Deployable telemedicine system
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1. A telemedicine system for communicating medical information, comprising:
- one or more portable modules operable to receive medical information associated with a patient, the one or more portable modules comprising a plurality of devices comprising;
a medical device operable to collect the medical information comprising medical data associated with the patient;
an audio-video device operable to collect the medical information comprising multimedia data associated with the patient; and
a communication device coupled to the medical device and to the audio-video device and operable to communicate the medical information to a station in real time.
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Abstract
A telemedicine system for communicating medical information includes portable modules that receive medical information associated with one or more patients. The portable modules have devices including a medical device that collects the medical information comprising medical data, an audio-video device that collects the medical information comprising multimedia data, and a communication device that communicates the medical information to a station in real time.
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1. A telemedicine system for communicating medical information, comprising:
one or more portable modules operable to receive medical information associated with a patient, the one or more portable modules comprising a plurality of devices comprising;
a medical device operable to collect the medical information comprising medical data associated with the patient;
an audio-video device operable to collect the medical information comprising multimedia data associated with the patient; and
a communication device coupled to the medical device and to the audio-video device and operable to communicate the medical information to a station in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating medical information, comprising:
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receiving medical information associated with a patient at one or more portable modules, the one or more portable modules comprising a plurality of devices comprising a medical device, an audio-video device, and a communication device coupled to the medical device and to the audio-video device;
collecting the medical information comprising medical data associated with the patient using the medical device;
collecting the medical information comprising multimedia data associated with the patient using the audio-video device; and
communicating the medical information to a station in real time using the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A telemedicine system for communicating medical information, comprising:
a portable equipment module operable to collect medical information associated with a patient, the equipment module comprising;
a medical device operable to collect the medical information comprising medical data associated with the patient;
an audio-video device operable to collect the medical information comprising multimedia data associated with the patient; and
a portable communications module coupled to the equipment module and comprising a communication device coupled to the medical device and to the audio-video device and operable to communicate the medical information to a station in real time. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for communicating medical information, comprising:
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means for receiving medical information associated with a patient at one or more portable modules, the one or more portable modules comprising a plurality of devices comprising a medical device, an audio-video device, and a communication device coupled to the medical device and to the audio-video device;
means for collecting the medical information comprising medical data associated with the patient using the medical device;
means for collecting the medical information comprising multimedia data associated with the patient using the audio-video device; and
means for communicating the medical information to a station in real time using the communication device.
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19. A telemedicine system for communicating medical information, comprising:
one or more portable modules operable to receive medical information associated with a patient, the one or more portable modules comprising a plurality of devices comprising;
a medical device operable to collect the medical information comprising medical data associated with the patient;
an audio-video device operable to collect the medical information comprising multimedia data associated with the patient; and
a communication device coupled to the medical device and to the audio-video device and operable to communicate the medical information to a station in real time, the one or more portable modules further comprising;
an equipment module operable to collect the medical information, the equipment module comprising the medical device and the audio-video device; and
a communications module coupled to the equipment module and comprising the communication device, a portable module of the one or more portable modules comprising;
a padding material having an outer surface forming a recessed area operable to receive a device of the plurality of devices;
a housing operable to house the padding material and the device of the plurality of devices, the housing further comprising;
a first lid comprising a plurality of retractable vertical supports operable to support the first lid to form a table apparatus; and
a second lid comprising a plurality of retractable vertical supports operable to support the second lid to form a seating apparatus;
a plurality of heterogeneous communication devices comprising a first communication device and a second communication device;
a communications manager operable to multiplex a plurality of data packets associated with the first communication device and a plurality of data packets associated with the second communication device to communicate the medical information; and
an identification device operable to gather an identifier identifying the patient, the communications device operable to communicate the identifier identifying the patient to the station.
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