System and method for providing remote expert communications and video capabilities for use during a medical procedure
First Claim
1. A communication system to transfer medical data from a patient site to a remote site, comprising:
- a hub operating as a communications platform and having a network connection to accommodate real time transfer of various types of data;
a communications network coupled to the hub;
a programmer for modifying an implantable medical device coupled to the hub, the programmer having a display for physiological data received from an implantable medical device and providing programmer-displayed physiological data to the hub for transfer over the communications network;
a video device to obtain video-formatted data at the patient site, said video device being coupled to the hub and providing the video-formatted data to the hub for transfer over the communications network; and
a receiving device at the remote site coupled to the communications network to receive the video-formatted data and the programmer-displayed physiological data from the communications network and to provide communications to the programmer from the remote site.
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Abstract
A system is described for allowing medical data obtained at a local site to be transferred to a data processing system located at a remote site. This medical data may include video data and/or data obtained from one or more medical devices such as a fluoroscopy device or an electrocardiograph (ECG) signal monitoring device. The data may be viewed on one or more display windows of the remote data processing system to allow a remotely-located expert to participate in an examination or medical procedure being conducted at the local site. In one embodiment, the remote data processing system also receives screen data from an implantable medical device programmer that is located at the local site. This screen data may include data associated with the configuration of the programmer, the configuration of an implantable medical device, and other information obtained from a patient such as physiological waveforms. Routing of all data may be performed by a communication hub operating as a stand alone device. Alternatively, the data routing function may be implemented on the programmer.
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31 Claims
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1. A communication system to transfer medical data from a patient site to a remote site, comprising:
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a hub operating as a communications platform and having a network connection to accommodate real time transfer of various types of data;
a communications network coupled to the hub;
a programmer for modifying an implantable medical device coupled to the hub, the programmer having a display for physiological data received from an implantable medical device and providing programmer-displayed physiological data to the hub for transfer over the communications network;
a video device to obtain video-formatted data at the patient site, said video device being coupled to the hub and providing the video-formatted data to the hub for transfer over the communications network; and
a receiving device at the remote site coupled to the communications network to receive the video-formatted data and the programmer-displayed physiological data from the communications network and to provide communications to the programmer from the remote site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to transfer medical data from a patient site to a remote site, comprising;
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a first communications network;
a hub operating as a communications platform and having a network connection accommodating real time transfer of various types of data;
a programmer for an implantable medical device coupled to the hub, the programmer having a display for physiological data received from an implantable medical device and providing programmer-displayed physiological data to the hub for transfer over the first communications network;
a video device to obtain video-formatted data at the patient site, said video device being coupled to the hub and providing the video-formatted data to the hub for transfer over the first communications network;
a first communications channel coupled to the first communications network;
a second communications network coupled to the first communications channel;
a second communications channel coupled to the second communications network; and
a data processing system at the remote site coupled to the second communications channel, the remote data processing system accessing programmer-displayed physiological data and video-formatted data and transmitting modification instructions to the patient site. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system to transfer medical data from a patient site to a remote site, comprising:
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a communications network;
a hub operating as a communications platform and having a network connection accommodating real time transfer of various types of data;
a programmer for an implantable medical device coupled to the hub, the programmer having a display screen with a control cursor movable on the screen, the programmer obtaining data from an implantable medical device for display on the screen and creating physiological waveform data for display on the screen, the programmer providing implantable medical device data and physiological waveform data to the hub for transfer over the communications network and providing control cursor movement data to the hub for transfer over the communications network, the implantable medical device data, physiological waveform data, and the control cursor movement data being provided in a packet description of displayed screen data;
a video device to obtain video-formatted data at the patient site, said video device being coupled to the hub and providing the video-formatted data to the hub for transfer over the communications network; and
a data processing system at the remote site coupled to the communications network, the remote data processing system accepting implantable medical device data, physiological waveform data, video-formatted data, and programmer control cursor movement data, the data processing system having a display screen to reproduce implanted medical device data, physiological waveform data, video-formatted data, and programmer control cursor movements. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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