REAL TIME CAPTURE AND COMMUNICATION OF IN-TRANSIT PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION

• US 20110099031A1
• Filed: 10/28/2009
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deepthi S. Nair
• Original Assignee: Deepthi S. Nair
• Inventors: NAIR, DEEPTHI S.
• Application Number:
  US12/607,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20110099031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Several methods and a system for real time capture and communication of in-transit patient medical information are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes an instrument to capture a health data of a patient while the patient is in transit from a first location to a second location. The system also includes, an integration device having a processor and a memory coupled to the instrument and other instruments capturing the health data of the patient while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location. In addition, the system includes a communication module of the integration device to transmit the health data to one or more of a client device, a dispatcher device, a hospital based device, a law enforcement device and an emergency personnel device while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an instrument to capture a health data of a patient while the patient is in transit from a first location to a second location;

an integration device having a processor and a memory coupled to the instrument and other instruments capturing the health data of the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location; and

a communication module of the integration device to transmit the health data at least to one of a client device, a dispatcher device, a hospital based device, a law enforcement device and an emergency personnel device while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location.

2. A system of claim 1 further comprising;

an input module to process an instruction data at least from one of an emergency personnel, a doctor, a patient, a dispatcher, a hospital staff, and a law enforcement personnel;

an analysis module of the integration device to collect a group communication data from at least one of the client device, the dispatcher device, the hospital based device, the law enforcement device and the emergency personnel device; and

an update module to periodically process and store at least one of the health data, the instruction data and the group communication data with a central server.

3. A system of claim 1, wherein the instrument is at least one of a medical device, a medical diagnostic device, a medical care device, a voice command device, a recording device of the emergency personnel and a mobile device.

4. A system of claim 1 further comprising a wireless module to download a medical protocol by the emergency personnel.

5. A system of claim 1 further comprising a medical data module of the integration device to capture a medical data of the patient.

6. A system of claim 1 further comprising a reader module to electronically read a personal data by at least from one of the emergency personnel, the doctor, the patient, the dispatcher, the hospital staff, and the law enforcement personnel.

7. A system of claim 6 further comprising a storage module to capture at least one of the health data, the instruction data, a communication data, the medical protocol, the medical data and the personal data.

8. A system of claim 7, wherein the personal data is at least one of a name, an address, a personal identification number, a license and a medical number.

9. A system of claim 1 further comprising an advanced interface module of the communication module to transmit the instrument information to at least one of the emergency personnel, the doctor, the patient, the dispatcher, the hospital staff, and the law enforcement personnel.

10. A system of claim 9 wherein the advanced interface module is at least one of a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a Bluetooth interface, a Zigbee interface, a WiFi interface, a WiMax, a PoE, a Wibree, a RS-232, a RS-422, a RS-485, and an Ethernet interface.

11. A method, comprising:

processing an initial medical report by an emergency personnel while a patient in transit from a first location to a second location;

automatically capturing a health data of the patient by a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are at least one of a medical device, a medical diagnostic device, a medical care device, a voice command device, a recording device of the emergency personnel and a mobile device while the patient in transit from the first location to the second location;

periodically updating an event summary to communicate to the medical personnel while the patient in transit from the first location to the second location;

recording the health data from an identification card of the patient while the patient in transit from the first location to the second location; and

matching the health data from the identification card with a medical record of the patient while the patient in transit from the first location to the second location.

12. A method of claim 11 further comprising simultaneously transmitting the health data of the patient to at least one of a medical personnel, a hospital staff, a law enforcement personnel and the emergency personnel.

13. A method of claim 11, wherein the medical diagnostic device is at least one of a blood glucose monitor, a troponin monitor and a blood testing machine.

14. A method of claim 11, wherein the medical care device is at least one of a pulse monitor, an electrocardiogram machine, an x-ray machine and a sonogram machine.

15. A method of claim 11 further comprising transcribing the voice command to a text format to store as the medical record of the patient.

16. A method of claim 11 further comprising transmitting a geospatial location of an emergency vehicle to alert at least one of the medical personnel, the hospital staff, the law enforcement personnel and the emergency personnel.

17. A method of claim 11 further comprising downloading a medical protocol to assist the emergency personnel to treat the patient.

18. A method of claim 11 further comprising receiving an instruction by the medical personnel to treat the patient.

19. A method of claim 11 further comprising backing up the device data to a secure database.

20. A method of claim 11 further comprising enabling the emergency personnel to record verbal communication to the device.

21. A method comprising:

automatically capturing a health data of a patient by a plurality of devices, wherein the plurality of devices are at least one of a medical device, a medical diagnostic device, a medical care device, a voice command device, a recording device of an emergency personnel and a mobile device while the patient in transit from a first location to a second location;

recording the health data from an identification card of the patient while the patient in transit from the first location to the second location; and

matching the health data from the identification card with a medical record of the patient while the patient in transit from the first location to the second location.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising:

periodically updating an event summary to communicate to the emergency personnel while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location;

processing an initial medical report by the emergency personnel while the patient is in transit from the first location to the second location; and

simultaneously transmitting the health data of the patient to at least one of a medical personnel, a hospital staff, a law enforcement personnel and the emergency personnel.

23. A method of claim 21, wherein the medical diagnostic device is at least one of a blood glucose monitor, a troponin monitor and a blood testing machine.

24. A method of claim 21, wherein the medical care device is at least one of a pulse monitor, an electrocardiogram machine, an x-ray machine and a sonogram machine.