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一、 檢索方法與檢索結果

為映證 CardioNet 的專利策略，以公司名稱「CardioNet」為關鍵字於專利資 料庫進行檢索，包括美國 USTPO¹⁵、歐州 EPO¹⁶、日本 JPO¹⁷、世界智慧財產權 組織 WIPO¹⁸等專利資料庫。檢索結果以專利數量表示如下表 28，共 95 筆專利 資訊，其中美國專利超過一半。

表 28 CardioNet 專利檢索方法與結果

檢索日期 資料庫 檢索欄位 關鍵字 專利資料筆數

2010/05/11 USPTO PATFT Assignee Name CardioNet 14 2010/05/11 USPTO AppFT Assignee Name CardioNet 11 2010/05/11 USPTO Patent Assignment Assignee Name CardioNet 26 2010/05/11 USPTO Patent Assignment Assignor Name CardioNet 11 2010/05/11 EPO Applicant(s) CardioNet 20 2010/05/11 WIPO Applicant Name CardioNet 13

總計 95

資料來源：本研究整理。

註：檢索日期：2010 年 5 月 5 日。

上述 95 筆專利資料經過交叉比對整理，結果顯示 CardioNet 現所擁有專利 實際上為 13 個專利家族，整理於下表 29。

       

15 網址：http://patf.uspto.gov/

16 網址：http://ep.espacenet.com/?locale=en_EP

17 網址：http://www.ipdi.inpit.go.jp/homepg_e.jpdl

18 網址：http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/index.jsp

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1997/05/07 US 5,959,529 Reprogrammable remote sensor

monitoring system 中央元件（central unit）與一可 攜式測量裝置，可以測知身體狀 況，與地理位置等資訊。其微處 理器為 reprogramable，可從遠端 控制。

v v v v v v

1999/07/20 US 6,225,901 (CA of 5,959,529)

Reprogrammable remote sensor

monitoring system – – – – – – – – –

2002/11/12 US 6,940,403 (CA of 6,225,901)

Reprogrammable remote sensor

monitoring system – – – – – – – – –

2 2001/04/23 US 6,569,095 Adaptive selection of a warning limit in patient monitoring

監測病人的方法專利：預設安全 範圍，超出範圍則發出警告，並 加以處理。

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2001/04/23 US 6,664,893 Method for controlling access to medical monitoring device service

方法專利：手持生理數據監測器

（下稱用戶端）與遠端監控端間 網路傳輸步驟，與網路形態。

v v v v v v v r

2003/12/05 US 7,002,468 (CIP of 6,664,893)

Controlling access to a medical monitoring system

由遠端監控端請求資料，經第三

方認證後，用戶端傳送資料。 v v v v v

2004/12/02

US 20050119580 (CIP of 6,664,893;

CIP of 7,002,468)

Controlling access to a medical monitoring system

遠端監控端對用戶端傳送指

令，而啟動用戶端特定程序。 v v v v v v

2007/04/12

US 20070288067 (DIV of 2005011958;

CIP of 6,664,893;

CIP of 7,002,468)

Controlling Access to a Medical Monitoring System

方法專利：將遠端心電圖監測系 統用於臨床，並從遠端提醒使用 者使用該設備。

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2001/04/23 US 6,665,385 Medical monitoring system having multipath communications capability

用戶端系統。Monitor 設有三種 對外傳輸方式：電話網路、無線 網路，與第三種網路。

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2003/12/15 US 7,130,396 (CIP of 6,665,385)

Medical monitoring system having multiple communications channels

Monitor 選擇適當的傳輸界面，

並根據該界面的特殊傳輸設 定，傳送 data set。

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4 2006/10/31

US 20070130657 (CA of 7,130,396;

CIP of 6,665,385)

Medical monitoring system having multiple communications channels

一手持遠端監測器，能在三種傳 輸界面中，擇一將一種以上生理 參數傳送至遠端監控端。

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5 2001/04/23 US 6,694,177

Control of data transmission between a remote monitoring unit and a central unit

6 2001/04/23 US 6,801,137

Bidirectional communication between a sensor unit and a monitor unit in patient monitoring

用戶端的 sensor unit 與 moitor

unit，能雙向傳輸的監測系統。 v v v v v v v r

7 2002/03/13 US 6,957,107

Method and apparatus for monitoring and communicating with an implanted medical device

在植入式醫療器材加裝傳輸裝 置（內含記憶元件、控制元件、

電源），和體外設備溝通。

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2004/02/17 US 7,099,715 Distributed cardiac activity

monitoring with selective filtering 在即時心電圖監測裝置加上可 以開關的「T wave filter」之裝置 與方法。

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2006/07/31 US 20070156054 (CA of 7,099,715)

Distributed cardiac activity

monitoring with selective filtering – – – – – – – – –

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2004/01/21 US 7,194,300 Cardiac monitoring 方法專利：透過心電圖判斷心房 顫動的演算法。

v v v v v v 2007/02/12 US 20070129642

(CA of 7,194,300) Cardiac Monitoring – – – – – – – – –

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2004/01/16 US 7,212,850

System and method for processing and presenting arrhyt7212850hmia information to facilitate heart arrhythmia identification and

treatment 判斷心房顫動後，取得心跳速

率，以時間為座標軸呈現心房顫 動期間的心電圖。

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2007/04/23 US 20070191723 (CA of 7,212,850)

System and method for processing and presenting arrhythmia information to facilitate heart arrhythmia

identification and treatment

– – – – – – – – –

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2004/02/02 US 7,587,237 Biological signal management 將收到的生理參數，經過分類、

比較等程序分析後，再傳輸或許 顯示。

– – – – – – – – –

2007/08/20 US 20070293776

(CA of 7,587,237) Biological signal management – – – – – – – – –

Monitoring physiological activity using partial state space

reconstruction

– – – – – – – – – –

2004/12/03

63/633,320 (Provisional Application)

Monitoring physiological activity using partial state space

reconstruction

– – – – – – – – – –

2005/03/15

US 20060084881 (主張 60/620,864

、63/633,320 優先權 日)

Monitoring physiological activity using partial state space

reconstruction

藉由 orthogonal, frequency-independet

transform，將原始資料 partial state space reconstruction

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13 2006/03/14 US 20070219453

Automated analysis of a cardiac signal based on dynamical characteristics of the cardiac signal

心電圖分析演算法。 v v v

資料來源：本研究整理。

註：1. CA：延續案（Continuation Application）的縮寫，目的為在母案已揭露的範圍內，加入不同的請求項（Claim），優先權日為母案的申請 日。由於 CA 在 EPO 資料庫中與母案視為等同專利文件，同歸為「Also published as」項目內，受限於時間因素，無深入閱讀各國專利

4. Provisional Application：暫時申請案，申請人得在一年之內提出正式審查。

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一方面顯示出 CardioNet 開發 MCOT™，在技術方面，著重於通訊技術的運用、

心電圖分析演算法，與資料處理流程。通訊方法與資料控管流程，單就專利權利 項來看，本研究認為，大部分僅是在現有技術上稍作修改的應用，技術層次不高，

但卻充分彰顯出作為商業模式專利的本質。然而這些專利都不是關鍵專利，即便 設備間不能雙向傳輸、心電圖計不能從遠端控制，競爭者還是可以推出一個單向 傳輸，設計簡單的遠距心電圖監測系統。

從佈局國家來看，CardioNet 以申請美國專利為主，並透過申請 PCT 進入歐 洲、日本、家拿大、澳洲，與中國等。CardioNet 只有在美國營運，卻大範圍佈 局專利，顯示對其對自身的產品、技術、專利相當認同，具有市場潛力。然而在 CardioNet 尚未獲利的情況下如此大幅度的申請專利，擴大財務缺口，也未必為 明智的選擇。

陸、 結論

從結果面來看，CardioNet 比起 LifeWatch 是失敗的。兩間公司的商業模式 類似，但是 CardioNet 投入較多研發經費，期望建立穩定、功能強大的遠距心電 圖監測系統。LifeWatch「借用」使用者的電腦、手機作為執行軟體與傳輸資料 的媒介。由於使用者的電腦、手機品牌不一，品質不定，不一定都能隨時傳送資 料，與 CardioNet 特製的手持 Monitor 相比，MCOT™顯得更穩定、便利。然而 自製一個中介裝置，無疑增加研發成本，與硬體成本，再加上必須自付傳輸費用 給 Qualcomm，造成成本過高，當保險給付降低時，就無法獲利。

此外，CardioNet 的通訊技術採用 Qualcomm 子公司 nPhase 提供的通訊平台，

在 nPhase 支援的範圍內，即便在沒有使用無線網路與 3G 通訊的地方，都能夠使 用 MCOT™，提升 MCOT™的競爭力。但相對的，若欲將 MCOT™推銷至全世 界，則必須受限於 nPhase 的服務範圍，對 CardioNet 不利。

整體而言，本研究認為 CardioNet 缺乏完整的策略規劃，以至於開發出「東 西很好，但是太貴」的產品；生產與銷售都在美國，系統未必能夠在國外使用，

卻在全世界申請了許多不一定能排除競爭者的專利；LifeWatch 不必進行臨床試

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驗就可以與保險公司取得合約，但是 CardioNet 卻因此進行臨床試驗，從結果面 來看，是不必要的成本。倘若能夠在一開始能夠有更完善的商業計劃，今日或許 能夠有更好的營運表現。

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