Distributed telemedicine system and method
First Claim
1. A distributed telemedicine system for medical remote assistance applications, the telemedicine system comprising:
- a. one or more patient monitoring devices, the patient monitoring device comprising;
i. one or more vital signs sensors configured for physical attachment to a patient;
ii. a first communication system;
iii. a first processor configured to receive vital signs information from the one or more sensors, generate streaming vital signs data based on the information and transmit at least a first portion of the streaming vital signs data to an aggregator via the first communication system;
iv. a first screen configured to display a representation of at least a second portion of the streaming vital signs;
b. one or more aggregators, the aggregator comprising;
i. one or more audio and video sensors;
ii. a second communication system;
iii. a third communication system;
iv. a fourth communication system;
v. a fifth communication system;
vi. a second processor configured to receive site audio and video from the audio and video sensors and streaming vital signs from the one or more patient monitoring devices via the second communication system, transmit at least a third portion of the streaming vital signs data to a first gateway via the third communication system, transmit the site audio and video to a second gateway via the fourth communication system, and receive backchannel audio data from a third gateway via the fifth communication system;
vii. a first application executed on the second processor, the application configured to detect the presence of the first communication system and establish a communication link between the first and second communication system, detect the presence of a sixth communication system and establish a communication link between the third and sixth communication system, detect the presence of a seventh communication system and establish a communication link between the fourth and seventh communication system, detect the presence of an eighth communication system and establish a communication link between the fifth and eighth communication system;
viii. a second screen configured to display an aggregated representation of at least a fourth portion of the streaming vital signs data together with the site video and session controls;
ix. one or more first audio reproduction devices configured to reproduce the backchannel audio data received as audible sounds;
c. at least one first gateway comprising;
i. a sixth communication system;
ii. a ninth communication system;
iii. a third processor configured to receive streaming vital signs data from a plurality of aggregators over the sixth communication system and send the streaming vital signs to a plurality of dashboards over the ninth communication system;
iv. a third screen configured to display session status, statistics, and configuration controls;
d. one or more second gateways, the gateway comprising;
i. a seventh communication system;
ii. the ninth communication system;
iii. a fourth processor configured to receive site audio and video from a plurality of aggregators over the seventh communication system and send the site audio and video data to a plurality of dashboards over the ninth communication system;
iv. a fourth screen configured to display session status, statistics, and configuration controls;
e. one or more third gateways, the gateway comprising;
i. an eighth communication system;
ii. the ninth communication system;
iii. a fifth processor configured to receive backchannel audio data from a plurality of dashboards over the ninth communication system and transmit backchannel audio data to a plurality of aggregators over the eighth communication system;
iv. a fifth screen configured to display session status, statistics, and configuration controls;
f. one or more dashboards, the dashboard comprising;
i. a tenth communication system;
ii. an audio sensor;
iii. a sixth processor configured to receive site audio and video and streaming vital signs data from a gateway over the tenth communication system and to send audio backchannel data to a gateway over the tenth communication system;
iv. one or more audio reproduction devices configured to reproduce the site audio data received as audible sounds;
v. a second application executed on the sixth processor, the application configured to detect the presence of the ninth communication system and establish a communication link between the ninth and tenth communication system;
vi. a sixth screen configured to display an aggregated representation of at least a fifth portion of the streaming vital signs and clinical alarms and alerts with a representation of the site video received together with session controls;
vii. one or more second audio reproduction devices configured to reproduce the site audio data received as audible sounds.
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Abstract
A vital-signs enhanced telemedicine system and method allowing a plurality of medical teams assisting a plurality of patients to interact with and get assistance from a plurality of remote physicians via a plurality of audio, video, and vital signs transmissions and interactive remoting sessions including alarms, analysis, recording, and live playback capabilities.
The system includes patient monitoring devices generating streaming vital signs, alarms and alerts (monitoring); aggregators generating streaming audio, video, and GPS for transmission in combination with monitoring received (session) and receiving sessions and instructions from gateways for local display; gateways maintaining concurrent sessions between aggregators and dashboards, receiving sessions from aggregators for transmission to dashboards, and simultaneously receiving sessions from dashboards for transmission, with instructions, to aggregators and to other session dashboards; and dashboards generating and streaming session to gateways while displaying received session data.
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120 Claims
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1. A distributed telemedicine system for medical remote assistance applications, the telemedicine system comprising:
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a. one or more patient monitoring devices, the patient monitoring device comprising; i. one or more vital signs sensors configured for physical attachment to a patient; ii. a first communication system; iii. a first processor configured to receive vital signs information from the one or more sensors, generate streaming vital signs data based on the information and transmit at least a first portion of the streaming vital signs data to an aggregator via the first communication system; iv. a first screen configured to display a representation of at least a second portion of the streaming vital signs; b. one or more aggregators, the aggregator comprising; i. one or more audio and video sensors; ii. a second communication system; iii. a third communication system; iv. a fourth communication system; v. a fifth communication system; vi. a second processor configured to receive site audio and video from the audio and video sensors and streaming vital signs from the one or more patient monitoring devices via the second communication system, transmit at least a third portion of the streaming vital signs data to a first gateway via the third communication system, transmit the site audio and video to a second gateway via the fourth communication system, and receive backchannel audio data from a third gateway via the fifth communication system; vii. a first application executed on the second processor, the application configured to detect the presence of the first communication system and establish a communication link between the first and second communication system, detect the presence of a sixth communication system and establish a communication link between the third and sixth communication system, detect the presence of a seventh communication system and establish a communication link between the fourth and seventh communication system, detect the presence of an eighth communication system and establish a communication link between the fifth and eighth communication system; viii. a second screen configured to display an aggregated representation of at least a fourth portion of the streaming vital signs data together with the site video and session controls; ix. one or more first audio reproduction devices configured to reproduce the backchannel audio data received as audible sounds; c. at least one first gateway comprising; i. a sixth communication system; ii. a ninth communication system; iii. a third processor configured to receive streaming vital signs data from a plurality of aggregators over the sixth communication system and send the streaming vital signs to a plurality of dashboards over the ninth communication system; iv. a third screen configured to display session status, statistics, and configuration controls; d. one or more second gateways, the gateway comprising; i. a seventh communication system; ii. the ninth communication system; iii. a fourth processor configured to receive site audio and video from a plurality of aggregators over the seventh communication system and send the site audio and video data to a plurality of dashboards over the ninth communication system; iv. a fourth screen configured to display session status, statistics, and configuration controls; e. one or more third gateways, the gateway comprising; i. an eighth communication system; ii. the ninth communication system; iii. a fifth processor configured to receive backchannel audio data from a plurality of dashboards over the ninth communication system and transmit backchannel audio data to a plurality of aggregators over the eighth communication system; iv. a fifth screen configured to display session status, statistics, and configuration controls; f. one or more dashboards, the dashboard comprising; i. a tenth communication system; ii. an audio sensor; iii. a sixth processor configured to receive site audio and video and streaming vital signs data from a gateway over the tenth communication system and to send audio backchannel data to a gateway over the tenth communication system; iv. one or more audio reproduction devices configured to reproduce the site audio data received as audible sounds; v. a second application executed on the sixth processor, the application configured to detect the presence of the ninth communication system and establish a communication link between the ninth and tenth communication system; vi. a sixth screen configured to display an aggregated representation of at least a fifth portion of the streaming vital signs and clinical alarms and alerts with a representation of the site video received together with session controls; vii. one or more second audio reproduction devices configured to reproduce the site audio data received as audible sounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A distributed telemedicine method for allowing a plurality of medical teams assisting a plurality of patients to interact with and get assistance from a plurality of remote physicians via a plurality of audio, video, and vital signs transmissions, comprising:
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a. monitoring one or more patients with patient monitoring devices, the patient monitoring device having one or more vital signs sensors configured for physical attachment to a patient, and b. receiving vital signs information from the vital signs sensors, and c. generating streaming vital signs data based on the information from the vital signs sensors, and d. transmitting at least a first portion of the streaming vital signs data to an aggregator while simultaneously displaying a representation of at least a second portion of the streaming vital signs data on a first screen; e. receiving the streaming vital signs send by one or more patient monitoring devices by an aggregator, the aggregator having one or more audio and video sensors and one or more first audio reproduction devices, and f. transmitting at least a third portion of the streaming vital signs data from the aggregator to a first gateway, and g. capturing site audio and video from the aggregator'"'"'s sensors while transmitting the site audio and video to a second gateway, and simultaneously receiving backchannel audio from a third gateway, and h. displaying an aggregated representation of at least a fourth portion of the streaming vital signs data together with the site video and session controls on a second screen, and i. reproducing the backchannel audio received by the aggregator through its first audio reproduction devices; j. receiving the site audio and video by a first gateway, and k. maintaining session status, statistics, and configuration on the gateway via a third screen, and l. receiving streaming vital signs data by a second gateway, and m. sending backchannel audio to the aggregator from a third gateway, and n. maintaining session information relating to a source aggregator connected to one or more dashboards within the gateway, and o. sending site audio and video combined with the streaming vital signs to one or more session dashboards while simultaneously receiving backchannel audio from one or more session dashboards and transmitting the combined backchannel audio to the source aggregator; p. receiving site audio and video and streaming vital signs by a dashboard, the dashboard having one or more audio sensors and one or more second audio reproduction devices, and q. displaying an aggregated representation of at least a fifth portion of the streaming vital signs data and clinical alarms and alerts with a representation of the site video and session controls on a fourth screen, and r. capturing audio backchannel data from the dashboard'"'"'s audio sensor and sending it back to the gateway, while simultaneously reproducing the site audio as audible sounds on the dashboard'"'"'s second audio reproduction devices. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
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