CA2281497A1 - Personal computer card for collection of real-time biological data - Google Patents

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CA2281497A1
CA2281497A1 CA002281497A CA2281497A CA2281497A1 CA 2281497 A1 CA2281497 A1 CA 2281497A1 CA 002281497 A CA002281497 A CA 002281497A CA 2281497 A CA2281497 A CA 2281497A CA 2281497 A1 CA2281497 A1 CA 2281497A1
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Abstract

A real-time biological data processing PC card is very lightweight, cost effective, and portable. The real-time biological data processing PC card is capable of converting a host personal computer system (27) into a powerful diagnostic instrument. Each real-time biological data processing PC card is adapted to input and process biological data from one or more biological sensors (21), and is interchangeable with other real-time biological data processing PC cards. A practitioner having three different biological data collection devices, effectively carries three full sized, powerful diagnostic instruments. The full resources of a host personal computer (27) can be utilized and converted into a powerful diagnostic instrument, for each biological data collection device by the insertion of one of the real-time biological data processing PC cards.

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What is Claimed is:
1. A portable computer card for collecting biological data, comprising:
a pressure transducer, the pressure transducer being adapted to receive an air pressure from an air tube and further being adapted to convert the air pressure into an electrical signal;
an analog-to-digital converter adapted to receive and digitize the electrical signal; and a portable computer card interface operatively coupled to the analog-to-digital converter, the portable computer card interface being adapted to provide an interface between the portable computer card and a host microprocessor system.
2. The portable computer card as recited in Claim 1, the portable computer card interface comprising a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card interface.
3. The portable computer card as recited in Claim 1, further comprising:
an amplifier adapted to receive and amplify the electrical signal from the pressure transducer, the amplified electrical signal being related to the air pressure; and a housing, the pressure transducer, the amplifier, the analog-to-digital converter, and the portable computer card interface being disposed within the housing.
9. The portable computer card as recited in Claim 3, further comprising a pressure input port disposed within the housing, the pressure input port being in fluid communication with the pressure transducer any being adapted to receive the air pressure.
5. The portable computer card as recited in Claim 4, further comprising a flexible air passageway integrally connected to the housing, the pressure input port being adapted to receive an air pressure from an air tube via the flexible air passageway.
6. A portable biological data collection device, comprising:
a portable computer card housing;
a biological data receiver coupled to the portable computer card housing, the biological data receiver being adapted to receive biological data and to output the biological data;
signal-conditioning circuitry operatively coupled to the biological data receiver, the signal-conditioning circuitry being adapted to receive the biological data from the biological data receiver and to convert the biological data into digitized biological data; and a portable computer card interface disposed within the portable computer card housing, the portable computer card interface being adapted to communicate with a host computer and to relay the digitized biological data to the host computer on a real-time basis as the biological data is converted by the signal conditioning circuitry.
7. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 6, the biological data receiver being adapted to receive biological data from a pulse oximetry sensor which is located externally of the portable biological data collection device.
8. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 7, the biological data receiver further being adapted to receive biological data from an electrocardiography (ECG) sensor.
9. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 6, the biological data receiver being adapted to receive biological data from an ECG
sensor.
10. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 6, the portable computer card housing having an external surface, and the biological data receiver comprising a biological data sensor adapted to be connected to the external surface of the portable computer card housing.
11. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 10, the biological data sensor being adapted to output low-amplitude signals on an order of 1 millivolt, and the signal-conditioning circuitry being adapted to output digitized biological data having a resolution greater than 12 bits.
12. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 11, the signal-conditioning circuitry being adapted to output digitized biological data which has a resolution of 16 bits.
13. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 12, the signal-conditioning circuitry comprising:
a pressure transducer operatively connected to the biological data sensor;
an amplifier operatively connected to the pressure transducer; and an analog-to-digital converter operatively connected to the amplifier.
14. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 10, the biological data sensor being integrally formed onto the external surface of the portable computer card housing.
15. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 14, the biological data sensor comprising a spirometer air tube.
16. The portable biological data collection device as recited in Claim 6, the portable computer card interface comprising a PCMCIA interface.
17. A host computer configurable among a plurality of biological data collection device modes, comprising:
a portable computer card slot adapted to receive a portable computer card therein;
a portable computer card interface adapted to communicate with a portable computer card inserted into the portable computer card slot and adapted to receive digitized biological data from a portable computer card inserted into the portable computer card slot;
a microprocessor;
a data bus operatively connected between the microprocessor and the portable computer card interface;
input means for receiving designation data from a portable computer card within the portable computer card slot, the input means being operatively connected to the microprocessor and the designation data being indicative of a type of the digitized biological data from a portable computer card inserted into the portable computer card slot, the designation data comprising one of a first identifier and a second identifier, the first identifier indicating that the digitized biological data should be interpreted by the microprocessor as spirometer-pressure data and the second identifier indicating that the digitized biological data should be interpreted by the microprocessor as pulse oximetry electrical data; and configuring means for configuring the host computer into a real-time spirometer-pressure data collecting and analyzing device upon receipt of the first identifier, and for configuring the host computer into a real-time pulse oximetry electrical data collecting and analyzing device upon receipt of the second identifier, the configuring means being operatively connected to the microprocessor.
18. The host computer as recited in Claim 17, the designation data comprising a third identifier indicating that the digitized biological data should be interpreted by the microprocessor as ECG data, and the host computer being configurable into an ECG data collection device mode.
19. The host computer as recited in Claim 17, the host computer being configurable among other biological data collection device modes, in addition to a spirometer biological data collection device mode and a pulse oximetry biological data collection device mode.
20. The host computer as recited in Claim 17, the input means being adapted for receiving designation data from one of a keyboard and a touch screen display.
21. The host computer as recited in Claim 17, the input means being adapted for receiving designation data from the portable computer card.
22. The host computer as recited in Claim 17, the portable computer card slot comprising a PCMCIA card slot.
23. A combination of a plurality of interchangeable biological-data portable computer cards, comprising:
(a) a spirometer portable computer card, comprising:
(1) a spirometer portable computer card housing having an external surface;
(2) a pressure input port disposed within the spirometer portable computer card housing, the pressure input port being adapted to receive an air pressure from an air tube;
(3) a pressure transducer disposed within the spirometer portable computer card housing, the pressure transducer being adapted to receive an air pressure from an air tube via the pressure input port and to generate an electrical signal, an intensity of the generated electrical signal being proportional to an intensity of the received air pressure;
(4) an amplifier operatively connected to the pressure transducer, the amplifier being adapted to receive the generated electrical signal and to output an amplified signal;
(5) an analog-to-digital converter operatively connected to the amplifier, the analog-to-digital converter being adapted to digitize the amplified signal; and (6) a portable computer card interface disposed within the spirometer portable computer card housing, the portable computer card interface being adapted to communicate with a host computer and being adapted to relay the digitized amplified signal to the host computer on a real-time basis as the electrical signal is generated from the air pressure; and (b) a pulse oximetry portable computer card, comprising:
(1) a pulse oximetry portable computer card housing having an external surface;
(2) at least one conductor connected to the pulse oximetry portable computer card housing, the at least one conductor being adapted to collect pulse oximetry data from a patient;
(3) an analog-to-digital converter operatively connected to the at least one conductor, the analog-to-digital converter being adapted to digitize the amplified signal; and (4) a portable computer card interface disposed within the pulse oximetry portable computer card housing, the portable computer card interface being adapted to communicate with a host computer and being adapted to relay the digitized amplified signal to the host computer on a real-time basis as pulse oximetry data is collected from a patient.
24. The combination of a plurality of interchangeable biological-data portable computer cards as recited in Claim 23, the spirometer portable computer card being adapted to convert the host computer into a spirometer data collecting and analyzing device, and the pulse oximetry portable computer card being adapted to convert the host computer into a pulse oximetry data collecting and analyzing device.
25. The combination of a plurality of interchangeable biological-data portable computer cards as recited in Claim 23, further comprising an ECG
portable computer card, which comprises:
(1) an ECG portable computer card housing having an external surface;
(2) at least one conductor connected to the ECG portable computer card housing, the at least one conductor being adapted to collect ECG data from a patient;
(3) an amplifier operatively connected to the at least one conductor, the amplifier being adapted to receive the electrical signal and to output an amplified signal;
(4) an analog-to-digital converter operatively connected to the amplifier, the analog-to-digital converter being adapted to digitize the amplified signal; and (5) a portable computer card interface disposed within the ECG portable computer card housing, the portable computer card interface being adapted to communicate with a host computer and being adapted to relay the digitized amplified signal to the host computer on a real-time basis as ECG data is being collected from a patient.
26. A portable computer card for delivering biological data to a host computer, comprising:
a portable computer card housing having an external surface;
at least one conductor connected to the portable computer card housing, the at least one conductor being adapted to collect biological data from a patient;
an amplifier operatively connected to the at least one conductor, the amplifier being adapted to receive the biological data and to output an amplified signal;

a power source operatively connected to the amplifier;
insulating means for providing electrical insulation between the power source and the at least one conductor, the insulating means being disposed between the at least one conductor and the amplifier;
an analog-to-digital converter operatively connected to the amplifier, the analog-to-digital converter being adapted to digitize the amplified signal; and a portable computer card interface disposed within the portable computer card housing, the portable computer card interface being adapted to communicate with a host computer and being adapted to relay the digitized amplified signal to the host computer on a real-time basis as biological data is collected from a patient.
27. The portable computer card for delivering biological data to a host computer as recited in Claim 26, the insulating means comprising an optical translator, and the power source comprising a conductor for receiving power from a host computer.
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