Patent ID: 11957449
Assignee: MEDICAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A wearable physiological parameter monitoring system, comprising:
a wearable garment that is configured to be removably positioned on a subject, said subject comprising a spine, an umbilicus and a xyphoid process,
said physiological monitoring system comprising a power source, respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system, a physiological parameter sub-system, and an electronics module, said power source, respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system and physiological parameter sub-system being in communication with said electronics module,
said physiological parameter sub-system comprising an accelerometer adapted and configured to detect anatomical positions and movement of said subject, and generate and transmit a plurality of accelerometer signals representing same,
said respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system comprising a transmitter coil, a first receiver coil and a second receiver coil,
said transmitter coil, said first receiver coil and said second receiver coil being positioned on said wearable garment, whereby, when said wearable garment is positioned on said subject, said first and second receiver coils are in axial alignment with said transmitter coil, and said transmitter coil is positioned proximate said spine of said subject, said first receiver coil is positioned proximate said xyphoid process of said subject, and said second receiver coil is positioned proximate said umbilicus of said subject,
said transmitter coil adapted to generate at least a first alternating current (AC) magnetic field comprising first, second, and third field dimensions, and a second alternating AC magnetic field comprising fourth, fifth and sixth field dimensions,
said first, second and third field dimensions comprising a first field frequency,
said fourth, fifth and sixth field dimensions comprising a second field frequency,
said first field dimension of said first alternating AC magnetic field comprising a first variable strength as a function of a first transmitter-receiver distance, said second field dimension comprising a second variable strength as a function of a second transmitter-receiver distance, and said third field dimension comprising a third variable strength as a function of a third transmitter-receiver distance,
said first transmitter-receiver distance comprising a first distance from said first receiver coil to said transmitter coil, said second transmitter-receiver distance comprising a second distance from said first receiver coil to said transmitter coil, and said third transmitter-receiver distance comprising a third distance from said first receiver coil to said transmitter coil,
said fourth field dimension of said second alternating AC magnetic field comprising a fourth variable strength as a function of a fourth transmitter-receiver distance, said fifth field dimension comprising a fifth variable strength as a function of a fifth transmitter-receiver distance, and said sixth field dimension comprising a sixth variable strength as a function of a sixth transmitter-receiver distance,
said fourth transmitter-receiver distance comprising a fourth distance from said second receiver coil to said transmitter coil, said fifth transmitter-receiver distance comprising a fifth distance from said second receiver coil to said transmitter coil, and said sixth transmitter-receiver distance comprising a sixth distance from said second receiver coil to said transmitter coil,
said first receiver coil configured and adapted to detect and measure said first variable strength of said first field dimension of said first alternating AC magnetic field, said second variable strength of said second field dimension of said first alternating AC magnetic field, and said third variable strength of said third field dimension of said first alternating AC magnetic field,
said first receiver coil being further configured and adapted to generate and transmit a first AC magnetic field strength signal representing said first variable strength of said first field dimension, a second AC magnetic field strength signal representing said second variable strength of said second field dimension, and a third AC magnetic field strength signal representing said third variable strength of said third field dimension,
said second receiver coil configured and adapted to detect and measure said fourth variable strength of said fourth field dimension of said second alternating AC magnetic field, said fifth variable strength of said fifth field dimension of said second alternating AC magnetic field, and said sixth variable strength of said sixth field dimension of said second alternating AC magnetic field,
said second receiver coil being further configured and adapted to generate and transmit a fourth AC magnetic field strength signal representing said fourth variable strength of said fourth field dimension, a fifth AC magnetic field strength signal representing said fifth variable strength of said fifth field dimension, and a sixth AC magnetic field strength signal representing said sixth variable strength of said sixth field dimension,
said electronics module adapted to control said respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system and said physiological parameter sub-system,
said electronics module further adapted to receive, isolate and process said first, second and third AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said first receiver coil, said fourth, fifth and sixth AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said second receiver coil, and said plurality of accelerometer signals transmitted by said accelerometer, and determine at least one respiratory parameter of said subject as a function of said first, second and third AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said first receiver coil, said fourth, fifth and sixth AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said second receiver coil, and said plurality of accelerometer signals transmitted by said accelerometer,
said electronics module further adapted to determine a value of said at least one respiratory parameter of said subject as a function of said first, second and third AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said first receiver coil, said fourth, fifth and sixth AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said second receiver coil, and said plurality of accelerometer signals transmitted by said accelerometer,
said electronics module further adapted to determine at least one respiratory disorder of said subject as a function of said determined at least one respiratory parameter and said determined value thereof.