US 12,067,448 B2
Wireless sensor reader assembly
Balamurugan Sundaram, Woodridge, IL (US); Michael Nagy, Lawrenceville, GA (US); Douglas Nielsen, Chicago, IL (US); Suresh Sundaram, Dunlap, IL (US); and Harry Rowland, Plainfield, IL (US)
Assigned to ENDOTRONIX, INC., Lisle, IL (US)
Filed by ENDOTRONIX, INC., Lisle, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,620.
Application 17/958,620 is a continuation of application No. 16/588,192, filed on Sep. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,461,568.
Application 16/588,192 is a continuation of application No. 15/903,809, filed on Feb. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,430,624, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/463,203, filed on Feb. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0072070 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10425 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/0215 (2013.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); G06K 7/10386 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01); A61F 2250/0002 (2013.01); B81B 2201/02 (2013.01); B81B 2201/06 (2013.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01); H04Q 2209/00 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/47 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/50 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/86 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless sensor reader device comprising:
a transmit circuit configured to generate an excitation signal to cause a wireless sensor to energize and emit a response signal, wherein said wireless sensor is implanted within a patient;
at least one antenna configured to transmit said excitation signal and receive said response signal;
a tilt sensor to identify if the reader device is taking a measurement from a patient in a sitting, standing, or laying down position; and
wherein said reader device uploads date of said response signal to a database and processor, wherein the tilt sensor is configured to record an orientation of said reader device with respect to gravity, record motion of the wireless sensor reader device, provide an indication that a patient is walking or moving in a vehicle, record sounds from a patient, or identify whether a hand of a patient is shaking while holding the wireless sensor reader device.