Distributed medicine system
First Claim
1. A distributed medicine system for treating a patient in a remote location, comprising:
- two or more portable medical response units at a first location, wherein each portable medical response unit is in communication with at least one patient;
two or more medical treatment centers at a second location, wherein each medical treatment center receives medical information about at least one patient from at least one portable medical response unit, at least one medical treatment center sends commands to at least one portable medical response unit to respond to a medical condition of at least one patient; and
at least one communications interface that communicatively couples at least one portable medical response units at the first location to at least one medical treatment center at the second location.
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Abstract
The embodiments presented in this document provide for distributed medicine systems and methods to treat patient with the distributed medicine system. A distributed medicine system includes a plurality of portable medical response units (PMRU), at one or more remote locations, communicatively coupled or connected to a plurality of medical treatment centers, at one or more other locations. The PMRUs can interface with one or more patients to send medical information, such as vital statistics, to one or more medical treatment centers. The medical treatment centers determine medical conditions and command the PMRUs to treat the medical conditions.
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24 Claims
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1. A distributed medicine system for treating a patient in a remote location, comprising:
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two or more portable medical response units at a first location, wherein each portable medical response unit is in communication with at least one patient;
two or more medical treatment centers at a second location, wherein each medical treatment center receives medical information about at least one patient from at least one portable medical response unit, at least one medical treatment center sends commands to at least one portable medical response unit to respond to a medical condition of at least one patient; and
at least one communications interface that communicatively couples at least one portable medical response units at the first location to at least one medical treatment center at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method executable by a distributed medicine system for treating a patient in a remote location, comprising:
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receiving a medical information for at least one patient connected to at least one portable medical response unit in the remote location;
determining a medical condition for at least one patient based on the medical information; and
sending a command to at least one portable medical response unit to respond to the determined medical condition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method executable by a portable medical response unit for automatically requesting resupply of a portable medical response unit, comprising:
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establishing an inventory threshold for a medical supply in the portable medical response unit;
using a medical supply;
determining if a number of medical supplies used reaches the threshold;
if the number of medical supplies used reaches the threshold, automatically sending a request for resupply to a supplier.
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17. A method executable by a portable medical response unit for automatically configuring a communication connection with a portable medical response unit, comprising:
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receiving configuration information to connect the portable medical response unit to a predetermined communications channel;
determining if a connection through the communication channel can be made;
if the connection can be made, automatically establishing the connection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method executable by a portable medical response unit for determining diagnosis and administering a treatment to a patient, comprising:
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(a) receiving diagnostic data from two or more diagnostic medical devices;
(b) determining a diagnosis from the diagnostic data from the two or more diagnostic medical devices;
(c) determining a treatment to respond to the determined diagnosis; and
(d) administering the treatment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A portable medical response unit for determining a diagnosis and administering a treatment to a patient, comprising:
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two or more medical diagnosis devices connected to the patient and providing diagnostic data. an integrated diagnosis system that receives the diagnostic data, the integrated diagnosis system determines a diagnosis and provides a treatment for to respond to the diagnosis; and
two or more medical treatment devices connected to the patient that administer the treatment.
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