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Self-examination apparatus and method for self-examination

  • US 9,596,991 B2
  • Filed: 09/09/2010
  • Issued: 03/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for a self-examination comprising:

  • an input unit;

    a camera configured to capture a patient image of a user;

    a display configured to display the patient image;

    a communication unit; and

    a controller configured to;

    display a survey for at least one of a symptom and a suspected disease,receive a reply to the survey through the input unit,obtain medical examination guide information for a plurality of body parts based on the reply to the survey, wherein the medical examination guide information includes information of the plurality of body parts, a type of the medical examination instrument to be used for the self-examination and information for guiding manipulation of the medical examination instrument,determine a plurality of positions corresponding to the plurality of body parts on the patient image for the self-examination,determine an examination order for examining the plurality of body parts based on the medical examination guide information,display a plurality of icons based on the examination order for the self-examination on the patient image at the plurality of positions corresponding to the plurality of body parts,determine a position of a medical examination instrument based on position information received through the communication unit or the patient image,display a message indicating the medical examination instrument is at a correct position based on the examination order or a guide message indicating a direction and a distance for moving the medical examination instrument to the correct position based on the examination order,receive, via the communication unit, medical examination data for one of the plurality of body parts from the medical examination instrument which obtains the medical examination data from the one of the plurality of body parts,determine a presumed disease based on at least one of the symptom, the suspected disease and the medical examination data, anddisplay information regarding a hospital within a predetermined range based on a location of the user available for treatment of the presumed disease.

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