SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING REAL-TIME VIRTUAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

• US 20160302666A1
• Filed: 05/18/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Smart Solutions IP LLC
• Original Assignee: Smart Solutions IP LLC
• Inventors: Shaya, Fawzi
• Application Number:
  US15/158,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20160302666A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/087 Measuring breath flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7435 Displaying user selection data, e.g. icons in a graphical user interface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/746 Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms alarms per se G08B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7465 Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 : Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/141 : between two video terminals, e.g. videophone telephonic communication systems combined with television receiver for reception of entertainment or information matter H04M11/085
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/10 : adapted for application session management, e.g. SIP [Session Initiation Protocol] connection management H04W76/00; arrangements for session management H04L67/14

Abstract

A method for permitting a real-time virtual medical examination using a patient device and at least one diagnostic device can include collecting diagnostic data; generating a signal; transmitting the signal; transmitting patient diagnostic information and patient identification data from the patient device over a network; storing information; and establishing a video conferencing session. An apparatus for receiving a real-time virtual medical examination using at least one diagnostic device can include a memory and at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory.

Claims

1. A method for permitting a real-time virtual medical examination using a patient device and at least one diagnostic device, comprising:

collecting diagnostic data from a patient using the at least one diagnostic device and generating patient diagnostic information by the at least one diagnostic device based on the collecting the diagnostic data from the patient using the at least one diagnostic device;

generating a signal including both the patient diagnostic information and patient identification data by the at least one diagnostic device based on the collecting the diagnostic data from the patient using the at least one diagnostic device;

transmitting the signal including both the patient diagnostic information and the patient identification data from the at least one diagnostic device to the patient device;

transmitting from the patient device over a network to a first server at least a portion of the patient diagnostic information and at least a portion of the patient identification data, wherein the first server is local or remote;

storing the at least a portion of the diagnostic information and the at least a portion of the patient identification data on the first server;

establishing a video conferencing session via a second remote server, wherein the video conferencing session permits, on an output display of a health care provider device, having a gateway, simultaneous viewing of;

the at least a portion of the patient diagnostic information stored on the first remote server; and

real-time video images of at least one participant associated with the at least one diagnostic device used to generate the patient diagnostic information and the patient identification data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the diagnostic device at the patient device, abnormal patient diagnostic information;

generating at least one alert on the patient device in response to the received abnormal patient diagnostic information selected from the group consisting of text, report and e-mail; and

displaying the at least one alert to the patient on the patient device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal from the at least one diagnostic device is transmitted to the patient device via at least one of a wireless connection, a wired connection, and manual entry for all devices.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the wireless connection is a wireless connection based on an IEEE 802.15 protocol or infrared technology.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one diagnostic device is selected from the group consisting of a spirometer, a stethoscope, a sphygmomanometer, a blood pressure monitor, a blood chemistry analyzer, a pulse oximeter, an electrocardiograph, an ultrasound probe, a scale, a PT and INR, an activity monitor, and EGC, a Doppler blood pressure, a thermometer, an otoscope, a funduscope, a manual data entry device, a voice activated data entry application, a microscope, a scale, a smart phone, a smart watch, and a medication compliance, guidance and reminder feature.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the patient diagnostic information includes at least one of data from the at least one diagnostic device.

7. An apparatus for receiving a real-time virtual medical examination using at least one diagnostic device, comprising:

a memory;

at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to;

receive a signal generated by the at least one diagnostic device and transmitted from the at least one diagnostic device, the signal including both patient diagnostic information and patient identification data generated by the at least one diagnostic device based on diagnostic data collected from a patient using the at least one diagnostic device;

transmit over a network to a first remote server at least a portion of the patient diagnostic information and at least a portion of the patient identification data;

establish a video conferencing session via a second remote server, wherein the video conferencing session permits, on an output display of a health care provider device, having a gateway, simultaneous viewing of;

at least a portion of the patient diagnostic information; and

real-time video images of at least one participant associated with the at least one diagnostic device used to generate the patient diagnostic information and the patient identification data;

wherein at least one diagnostic device includes a spirometer, a stethoscope, a sphygmomanometer, a blood pressure monitor, a blood chemistry analyzer, a pulse oximeter, an electrocardiograph, an ultrasound probe a scale, a PT and INR, an activity monitor, and EGC, a Doppler blood pressure, a thermometer, an otoscope, a funduscope, a microscope, a scale, a smart phone, a smart watch, and a medication compliance and reminder feature.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the signal from the at least one diagnostic device is transmitted to the patient device via one of a wireless connection and a wired connection.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the signal from the at least one diagnostic device is transmitted to the patient device via one of a wireless connection and a wired connection;

and

wherein the wireless connection is via a wireless connection based on one of an IEEE 802.15 protocol and infrared communication.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to:

receive, from the diagnostic device abnormal patient diagnostic information;

generate at least one of an alert of text, report and e-mail each alert having a different color scheme in response to the received abnormal patient diagnostic information;

display the at least one alert to the patient; and

resetting the alert report every 36 hours.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein at least one diagnostic device includes a spirometer, a stethoscope, a sphygmomanometer, a blood pressure monitor, a blood chemistry analyzer, a pulse oximeter, an electrocardiograph, an ultrasound probe and a scale.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the patient diagnostic information includes at least one of spirometer data, stethoscope data, sphygmomanometer data, blood pressure data, blood chemistry data, pulse oximetry data, electrocardiograph data, ultrasound data, and weight scale data.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first and second remote servers are integrated in one server combining a database server, a webserver, and a video server.

14. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the apparatus:

is configured for manual or automatic entry and storage of patient diagnostic data in a HIPAA compliant encrypted environment;

single patient data is selectable for review;

single patient data is mergable with multiple patient'"'"'s data into charts, graphs, reports for examination of patient populations;

patient data, video and audio is connectable and transmittable simultaneously by one of satellite, cellular, LAN, or WiFi in a HIPAA compliant encrypted environment;

views, transfers and stored images, videos and audio are in a HIPAA compliant encrypted environment;

push content to patients, including one of educational videos, health news, health alerts, or prescriptions in a HIPAA compliant encrypted environment;

generate remote prescriptions for delivery to patient in a HIPAA compliant encrypted environment;

perform every patient data claim can also be performed without video utilizing a gateway connection;

perform every patient data claim without a computer utilizing a specialized gateway connection;

auto-schedule patient appointments within a virtual clinic;

place patients in a virtual waiting room prior to a virtual exam; and

simultaneously connect multiple participants in an examination irrespective of their geographic location in a HIPAA compliant encrypted environment.