System and method supporting imaging and monitoring applications
First Claim
1. A medical system supporting imaging and monitoring applications said system comprising:
- an ultrasound adapter for collecting and processing data with respect to a patient wherein said data includes imaging and monitoring information;
a scan head in communication with said ultrasound adapter for acquiring said imaging information and transferring said imaging information to said ultrasound adapter;
at least one physiological sensor in communication with said ultrasound adapter for acquiring said monitoring information and transferring said monitoring information to said ultrasound adapter; and
a general purpose computer in communication with said ultrasound adapter, wherein said ultrasound adapter releasably receives said general purpose computer and said general purpose computer displays said data collected and processed by said ultrasound adapter, and wherein said system simultaneously performs said imaging and monitoring applications on a patient.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method in which a portable medical device supports simultaneous imaging and monitoring applications. This portable device includes an external controller for receiving a PDA/MDA via a communication bus. An ultrasound scan head also is preferably attached to the external controller via an interconnect. In operation, real-time video feed of the patient may be acquired using the device and then displayed on the PDA/MDA. Using the ultrasound scan head in conjunction with the external controller, images may be acquired and displayed on the PDA/MDA, and vital sign monitoring of a single patient or multiple patients may be performed. Video feed, images and/or monitoring information may be transferred to a remote expert for review and analysis on the remote expert'"'"'s communication device.
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49 Claims
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1. A medical system supporting imaging and monitoring applications said system comprising:
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an ultrasound adapter for collecting and processing data with respect to a patient wherein said data includes imaging and monitoring information; a scan head in communication with said ultrasound adapter for acquiring said imaging information and transferring said imaging information to said ultrasound adapter; at least one physiological sensor in communication with said ultrasound adapter for acquiring said monitoring information and transferring said monitoring information to said ultrasound adapter; and a general purpose computer in communication with said ultrasound adapter, wherein said ultrasound adapter releasably receives said general purpose computer and said general purpose computer displays said data collected and processed by said ultrasound adapter, and wherein said system simultaneously performs said imaging and monitoring applications on a patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for performing imaging and monitoring applications, said method comprising:
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electrically coupling a PDA/MDA to an external controller; placing a scan head in communication with said external controller; integrating an optical acquisition unit into said PDA/MDA; under control of said PDA/MDA, acquiring and transmitting optical video of a patient; under control of said scan head, acquiring signals to be processed into images of said patient; attaching at least one robe to said patient wherein said at least one probe communicates with said external controller to provide monitoring information; and under control of said external controller, converting said signals into images, processing said monitoring information and transferring said images and said monitoring information from said external controller to said PDA/MDA, wherein said PDA/MDA simultaneously displays at least two of said optical video, said monitoring information and said images. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A portable medical device comprising:
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an external controller in the form of a sleeve receiving a PDA via an output device forming a unified device for processing and displaying monitoring and ultrasound imaging data; a scan head in communication with said external controller wherein said scan head acquires and communicates ultrasound imaging data to said external controller; at least one physiological sensor in communication with said external controller for acquiring said monitoring data and transferring said monitoring data to said external controller; and wherein said external controller processes data collected by said scan head and said at least one sensor and transfers said data to said PDA for display. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for performing dual-mode ultrasound imaging and video applications, said method comprising:
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electrically coupling a general purpose computer to an ultrasound adapter via a releasable communication link; placing a scan head in communication with said ultrasound adapter; pointing said general purpose computer coupled to said ultrasound adapter in the direction of at least one patient to acquire video of said at least one patient; under control of said scan head, acquiring signals to be processed into ultrasound images of said patient; and under control of said ultrasound adapter, converting said signals into ultrasound images and transferring said ultrasound images and said video for viewing on said general purpose computer, wherein said dual-mode imaging and video applications are simultaneously performed on a patient. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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