Telemedicine Application for Remote Monitoring, Viewing and Updating of Patient Records

Abstract

Systems and methods of providing telemedicine services are provided. A system can include a medical device that obtains diagnostic information, a gateway device coupled to the medical device, an application server coupled to the gateway device via wired and wireless networks, a database coupled to the application server, the database storing the diagnostic information, and an analyzing device coupled to the database, the analyzing device analyzes records in the database to identify diagnostic information that exceeds predefined thresholds.

1 . A method for delivering telemedicine services, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by a medical device, diagnostic information;   discovering, by the medical device, a gateway device;   establishing, by the medical device, a connection with the gateway device;   establishing, by the medical device, a session with the gateway device; and   transferring, by the medical device, the diagnostic information to the gateway device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 establishing, by gateway device, a connection with an application server;   establishing, by the gateway device, a session with the application server; and   transferring, by the gateway device, the diagnostic information to the application server.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of sessions are established over the connection between the medical device and the gateway device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the gateway is a wireless device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 discovering, by the gateway device, a type of information that will be sent over the established session and the optimal format for sending the information.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 exchanging data between the medical and gateway devices; and   performing flow control over the data exchange.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of medical devices establish connections and sessions with the gateway device. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the gateway device establishes sessions in addition to the session with the application server, and diagnostic information is multicast by the gateway device over the session with the application server and the additional sessions. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the medical device, a redirection message from the gateway device; and   redirecting the diagnostic information to an element identified in the redirection message.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 storing the diagnostic information in a database;   analyzing the stored diagnostic information; and   raising an alarm when the stored diagnostic information exceeds a predefined threshold, wherein the predefined threshold is customized on a per-user basis.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the raising the alarm includes dialing an emergency service provider and providing a user's location and medical records. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the diagnostic information is stored in an entry in the database that is uniquely indexed. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the diagnostic information can be modified by a remote wired or wireless device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the diagnostic information is stored in the database as a user record, and user record includes information about health and wellness of a user including medical history, family history, toddler medical data, nutritional diary, health measurements, exercise diary, scans and laboratory results. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein read/write authorization levels are associated with each entry within the user's medical record. 
     
     
         16 . A system for delivering telemedicine services, the system comprising:
 a medical device that obtains diagnostic information;   a gateway device coupled to the medical device;   an application server coupled to the gateway device via wired and wireless networks;   a database coupled to the application server, the database storing the diagnostic information; and   an analyzing device coupled to the database, the analyzing device analyzes records in the database to identify diagnostic information that exceeds predefined thresholds.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the medical device and the gateway device are coupled by a wireless connection. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the medical device and the gateway device are components of a single device and are coupled by an internal communication path. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the gateway device detects an emergency and sends the diagnostic information and an identification of a user's location to an emergency service provider. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the application server detects an emergency and sends the diagnostic information and an identification of a user's location to an emergency service provider.