Medical tele-robotic system
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1. A robot system, comprising:
- a housing;
a platform attached to said housing;
a camera attached to said housing;
a monitor attached to said housing;
a broadband interface; and
, a controller that is attached to said housing and coupled to said broadband interface.
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Abstract
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote control station that also has a camera and a monitor. The remote control station may be linked to a base station that is wirelessly coupled to the robot. The cameras and monitors allow a care giver at the remote location to monitor and care for a patient through the robot. The holonomic platform allows the robot to move about a home or facility to locate and/or follow a patient.
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85 Claims
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1. A robot system, comprising:
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a housing;
a platform attached to said housing;
a camera attached to said housing;
a monitor attached to said housing;
a broadband interface; and
,a controller that is attached to said housing and coupled to said broadband interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robot, comprising:
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a housing that has a drawer that moves between an open position and a closed position;
a movement platform attached to said housing;
a camera attached to said housing; and
,a controller that is attached to said housing and coupled to said movement platform. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for dispensing a drug to a patient, comprising:
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moving a robot to the patient; and
,moving a drawer of the robot to an open position, the drawer contains the drug. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:
moving a robot to view a patient at different time intervals twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A remote controlled robotic system that is coupled to a broadband network, comprising:
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a first remote control station coupled to the network;
a base station coupled to said remote control station through the broadband network; and
,a robot wirelessly coupled to said base station. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for remotely operating a robot to monitor a patient, comprising:
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transmitting a command to move a robot, through a broadband network from a remote control station to a base station;
transmitting wirelessly the command from the base station to the robot; and
,moving the robot in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A remote controlled robotic system, comprising:
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a first remote control station;
a second remote control station; and
,a robot that contains a controller that arbitrates access control of said robot between said first and second remote control stations. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A method for remotely operating a robot to monitor a patient, comprising:
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transmitting a first command to move a mobile robot from a first remote control station;
transmitting a second command to move the mobile robot from a second remote control station;
determining which command has priority; and
,moving the mobile robot in response to the transmitted command with priority. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A robot, comprising:
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a housing;
a movement platform attached to said housing;
a camera attached to said housing;
a mass storage device that stores a pre-existing video image of a patient; and
,a controller coupled to said movement platform. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method for monitoring a patient, comprising:
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storing a pre-existing video image of a patient;
capturing an existing video image of the patient; and
,transmitting the pre-existing video image and the existing video image to a remote control station. - View Dependent Claims (75)
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76. A robot system, comprising:
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a battery recharger station;
a robot housing;
a battery coupled to said robot housing;
a movement platform attached to said robot housing;
a camera attached to said robot housing; and
,a controller that is attached to said robot housing and coupled to said movement platform, said controller operates a power management software routine that causes said movement platform to move said robot housing so that said battery is coupled to said battery recharger. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A method for operating a robot, comprising:
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operating a software routine within a robot to determine whether the robot needs power; and
,moving the robot to a battery recharger station when the robot needs power. - View Dependent Claims (85)
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