System and method for transacting an automated patient communications session
First Claim
1. A system for transacting an automated patient communications session, comprising:
- an implantable medical device to monitor a patent health condition by regularly collecting physiological measures;
a patient communications interface comprising an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker;
an activation module to activate a patient communications session through in response to a patient-provided activation code;
an authentication module to authenticate an identification of the patient based on pre-defined uniquely identifying patient characteristics;
a session module to receive spoken patient information through the implantable microphone and to play verbal system information through the implantable speaker; and
a termination module to terminate the patient communications session by closing the patient communications interface, wherein the physiological measures and the spoken patient information are sent.
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Abstract
A system and method for transacting an automated patient communications session is described. A patent health condition is monitored by regularly collecting physiological measures through an implantable medical device. A patient communications session is activated through a patient communications interface, including an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker in response to a patient-provided activation code. An identification of the patient is authenticated based on pre-defined uniquely identifying patient characteristics. Spoken patient information is received through the implantable microphone and verbal system information is played through the implantable speaker. The patient communications session is terminated by closing the patient communications interface. The physiological measures and the spoken patient information are sent.
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49 Claims
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1. A system for transacting an automated patient communications session, comprising:
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an implantable medical device to monitor a patent health condition by regularly collecting physiological measures;
a patient communications interface comprising an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker;
an activation module to activate a patient communications session through in response to a patient-provided activation code;
an authentication module to authenticate an identification of the patient based on pre-defined uniquely identifying patient characteristics;
a session module to receive spoken patient information through the implantable microphone and to play verbal system information through the implantable speaker; and
a termination module to terminate the patient communications session by closing the patient communications interface, wherein the physiological measures and the spoken patient information are sent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for transacting an automated patient communications session, comprising:
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monitoring a patent health condition by regularly collecting physiological measures through an implantable medical device;
activating a patient communications session through a patient communications interface comprising an implantable microphone and an implantable speaker in response to a patient-provided activation code;
authenticating an identification of the patient based on pre-defined uniquely identifying patient characteristics;
receiving spoken patient information through the implantable microphone and playing verbal system information through the implantable speaker;
terminating the patient communications session by closing the patient communications interface; and
sending the physiological measures and the spoken patient information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for processing directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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a database storing patient care records with each record containing one or more physiological measures relating to individual patient information and one or more quality of life measures relating to normalized spoken patient self-assessment indicators, each quality of life measure recorded substantially contemporaneous to the physiological measures through an implantable microphone; and
an analysis module analyzing the physiological measures and the contemporaneously recorded quality of life measures retrieved from one such patient care record to determine a patient status. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for processing directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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retrieving one or more physiological measures relating to individual patient information and one or more quality of life measures relating to normalized spoken patient self-assessment indicators from a patient care record, each quality of life measure recorded substantially contemporaneous to the physiological measures through an implantable microphone; and
analyzing the physiological measures and the contemporaneously recorded quality of life measures retrieved from one such patient care record to determine a patient status. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for soliciting directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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a medical device having a sensor monitoring and recording one or more physiological measures relating to individual patient information from an anatomical site at least one of directly and derivatively;
an implantable microphone interfacing and recording one or more quality of life measures relating to normalized spoken patient self-assessment indicators, each quality of life measure recorded substantially contemporaneous to the physiological measures; and
a database storing patient care records with each record containing the physiological measures and the quality of life measures. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for soliciting directly-collected normalized voice feedback for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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obtaining one or more physiological measures relating to individual patient information from a medical device having a sensor monitoring and recording from an anatomical site at least one of directly and derivatively;
recording one or more quality of life measures relating to normalized spoken patient self-assessment indicators through an implantable microphone, each quality of life measure recorded substantially contemporaneous to the physiological measures; and
storing the physiological measures and the quality of life measures in patient care records. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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