US 11,522,991 B2Granted

Medical alert device

OwnerSam E. Minzerinventor

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Abstract

A medical alert device that may be used to transmit a medical alert over a wireless network. The medical alert device includes a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the device, a data store configured to store the phone number of at least one predetermined call recipient, and a wireless communication module that is connectable to a wireless network. The medical alert device also includes a preprogrammed user actuatable button that is configured to, upon being actuated, initiate the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve a phone number stored on the data store. The microprocessor may then connect to the wireless network and establish a communication link with the predetermined call recipient by dialing the phone number. Also disclosed are peripheral devices that may be operatively connected to the medical alert device.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A medical alert device comprising:

a body that defines an interior space for electronic components;
a microprocessor housed within the body that is configured to control the operation of the device;
a data store housed within the body that is configured to store a phone number of at least one predetermined call recipient;
a wireless communication module housed within the body that is connectable to a wireless network;
a preprogrammed user actuatable button supported by the body that is configured to, upon being actuated, initiate the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve a phone number stored on the data store, connect to the wireless network, and establish a communication link with an emergency dispatch office by dialing the phone number;
at most, two additional preprogrammed user actuatable buttons, wherein each of the additional preprogrammed user actuatable buttons each, upon being actuated, initiate the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve a different phone number from the data store, not associated with the emergency dispatch office, and establish a communication link over a wireless network by dialing the different phone number, wherein the communication link is configured to enable a user to hear and speak with a predetermined call recipient of the different phone number than the emergency dispatch office;
a display screen configured to show a battery level, a wireless connection status, a time, a date, a text message;
a speaker configured to be used from 4 to 18 inches away;
a microphone configured to be used from 4 to 18 inches away;
an amplifier configured to increase volume and sound quality;
a flashlight;
an emergency radio configured to tune into advisory radio stations;
an on/off button;
an AM/FM radio;
a headphone jack;
and
a fall detector configured to automatically initiate a call to one of the predetermined call recipient when a user experiences a fall.

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A medical alert device comprising:

a body that defines an interior space for electronic components;
a microprocessor housed within the body that is configured to control the operation of the device;
a data store housed within the body that is configured to store a first phone number of a first predetermined call recipient, a second phone number of a second predetermined call recipient, and a third phone number of a third predetermined call recipient;
a reader at least partially housed within the body that is configured to receive a subscriber identity module identification card (SIM card);
a limited use SIM card that is insertable into the reader and configured to identify and authenticate a user of the device, wherein the limited use SIM card is configured to allow emergency calls;
a wireless communication module housed within the body that is operable with the limited use SIM card and connectable to a cellular network;
a first preprogrammed user actuatable button supported by the body that is configured to, upon being actuated, initiate the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve the first phone number stored on the data store, connect to the cellular network, and establish a communication link with the first predetermined call recipient by dialing the first phone number, wherein the first predetermined call recipient is the emergency dispatch office, wherein the emergency dispatch office is independent of a subscription based monitoring service;
a second and third preprogrammed user actuatable buttons supported by the body, wherein the second and third preprogrammed user actuatable buttons are configured to, upon being actuated, initiate the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve the second phone number or the third phone number stored on the data store, connect to the cellular network, and establish a communication link with the second or third predetermined call recipient by dialing the second or third phone number, wherein the device is configured to receive calls only initiated from the predetermined call recipients and the emergency dispatch office;
a display screen configured to show a battery level, a wireless connection status, a time, a date, a text message;
a speaker configured to be used from 4 to 18 inches away;
a microphone configured to be used from 4 to 18 inches away;
an amplifier configured to increase volume and sound quality;
a flashlight;
an emergency radio configured to tune into advisory radio stations;
an on/off button;
an AM/FM radio;
a headphone jack;
and
a fall detector configured to automatically initiate a call to one of the predetermined call recipient when a user experiences a fall.

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A medical alert device comprising:

a body that defines an interior space for electronic components and includes a front face;
a microprocessor housed within the body that is configured to control the operation of the device;
a data store housed within the body that is configured to store a phone number of a predetermined call recipient;
a wireless communication module housed within the body that is connectable to a wireless network;
a plurality of buttons positioned on a front face of the body, wherein the plurality of buttons consists of:
a first preprogrammed user actuatable button, and a pair of second preprogrammed user actuatable buttons, wherein the first preprogrammed user actuatable button supported by the body that is configured to, upon being actuated, initiate the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve a phone number stored on the data store, connect to the wireless network, and establish a communication link with an emergency call center by dialing the phone number, wherein the phone number is independent of a subscription based monitoring service, wherein the pair of second preprogrammed user actuatable buttons are configured to allow a user to choose between the pair of preprogrammed user actuatable buttons based upon considerations of the needs of a user, wherein upon being actuated each of the preprogrammed user actuatable buttons initiates the execution of software instructions by the microprocessor to retrieve one of the pair of phone numbers stored on the data store, connects to the wireless network, and establish a communication link with one of two separate predetermined call recipient by dialing one of the pair of phone numbers;
and
a display screen configured to show a battery level, a wireless connection status, a time, a date, a text message;
a speaker configured to be used from 4 to 18 inches away;
a microphone configured to be used from 4 to 18 inches away;
an amplifier configured to increase volume and sound quality;
a flashlight;
an emergency radio configured to tune into advisory radio stations;
an on/off button;
an AM/FM radio;
a headphone jack;
and
a fall detector configured to automatically initiate a call to one of the predetermined call recipient when a user experiences a fall.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/154,080Filed 21 Jan 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Jan 2020
Published: US 2021/0228162 A129 Jul 2021
Granted: 6 Dec 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification20 codes

H04M 1/72424
For supporting emergency services: with manual activation of emergency-service functions
A61B 5/0004
Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network: characterised by the type of…
A61B 5/0022
Characterised by features of the telemetry system: monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
A61B 5/1112
Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb: global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS