System and method for smart monitoring within a body
OwnerJona Zumeris, Jacob Levy +1inventors
InventorsJona Zumeris, Jacob Levy, Yanina Zumeris
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Abstract
A smart monitoring system for enabling remote, interactive scanning and monitoring of internal bodies. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a smart monitoring system comprises at least one Active Sensing Unit (ASU), which includes at least one vibration element for generating micro mechanical vibrations and/or receiving signals of micro mechanical vibrations, a Portable Sensing Unit (PSU), connected to the ASU (by cable or wirelessly); and at least one Central Diagnostic and Control Unit (CDCU), enabled to remotely command the PSU to control the functionality of the ASU.
Claims67
A monitoring system comprising:
- at least one Active Sensing Unit (ASU), said ASU including at least one vibrating element;
- a Portable Sensing Unit (PSU), connected to said ASU;
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- a Central Diagnostic and Control Unit (CDCU), said CDCU enabled to command said PSU to control said ASU.
An interactive monitoring method comprising:
- scanning at least one internal structure according to a default scanning field, by an Active Scanning Unit (ASU), said ASU including at least one piezo-electric transmitter and at least one piezo-electric receiver;
- receiving at least one scanned data signal by a Portable Sensing Unit (PSU) and transmitting said scanned data signal to at least one CDCU, by said PSU;
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- interacting with said PSU in response to said scanned data received by said CDCU.
An apparatus for monitoring using a TOCO transducer, comprising:
- at least one piezo-electric plate;
- a plastic cylinder, said cylinder connected to said piezo-electric plate;
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- acoustics conducting material located at a point of contact of the apparatus to a body.
A method for enabling remote monitoring using a TOCO transducer, comprising:
- placing at least one piezo-electric plate in a TOCO transducer,
- said plate connected to a plastic cylinder in said transducer;
- transmitting electric signals from a Portable Sensing Unit (PSU) to at least one piezo-electric plate in said TOCO transducer;
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- sending micro-vibrations through a body adjacent to said TOCO transducer.
An apparatus for reducing impedance during a monitoring session, comprising:
- i. at least one transducer;
- ii. at least one piezo-electric element placed within said transducer;
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- iii. conductive material covering at least part of said piezo-electric element.
A method for reducing skin impedance during a monitoring session, comprising:
- transmitting electric signals in thickness mode from a Portable Sensing Unit (PSU) to at least one piezo-electric element within a transducer;
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- transmitting electric signals in longitudinal mode from said PSU to at least one piezo-electric element, to create differences in micro-vibrations generated by said piezoelectric element(s), generating a pealing effect at a point of contact between said transducer and the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.