WO2017031559A1 - Device for acquiring and transmitting heart data and vital signs - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for acquiring and transmitting heart data and vital signs comprises a data processing medium and a hardware platform which collects heart and vital signs via transducers (2) provided in the device (1), which is in fact a portable container with electrodes for heart signs (5a), glycemia sensors (5b), arterial blood pressure sensors (5c), heart rate sensors (5d), body temperature sensors (5e) and blood oxygen sensors (5f), a belt, vest or the like, and transmits the signs to a central receiving station for diagnostic purposes, using a plurality of means, for example: USB wires (7a) or dialling (7b); wireless (7c) via bluetooth, radio or cellular network (7d); GPS location (7e) or via a wire or wireless connection (7f) to the Internet.

Description

 DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART DATA AND VIAL SIGNS.

 TECHNICAL FIELD

 [001] This utility model concerns the field of information technology, notably traffic or the sending and receiving of data, and relates to a device for cardiac diagnostics and other vital signs for professional medical use, whose operational concept foresees the production of agile and reliable diagnostics, based on the transmission of data by any available means of transmission, to a receiving unit, which will process them, making them available for interpretation, through electronic website or software specifically. formatted for this, or by sending the information to any programmed address, the end result.

INTRODUCTION

 It is thus an intra-network design system that automates and speeds up the exchange of information that, between different links in the operation of health services, necessitates the transmission of cardiac data (electrocardiogram) and vital signs ( blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, amount of oxygen, blood glucose, brain electrical signals (electroencephalogram)), among others, from collection processed in an electronic device.

 [003] Such collection may take place anywhere to enable remote diagnosis, especially of cardiac anomalies and other vital signs, by transmitting the necessary information to a suitable database and / or software, either by telephone, radio, internet, cellular networks, or other wired or wireless data transmission technology available.

[004] The device can record and transmit signals for clinical diagnostic purposes, allowing the severity of the patient's condition to be assessed and, as a consequence, the most rapid and effective delivery of necessary medications or procedures. Using a database and specific software, the device, once positioned for the desired application, collects cardiac information and other vital signs and sends them via cell phone, internet or other available form of communication, simply by Therefore, it is correctly positioned, that is, with the interfaces correctly applied to the patient's body.

 The unit that will receive the signals, which may be a receiving center, a computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or other, is set in a properly formatted website, or specific software, which provides the result of the examination. no more than 5 minutes, or forward the data to a previously programmed destination. The effectiveness of the diagnosis, also determined by the speed with which information is processed and made available, is absolute, which is desirable when it comes to heart disease and other vital signs.

The device itself can be configured to fit digital holter, event marker, heart monitor, and 12-lead single-channel electrocardiogram applications, in fact as many as needed. Other vital signs can be obtained through interfaces specially designed for these functions, connected to the device, allowing signals on blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, amount of oxygen and blood glucose to be obtained.

 [008] The improvements described herein concern the processing and management of vital signs, including cardiac signals, for their interpretation for medical diagnostic purposes by means of a pickup, processing and transmission device, and a system implemented by computer programs receiving the data transmitted in a switch or specially designed software.

TECHNICAL STATE

Notwithstanding the remarkable advances in surgical techniques as well as the development of increasingly efficient, compact and operational instruments, it should be noted that the conventional methodology for diagnostics still lacks devices capable of performing this procedure. do at a distance. [010] That is to say, even though the evolutionary march, which nowadays goes through digitization, including traditionally analogical imaging techniques, such as mammography and even dental radiography, among others, has resulted in remarkable progress, nonexistent devices in the conventional art which make it possible to capture, process and transmit vital signs, including cardiac signals, for diagnostic purposes.

 It is an undisputed fact that, with increasing frequency and sophistication, digital images are being processed and interpreted through computers and computer equipment, which means that there is a proportionally greater demand for improvements and improvements in both methods. as well as systems for manipulating and interpreting these digital or digitized images. But it is also a fact that there is no major concern when it comes to vital and heart signs.

[012] Thus this report describes improvements that, implemented by computer programs, instrumentalize the capture, processing and transmission of vital signs, including cardiac, and therefore the interpretation of this information at a distance, through the use of a gifted device. of sensors.

 [013] The process thus improved, implemented on a hardware and software platform whose design, coupled with the concept taught in the patent applications BRPI0700185-1 A2, MU9100115-3 U2 and BR 10 2012 021478-4, provides transduction, i. is the collection, processing and transmission of vital signs collected from the patient, such as blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, amount of oxygen, blood glucose, brain electrical signals (electroencephalogram), to a or software over a wireless or wired network.

[014] Especially since the 1980s, research has intensified to develop imaging, and circuits and image processors have emerged. more sophisticated, culminating in the digital sensors available today for the most diverse applications.

 [015] In other words, many devices and systems that process and deliver images, including medical images, are known and widespread, which is not the case for the capture, processing and transmission of vital signs, including cardiac ones. In other words, despite advances in surgical techniques and the development of increasingly efficient, compact and operational instruments in the context of the interpretation of vital signs, such as cardiac monitoring or indirect measurement of Although oxygen has been in the blood, although it has already been performed today by modern pulse oximeters, the conventional technique has evolved little, and is still without the presence of these signals.

[016] The patient, to be monitored, including and especially in risky or emergency situations, must be either in the hospital environment or accessible by mechanical intervention of the physician, in order to obtain, receive and interpret these signs.

 Although the evolutionary gait, which includes techniques and devices such as pulse oximeter, is undeniable, there are no procedures capable of acquiring, processing and transmitting vital signs remotely or at least outside the hospital environment. , from a single device.

 [018] Without exception, although signals can be interpreted using sophisticated digital systems, signal acquisition is still either face-to-face or dependent on multiple equipment and devices.

[019] Due to the state of the art findings as described, this report is a process implemented on a hardware and software platform whose design, as mentioned above, is associated with the concept taught in patents BRPI0700185-1 A2, MU9100115- 3 U2 and BR 10 2012 021478-4, of the Applicant, in order to provide for the collection, processing and transmission of vital signs to a central or software for diagnostic purposes. [020] Searches performed using the common technique allowed to select documents involving several concepts. However, the application varies to the point that many of them have been discarded, leaving the following:

 [021] US4159018, filed 6/26/1979, under HEART SIGNAL TRANSMITTER UNIT, which deals with a transmitter unit adapted for patient use as a pacemaker that detects and processes electrocardiogram, generating an audible signal for transmission. to a remote location for reception and analysis. The unit employs a set of three input electrodes for the development of a signal differential, and is provided with separate channels for data processing and electrocardiogram data, including a battery monitor circuit to completely disable the unit if battery is low.

 [022] BRPI8504029-0 BI, filed on 8/22/1985, entitled VIDEO DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, actually a digital signal processing system including a kinescope (25) for viewing images , a digital to analog converter (20R) which receives digital input signals (12) and provides high output level analog signals (T2) and of the convenient magnitude to directly command an intensity control electrode (eg cathode) of kinescope.

 [023] US5186169, filed 02/16/1993, under SIGNAL PASSWORD TRANSMITTER SIGNAL, which proposes an implantable pacemaker with a plurality of reception signal inputs and switchable capacitors connected thereto. inputs, where analog signals obtained from receivers from external and / or internal sources are consecutively transmitted over a common transmission signal.

[024] BRPI9406848-8 A2, filed on 6/6/1994, entitled IMAGE DISPLAY PROVISION SUCH AS THIS IMAGE APPEARS IN THREE DIMENSIONS TO THE OBSERVER, which describes an arrangement provided for use in three-dimensional imaging, which includes a grid formation formed of a a plurality of spaced apart slats located between an observer and the image which are laterally spaced apart from each other, having dimensions of width, length and depth.

 [025] US5411535, filed on 2/5/1995, under the title Wireless Heart Rate Card, actually an improved pacemaker to reduce weight and size and relieve the patient, while ensuring safe transmission. signal transmission, including a main body containing at least two electrodes for the detection of cardio information, a section that performs cardio-based pulse output control, and a transmission section for modulation and transmission pulses. . The pacemaker is further provided with a received pulse receiving section and a pulse output activated stimulating electrodes from the receiving section.

[026] US5456261, filed 10/10/1995, under HEART MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, actually a cardiac monitoring system that includes a module for acquiring a plurality of analog signals via leads connected to predetermined locations in the human body, and to convert standardized cardiac signals into twelve electrocardiogram channels. An arrhythmia monitor analyzes a plurality of electrocardiogram signals and determines for rhythm anomalies, and a twelve-channel analyzer analyzes both the rhythm and contours of all electrocardiogram signals such as infarction, hypertrophy, and repolarization abnormalities.

[027] The arrhythmia monitor and the twelve analyzer channels are simultaneously operated for electrocardiogram analysis so that the occurrence of a rhythmic abnormality and its cause can be determined on a real time basis.

[028] BRPI001409-6 BI, filed on 9/20/2000, under the title REMOTE MONITORING UNIT OF VIEWS FROM A PLURALITY OF PERSONS FROM A CENTRAL POINT, is a remote monitoring system for the medical condition of a number of individual patients from one point central. The system includes a plurality of remote monitoring units, and each includes both a wireless transmission device and a conventional modem for voice telephone line communication. Dual transmission modes allow the remote monitoring unit to communicate either over a wireless communications network, if available, or over conventional telephone wires. The remote monitoring unit includes a voice processing system that provides audio commands and patient guidance to guide you through the vital signs data collection sequence. Audio commands instruct the patient about the particular steps and moments in the vital sign data collection sequence. Once vital sign data has been acquired, the remote monitoring unit control unit determines whether a wireless transmission network is available. Based on the availability of the wireless communications network, the remote unit's control unit selects a conventional wireless transmission or modem transmission method for vital sign data. Vital sign data is compiled at a main data collection station that stores and displays vital sign data for each patient being monitored. Vital sign data contained in the main data collection station is accessible by multiple workstations using conventional web-based communication techniques.

EP 20000124157, filed on 7/11/2000, entitled MEDICAL METHOD DISPLAY AND APPARATUS, comprising apparatus for displaying medical images based on digital data, and including an image processing section containing the objective of obliquely displaying the image, which is possible by the action of rotational axes. The document further states that the apparatus may display a plurality of unified medical images in a common value, which may be normal or reverse, and refer to data, photographs, data from a photographic section and data from a photographic angle, in addition to an data image. The device further comprises a memory section for storing a plurality of medical images.

 [030] US6304773, filed on 10/16/2001, under the heading AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND HEART ASSISTANCE REPORTS, provides a medical device (eg, an automatic external defibrillator) that automatically detects and reports cardiac assistology. , from the electrocardiogram data and calculation with one or more electrocardiogram measurements from the examination data. The defibrillator evaluates the data, classifying them based on the fact that one class is indicative of cardiac assistology. If the defibrillator classifies the electrocardiogram data for the indicative class of cardiac assistology, the defibrillator reports this classification on a screen. The defibrillator can classify the electrocardiogram data into a heart rate-associated class, such as assistology, and report the rhythm class of the on-screen exam data. The defibrillator may also suggest a process to perform, such as therapy, based on the classification of electrocardiogram data. The defibrillator may report asymptomatic detection until a predetermined number of electrocardiogram ratings over at least a predetermined period, and may further report asymptomatic detection up to an exam classification, resulting in asystology performed outside the predetermined period. A statistical binary classification tree and regression can be used to classify examination data according to heart rate. Other signals, such as impedance, can also be obtained and classified with electrocardiogram data.

[031] BRPI0603508-6 A2, with date of filing on 25/01/2006, entitled: HEART ELECTRIC SIGNAL AND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND REMOTE PROCESSING OF HEART SIGNALS (10) electrical signal capture and processing apparatus (10) comprising a plurality of electrical signal capture electrodes (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) associated with an electronic processing circuit (30), the electrodes of electrical signals (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d. 20e) being arranged in one as main (11) consecutively and according to a given sequence of electrical signal capture; the main body (11) being associable with body surfaces of front portions of users' front limbs and at least one electrical signal pickup electrode (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) is digitally contactable; and said electrical signals captured from the heart being transmitted and processed by the electronic processing circuit (30) disposed in the main body (11), so that the electrical signals are selectively transformed into precordial bipolar, unipolar, and unipolar ECG leads. Further described is a method of remote cardiac signal capture and processing by means of a heart signal capture and processing apparatus (10), said apparatus (10) comprising a plurality of signal capture electrodes (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) associated with an electronic processing circuit (30), the method comprising the steps of: A) Positioning the apparatus (10) associated with a body surface of a front limb front portion of a user such that a first electrical signal pickup electrode (20a) disposed on a main (11) of the apparatus (10) is directed to a user's left leg and positioning a first user's finger on a third electrical signal pickup electrode (20c) and a second finger of the user over a fourth electrical signal pickup electrode (20d), said first and second fingers being provided different handsets from the user; Capture of electrical signals from the user's heart and transmission of these signals to the electronic processing circuit (30); Processing of the electrical signals captured by the electrical signal capture electrodes (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e) and selective transformation of these electrical signals into precordial bipolar, unipolar, or unipolar ECG leads; and Transmission of precordial bipolar, unipolar, or unipolar ECG leads to at least one processing center (40)

[032] BRPI0700185-1 A2, filed on 12/01/2007, under the title DEVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING OF HEART DATA AND OF SIGNALS FOR USE OF HEALTH INTEREST, filed by the Applicant, which deals with a device (1) that collects cardiac and vital signals via specific transducers (2) strategically placed on a portable continent, girdle, vest or replacement, to a receiving switch set up on a computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or another set up in a properly formatted website or specific software to process them for accurate and rapid diagnosis.

 [033] US7200440, filed on 3/4/2007, under the title SYNCHRONIZED HEART CYCLE FOR IMPEDANCE SIGNALING, in which a rhythmic management device for obtaining transthoracic impedance is taught. The device comprises a sensor for obtaining a signal indicative of cardiac action; an impedance measuring circuit adapted to measure transthoracic impedance and a processor for using the cardiac action signal to sample transthoracic impedance at sampling intervals initiated by reference markers on the cardiac action signal where Signal impedance removes the component of a systolic volume of the heart from the signal and thus provides pulmonary ventilation information.

[034] BRMU870274-6 U2, filed on 4/9/2007, under the title ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COLLECTOR SYSTEM AND OTHER VIEWS WITH INTERFACE, KEYBOARD, PRINTER AND DISPLAY FOR TELEMEDICINE PRACTICE, consisting of transmitting and receiving apparatus, and remote signal collection and display servers. Such transmitting and receiving devices can be connected to electrocardiographs, among other vital signs (such as electroencephalogram, temperature, blood glucose, pressure, oximetry, etc.), according to the specifications provided by their manufacturers and to be responsible for the correct translation of the data into that electrocardiograph. standardized by the system, in addition to transmitting the translated data to the server (s). Transmitters and receivers may also have a electrocardiogram (or other vital signs) integrated into the so-called tele-electrocardiograph. The server stores in structured databases and allows them to be viewed remotely. The interface of visualization of the collected data allows the easy internet exchange of information between specialists, companies, clinics and diverse hospitals, as well as quick generation of statistical reports and patient reports remotely. The motivation for this patent is based on the growing need to serve resource-poor locations away from large urban centers, where experts are not focused on logistics and even social and security issues. A system capable of collecting biological signals, integrating them with the patient's personal and other medical data, remotely transmitting them to these specialists in large centers and storing them in structured databases, and mainly because the system To be able to receive the report back together with other medical guidelines, such as alarms, diagnostics, conducts, guidelines, etc., will greatly increase the virtual scope of these specialists, reducing the response time to the diagnosis, and reducing the social and economic costs involved, and also, with the structuring of data, obtain speedy statistics and reports for analysis in health and economics.

US 7,388,974 B2, filed 6/17/2008, under the APARATE MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING heading, comprising diagnostics by analyzing a medical image from a plurality of output channels; an output channel selection from the plurality of output channels; a configuration section for defining a relationship between output channel information and medical imaging accessory information, and a content storage section defined by the configuration section, wherein channel select output section reads the configuration content that is stored, and makes a selection according to the information on the medical imaging accessory. According to the claims table, the processing apparatus further comprises a content configuration modification section as well as a formatting section which allows the clinician to manipulate the image or diagnostic auxiliary information according to the selected output format; a configuration section for defining a relationship between output format information and medical imaging accessory information; and adjusting the content storage section to store content that is defined by the configuration section, wherein the output format selection section reads the contents of the stored configuration, making a selection according to the medical imaging accessory information. . Also according to the patent report, the system allows the distribution of information by selecting a destination to select an output image of the device.

 [036] BRPI0802808-7 A2, filed on 07/25/2008, under the title HEART MONITOR WITHOUT ELECTRODE CABLE, comprising a cardiac monitoring device without the need for cable connection with electrodes on the patients' skin, this cardioscope possible static or intra and extra-hospital transport, with direct visualization of the electrocardiogram in specific or complete unit for monitoring vital signs, and the electrocardiogram signals are teleportable or not to other similar units or central type of visualization and analysis of tracings type electrocardiogram containing (1) device for capturing electrocardiographic signals by direct contact with the patient's body, especially in the so-called precordial region, and such signals (2) may be displayed directly on the screen in static or fixed mode or in continuous recording motion, (3) be transferred to graphic printing (4) sent by system d and cellular telephony and whether or not having said apparatus (5) luminous or audible alarm system indicative of reached limits compatible with acceptable levels of health safety.

[037] US 7,660,488 B2, filed on 9/2/2010, under MEDICAL IMAGE VIEWING SYSTEMS AND METHODS, referring to medical image display management and, more particularly, systems and methods using parameters display methods, teaches a method computerized medical image display device in a coupled display device, which device is configured to concurrently display pixels of an image to a user, such that an image is received in the computing system which comprises pixels M, where M is larger N. By sequentially displaying over portions of the image display device comprising N pixels, wherein the image portions are displayed at full resolution, the system controls the sequentially indicated portions of the image that have been displayed at full resolution on the display device. determine whether each of the pixels in image M were displayed on the display device. The descriptive report further alludes to the fact that the system comprises display device having a predetermined number of pixels; an input interface configured to receive the medical image; an application module comprising software for initiating medical image display on the display device; and a processing unit configured to run the software, wherein in a first mode the software starts displaying the entire medical image at a reduced resolution on the display device and in a second mode starts displaying a portion of the image. female doctor with a high resolution on the display device.

 [038] MU9100115-3 U2, filed on 12/01/2011, under heading TO IMPROVEMENTS IN DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND PROCESSING VIAL SIGNS FOR USE OF HEALTH INTEREST, indeed a device (1) which collects cardiac and vital signals through specific transducers (2) strategically placed on a portable continent, strap, vest or surrogate, or on the patient's body, capturing and transmitting the signals to a central receiver, computer, PDA, cell phone or other.

[039] US 7,889,900 B2, dated 2/15/2011, under MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY PROTOCOLS, teaches three-dimensional visualization of medical image data sets, in particular for the configuration of a visualization protocol, including potential pathological lesions. The protocol It uses existing techniques, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to capture multiple sectional images of the structure of the human body, giving rise to three-dimensional (3D) data sets. Large 3D data sets can be inspected with a set of visualization tools such as MPR (Multi-Planar Reconstruction), (slab) MIP (Medical Image Processing).

 [040] US7941207 B2, filed on May 10, 2011, under the title HEART MONITORING, which postulates systems and techniques for monitoring cardiac activity. In one aspect, the method includes collecting information describing heart rate variability over a series of beats, designating that variability at a lower end of physiological values to be irrelevant to atrial fibrillation, designating a mid-range variability. physiological values as being indicative of atrial fibrillation, designating a variability in the upper range of physiological values as being negatively indicative of atrial fibrillation, and determining a relevance of the variability described in the collection to atrial fibrillation.

 [041] BR 10 2012 021478-4, filed on 8/27/2012 under the title HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PLATFORM PROCESS FOR THE RECEIVING AND TRANSMISSION OF INCLUDING HEART SIGNS FOR PURPOSE INTERPRETATION OF THE HEALTH, MOBILITY, PORTABILITY AND ERGONOMY APPROPRIATE, deposited by the Applicant, and which teaches a device (1) that collects cardiac and vital signals through specific transducers (2) strategically placed on a portable continent, girdle, vest or replacement, or on by capturing and transmitting the signals to a central office, computer, PDA, cell phone or other.

PATENT SUMMARY

[042] Once conceptions of the state of the art as described in the above documents are known, which, as is inferred, concern specific concepts other than those proposed in the improvements object of this patent, such that, for example, BRPI8504029-0 BI is a digital signal processing system comprising a kinescope and a digital-analogue converter for the purpose of providing analog signals for the purpose of raising the output level, whereas US4159018 deals with a transmitter unit that functions as a pacemaker, detecting and processing electrocardiograms.

US5186169 teaches an implantable pacemaker with a plurality of receive signal inputs and switchable capacitors connected to these inputs, while US5411535, also referring to a pacemaker, proposes weight reduction. and size.

 US5456261 relates to a cardiac monitoring system, which includes a module for acquiring a plurality of analog signals through leads linked to predetermined locations in the human body, and for converting the standardized cardiac signals into twelve Electrocardiogram channels. Therefore, it is an arrhythmia monitor capable, according to the report, of detecting rhythm anomalies, with 12 (twelve) analyzer channels operated simultaneously for the electrocardiogram analysis.

 [045] Something similar is proposed through patents BRPI0014096-1 BI and US7941207 B2, in fact remote medical condition monitoring systems for a number of individual patients from a central point, including a plurality of remote monitoring units. , on the one hand, and systems and techniques for monitoring cardiac activity, on the other.

[046] In the case of document BRPI0014096-1 BI, vital sign data is compiled at a main data collection station, which stores and displays this data for each patient being monitored, while in US6304773 the object is automatic detection and reporting of cardiac assistology by a medical device, eg an automatic external defibrillator that automatically detects and reports cardiac assistology.

[047] US7200440 has rhythmic management for obtaining transthoracic impedance as its main object, whereas documents BRPI0603508-6 A2 and BRPI0802808-7 A2 refer to the capture of cardiac electrical signals and cardiac monitoring, respectively.

 [048] As for the object of document BRPI0802808-7 A2, it is irrelevant to analyze it further, because the operative concept described involves the visualization of vital signs either on a continuous recording screen, or through graphical printing obtainable by sending via cellular telephony, anticipated aspects in documents BRPI0700185-1 A2 and MU9100115-3 U2, both of this Applicant, the object of which is implemented in the present patent.

 [049] Of the documents found, it is the object of patent BRMU870274-6 U2 which most closely approximates the present invention. However, this document is related to the use of electronic equipment to send information collected through other equipment, such as an electrocardiogram, an electroencephalogram, thermometers, oximeter, among others, which means that, in the case of of the document in question the coexistence of at least two separate devices is indispensable, one of which makes the acquisition of vital data or signals, which can be chosen from many available on the market, and another, in fact the actual object of the patent, It is nothing but a device that transmits signals.

 [050] Therefore, it is noted that the object of patent BRMU870274-6 U2 deals with a means of communication between the acquisition point and the destination point, i. It is: among its functions and purposes is not obtaining vital data for the examination, but only, and its transmission. In short, the reference document relates to the use of electronic equipment to send information collected by other equipment (eg, electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, thermometer, oximeter, etc.).

In turn, BRPI9406848-8 A2, EP 20000124157 and US 7,388,974 B2, describe, respectively, an arrangement provided for use in three-dimensional imaging, including grid formation configured on a plurality of spaced slats between an observer and the presenting dimensions of width, length and depth; an apparatus for displaying medical images based on digital data, including an image processing section for oblique display thereof; and processing apparatus comprising a content configuration modification section as well as an output formatting section which enables the physician to manipulate the image or diagnostic auxiliary information according to the selected output format, in fact a Content storage section adjusting mechanism for storing content that is defined by the configuration section, wherein the output format selection section reads the contents of the stored configuration, making a selection according to the medical imaging accessory information. .

US 7,660,488 B2, referring to systems and methods, alludes to medical image display management and, more particularly, to systems and methods using predetermined display parameters, teaching a computerized method of medical image display on a device. coupled display which is configured to concurrently display pixels of an image to a user so that an image is received in the computing system.

 Finally, US 7,889,900 B2, referring to visualization protocols using existing techniques, such as computed tomography, teaches three-dimensional visualization of medical image data sets, in particular for the configuration of a visualization protocol, including potential pathological lesions.

 [054] Thus, the concept described here deals with improvements that, implemented by computer program, include an electronic device (hardware) that performs the three steps necessary to obtain the object medical examination, technical effects not foreseen in the state of the art. .

[055] But not only. It is about optimizing runtimes, reliable information management, and the fidelity of transmitted signals to be At least the functions of digital holter, event marker, heart monitor, single lead electrocardiogram of 12 leads or more are implemented.

[056] This, in view of the observations pertaining to the state of the art, constitutes the object of the improvements described herein a set of physical means which, although belonging to the state of the art, are associated with a process implemented by computer program, whose effect The technical aspect is the acquisition, processing and transmission of cardiac data and other vital signs from an electronic device implemented on a hardware and software platform capable of instrumenting multifunctional applications such as digital holter, digital events, cardiac monitor and 12-lead single-channel electrocardiogram, including and mainly outside the laboratory or hospital environment, using sensor devices that record, acquire, process and transmit signals to specific software by telephone, radio , internet, cellular networks, or other available wired or wireless data transmission technology.

 Accordingly, the method provides single channel resting ECGs or in a plurality of at least 12 (twelve) channels, single channel exercise ECGs or in a plurality of at least 12 (twelve) channels, cardiac monitor, looper, holter in a plurality of at least 12 (twelve) channels, oximetry, electroencephalogram, plus GPS global positioning system and blood pressure measurement, with mobility, portability and ergonomics, providing diagnostics through the transmission of data at a distance, and can obtain signals about blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, amount of oxygen and blood glucose, all implemented by a computer program that reacts to received and transmitted signals.

[058] In addition, the functionalities achieved, while making it possible to perform electrocardiogram by configurable digital path, either through commonly used transducers, or using straps, vests or substitute, promote the transduction of information and the transfer. of the data collected without wired or wired according to the available telecommunication network configuration.

 [059] What's more, the device provides patient location via Global Positioning System (GPS), which is actually one of the features that can be added together with digital holter, event marker, heart monitor, electrocardiogram, oximeter , thermometer, glucose meter, and pulse meter.

 [060] In this sense, the software embedded in the device and the software installed on the server dedicated to the receiving terminal propose functions ranging from the patient record to the issuing of medical reports, which means that the device thus perfected implements efficient diagnostic procedures. innovative features whose outstanding feature is data agility and reliability.

[061] Another, to say that are not rare emergency situations in which the doctor, being in the surgical environment, can not provide immediate care. In this case, if the exams are made available digitally, the health professional can evaluate them remotely, guiding another professional for emergency treatment, and also before preparing the patient's reception, even before hospitalization.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

 [062] The characterization of the related improvements is given by means of drawings representing the proposed solution, so that the operative concept is grasped with the necessary clarity.

 [063] - FIGURE 1 in block diagram depicts the operation of the device (1) or hardware platform, alluding to the three steps from the collection of vital signs, ie: transduction (1) through the transducers. (2) cardiac and vital signs; processing by electronic device (3); and the transmission of signals on wireless or wired medium (4).

[064] - FIGURE 2 in block diagram refers to the first step, or rather to transduction (1), considering a plurality of interfaces (5) with the patient: cardiac signal electrodes (5a), blood glucose sensors (5b), blood pressure sensors (5c), pulse sensors (5d), body temperature sensors (5e), and blood oxygen sensors (5f).

 [065] - FIGURE 3 in block diagram refers to the second step, namely: processing (3) of information, considering the inherent functions: electrical protection and battery (6a), signal amplification (6b), filtering (6c) analog, analog / digital conversion (6d), digital filtering (6e) and signal processing, and memory storage (6f).

 [066] - FIGURE 4 in block diagram refers to the third step, namely, the transmission (4) of the signals, considering a plurality of means for this: wired (7a) via USB, wired (7b) via dialup , wireless (7c) via bluetooth, wireless (7d) via radio or cellular network, location (7e) via GPS, and wired or wireless (7f) via internet.

 [067] As it turns out, the enhancements in comment refer to an operative concept capable of performing configurable digital electrocardiograms, either through commonly used transducers (2), or using electrodes, straps, waistcoats or substitutes.

[068] Transduction (1) of information and transmission (4) of collected data, whether obtained by conventional transducers (2), straps, waistcoats or substitutes, are wireless or wired (7a, 7b, 7f), according to the available telecommunications network configuration. Moreover, the device (1), as implemented by computer programs that instrumentalize the capture (1), the processing (3) and the transmission (4) of vital signs, including cardiac, and therefore the interpretation of this information at a distance. Using a sensor device (5a-5f), it can inform the patient's location through the Global Positioning System (GPS), or function as a digital holter, event marker, cardiac monitor, electroencephalogram, oximeter, thermometer, meter. glucose and pulse. From a constructive point of view, the device is comprised of a continent (1), charge store (6a), sensors (5a-5f), plate (3), and signal amplifier (6b) devices, filtering (6c) analog, analog / digital conversion (6d), digital filtering (6e) and signal processing, and memory storage (6f), the operation of which considers a plurality of means for transmitting the signals, that is: wired (7a) via USB, wired (7b) via dial-up, wireless (7c) via bluetooth, wireless (7d) via radio or cellular network, location (7e) via GPS, and wired or wireless (7f) via internet .

 Sensors (5a-5f) may be of conventional electrode, strap, waistcoat or replacement, while plate (3) is a printed circuit board for processing information and transmitting (4) the collected data.

 [071] Embedded software and software installed on a server or terminal contain all the information necessary for presenting and obtaining clinical reports using deterministic and heuristic algorithms, as well as configuring the device (1) for specific functionality.

 [072] Also, the software platform proposes functionalities ranging from patient registration to the issuance of medical reports, which means that the device (1) thus conceived makes it possible to perform agile and reliable diagnostic procedures, albeit at a distance. .

Claims

 1 - DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART DATA AND VITAL SIGNALS, comprising a continent (1), load store (6a), sensors (5a- 5f), plate (3), and signal amplifier devices (6b), analog filtering (6c), analog / digital conversion (6d), digital filtering (6e) and signal processing, and memory storage (6f) is characterized in that the sensors (5a-5f) provided in device (1) itself, once strategically positioned relative to the patient, capturing vital and cardiac signals, and transmitting the information to a receiving center, or computer, or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or other, set up on an electronic site, or specific software for diagnostic purposes.

 DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART AND VIAL SIGNAL DATA according to claim 1, characterized in that the continent (1) may be presented in the form of a portable box or container, strap, waistcoat or substitute.

 3 - DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART AND VITAL SIGNALS, according to claim 1, characterized in that the computer support is a service program as a tool that offers electrocardiograms, can provide single-channel or multi-channel results. complete electrocardiograms (1 to 12 leads) plus CM5 leads, either through commonly used transducers (2), or through a strap, waistcoat, jacket, or replacement.

 4. DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART AND VIAL SIGNAL DATA, according to claim 1, characterized in that the hardware platform comprises the mobile (1), portable and ergonomic unit that instrumentalizes the acquisition, processing and processing functions. signal transmission.

5 - DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART AND VIAL SIGNAL DATA, according to claim 1, characterized in that the collected data can be transmitted through the worldwide computer network and wireless technologies according to the application and configuration of the available telecommunications network.

 DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART AND VIAL SIGNAL DATA according to claim 1, characterized in that it operates on the basis of a plurality of means for the transmission of signals, namely: wired (7a) via USB, wired (7b) via dial-up, wireless (7c) via bluetooth, wireless (7d) via radio or cellular network, location (7e) via GPS, and wired or wireless (7f) via internet.

 DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART AND VIAL SIGNAL DATA according to claim 2, characterized in that the device (1) allows the implementation of the patient location function by global positioning technology (GPS).

 DEVICE FOR ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION OF HEART DATA AND VITAL SIGNALS, according to claim 2, characterized in that the device (1) includes aggregate functionalities such as digital holter, event marker and cardiac monitor.