David T Kuhn

US Patent:

20050249037, Nov 10, 2005

Filed:

Apr 28, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/118287

Inventors:

Daniel Kohn - Cambridge MA, US
David Kuhn - Cave Creek AZ, US
David Frost - Scottsdale AZ, US
Christopher Trask - Tempe AZ, US

International Classification:

G01S001/72
A61B005/00

US Classification:

367117000, 600301000, 128903000

Abstract:

A wireless instrument and methods for the remote monitoring of a plurality of biological parameters is described. The instrument includes a means of receiving data from a plurality of sensors, a means for converting the sensor data to a digital format, a means for collating the digitised sensor data into a single digital data stream, a transmitter for modulating a carrier signal with the digital data stream to create a modulated signal suitable for wireless transmission, an antenna for generating a radiating electromagnetic field to be received by a remote receiver, and an electrical power source. In a further embodiment, an additional means is provided for including an identification code in the transmitted digital data stream. In a further embodiment, an additional means is provided for monitoring operational parameters of the instrument and the inclusion of the monitored operational parameters in the transmitted digital data stream. In a further embodiment, an additional means is provided that allows for receiving signals from a remote transmitter for the remote manipulation of the instrument. In a further embodiment, the electrical power source is rechargeable and a recharging means is provided. A method is described for encapsulating the instrument in a one-piece housing that may include additional materials for increasing the mass of the instrument.