Vital Monitoring Device, System, and Method

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a portable vital monitoring system and a method for monitoring an individual's vitals using a portable vital monitoring system. The portable vital monitoring system includes a stand-alone portable vital monitoring device that allows the individual to detect or measure the individual's vitals. The stand-alone device includes a plurality of sensing devices for detecting data indicative of the individual's vitals and generating one or more signals indicative of the vital data. The system also includes a control unit connected to the sensing devices for processing the signal such that the data can be displayed to and understood by the individual. The system also includes a vital monitoring application in wireless communication with the vital monitoring device via a wireless communication module.

1 . A vital monitoring device comprising:
 (a) a control unit enclosed in a housing, the control unit including a microprocessor provided on a circuit board having a plurality of channels for receiving and processing sensor data, each of the plurality of channels coupled to the microprocessor;   (b) a plurality of sensors coupled to the control unit and operable for obtaining at least three vitals from a user including pulse oximetry, electrocardiogram (ECG), and skin temperature, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is coupled to at least one of the plurality of channels and operable for generating signals indicative of the obtained vitals; and   (c) a wireless communication module coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the wireless communication module is adapted to transmit vital data obtained by the plurality of sensors to a remote application or remote server.   
     
     
         2 . The vital monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors include a pulse oximetry sensor, an ECG sensor, and a temperature sensor, and wherein each of the pulse oximetry sensor, ECG sensor, and temperature sensor are electronically coupled to a separate and distinct channel formed on the circuit board. 
     
     
         3 . The vital monitoring device of  claim 2 , wherein the plurality of sensors are each accessible on the exterior surface of the housing at separate sensor locations including a first finger depression sized and shaped to receive a first finger of the user, a second finger depression sized and shaped to receive a second finger of the user, and a third finger placement location sized and shaped to receive a third finger of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The vital monitoring device of  claim 3 , wherein the temperature sensor and a first electrode coupled to the ECG sensor are exposed and positioned within the first finger depression and a second electrode coupled to the ECG sensor is exposed and positioned within the third finger depression, and the pulse oximetry sensor is exposed and positioned within the second finger depression. 
     
     
         5 . The vital monitoring device of  claim 4 , wherein vital data of a user is obtainable by placing two fingers from one hand into the first and second finger depressions and a third finger from an opposite hand into the third finger depression. 
     
     
         6 . The vital monitoring device of  claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication module is operable to communicate with a mobile device selected from the group consisting of a smart phone, a tablet, a smart watch, a laptop, a computer, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The vital monitoring device of  claim 6 , wherein the wireless communication module is operable to communicate with a mobile application hosted on the mobile device, wherein the mobile application is operable to process, display, track, and communicate vital data obtained by the control unit. 
     
     
         8 . A system for vital monitoring of a user, the system comprising:
 (a) a vital monitoring device comprising:
 (i) a control unit enclosed in a housing, the control unit including a microprocessor provided on a circuit board having a plurality of channels for receiving and processing sensor data, each of the plurality of channels coupled to the microprocessor; 
 (ii) a plurality of sensors coupled to the control unit and operable for obtaining at least three vitals from a user including pulse oximetry, electrocardiogram (ECG), and skin temperature, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is coupled to at least one of the plurality of channels and operable for generating signals indicative of the obtained vitals; and 
 (iii) a wireless communication module coupled to the microprocessor, wherein the wireless communication module is adapted to transmit vital data obtained by the plurality of sensors; 
   (b) a remote application hosted on a remote device operable for wirelessly communicating with the vital monitoring device and receiving the vital data transmitted by the wireless communication module; and   (c) a graphical user interface provided on the remote application and adapted to display vital data obtained by the vital monitoring device.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of sensors are each accessible on the exterior surface of the housing at separate sensor locations including a first finger depression sized and shaped to receive a first finger of the user, a second finger depression sized and shaped to receive a second finger of the user, and a third finger placement location sized and shaped to receive a third finger of the user. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the mobile application is operable to process, display, track, and communicate vital data obtained by the control unit. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the mobile application is operable to diagnose a cardiac condition selected from the group consisting of arrhythmia detection, hyperkalemia, hypercalcemia, Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, long QT syndrome, short QT syndrome, Torsades de Pointes, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising a machine learning feature incorporated into the mobile application that is adapted to determine risk conditions of the user associated with tracking and storing vital data from the user. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the vital monitoring device includes a wearable component operable to contact a skin of a user and be worn during operation. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the vital monitoring device is adapted to monitor vital data of the user and provide an indication to the user, wherein the indication stimulates the user of a preset condition of the user based on the vital data. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the preset condition includes a high-risk condition associated with the vital data of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the indication is an stimulus selected from an auditory signal, a visual signal, and a tactile feedback. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , further including a visual display operable to show the user vital data obtained by the vital monitoring device external to the mobile application. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the visual display is provided in a head gear worn by a user. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the vital data obtained by the vital monitoring device is provided to a third party through a mobile device or application and wherein the third party is provided access to one or more users using a vital monitoring device. 
     
     
         20 . A method of monitoring vital data of an individual, the method comprising:
 (a) placing the vital monitoring device of  claim 1  in contact with a body of the individual;   (b) obtaining pulse oximetry, ECG, and temperature vital data of the user using the vital monitoring device;   (c) transmitting the vital data to a mobile application through the wireless communication module;   (d) graphically displaying the vital information to the user through the remote application; and   (d) optionally transmitting vital monitoring data to a remote server.