DK200800018U3 - Patient case for remote communication - Google Patents

Description

DK 2008 00018 U3

Description: Patient Suitability Application:

The patient suitcase "Medisat Box" is used in the further treatment of patients after they have been discharged, for example, from hospitals level, where the patients can be remotely treated eg from home. The generation is a technical unit consisting of several technical components. The components ensure that the device can communicate, receive data and send data from patient to therapist.

By setting up the suitcase of a user, he / she will be able to communicate (1) (2) with the recipients (2) who can simultaneously read the result of a clinical measurement (s) (3}. The production can be used for all forms of dialogue / measurement where one wants to be in audiovisual contact while transmitting measurement data.

Well-known technician: Today you can contact the hospital by telephone or attendance, and thus perform a clinical examination. Video communication is nowadays a separate technology that only happens if this is set up or the user has his own computer configured for the recipients of data eg hospitals. Transmission of data from clinical measuring equipment is only made to the equipment's own relay module / interface.

The technical problem:

The problem today is that no known technician has all three elements of a device (data connection, communication and data transfer) independently of the user's location or possessions. Nor will it be possible to execute these (1) (2) (3) elements on preexisting forms of communication. The problem is that different independent measuring / monitoring equipment cannot be added.

The technical problem to be solved:

The creation ensures that all users can be examined / monitored with any clinical measuring equipment. The measuring equipment automatically sends data to the receiver while the user / processor is in audio / visual contact.

The receiver can read data directly via connected equipment. You are independent of computer, video / audio equipment or human error. All types of monitoring can be performed according to the clinical requirements.

The new technique:

The production is unique in that it is all assembled in a portable unit and that no requirements are set up other than access to a power source (Figure 2)

The technical impact:

The effect is that users can be treated / monitored in their homes and not forced to transport themselves to the therapists. This will allow patients to return to their own environment more quickly, but retain the consultation with specialist experts that is necessary in each case, and provide the patient with the security that is needed in, for example, disease course. The approved clinical measuring equipment is inserted where appropriate for the individual course of the disease.

The patient suitcase saves people from admissions, frees up beds and alleviates the scarcity of resources within certain professional groups.

The generation is assembled into a portable unit and consists essentially of the following sub-elements: • Data connection (1.) o The invention provides access to the Internet through the following technologies; DK 2008 00018 U3

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© Wifi (hotspot, etc.) © Ethernet (common broadband) © Satellite © Future communication systems • Communication (2.) o The invention works via online video communication / telephony; © Support for Still Images © Support for Live Video via IP or SIP © Support for Common. IP telephony * Data transfer (3.) o The invention allows for live transmission, ie. direct transmission of images and sound, of data from connected equipment, the following equipment supported; © Equipment connected via Serial RS232 - transforms into a virtual locally connected equipment on the received device. Equipment will then be seen as being locally connected by Internet connection.

© Equipment that is connected via USB 1.1 - 2.0 devices - is converted to a virtual locally connected equipment on the received device. Equipment will then be seen as being locally connected by Internet connection.

© Equipment connected via Ethernet is converted into a virtual locally connected equipment on the received device. Equipment will then be seen as being locally connected by Internet connection.

The sub-elements data connection (1.), communication part (2.), and data transfer part (3.) are assembled into a unit (Figure 1.) mounted in a manageable unit where the sub-elements are embedded so that composition and setting cannot be reprogrammed.

The sender (Figure 1a) is connected to any medical device of any kind. The receiver (Figure 1b) is connected to a PC with matching software for the medical device to receive measurement data.

The equipment is protected from shock and fall due to the enclosure in the unit. The unit is fitted with a single control panel which makes it easy to use. Because the invention only needs power or battery to be able to connect with the receiver, it can be used during transport.

Working Examples:

A patient with a chronic illness today will have a certain number of admissions to go for control and to get the necessary medication. During the production, it will be possible to conduct consultations without the patient being in the hospital. At the touch of a button, the patient will come into contact with the hospital (the physician / department responsible for the patient's illness). The therapist will be able to see the patient and communicate with him via his equipment. The patient can see and hear the DK 2008 00018 U3 therapist via the patient suitcase and receive his consultation in his own home. The patient can perform any measurements, blood tests, airway tests, alcohol tests, weighing, etc. by using the appliances attached to the suitcase. As soon as a test has been performed, data is sent to the therapist, thereby clinically making changes to the treatment, and ensuring that data is transferred to patient records. Another use is, for example, in the prison system, where Danish law allows certain abusive groups to punish their sentence at home for not consuming specified drugs, in accordance with regulated rules. By setting up a patient suitcase, you will be able to verify this and say that the inmate is complying with his judgment. This is because all devices are connected and thus the measurements cannot be disturbed / changed and the handler can see / hear the user while performing his test.

Claims (9)

1. Creating the composition of the three elements - data connection, communication (audio / visual) and data transfer - into a device 2. The generation is new in that patients can be remotely treated while measuring data is transmitted simultaneously with video / audio transmission. 3. Generation is new by being able to be established / connected anywhere, regardless of the means of communication present. (Figure 1) 4. Generation is new by being embedded so that the unit can withstand shock and fall. (Figure 2) 5, Production is new by being compressed so that the equipment is portable. {Figure 2} 6. Generation is new by having a simple control panel and thus protected from accidental malfunction. (Figure 2) 7. Production is new in that it can be connected to medically compatible equipment (RS232, USB 1.1-2.0 and future standards in the field) (Figure 1) 8. Generation is new in that it can read measurement data. (Figure 1) 9. Generation is new in that it is independent of a fixed connection. (Figure 2)