increasing the compactness and efficiently managing the power consumption, wherein, said battery management system is characterized in that it is capable of operating in multiple power switch mode and employed with indicators to reflect the current operating status of the device.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, said multi-layered circuit board comprises of a control and processing unit (CPU), atleast one multiplexer and one demultiplexer for receiving and processing the health related information from the ports via sensors to give test results, wherein, said multi-layered circuit board has atleast four layers.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said health information are related to Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Non-invasive SP02 and Pulse rate measurement, Body temperature, pregnancy test, common Infections like Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension, Urine 5 parameter test, urine 2 parameter test and Urine ACr test.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, said health related information are received from ports via sensors by the multi-layered circuit board and communicatively processed further for managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time without any manual intervention even in rural areas.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, said multiple power switch mode is selected from battery mode, external AC supply mode and charging mode.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, said one or more sensors are configured to be employed with Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber.
7. The device as claimed in claim 6, wherein, said RDT chamber communicatively generates quick and precise results through a diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Leptospirosis, disease identified using urine 5 parameter test, urine 2 parameter test and Urine Acr test and Dengue being some of them.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, said one or more sensors are configured to be employed with Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter, ECG, Lipid and Renal Function, HbAl c and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) chamber, wherein ECG is performed on 12 leads.
9. The device as claimed in claim 8, wherein, said Pulse oximeter, Infrared thermometer, Glucose meter, Haemoglobin meter, Non-invasive Blood Pressure, Sp02 meter, ECG, Lipid and Renal Function, HbA1 c and RDT chamber conducts their operations at a predetermined voltage.
10. The device as claimed in claim 9, wherein, said predetermined voltage is an optimized voltage supplied by the power switch mode and managed by the battery management system.
1 1 . A Multipurpose Healthcare System comprises: an integrated multipurpose healthcare device as claimed in claim 1 capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual; a cloud server capable of receiving, communicating back and forth with the device and analyzing the received health related information; an electronic device capable of communicating with the healthcare device over a wireless connection and executing instructions for managing health conditions of the individual, wherein, said wireless connection is established by a personalised wireless internet connection unit capable of carrying out the health related operations to give health test results, wherein, said personalised wireless internet connection unit is embedded in the integrated multipurpose healthcare device; wherein said system is characterized in that by the device capable of remotely managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time and operable without any manual intervention even in rural areas.
12. The system as claimed in claim 1 1 , wherein said electronic device is installed with a dedicated application interface for wireless back and forth communication with the healthcare device to give command for conducting health tests or diagnostic test and display their results in real time, for user’s identity registration, managing user’s identity, recording relevant user’s history and also capable of providing teleconsultation to the users.
13. The system as claimed in claim 1 1 , wherein a Basic decision support system of the healthcare device in conjunction with the dedicated application is capable of referring the user to the nearest health facility, wherein, said Basic decision support system of the healthcare device works in direct communication with the electronic device.
14. A method for managing, monitoring and diagnosing human health comprises: switching on, selecting and indicating a power switch mode for conducting a predetermined health test; initializing and establishing connections for carrying out health related operations and confirming by indicating on successful connection establishment; logging in securely for giving command through an electronic device; commanding to conduct a predetermined health test; conducting a predetermined health test to obtain analysed test results in real time; wherein, said method is characterized in that health test is conducted even if the external network connection is lost.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, said power switch mode is selected from battery mode, external AC supply mode and charging mode.
16. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, said predetermined health test or health related operations are conducted to determine Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin level, Blood Sugar level, Pulse Oxymetry, Body temperature, Urine 5 parameters , urine 2 parameters and Urine ACr ratio, information related to Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension and is diagnostic test about the identification of Pregnancy, Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Typhoid, Chikungunya, Dengue, Leptospirosis being some of them.
17. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein, said connections are established to create network for exchanging information among a healthcare device, a cloud server, the electronic device and a higher healthcare hub.
18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein, said healthcare device is an integrated multipurpose healthcare device characterized in that by a reduced weight, increased compactness and efficient management power consumption, wherein, said healthcare device weighs less than 1 Kg.
19. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein, said healthcare device is capable of receiving, processing and communicating health related information of an individual, wherein, said health related information is communicatively processed further via the cloud server, electronic device and higher healthcare hub for managing, monitoring and diagnosing multiple human health issues in real time without any manual intervention even in rural areas.
20. The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein, said health information are related to Blood Pressure, Haemoglobin, Blood Sugar, Non-invasive SP02 and Pulse rate measurement, Body temperature, pregnancy, performed ECG, lipid and renal test, HbA1 c, Urine 5 parameter test, urine 2 parameter test and Urine ACr test, common Infections like Malaria, Syphilis, HIV, Typhoid, Hepatitis B and Non Communicable disease like Diabetes and Hypertension.
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