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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6198394 | System for remote monitoring of personnel A system for remotely monitoring personnel status includes a plurality of sensors disposable on a soldier or other person for developing signals which may be used to determine the physiologicalal status. The sensors communicate with a soldier unit which c... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6160478 | Wireless health monitoring system A system for remotely monitoring a person's physical activity includes at least one accelerometer capable of measuring both the magnitude and direction of an acceleration. The acceleration data is processed to determine motion/position status and to decid... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6147618 | Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in physiological condition monitors There is disclosed an apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in physiological condition monitors that use a memory data storage device that operates in a high power mode when data is being written to the memory data storage device and operate... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6144303 | Tag and system for patient safety monitoring The tag includes: a tag for monitoring the security of a patient, the tag comprising, a housing having a wall, the wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, an electronic circuit located in the housing, the electronic circuit including an alarm c... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6078261 | System for monitoring a bed patient A monitoring system for a patient in a bed having a room number that provides a signal to a nurses station when the patient exits the bed including a sensor pad positioned on the bed responsive to the weight of a patient, a control unit adjacent the bed t... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6057758 | Handheld clinical terminal A system for monitoring a physiological condition of a patient includes a primary station and a portable station. The primary station includes a transmitter configured to transmit a signal, which represents a physiological condition of the patient, via a ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5959529 | Reprogrammable remote sensor monitoring system An automated, real-time, reprogrammable monitoring and control system for portable, remote sensors and subjects includes one or more portable monitoring units, each of the portable monitoring units having a sensor, a location-determining device, and a sen... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5917415 | Personal monitoring and alerting device for drowsiness A wrist worn device and method for monitoring and alerting the user of increased drowsiness. The device includes sensors for monitoring several physiological parameters of the user, including peripheral pulse rate variability, peripheral vasomotor respons... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5883576 | Identification bracelet with electronics information An identification assembly for identifying a patient including a strap which can be secured around a patient's wrists or the like which cannot be removed thereafter without destroying the strap, an electronic memory means which is integrally secured to th... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5877675 | Wireless healthcare communication system A portable, three-way wireless communication system provides a patient with a direct link to a caregiver, as well as a central facility such as a nurse's station. The system is comprised of a patient unit, a caregiver unit and a central station. The patie... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874897 | Emergency-reporting system for rescue operations A personal emergency-reporting system for recognizing the site of an emergency with simultaneous warning of the nearest emergency physician/medical personnel. A portable patient data unit is provided which contains a satellite-supported global positioning... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5818354 | Animal monitoring system An animal collar with a pair of sensors for detecting the heartrate and temperature of the animal, an encoder for encoding the information for a specific animal, and a radio frequency transmitter for relaying the information to a receiver contained within... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5793290 | Area security system A security system for monitoring movement of persons in a secured area including set openings which includes area and opening monitors, tag units and an alarm system. The tag unit has special end clamp members which securely clamp an attachment strap to a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5760692 | Intra-oral tracking device An intra-oral tracking device adapted for use in association with a tooth having a buccal surface and a lingual surface, the apparatus comprises a tooth mounting member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface including adhesive mat... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5670944 | Body-held monitoring device for physical condition A body-held monitoring device monitors a physical condition and/or a performance condition. A plurality of transducers (3-6) each measure various quantities indicating a physical condition and/or a performance condition. The plurality of transducers inclu... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5652570 | Individual location system An interactive individual location and monitoring system includes a central monitoring system for maintaining health, location, and other data with respect to an individual. A watch unit carried by the individual receives medical and other information sel... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5629678 | Personal tracking and recovery system Apparatus for tracking and recovering humans utilizes an implantable transceiver incorporating a power supply and actuation system allowing the unit to remain implanted and functional for years without maintenance. The implanted transmitter may be remotel... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5576952 | Medical alert distribution system with selective filtering of medical information The present invention relates to a medical alert distribution system which receives medical information (e.g. blood pressure, blood chemistry test results, etc.) from monitoring units worn by ambulatory patients. The system also receives medical selection... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5541580 | Body detector A body detector (10) detects when a body (12) is absent from a region (26) being monitored. The body (12) has a different dielectric constant than air. The region (26) is configured as a capacitor (20) in which the body (12), if present, serves as a diele... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5519380 | Personal monitoring system and method First and second bed monitoring systems are usable in a home and in a healthcare institution, respectively, and reliably detect an attempted departure from a bed or the like by a monitored person before the monitored person's feet ever touch the floor. Bo... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5410739 | Variable data message communication over voice communication channel An apparatus that causes variable data messages to be transmitted automatically following transmission of voice signals over a given communication channel. The apparatus includes a microprocessor for processing variable data to generate a variable data me... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5396224 | Telemetered patient location system and method A system and method for locating patients in a hospital using M different frequency patient transmitters and N fixed location antennas within the hospital for receiving the patient signals. The received signals for each antenna are separated from the sign... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5335664 | Monitor system and biological signal transmitter therefor Biological signals detected by biological signal detecting units put on a plurality of persons to be monitored are transmitted to a plurality of wristwatches. The transmitted biological signals and ID code data corresponding to the biological signals are ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5212476 | Wireless intraoral controller disposed in oral cavity with electrodes to sense E.M.G. signals produced by contraction of the tongue An intraoral controller senses electromyographic signals within the oral cavity which are produced as a result of movement and contraction of the tongue muscle. Active and reference electrodes pairs act as sensors for electromyographic signals which are p... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5097255 | Carrying security device for medical dropper A carrying safety device for a medical dropper, having a housing, a lifting/lowering controller, a dropper bottle and an auto-controlling system, wherein the housing has several chambers and provided with two ring buckles, in connection with a carrying be... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5086391 | Remote controller for activating speech messages and for contacting emergency services A medical alert system for domestic use wherein the system is comprised of two major components, a device worn about the neck and a home computer. The device worn about the neck and the home computer reciprocally communicate with one another to provide th... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4952928 | Adaptable electronic monitoring and identification system A personnel monitoring system includes a transmitting or transponding unit that is worn or carried by the individual being monitored. This transmitting or transponder unit periodically, or upon request, transmits a uniquely encoded signal that identifies ... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4899134 | Newborn anti-theft device A detectable element inconspicuously disposed in an umbilical cord clamp used to clamp the umbilical cord a newborn child allows the detection of unauthorized movement of the newborn child and prevents the possible abduction of the newborn child.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4854328 | Animal monitoring telltale and information system An animal monitoring telltale device including a receiver attached to the animal and a transmitting device inserted in the animal subcutaneously or in a cavity at a location indicative of the deep body temperature of the animal. The implanted transmitter ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4814751 | Patient tracking system A patient tracking system is employed to determine when an occupant leaves the confines of a nursing home or similar institution. Each patient has a transmitter strapped to his or her wrist which emits a signal having a distinctive radio frequency. The co... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4706689 | Implantable homing device A new apparatus for location and monitoring of humans has been developed. The device employs a unique programmable signal generator and detection system to locate and monitor the movement of individuals. It additionally utilizes a physiological monitoring... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4707685 | Device for detecting the onset of parturition of a pregnant animal A device for detecting the onset of parturition of a pregnant animal which comprises a thin, electrically conducting wire passing through the left and right sides of the animal's vulva region so that a middle portion of the wire lies across the vaginal or... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4605927 | Intra-oral control unit and system A system for quadriplegics and for others having less than full use of their limbs for controlling the environment is disclosed. The system includes an intra-oral lingually operated switch located on a dental appliance. The switch activates an intra-oral ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4232686 | Method and apparatus for indicating the onset of parturition Apparatus for indicating at a distance the onset of parturition in animals including a radio transmitter and a source of electrical power adapted to be secured to the pre-parturient animal and a rupturable assembly adapted to be mounted across the vaginal... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4100536 | Bio-alarm security system Disclosed herein is a bio-alarm security system particularly adapted for use in banks for activating an alarm during a robbery without the need for affirmative voluntary action by an employee which might be prevented by the person committing the crime. Th... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4025922 | Traffic control system A traffic control system particularly suitable for aiding the blind includes an interrogating FM radio transmitter-receiving unit, which can be incorporated into a cane or the like, and a responding FM radio receiver-transmitter unit operatively associate... | 05/24/1977 |
