US 11,872,011 B2
Pulse oximeter with cellular communication capability
Benjamin Atkin, Miami, FL (US)
Assigned to Smart Meter Corporation, Montebello, NY (US)
Filed by Smart Meter Corporation, Montebello, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/139,326.
Application 18/139,326 is a continuation of application No. 17/517,841, filed on Nov. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/115,935, filed on Nov. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0255488 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/0022 (2013.01) [A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7405 (2013.01); A61B 5/749 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a network, wherein the network is one of a 4G or 5G cellular network;
a pulse oximeter configured to communicate, via the network, with a mobile device, the pulse oximeter comprising:
a sensor component comprising:
a first side disposed opposite a second side; and
a receiving portion configured to receive a finger of an individual therein,
wherein the first side comprises an emitter component configured to emit light at one or more wavelengths into tissue of the finger of the individual, and
wherein the second side comprises a detector component configured to detect the light originating from the emitter component that emanates from the tissue of the finger of the individual after passing through the tissue;
an engine configured to calculate physiological parameters for the individual based on data received from the sensor component, the engine comprising:
a memory; and
a processor connected to the memory;
a speaker, wherein the speaker includes audio emitting capabilities;
a button configured to enable a user to control a function of the device; and
a key fob that contains wireless signal capabilities,
wherein the key fob is configured to transmit a signal to the processor when the key fob is in proximity of the pulse oximeter, and
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive the signal from the key fob;
select, based on the signal, a user profile from the memory corresponding to an owner of the key fob; and
store a blood oxygen saturation reading or a pulse rate reading of the individual in the user profile when the owner of the key fob is a corresponding user.