Medical diagnostic system

• US 9,370,296 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Issued: 06/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: He, Lai, Zou, Yun, Shortt, James J., Montgomery, Stephen A., McAtamney, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Gedeon, Brian T
• Application Number:
  US13/308,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20130137939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,665 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00131 Accessories for endoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/227 for ears, i.e. otoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0406 specially shaped apparatus housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0431 Portable apparatus, e.g. comprising a handle or case
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/12 for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes A61B3/13 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/022 by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/20 Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments drapes with means to hold surgical instruments A61B46/23; for catheters A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/33 Trays

Abstract

An integrated portable medical diagnostic system (PMDS) provides easy and convenient access to one or more medical instruments for healthcare practitioners. The PMDS is utilized in an outpatient workflow in which the practitioner generally remains stationary, while patients rotate to and from the practitioner over the course of a medical examination or procedure. The PMDS includes a body including a plurality of compartments, a first compartment defines a first receptacle for a blood pressure monitor, a second compartment adjacent the first compartment defines a second receptacle for an otoscope and an ophthalmoscope, and a third compartment adjacent the second compartment defines a third receptacle for a thermometer.

Claims

1. An integrated portable medical diagnostic system, comprising:

a blood pressure monitor;

an otoscope;

an ophthalmoscope;

a thermometer;

an apparatus including a body defining a plurality of compartments, wherein a first compartment defines a first receptacle for the blood pressure monitor, a second compartment adjacent the first compartment defines a second receptacle for the otoscope and the ophthalmoscope, and a third compartment adjacent the second compartment defines a third receptacle for the thermometer;

at least one power supply arranged within the body;

a plurality of ports each coupled to the at least one power supply and configured to supply power to either one of the otoscope and ophthalmoscope and to support either one of the otoscope and ophthalmoscope in an approximately vertical orientation;

a bracket coupled to a portion of the first compartment, the bracket configured to support an aneroid of the blood pressure monitor;

a light emitting diode associated with each one of the plurality of ports and configured to indicate a charging state of either one of the otoscope and ophthalmoscope when positioned in a corresponding one of the plurality of ports;

wherein the third receptacle comprises a cradle arranged to support the thermometer in an approximately horizontal orientation, and wherein the cradle comprises contacts coupled to the at least one power supply and configured to supply power to the thermometer, with a light emitting diode being associated with the contacts and configured to indicate a charging state of the thermometer when positioned in the cradle.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the second receptacle comprises a pocket arranged as storage for disposable and reusable tips of the otoscope and ophthalmoscope.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the body is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer.