Tele-diagnostic device
AssigneeIneedmd.Com, Inc.
InventorsGovindan Gopinathan, Arthur R. Tilford
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Abstract
A system (10), probe, and method for collecting a plurality of diagnostic information and transmitting the diagnostic information to a remote location. The system (10) comprises a member (12) contoured to at least a portion of a person's hand, and an interface unit (20) in electrical communication with the member (12). The interface unit (20) is capable of transmitting information to a remote location. The member (12) comprises at least eight sensors.
Claims26
A system for collecting diagnostic information and transmitting the diagnostic information to a remote location, the system comprising:
- a member contoured to at least a portion of a person's hand, the member comprising at least an EKG diagnostic device, the diagnostic device comprising at least eight EKG sensors, the member comprising a palm portion, a wrist portion and a plurality of phalange portions with the EKG sensors being located on the member on at least two of the palm portion, the wrist portion, and at least one of the phalange portions;
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- an interface unit in electrical communication with the member, wherein the interface unit is capable of transmitting information to a remote location;
- wherein the plurality of phalange portions comprise an index finger phalange portion and a middle finger phalange portion, wherein the index finger phalange portion is at least as long as the middle finger phalange portion of the member.
A method of obtaining and transmitting medical diagnostic information from a remote location, the method comprising:
- providing a member comprising at least an EKG diagnostic device, the diagnostic device comprising at least eight EKG sensors, the member comprising a palm portion, a wrist portion and a plurality of phalange portions with the EKG sensors being located on the member on at least two of the palm portion, the wrist portion, and at least one of the phalange portions, wherein the plurality of phalange portions comprise an index finger phalange portion and a middle finger phalange portion, wherein the index finger phalange portion is at least as long as the middle finger phalange portion of the member;
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- using the member to collect medical diagnostic information from a first person at a remote location.
A system for collecting diagnostic information and transmitting the diagnostic information to a remote location, the system comprising:
- a member contoured to at least a portion of a person's hand, the member comprising at least an EKG diagnostic device, the diagnostic device comprising at least eight EKG sensors, the member comprising a palm portion, a wrist portion and a plurality of phalange portions with the EKG sensors being located on the member on at least two of the palm portion, the wrist portion, and at least one of the phalange portions;
- wherein the plurality of phalange portions comprise an index finger phalange portion and a middle finger phalange portion, wherein the index finger phalange portion is at least as long as the middle finger phalange portion of the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.