BioSensorWatch: Bio-Sensor Based Health Monitoring Device

Hemorrhagic shock is one of the leading causes of death in the battlefield for US war fighters, and is not always easily detectable in early stages before it becomes irreversible. Other types of shocks can also be difficult to detect without a proper continuous monitoring device in place. A monitoring device of this type should be non-invasive in its nature, robust to interference and noise, easily used by medics, other qualified personnel, and possibly end-users and have an efficient power management system. Such a device can be very valuable not only for the different DoD agencies, but also for civil markets. In particular, telemetry applications such as monitoring of vital signs pertaining to sleeping disorders, outpatients’ health status and fitness show great promise. To this end, BioSensorWatch, UtopiaCompression’s proposed system, will monitor and assess changes in the health status of casualties based on real-time processing of various vital sign signals such as oxygen saturation, respiratory and beat-to-beat blood pressure. Our technology hinges on a miniaturized and carefully adapted sensor suite, intelligent power management system, and an innovative and robust decision support system hosted on a hardened PDA like device.