Method and apparatus for a medical chair for remote testing and diagnosis
AssigneeVideokall, Inc.
InventorsVincent Anthony Waterson, David Sturgess
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Abstract
A medical chair is provided for conducting and controlling in-depth medical exams from a remote location. Specifically, the medical chair allows for providing remote diagnoses and treatment, including a variety of testing procedures for patients with nonemergent but time sensitive illness or injury. The medical chair can be used in a semi-permanent, permanent, temporary, or mobile environment and includes stabilizing assemblies to adapt to any of these environments.
Claims33
A medical chair assembly, comprising:
- a frame;
- a seat coupled to the frame;
- a back support coupled to the seat, the back support including a stethoscope assembly comprising a plurality of sensors that are communicatively coupled to an acoustic control system, and the back support configured for movement toward and away from the seat.
A medical chair assembly, comprising:
- a seat and a frame comprising a first handle on a first side of the seat;
- a docking station coupled to the first handle, the docking station housing an instrument assembly coupled to at least one instrument, wherein operation of the instrument assembly is configured to move the instrument assembly from a retracted configuration to a deployed configuration to position the instrument so that the instrument is at least partially exposed outside of the docking station.
A deployment mechanism for a plurality of medical diagnostic sensors, comprising:
- a first frame plate;
- a spacer coupled to the first frame plate;
- a second frame plate coupled to the spacer opposite of the first frame plate;
- a motor coupled to either of the first frame plate or the second frame plate, the motor operatively coupled to a gear and a microcontroller configured to control the motor;
- a key selectively received between the first frame plate and the second frame plate, the key defining an internal rack configured to cooperate with the gear and including a mount;
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- a sensor coupled to the mount.
A medical diagnostic instrument docking station, comprising:
- a base;
- a motor coupled to the base;
- a threaded rod coupled to the motor and extending in a direction away from the motor;
- a first tube coupled to the base so that the motor and the threaded rod are contained within the first tube;
- a flappable lid rotatably coupled to the first tube opposite from the base;
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- a second tube disposed within the first tube, the second tube coupled to a disc operatively coupled to the threaded rod, the second tube defining a chamber configured to receive an instrument, the second tube further defining an extension extending from the second tube in a direction opposite of the disc, the extension configured to selectively contact the flappable lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.