Medical screening apparatus and method
OwnerKevin T. Laveryinventor
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Abstract
A medical screening apparatus and method includes a housing containing a user interface, an automatic medical test apparatus and a transmitting means for communicating the output of the medical test apparatus to a remote site for analysis. In one aspect, the user interface is a video display terminal capable of receiving user data and for displaying the medical test output. Preferably, the test output is automatically transmitted via a global telecommunication network, such as the Internet, to the remote site.
Claims18
A medical screening apparatus for executing a medical test on a patient comprising:
- a housing;
- a user interface mounted in the housing for inputting user related data;
- a medical test apparatus mounted in the housing for automatically executing a medical test on a user and generating a test output;
- means for communicating with the medical test apparatus for transmitting the test output and patient demographics to a remote analysis site.
A method for executing a medical test on a user patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing;
- providing a user interface in the housing for receiving user data;
- providing a medical test apparatus in the housing for executing a medical test on a patient and generating a test output;
- and
- transmitting the test output to a remote site for analysis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.