Medical system for at-home patients
First Claim
1. A medical system for at-home patients comprising:
- a home unit which is located at a home of an at-home patient and which includes a computer with a communication capability;
a center unit which is located at a medical organization and which includes a computer with a communication capability;
a network interconnecting said home unit and said center unit;
medical data detection means for detecting a plurality of medical data from the at-home patient;
an interface unit, in said home unit, which corresponds to said medical data detection means;
home unit transmitting means, in said home unit, for transmitting the plurality of medical data, detected by said medical data detection means, to said center unit, via said interface unit;
center unit transmitting means, in said center unit, for transmitting to said home unit instructions based on the plurality of medical data transmitted by said home unit transmitting means; and
means, in said home unit, for detecting emergency condition information, separate from said medical data, of the patient and for transmitting to said center unit an emergency signal based on said emergency condition information, said emergency signal being separate from the medical data.
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Abstract
By integrally providing a medical organization, via a communication network, with a variety of medical data measured from a patient staying at home, a medical system for at-home patients makes it possible to make an appropriate diagnosis from a long distance. The system is equipped with an improved emergency reporting unit. The system includes a plurality of home units set up at the homes of patients, one or more center units at the local medical organization, and a network interconnecting these units via communication lines. The medical data are transmitted from the home units to center units via interface units which correspond to various measurement apparatuses. The system also has an emergency reporting function based on vital signs of a patient.
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1. A medical system for at-home patients comprising:
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a home unit which is located at a home of an at-home patient and which includes a computer with a communication capability; a center unit which is located at a medical organization and which includes a computer with a communication capability; a network interconnecting said home unit and said center unit; medical data detection means for detecting a plurality of medical data from the at-home patient; an interface unit, in said home unit, which corresponds to said medical data detection means; home unit transmitting means, in said home unit, for transmitting the plurality of medical data, detected by said medical data detection means, to said center unit, via said interface unit; center unit transmitting means, in said center unit, for transmitting to said home unit instructions based on the plurality of medical data transmitted by said home unit transmitting means; and means, in said home unit, for detecting emergency condition information, separate from said medical data, of the patient and for transmitting to said center unit an emergency signal based on said emergency condition information, said emergency signal being separate from the medical data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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