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US 2018/0008360 A1Published application
Remote patient monitoring and medication delivery system
AssigneeFundação D. Anna de Sommer Champalimaud e Dr. Carlos Montez Champalimaud
InventorJosé António Almeida Costa da Cruz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for remotely monitoring the health of a patient in a real-time, continuous manner, remotely deliver therapeutic medications to the patient, and facilitating communication between the patient and a remotely located patient care provider.
Claims24
A mobile patient communication and medication delivery system to monitor health of a patient, deliver medication to the patient, and facilitate communication between the patient and a remotely located patient care provider, comprising:
- a mobile cart including at least one storage location for supporting patient monitoring devices, the patient monitoring devices including:
- a computing device supported by the mobile cart and including at least one processor, non-transitory processor-readable media, and one or more respective data communication subsystems that are each configured to communicate via at least one respective data communication protocol, wherein a first of the data communication subsystems provides for network data communications with at least one computing device that is located remotely from the mobile cart, and a second of the data communication subsystems provides for data communications for patient monitoring devices supported by the mobile cart;
- a mobile telecommunications modem and a router that is configured to establish a secure VPN channel automatically upon receiving power;
- at least one media input device including at least one of a camera and a microphone, the at least one media input device being operatively connected to the at least one processor via at least one of the data communication systems;
- a first media output device supported by the mobile cart and operatively connected to the at least one processor via at least one of the data communication systems, the first media output device including at least one display and at least one audio speaker, and configured to provide at least one of audio and visual content received via the first data communication subsystem from the at least one computing device that is located remotely from the mobile cart;
- at least one patient monitoring sensor configured to interface with a patient, to sense a patient vital sign and to transmit a signal representing the patient vital sign to the processor via the second data communication subsystem;
- a second media output device supported by the mobile cart and operatively connected to the at least one processor via at least one of the data communication systems, the second media device including at least one display and at least one audio speaker, and configured to automatically provide at least one of audio and visual content associated with the patient vital sign;
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- a medication dispenser supported by the mobile cart, the medication dispenser being operatively connected to the processor via at least one of the plurality of data communication subsystems,
- wherein in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, the at least one processor processes the signal and substantially in real-time and without human intervention, securely transmits across the secure VPN channel by the first communication subsystem, each of:
- at least one of the captured audio and visual content and the processed vital sign signal,
- to the at least one computing device that is located remotely from the mobile cart.
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A method for monitoring health of a patient and delivering medication to the patient, comprising:
- communicatively coupling a patient-side computing device including at least one processor and non-transitory processor-readable media to a patient care provider computing device located remote to the patient-side computing device, via one or more respective data communication subsystems that are each configured to communicate via at least one respective data communication protocol, wherein a first of the data communication subsystems provides for network data communications with at the remote computing device, and a second of the data communication subsystems provides for data communications for patient monitoring devices at the patient-side;
- sensing a patient vital sign, via at least one patient monitoring sensor configured to interface with the patient;
- transmitting a signal representing the patient vital sign to the processor via the first second data communication subsystem;
- determining, by the processor, whether a patient vital sign value corresponding to the signal representing the patient vital sign falls within an acceptable threshold;
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- in the event that the patient vital sign falls outside of the acceptable threshold,
- dispensing medication to the patient via a medication dispenser operatively connected to the processor, wherein the dispensing medication step comprises:
- generating an alert that it is time for the patient to receive a medication,
- authorizing the identity of the patient,
- enabling access to the medication dispenser,
- dispensing medication, and
- automatically establishing, via the first data communication subsystem, a secure VPN communication connection with the patient care provider computing device after at least one of the medication being dispensed, expiration of a pre-determined time limit, and being unable to confirm that the patient is authorized to receive the medication.
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A method for monitoring health of a patient and delivering a medication to the patient from a medication stock via a medication dispenser disposed at a mobile patient communication and medication delivery system including at least one processor and at least one non-transitory processor-readable media, comprising:
- creating, by the processor implementing program code, a medication schedule for delivering the medication at a predetermined time;
- determining, by the processor, whether the predetermined time has occurred according to the medication schedule;
- generating, by the processor, an alert indicating it is time for medication delivery;
- authorizing an identity of the patient via an authorization mechanism;
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- dispensing the medication upon authorization of the patient;
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- determining whether a level of the medication stock is below a refill threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.