Telemedicine instrumentation pack
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1. Medical diagnostic apparatus, comprising:
- a) a programmable digital computer;
b) audio means for deriving audio signals usable to a physician from selected internal physiological activity of a subject, and delivering the audio signals to the computer;
c) video means for deriving visual images from parts of the subject'"'"'s physiology, and delivering video signals indicative thereof to the computer;
d) data means for deriving data signals indicative of physiological activity of the subject, and delivering the data signals to the computer; and
e) means for suppressing receipt of ambient noise by the audio means.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a portable medical diagnostic apparatus which includes three types of data-gathering instruments: (1) visual instruments (eg, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, rhino-laryngoscope, macro lens and fundus camera); (2) an audio instrument (eg, electronic stethoscope); and (3) data-gathering instruments (eg, pulse oximeter and ECG monitor). A video camera generates signals, based on images taken from the visual instruments. Other electronic circuitry generates signals based on output of the audio instrument and data-gathering instruments. The signals are transmitted to a remote site for analysis by medical personnel.
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1. Medical diagnostic apparatus, comprising:
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a) a programmable digital computer; b) audio means for deriving audio signals usable to a physician from selected internal physiological activity of a subject, and delivering the audio signals to the computer; c) video means for deriving visual images from parts of the subject'"'"'s physiology, and delivering video signals indicative thereof to the computer; d) data means for deriving data signals indicative of physiological activity of the subject, and delivering the data signals to the computer; and e) means for suppressing receipt of ambient noise by the audio means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical diagnostic apparatus, comprising:
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a) a video camera; b) an otoscope; c) an ophthalmoscope; d) a rhino-laryngoscope; e) macro lens f) mounting means for mounting the otoscope, ophthalmoscope and rhino-laryngoscope to the video camera; g) a programmable digital computer; h) a frame-grabber card, connected to the computer, for receiving data indicative of video images from the video camera, and converting the data into digital form to the computer; i) a stethoscope having a microphone which produces analog signals indicative of sounds which the stethoscope detects; j) an audio digitizing card, connected to the computer, for receiving the analog signals, and converting them to digital format; k) a pulse oximeter; l) an electro-cardiogram (ECG) monitor; m) blood pressure monitor; n) temperature monitor; o) a data input card, connected to the computer, for receiving data from the pulse oximeter and ECG monitor; and p) display means for displaying output of the pulse oximeter, the ECG monitor, and the video camera. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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