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Emergency facility video-conferencing system

  • US 20020130950A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2002
  • Published: 09/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for diagnosing and treating a medical condition utilizing a video-conferencing system having a central video-teleconferencing station and one or more remote video-teleconferencing stations, the central video-teleconferencing station having at least one central video monitor, audio transmitter and speaker and a controller unit in controllably telemetry connected relation, a communications link establishing communications with said central video-teleconferencing station and at least one of said remote video-teleconferencing stations having a mobile emergency center cart having a remote video monitor, audio speaker and transmitter and a video-conferencing camera being in electronic connection with the communications link and capable of responding to said controller unit for panning and zoom movement, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) locating a patient and medical personnel within a remote video-conferencing station;

    (b) locating said mobile emergency center cart within the remote video-conferencing station and in desired relation with the patient and medical personnel;

    (c) actuating said controller unit and via said communications link for selecting a remote video-conferencing station for patient diagnosis and treatment video-conferencing;

    (d) actuating said controller unit for selective panning and zoom control of said video-conferencing camera of the selected remote video-conferencing station to present a desired video image of the patient and/or medical personnel on the video monitor of the central video-conferencing station; and

    (e) directing the medical personnel via the video-telecommunications link to perform medical treatment on the patient, with such medical treatment being visible on the central video-teleconferencing monitor.

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