Enhanced Diagnostics for a Telepresence Robot
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of autonomously checking a patient, the method comprising:
- visiting the patient with a telepresence device;
accessing a medical record of the patient;
performing, using the telepresence device, one or more diagnostic activities to evaluate the patient, wherein the one or more diagnostic activities are selected based on the medical record;
determining whether a potentially harmful condition exists with the patient based on results from the one or more diagnostic activities; and
performing an action responsive to the potentially harmful condition if it is determined that the potentially harmful condition exists.
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Abstract
A telepresence device may autonomously check patients. The telepresence device may determine the frequency of checking based on whether the patient has a risk factor. The telepresence device may include an image sensor, a thermal camera, a depth sensor, one or more systems for interacting with patients, or the like. The telepresence device may be configured to evaluate the patient'"'"'s condition using the one or more sensors. The telepresence device may measure physiological characteristics using Eulerian video magnification, may detect pallor, fluid level, or fluid color, may detect thermal asymmetry, may determine a psychological state from body position or movement, or the like. The telepresence device may determine whether the patient is experiencing a potentially harmful condition, such as sepsis or stroke, and may trigger an alarm if so. To overcome alarm fatigue, the telepresence device may annoy a care provider until the care provider responds to an alarm.
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37 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of autonomously checking a patient, the method comprising:
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visiting the patient with a telepresence device; accessing a medical record of the patient; performing, using the telepresence device, one or more diagnostic activities to evaluate the patient, wherein the one or more diagnostic activities are selected based on the medical record; determining whether a potentially harmful condition exists with the patient based on results from the one or more diagnostic activities; and performing an action responsive to the potentially harmful condition if it is determined that the potentially harmful condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of diagnosing sepsis in a patient, the method comprising:
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visiting the patient with a telepresence device; performing, using the telepresence device, one or more diagnostic activities on the patient to detect sepsis; evaluating results from the one or more diagnostic activities; and alerting a care provider if the results indicate sepsis is present in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of diagnosing a stroke, the method comprising:
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visiting a patient using a telepresence device; performing, using the telepresence device, one or more diagnostic tests on the patient to detect a stroke; determining, based on the diagnostic tests, whether the patient has suffered a stroke; and alerting a care provider if the patient has suffered a stroke. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of non-tactilely measuring actigraphy, the method comprising:
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measuring a position of a limb of a patient using a depth sensor on a telepresence device; determining motion of the limb based on variations in position measurements over time; and determining a psychological state of the patient based on the motion of the limb. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of autonomously checking a plurality of patients with a telepresence device, the method comprising:
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receiving indications of the plurality of patients; receiving medical data for at least one of the plurality of patients; and determining a frequency of checking each of the plurality of patients with the telepresence device based on the received medical data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of overcoming alarm fatigue in a care provider, the method comprising:
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detecting that a patient is experiencing an alarm condition; locating a care provider; navigating a telepresence device to the care provider; and alerting the care provider that the patient experiencing the alarm condition using the telepresence device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-readable instruction code for performing a method of autonomously checking a patient, the method comprising:
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visiting the patient with a telepresence device; if the patient is coupled to a patient monitor, attempting to acquire telemetry data from the patient monitor; measuring a patient characteristic using an image sensor on the telepresence device; determining whether a potentially harmful condition exists with the patient based on at least one of the telemetry data and the patient characteristic; and performing an action responsive to the potentially harmful condition if it is determined that the potentially harmful condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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