Emergency facility video-conferencing system
First Claim
1. A business method for delivery of medical services utilizing a system including a plurality of satellite medical care facilities, at least one physician disposed at a central medical video-conferencing station, and a first patient and a first medical care giver disposed in a first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) establishing a video-conferencing communications system among said medical video-conferencing station and said plurality of satellite medical care facilities;
(b) selecting said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to actively receive video and audio communication from said physician;
(c) controlling a video-conferencing system of said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to control a video image received at said central medical video-conferencing station from said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities;
(d) diagnosing a medical condition of said first patient at said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities by said physician from said central medical video-conferencing station;
(e) providing instructions via said video-conferencing system to said first medical caregiver by said physician to treat said first patient at said first of said plurality of satellite medical facilities;
(f) selecting a second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to actively receive video and audio communication from said physician;
(g) displaying an image of a second patient disposed at said second of said plurality of satellite emergency care facilities at said central medical video-conferencing station;
(h) controlling a video-conferencing system of said second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to control said image received at said central medical video-conferencing station from said second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities;
(i) diagnosing a medical condition of said second patient by said physician from said central medical videoconferencing station; and
(j) providing instructions via said video-conferencing system to a second medical caregiver disposed at said second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities by said physician to treat said second patient generally contemporaneously with said steps of diagnosing said medical condition of said first patient and providing instructions to said first medical caregiver.
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Abstract
A medical video-teleconferencing and treatment system, having a central video-conferencing station and one or more remote video-conferencing stations and a communications link establishing video-conferencing communication therebetween. A central video monitor and audio system is located at the central video-conferencing station, and a controller unit is coupled with the communications link. The remote video-conferencing stations each have a mobile emergency center cart including a remote video monitor and audio system and a video-conferencing camera controlled by the controller unit via the communications link and capable of responding to control signals of the controller unit for panning and zoom movement of said video-conferencing camera by a medical practitioner located at the central video-conferencing station. The arrangement enables the medical practitioner to observe and to diagnose the condition of the patient and direct the medical personnel of the selected video-conferencing station to provide treatment of the patient.
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8 Claims
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1. A business method for delivery of medical services utilizing a system including a plurality of satellite medical care facilities, at least one physician disposed at a central medical video-conferencing station, and a first patient and a first medical care giver disposed in a first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a video-conferencing communications system among said medical video-conferencing station and said plurality of satellite medical care facilities; (b) selecting said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to actively receive video and audio communication from said physician; (c) controlling a video-conferencing system of said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to control a video image received at said central medical video-conferencing station from said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities; (d) diagnosing a medical condition of said first patient at said first of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities by said physician from said central medical video-conferencing station; (e) providing instructions via said video-conferencing system to said first medical caregiver by said physician to treat said first patient at said first of said plurality of satellite medical facilities; (f) selecting a second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to actively receive video and audio communication from said physician; (g) displaying an image of a second patient disposed at said second of said plurality of satellite emergency care facilities at said central medical video-conferencing station; (h) controlling a video-conferencing system of said second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities to control said image received at said central medical video-conferencing station from said second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities; (i) diagnosing a medical condition of said second patient by said physician from said central medical videoconferencing station; and (j) providing instructions via said video-conferencing system to a second medical caregiver disposed at said second of said plurality of satellite medical care facilities by said physician to treat said second patient generally contemporaneously with said steps of diagnosing said medical condition of said first patient and providing instructions to said first medical caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A business method for delivery of emergency medical services utilizing a system including first and second emergency care facilities, an emergency room physician disposed at an emergency medical video-conferencing station, a first patient and a first skilled medical caregiver disposed at said first emergency care facility, and a second patient and a second skilled medical caregiver disposed at said second emergency care facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) establishing a first video-conferencing communication link between said emergency medical video-conferencing station and said first emergency care facility; (b) establishing a second video-conferencing communication link between said emergency medical video-conferencing station and said second emergency care facility; (c) displaying an image of said first patient on a first monitor disposed in said emergency medical video-conferencing station via said first video-conferencing communication link; (d) viewing said image of said first patient by said emergency room physician; (e) controlling a video-camera disposed in said first emergency care facility from said emergency medical video-conferencing station to control said image of said first patient; (f) aiding a treatment of a medical condition of said first patient at said first emergency care facility by said emergency room physician from said emergency medical video-conferencing station; (g) displaying an image of said second patient at said emergency video-conferencing station via said second video-conferencing communication link; (h) controlling a video-camera disposed in said second emergency care facility from said emergency medical videoconferencing station to control said image of said second patient; and (i) aiding a treatment of a medical condition of said second patient at said second emergency care facility from said emergency medical video-conferencing station contemporaneously with said step of aiding the treatment of said first patient. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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