Unsupervised Telemedical Office for Remote &/or Autonomous & Automated Medical Care of Patients
First Claim
1. A facility, set of systems and methods that enables standard medical office functions to be performed in an unsupervised, remote kiosk or facility by automated systems and/or through the care of teleconferenced live and/or time-shifted medical professionals &
- /or autonomous computer and mechanical &
/or robotic systems, comprising ofA) networked and remotely communicated and monitored &
/or controlled sensors,B) medical &
non-medical equipment,C) mechanical devices to position the patient and sensors respective to the patient (including the use or non-use of autonomous &
/or remotely controlled robotics),D) visual devices,E) medical and non-medical imaging devices,F) touch responding graphical user interfaces,G) feedback &
haptic feedback systems,H) teleconferencing equipment,I) printing equipment,J) encrypted electronic audio, video &
data communications systems,K) electronic record keeping systems,L) autonomous diagnostic software,M) scanners,N) biometric ID systems,O) reporting systems &
P) referencing systems.
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Abstract
Methods and systems creating Telemedical offices to remotely &/or automatically perform patient identification & intake, vitals measuring & recording, symptom reporting, live & delayed consultation by medical professionals, various and unlimited outpatient medical testing, live &/or automated diagnostic, referral, prescribing, treatment, billing, payment processing and record keeping services remotely by live & time-shifted medical professionals, medical and non-medical sensors, robotics (the robotics are not patented, but are used as a tool in the invention to help deliver the the services), autonomous systems and automated systems. The positive identification and teleconferencing capabilities also enable uses beyond the scope of medicine that also require positive identification prior to or during videoconferencing. The invention results in improved quality in medical service delivery, broad distribution of medical services and efficiencies in financial and time resources.
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13 Claims
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1. A facility, set of systems and methods that enables standard medical office functions to be performed in an unsupervised, remote kiosk or facility by automated systems and/or through the care of teleconferenced live and/or time-shifted medical professionals &
- /or autonomous computer and mechanical &
/or robotic systems, comprising ofA) networked and remotely communicated and monitored &
/or controlled sensors,B) medical &
non-medical equipment,C) mechanical devices to position the patient and sensors respective to the patient (including the use or non-use of autonomous &
/or remotely controlled robotics),D) visual devices, E) medical and non-medical imaging devices, F) touch responding graphical user interfaces, G) feedback &
haptic feedback systems,H) teleconferencing equipment, I) printing equipment, J) encrypted electronic audio, video &
data communications systems,K) electronic record keeping systems, L) autonomous diagnostic software, M) scanners, N) biometric ID systems, O) reporting systems & P) referencing systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13)
- /or autonomous computer and mechanical &
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7. Systems that because of the flexibility of the robotic controls &
- facilities described in herein can also, but won'"'"'t always, be outfitted to contain integrated sensors and robotics capable of providing x-ray, ECG, EEG, EKG, ultrasound, standard medical laboratory services and any other standard medical examinations or tests commonly in use.
- View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. The facilities described herein will provide biometric-based identity verification and be connected with networked data banks, servers and videoconferencing capabilities, thus increasing the value/scope of the usefulness beyond medical services and such usefulness will include civil services such as Federal, State, County, Municipality and other government &
- business interfaces wherein knowing with certainty the identity of one or more individuals and interfacing with a third party is needed to conduct interviews and/or transactions.
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