MOBILE MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

• US 20110124974A1
• Filed: 11/24/2009
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carlos Edward Martin, Shirley Ann Martin Flowers
• Original Assignee: Carlos Edward Martin, Shirley Ann Martin Flowers
• Inventors: Martin Flowers, Shirley Ann, Martin, Carlos Edward
• Application Number:
  US12/624,549
• Publication Number:
  US 20110124974A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/01 Emergency care
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/196 using television cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A mobile medical communications system, having a processor, at least one video capture device, an audio emitting device, an audio receiving device, and a communications device, the system being communicatively coupled to a remote terminal via the communications device. In one embodiment the system may include a patient scanning device, a vital sign measuring and recording device and a global positioning unit.

Claims

1. A mobile medical communications system, comprising:

a processor;

at least one video capture device;

an audio emitting device;

an audio receiving device; and

a communications device, that communicatively couples the system to a remote terminal.

2. The mobile medical communications system of claim 1, further comprising:

a patient scanning device;

a vital sign measuring and recording device; and

a global positioning unit.

3. The mobile medical communications system of claim 1, wherein said remote terminal comprises:

a processor;

at least one video display screen;

an audio emitting device;

an audio receiving device; and

a communications device.

4. The mobile medical communications system of claim 1, wherein said mobile medical communications system is integrated into an emergency vehicle.

5. The mobile medical communications system of claim 1, wherein said mobile medical communications system is portable.

6. A method of providing medical treatment to a patient, comprising:

establishing a communications connection between a mobile medical communications system and a remote terminal;

focusing at least one video capture device on an area of the patient'"'"'s body in need of treatment;

displaying video data captured by said at least one video capture device on at least one video display screen of said remote terminal such that said video data is displayed in real time; and

establishing audio communication between said mobile medical communications system and said remote terminal such that said audio communication is carried out in real time.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

analyzing the patient using a patient scanning device;

communicating the obtained data to a remote terminal; and

displaying said data on at least one video display screen of said remote terminal.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

measuring the patient'"'"'s vital signs using a vital sign measuring and recording device;

communicating the obtained data to a remote terminal; and

displaying said data on a vital sign display of a remote terminal.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining the location of an emergency vehicle using a global positioning unit;

communicating the obtained data to a remote terminal; and

displaying the location of the emergency vehicle on a mapping display of the remote terminal.