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1. 发明授权

US07570152B2 Method and apparatus for temporarily disabling a patient monitor 有权
标题翻译：临时禁用患者监护仪的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07570152B2
公开(公告)日：2009-08-04
申请号：US11507418
申请日：2006-08-21
申请人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
发明人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
IPC分类号： G08B5/22
CPC分类号： A61B5/002 , A61B5/1115 , A61B5/6887 , A61B5/6892 , A61B5/6894 , A61B2560/0266 , A61G5/10 , A61G2203/34 , G08B21/22
摘要： In accordance with a first preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a patient monitor that is automatically disabled when a caregiver enters a room and then is automatically reactivated after the caregiver leaves. According to a first preferred embodiment, it will remain disabled during the time the caregiver is proximate to the patient/monitor and then will automatically reactivate after the caregiver has moved away.
摘要翻译：根据本发明的第一优选方面，提供了一种患者监护仪，其在照顾者进入房间时自动禁用，然后在照料者离开之后被自动重新激活。根据第一优选实施例，在护理者靠近患者/监护仪的时间期间，它将保持禁用，然后在照料者移开之后将自动重新激活。

2. 发明授权

US06646556B1 Apparatus and method for reducing the risk of decubitus ulcers 有权
标题翻译：降低褥疮溃疡风险的仪器和方法
公开(公告)号：US06646556B1
公开(公告)日：2003-11-11
申请号：US09591887
申请日：2000-06-09
申请人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
发明人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
IPC分类号： G08B2300
CPC分类号： A61B5/6887 , A61B5/1115 , A61B5/1118 , A61B5/447 , A61B5/6892 , A61B2562/0247 , A61B2562/0266 , A61B2562/046 , A61G7/057 , A61G2203/44 , A61G2203/46
摘要： There is provided herein a sensor for use in patient monitoring situations, wherein the level of patient motion activity is tracked for purposes of determining whether or not that patient has exhibited sufficient activity to merit eliminating a scheduled assisted relocation to a new position. The instant device broadly operates to sense the length of time since a patient has last moved from a previous sitting or lying position. If the patient has not moved during some predetermined time interval, it is preferred that the nursing staff be notified that it is time to manually reposition the patient. On the other hand, if the patient has changed position within the specified time period, the device will note that fact and inform the attending nurse or other caregiver that the patient need not be moved at the next scheduled relocation, thereby eliminating the need in some cases to rouse the patient from an otherwise sound sleep. In either case, the instant invention operates to reduce the risk that a patient will develop bed sores by helping ensure that the patient is manually moved as frequently as is medically necessary, but no more often than is actually necessary.
摘要翻译：本文提供了一种用于患者监测情况的传感器，其中跟踪患者运动活动的水平以便确定该患者是否已经展现出足以消除预定的辅助重新定位到新位置的活动。该瞬时装置广泛地操作以感测自患者最后从先前的坐位或卧位移动的时间长度。如果患者在某个预定的时间间隔内没有移动，则优选地，通知护理人员现在需要手动重新定位患者。另一方面，如果患者在规定的时间内改变了位置，则该装置将注意到该事实并且通知主管护士或其他看护者在下次安排的搬迁时不需要移动患者，从而消除了某些情况下的需要病例可以使患者从其他健康的睡眠中唤醒。在任一情况下，本发明操作以减少患者通过帮助确保患者手动地如医疗上需要的手动移动而不是经常实际需要的频率来发展患者的风险。

3. 发明授权

US06307476B1 Smart binary switch for use with an electronic patient monitor 有权
标题翻译：智能二进制开关，用于电子病人监护仪
公开(公告)号：US06307476B1
公开(公告)日：2001-10-23
申请号：US09285956
申请日：1999-04-02
申请人： Toby E. Smith , Patrick W. Lovely
发明人： Toby E. Smith , Patrick W. Lovely
IPC分类号： G08B2300
CPC分类号： A61B5/6892 , A61B5/1117 , A61B2562/08 , G06F19/00 , G08B21/22
摘要： This invention relates generally to monitoring systems and more particularly concerns devices and systems used to monitor bed patients in hospital or other care-giving environments. In accordance with a first aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a binary switch-type device (e.g., a “mat”) for use in patient monitoring situations which contains, in addition to a conventional patient detection circuit, identification circuitry that can be sensed by an attached electronic monitor. The identification circuitry can be sensed by the electronic monitor and is designed to be configured to serve many different purposes, including, by way of example only, identification of the type of mat attached thereto, detection of connectivity problems, tracking mat usage time, and identifying mats that are nearing the end of their useful lives.
摘要翻译：本发明一般涉及监测系统，更具体地涉及用于监测医院或其他护理环境中的床位患者的装置和系统。根据本发明的第一方面，提供了用于患者监视情况的二进制开关型装置（例如，“垫”），除了常规的患者检测电路之外，还包括识别电路，其可以由附接的电子监视器感测到。识别电路可以由电子监视器感测，并且被设计成被配置为服务许多不同的目的，包括仅作为示例，识别附着于其上的垫的类型，连接问题的检测，跟踪垫的使用时间和识别接近其使用寿命结束的垫。

4. 发明授权

US07319400B2 Method and apparatus for monitoring a restraint device 失效
标题翻译：用于监控约束装置的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07319400B2
公开(公告)日：2008-01-15
申请号：US10966986
申请日：2004-10-15
申请人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper , Sanford G. Fitzgerald
发明人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper , Sanford G. Fitzgerald
IPC分类号： G08B23/00
CPC分类号： A61F5/3776 , G01L5/10
摘要： The instant invention is designed to detect when undue tension is placed on a belt or strap that is connected to a restraining vest, such undue pressure being indicative that a patient may be in trouble. It is preferable that, whatever sensor is used, it should be elastically resilient to return to its unstressed state after tension on the strap is removed. Additionally, it is preferable that the amount of force that is required in order to trigger an alarm be adjustable to accommodate patients of different weights. Finally, it is also preferable that the level of stress on the strap—and the duration over which it is applied—that is necessary to trigger an alarm be such that the patient cannot easily intentionally cause the device to sound an alarm.
摘要翻译：本发明设计用于检测在连接到限制背心的皮带或皮带上放置何时过度的张力，这种不适当的压力表示患者可能处于麻烦状态。优选的是，无论使用什么传感器，它应当弹性地弹性以在带剥离之后恢复到其不受应力的状态。此外，优选地，为了触发报警所需的力量可调节以适应不同重量的患者。最后，还优选的是，带子上的应力水平及其施加的持续时间 - 触发报警所必需的，使得患者不能有意地使设备发出报警。

5. 发明授权

US07079036B2 Method and apparatus for alarm volume control using pulse width modulation 有权
标题翻译：使用脉冲宽度调制进行报警音量控制的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07079036B2
公开(公告)日：2006-07-18
申请号：US10876012
申请日：2004-06-24
申请人： Craig L. Cooper , Toby E. Smith
发明人： Craig L. Cooper , Toby E. Smith
IPC分类号： G08B23/00
CPC分类号： G08B21/22 , G08B3/10
摘要： There is provided herein a first preferred arrangement of the instant invention, wherein an electronic patient monitor utilizes a computer CPU as an alarm signal generator, which CPU is preferably directly connected to a power amplifier and/or a speaker without an intervening (or subsequent) conventional volume control. The alarm signal is preferably expressed as a series of square waves. The volume of the alarm signal as heard through the speaker is controlled by varying the width of the square waves that represent the alarm signal with the duty cycle of the square waves being shortened to reduce the output alarm volume and lengthened to increase it.
摘要翻译：这里提供了本发明的第一优选布置，其中电子病人监护器利用计算机CPU作为报警信号发生器，该CPU优选地直接连接到功率放大器和/或扬声器，而无需介入（或随后）常规音量控制。警报信号优选表示为一系列方波。通过扬声器听到的报警信号的音量通过改变表示报警信号的方波的宽度来控制，其中方波的占空比被缩短以减小输出报警音量并延长以增加报警信号的增加。

6. 发明授权

US06897781B2 Electronic patient monitor and white noise source 失效
标题翻译：电子病人监护仪和白噪声源
公开(公告)号：US06897781B2
公开(公告)日：2005-05-24
申请号：US10397126
申请日：2003-03-26
申请人： Craig L. Cooper , Toby E. Smith
发明人： Craig L. Cooper , Toby E. Smith
IPC分类号： G08B21/04 , G08B21/22 , G08B23/00
CPC分类号： A61B5/1118 , A61B5/447 , A61B5/6887 , A61B5/6892 , G08B21/0423 , G08B21/0446 , G08B21/0461 , G08B21/22 , G10K11/178 , H04K3/415 , H04K3/46 , H04K3/84 , H04K2203/12
摘要： According to a preferred embodiment, there is provided an electronic patient monitor for use in reducing the risk of decubitus ulcers. The monitor utilizes a separate sensor which senses the position of the patient in the bed or chair for purposes of determining when the patient moves. Additionally, the monitor broadcasts masking noise through its own, or through a remote, speaker, thereby enabling the patient to rest more comfortably in a noisy institutional environment. If the patient does not move on his or her own accord within a predetermined turn interval, the masking sound broadcast will be terminated which will gently encourage the patient to move. An alarm may additionally be sounded to notify the caregiver that the patient needs to be manually turned to reduce the risk of decubitus ulcers.
摘要翻译：根据优选实施例，提供了一种用于降低褥疮溃疡风险的电子病人监护仪。显示器使用单独的传感器，其感测患者在床或椅子中的位置，用于确定患者何时移动。此外，监视器通过其自身或通过远程扬声器广播掩蔽噪声，从而使患者能够在嘈杂的机构环境中更舒适地休息。如果患者在预定的转弯间隔内不自愿移动，则屏蔽声音广播将被终止，这将轻轻地鼓励患者移动。还可能发出警报以通知护理人员需要手动转动患者以减少褥疮溃疡的风险。

7. 发明授权

US06858811B2 Binary switch apparatus and method for manufacturing same 失效
标题翻译：二进制开关装置及其制造方法
公开(公告)号：US06858811B2
公开(公告)日：2005-02-22
申请号：US10701581
申请日：2003-11-05
申请人： Sanford G. Fitzgerald , Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper , Margaret S. Blaker , Richard R. Keck
发明人： Sanford G. Fitzgerald , Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper , Margaret S. Blaker , Richard R. Keck
IPC分类号： H01H3/14
CPC分类号： H01H3/142
摘要： The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for the manufacture of binary switches for use in the medical monitoring field and membrane switches for use in a variety of contexts. More particularly, the instant invention involves the construction, manufacture, and operation of pressure sensitive patient sensors of the sort commonly used in medical settings which can be used, for example, to detect when a patient has exited a chair or a bed. The instant application additionally teaches the construction of membrane switches for use in, for example, electronic instrument control panels. Both the binary switches and membrane switches taught herein are preferably formed from alternating layers of polyester and polyethylene.
摘要翻译：本发明一般涉及用于医疗监控领域的二进制开关的制造方法和装置以及用于各种情况下的薄膜开关。更具体地，本发明涉及在医疗设置中通常使用的类型的压敏患者传感器的构造，制造和操作，其可以用于例如检测患者何时退出椅子或床。该即时应用另外教导了用于例如电子仪表控制面板的薄膜开关的构造。本文教导的二进制开关和膜开关都优选地由聚酯和聚乙烯的交替层形成。

8. 发明授权

US06544200B1 Electronic patient monitor with automatically configured alarm parameters 有权
标题翻译：电子病人监护仪具有自动配置的报警参数
公开(公告)号：US06544200B1
公开(公告)日：2003-04-08
申请号：US09944622
申请日：2001-08-31
申请人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
发明人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
IPC分类号： G08B2300
CPC分类号： G08B21/0461 , A61B5/1117 , A61B5/6887 , A61B5/6892 , A61B2560/0242 , G08B21/0446
摘要： There is provided herein an electronic patient monitor that is suitable for use with a variety of different sensors and which automatically configures itself depending on the sensor that is used and/or the environment in which the electronic monitor is placed. In a first preferred embodiment, the electronic monitor determines whether it is being used on a bed or a chair by sensing whether or not a nurse call connector is present. If such a connector is plugged into the monitor, the unit will assume that it is being used with a sensor that has been placed on a bed and will configure its internal parameters appropriately. Such configuration would include changing a delay time to provide for longer delays before sounding an alarm than would be used with a chair monitor.
摘要翻译：这里提供了适用于各种不同传感器的电子病人监护仪，其根据所使用的传感器和/或放置电子监视器的环境而自动配置。在第一优选实施例中，电子监视器通过感测是否存在护士呼叫连接器来确定其是否在床或椅子上使用。如果这样的连接器插入显示器，则本机将假定正在使用放置在床上的传感器，并适当地配置其内部参数。这样的配置将包括改变延迟时间以在发出警报之前提供比用于椅子监视器的更长的延迟。

9. 发明授权

US06417777B2 Pressure sensitive mat with breathing tube apparatus 失效
公开(公告)号：US06417777B2
公开(公告)日：2002-07-09
申请号：US09792001
申请日：2001-02-23
申请人： Sanford G. Fitzgerald , Toby E. Smith
发明人： Sanford G. Fitzgerald , Toby E. Smith
IPC分类号： G08B2100
CPC分类号： A61B5/1126 , H01H3/141 , H01H9/047
摘要： This invention relates generally to patient monitoring systems and more particularly concerns devices and systems used to monitor bed patients in hospital or other care-giving environments. In accordance with a first aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a pressure sensitive mat which has been completely sealed around its exterior edges. The interior of the mat is kept in communication with the atmosphere by way of a section of flexible tubing which encloses the attached electrical line. One end of the tubing is sealed inside of the mat and the other end is open to the atmosphere, thereby providing a passageway for air to reach the interior of the mat. This arrangement, however, protects the interior of the mat from exposure to fluids near the perimeter of the mat and allows the mat-portion of the invention to be completely submersed without adverse effect, if that should become necessary.

10. 发明申请

US20100245090A1 PATIENT THERMAL MONITORING SYSTEM 审中-公开
标题翻译：患者热监测系统
公开(公告)号：US20100245090A1
公开(公告)日：2010-09-30
申请号：US12535400
申请日：2009-08-04
申请人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
发明人： Toby E. Smith , Craig L. Cooper
IPC分类号： G08B23/00
CPC分类号： G01K7/02 , A61B5/1117 , A61B5/6892 , A61B2562/0271 , A61B2562/043 , G01K7/04 , G01K13/002 , H01L35/20 , H01L35/34
摘要： A patient temperature monitoring system is provided herein that takes the form of an electronic patient monitor that is used in conjunction with a thermocouple sensor that has been printed or otherwise placed on a flexible surface such as a mat. The thermocouple sensor that is taught herein is more comfortable for the patient, more reliable, and can be manufactured with less cost than has heretofore been possible. According to a preferred embodiment, a finely powdered metal ink containing, for example, iron will first be silk screened onto a substrate. Then a second metal ink will be screened onto the same substrate so as to intersect the first, the second metal being preferably being some combination of nickel and copper, the first and second metal inks being chosen to form a thermocouple.
摘要翻译：本文提供了一种患者温度监测系统，其采用电子病人监护仪的形式，该电子病人监护仪与已经印刷或以其它方式放置在诸如垫的柔性表面上的热电偶传感器结合使用。本文教导的热电偶传感器对于患者来说更舒适，更可靠，并且可以以比迄今为止可能的更低的成本制造。根据优选实施方案，首先将含有例如铁的细粉末状金属油墨丝网印刷在基材上。然后，第二金属油墨将被筛选到相同的基板上，以便与第一金属相交，第二金属优选地是镍和铜的某种组合，第一和第二金属油墨被选择以形成热电偶。

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