INTEGRATED, HAND-HELD APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR ACQUIRING DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC INFORMATION FROM A PATIENT AT THE BEDSIDE OR AT SOME OTHER PATIENT LOCATION
First Claim
1. An integrated, hand-held apparatus for acquiring diagnostic and prognostic information from a patient at the bedside or at some other patient location, the apparatus comprising:
- a wand comprising;
a microphone for acquiring sound information from the patient; and
an ultrasound emitter/receiver for acquiring image data from the patient; and
a base unit comprising;
a speaker for presenting sound information to a user; and
a display for presenting image information to a user; and
transferring means for transferring the sound information acquired by the microphone, and the image information acquired by the ultrasound emitter/receiver, from the wand to the base unit.
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Abstract
An integrated, hand-held apparatus for acquiring diagnostic and prognostic information from a patient at the bedside or at some other patient location, the apparatus including a wand with a microphone for acquiring sound information from the patient and an ultrasound emitter/receiver for acquiring image data from the patient, a base unit including a speaker for presenting sound information to a user and a display for presenting image information to a user, and transferring the sound information acquired by the microphone and the image information acquired by the ultrasound emitter/receiver from the wand to the base unit.
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1. An integrated, hand-held apparatus for acquiring diagnostic and prognostic information from a patient at the bedside or at some other patient location, the apparatus comprising:
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a wand comprising; a microphone for acquiring sound information from the patient; and an ultrasound emitter/receiver for acquiring image data from the patient; and a base unit comprising; a speaker for presenting sound information to a user; and a display for presenting image information to a user; and transferring means for transferring the sound information acquired by the microphone, and the image information acquired by the ultrasound emitter/receiver, from the wand to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A wand comprising:
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a microphone for acquiring sound information from the patient; and an ultrasound emitter/receiver for acquiring image data from the patient.
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38. An integrated, hand-held apparatus for acquiring diagnostic and prognostic information from a patient at the bedside or at some other patient location, the apparatus comprising:
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a wand comprising; a microphone for acquiring sound information from the patient; and an ultrasound emitter/receiver for acquiring image data from the patient; a base unit comprising; a speaker for presenting sound information to a user; and a display for presenting image information to a user; transferring means for transferring the sound information acquired by the microphone, and the image information acquired by the ultrasound emitter/receiver, from the wand to the base unit; a plurality of electrodes for acquiring electrical information from the patient, and means for displaying the electrical information acquired from the patient on at least one of the display and the speaker; a blood pressure cuff for acquiring blood pressure information from the patient, means for transferring the blood pressure information from the blood pressure cuff to the base unit, and means for displaying blood pressure information on at least one of the display and the speaker; a pulse oximeter for acquiring pulse rate and SpO2 information from the patient, means for transferring the pulse rate and SpO2 information from the blood pulse oximeter to the base unit, and means for displaying pulse rate and SpO2 information on at least one of the display and the speaker; a temperature sensor for acquiring temperature information from the patient, means for transferring the temperature information from the temperature sensor to the base unit, and means for displaying temperature information on at least one of the display and the speaker; and communication means for permitting the apparatus to communicate with an external network.
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39. A method for acquiring diagnostic and prognostic information from a patient at the bedside or at some other patient location, the method comprising:
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providing an integrated, hand-held apparatus comprising; a wand comprising; a microphone for acquiring sound information from the patient; and an ultrasound emitter/receiver for acquiring image data from the patient; and a base unit comprising; a speaker for presenting sound information to a user; and a display for presenting image information to a user; and transferring means for transferring the sound information acquired by the microphone, and the image information acquired by the ultrasound emitter/receiver, from the wand to the base unit; and acquiring at least one of sound information and image information from the patient using the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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