# US 12,009,097 B2 · Wireless communication system for remote medical assistance

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- Number: US 12,009,097 B2
- Document ID: US12009097B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/622,617
- Filed: 2018-06-13
- Published: 2021-08-12
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-13
- Assignees: Maritime Medical Applications B.V.
- Applicants: Maritime Medical Applications B.V.
- Inventors: Walther Dietmar Boon Von Ochssee
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009097B2

## CPC

- A61B 5/7465: {Arrangements for interactive communication between patient and care services, e.g. by using a telephone network (telemetry of measured physiological signal A61B5/0002)}
- G16H 40/63: for local operation
- G09B 5/02: with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip
- G09B 19/003: {Repetitive work cycles; Sequence of movements}
- G09G 5/003: {Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto (specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092)}
- G16H 40/67: for remote operation
- G16H 80/00: ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
- H04L 67/131: Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
- A61B 5/0006: {ECG or EEG signals}
- A61B 5/0077: {Devices for viewing the surface of the body, e.g. camera, magnifying lens}
- A61B 5/021: Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
- A61B 5/14542: {for measuring blood gases (A61B5/14551 takes precedence)}
- A61B 5/743: {Displaying an image simultaneously with additional graphical information, e.g. symbols, charts, function plots}
- G09G 2370/16: Use of wireless transmission of display information
- G09G 2370/20: Details of the management of multiple sources of image data
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system for medical assistance comprising a first mobile device (11) and a second mobile device (12) communicating via a two-directional transmitting system, both mobile devices being configured to display a second optical input (32) from the second mobile device superimposed on a first optical input (31) from the first mobile device; and a use of said wireless system for training and providing medical assistance, wherein assistance is typically provided over a long distance (being remote). The medical assistance is typically provided by well trained professional to laymen that at best have been partly trained.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A symmetrical wireless communication system for medical assistance to a patient comprising:
a first mobile device at a first location of a person in charge of providing medical care, the first mobile device comprising a first optical input for obtaining real-time optical input comprising first images from a first physical reality comprising the patient, a first display, and a first transceiver;
a second mobile device at a second location of a medical professional, the second mobile device comprising a second optical input for obtaining real-time optical input comprising second images from a second physical reality of the medical professional, a second display, and a second transceiver;
a two-directional transmitting system implemented on both the first and second mobile devices, wherein the two-directional transmitting system is configured to receive at least one layer of first optical input comprising the first images relating to the first physical reality comprising the patient from the first mobile device and is configured to transmit the at least one layer of first optical input to the second mobile device and is configured to receive at least one layer of second optical input comprising the second images relating to the second physical reality of the medical professional from the second mobile device and is configured to transmit the at least one layer of second optical input to the first mobile device;
wherein the first mobile device is configured to display the at least one layer of second optical input of the second mobile device superimposed over the first optical input for forming an augmented first reality comprising the second images superimposed over the first images,
wherein the second mobile device is configured to display the at least one layer of first optical input of the first mobile device subimposed under the second optical input for forming an augmented second reality comprising the first images subimposed under the second images,
wherein the superimposed displayed inputs of the augmented first reality on the first mobile device is equal and symmetrical to the subimposed displayed inputs of the augmented second reality on the second mobile device, and
wherein the second images from the second physical reality of the medical professional comprise medical input from the medical professional for the person in charge of providing medical care to the patient.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a tracking system for recording of instructions and actions performed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first optical input is provided by a first camera.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second optical input is provided by at least one of a second camera, a graphical input, a video input, a touch screen, a mouse, a touch pad, a stylus, a controller, or a database.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the first mobile device and second mobile device are configured to display further optical input.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein optical input is further provided by a touch screen, a mouse pad, and graphics.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, comprising at least a third mobile device comprising an optical input and a wireless third transceiver, wherein the two-directional transmitting system is implemented on the third mobile device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein at least one location is a remote location.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a digitally or physically accessible reference document, the reference document comprising in view of medical actions instructions for preparation thereof, instructions for triaging, instructions for diagnosing, instructions for performing measurements, instructions for carrying out, instructions for logging data, instructions for after care, a database, and an overview of contents.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a coordinator configured to establish contact between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the coordinator is configured to select the second mobile device based on at least one of availability, distance, language capabilities of an owner of the first mobile device, language capabilities of an owner of the second mobile device, specific medical expertise of the owner of the first mobile device, specific medical expertise of the owner of the second mobile device, time zone, and stability of the transmitting system.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of an identity checker, credentials checker, a unique session identifier, a data-logging system, and a sensor, selected from a medical sensor for ECG, blood pressure, for vital parameters, blood and urine analysis, and blood oxygen level.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a switch for activating or deactivating superimposed display on one or both of the first and second mobile devices.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second mobile device is configured to retrieve input from a database.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

A method of using a symmetrical wireless communication system comprising training and providing real-time medical assistance to a patient with a wireless communication system of claim 1, the method comprising:
providing the first mobile device at the first location of the person in charge of providing medical care, the first mobile device comprising the first optical input for obtaining optical input comprising first images from the first physical reality comprising the patient, the first display, and the first transceiver;
providing the second mobile device at the second location of the medical professional, the second mobile device comprising the second optical input for obtaining optical input comprising second images from the second physical reality of the medical professional, the second display, and the second transceiver;
providing a two-directional transmitting system implemented on both the first and second mobile devices, wherein the two-directional transmitting system is configured to receive at least one layer of first optical input comprising the first images relating to the first physical reality comprising the patient from the first mobile device and is configured to transmit the at least one layer of first optical input to the second mobile device and is configured to receive at least one layer of second optical input comprising the second images relating to the second physical reality of the medical professional from the second mobile device and is configured to transmit the at least one layer of second optical input to the first mobile device;
wherein the first mobile device is configured to display the at least one layer of second optical input of the second mobile device superimposed over the first optical input for forming an augmented first reality comprising the second images superimposed over the first images, and
wherein the second mobile device is configured to display the at least one layer of first optical input of the first mobile device sub imposed under the second optical input for forming an augmented second reality comprising the first images sub imposed under the second images,
wherein the superimposed displayed inputs of the augmented first reality on the first mobile device is equal and symmetrical to the sub imposed displayed inputs of the augmented second reality on the second mobile device, and
providing the second images from the second physical reality of the medical professional comprising medical input from the medical professional for the person in charge of providing medical care to the patient.