CA2418161A1 - Device for the direct manual examination of a patient in a non-contiguous location - Google Patents
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Abstract
A device is disclosed that enables a physician to remotely perform a physical examination of a patient. The device includes a hand control unit (100) that is shaped to accommodate a physician's hand, and includes a number of sensory modulation subunits (140) that can simultaneously detect applied pressure and exert pressure back to the physician. The hand control unit (100) connects through a computer (160) to a remote patient examination module (200) interfaces with a remotely located patient, preferably by wrapping around the portion of the patient's body that is to be examined. The patient examination module (200) includes a plurality of sensory modulation subunits (240) arranged in an array forming a flexible pad (202). In operation the sensory modulation subunits (240) of the patient examination module (200) receive a signal from the hand control unit (100) that indicates the location and magnitude of pressure's applied to the hand control unit (100) by the physician, and replicates that pressure in the patient through the sensory modulation subunits (240), which simultaneously detect the responsive pressures exerted by the corresponding portions of the patient's body. The magnitude and location of these responsive pressures are converted to a digital signal that is fed back to the hand control unit (100) sensory modulation subunits (140), providing the physician with a tactile response simulating direct contact with the patient.
Claims (29)
1. A device for remotely conducting a direct manual examination of a patient comprising a hand control unit, a patient examination module, and a computer, wherein said patient examination module and said hand control unit are operatively linked to said computer and are each capable of generating a force in response to an input signal and of generating an output signal in response to a detected force.
2. The device of Claim 1 wherein said hand control unit comprises at least one sensory modulation subunit that is capable of simultaneously generating an output signal directly related to a force applied to said sensory modulation subunits and exerting a resisting force in response to an input signal.
3. The device of Claim 2 wherein said at least one sensory modulation subunit comprises a slab of elastic material having an embedded pressure transducer wherein said slab of elastic material is attached to a variable pressure producing device.
4. The device of Claim 3 wherein said variable pressure producing device is a single channel piston-type variable resistor.
5. The device of Claim 2 wherein said hand control unit further comprises means for selectively interacting with said computer.
6. The device of Claim 5 wherein said means of selectively interacting with said computer comprises a tracking ball and a button.
7. The device of Claim 2 wherein said hand control unit has a hand-shaped upper surface and further comprises a forward portion and a rearward portion, said forward and rearward portions being slidably connected whereby said hand control unit can be adjusted to accommodate different-sized hands.
8. The device of Claim 7 wherein said hand-shaped upper surface comprises four fingertip portions, each containing at least one sensory modulation subunit, a distal palmar portion containing at least one sensory modulation subunit, and a proximal palmar portion containing at least one sensory modulation subunit.
9. The device of Claim 1 wherein said patient examination module comprises:
(a) a pad removably attachable to said patient, said pad comprising a plurality of expandable cells attached to a backing, said pad including means for attaching said pad to said patient;
(b) a plurality of pressure transducers attached to said plurality of expandable cells, said pressure transducers being adapted to generate a signal that is directly related to an interface pressure between said pad and said patient;
and (c) a fluid media that can be selectively directed to some of said plurality of expandable cells to produce a desired pressure within said expandable cells.
(a) a pad removably attachable to said patient, said pad comprising a plurality of expandable cells attached to a backing, said pad including means for attaching said pad to said patient;
(b) a plurality of pressure transducers attached to said plurality of expandable cells, said pressure transducers being adapted to generate a signal that is directly related to an interface pressure between said pad and said patient;
and (c) a fluid media that can be selectively directed to some of said plurality of expandable cells to produce a desired pressure within said expandable cells.
10. The device of Claim 9 wherein said fluid media is air.
11. The device of Claim 9 wherein said fluid media is an hydraulic fluid.
12. The device of Claim 9 further comprising a plurality of electrically actuated valves, each valve located between one of said plurality of expandable cells and a pressurized fluid media reservoir.
13. The device of Claim 12 further comprising a command control box having a controller electrically connected to said plurality of valves and to said plurality of pressure transducers.
14. The device of Claim 9 wherein said hand control unit comprises:
(a) a computer input device operatively linked to said computer, wherein a user can select one or more cells of said patient examination module;
(b) at least one sensory modulation subunit comprising a sensor capable of detecting pressure applied by said user to said sensor, said sensor operatively linked to said computer and said sensor producing a signal proportional to said detected pressure; and (c) a piston capable of exerting a force detectable by said user, said piston operatively linked to said computer, wherein said exerted force is responsive to said signal generated by said patient examination module.
(a) a computer input device operatively linked to said computer, wherein a user can select one or more cells of said patient examination module;
(b) at least one sensory modulation subunit comprising a sensor capable of detecting pressure applied by said user to said sensor, said sensor operatively linked to said computer and said sensor producing a signal proportional to said detected pressure; and (c) a piston capable of exerting a force detectable by said user, said piston operatively linked to said computer, wherein said exerted force is responsive to said signal generated by said patient examination module.
15. The device of Claim 14 wherein said sensory modulation subunit comprises a linear actuator connected to said backing and a pressure transducer located between said linear actuator and said patient.
16. The device of Claim 15 further comprising a command control box having a controller electrically connected to said sensory modulation subunit.
17. A device for remotely examining a patient comprising a hand control unit connected to a first computer having a first data communications system at a first location and a patient examination module connected to a second computer having a second data communications system at a second location, wherein said first data communications system can interface with said second data communications system such that said first computer can communicate with said second computer.
18. The device of Claim 17 wherein said first data communications system and said second data communications system interface over standard telephone lines.
19. The device of Claim 17 wherein said first data communications system and said second data communications system interface over a global telecommunication system.
20. The device of Claim 17 wherein said first data communications system and said second data communications system interface over a fiber optic network.
21. A device for simulating tactile interactions with a remote body, the device comprising:
(a) a hand control unit having at least one sensory modulation subunit;
(b) an examination subunit disposed remotely from said hand control unit, said examination subunit having a plurality of sensory modulation subunits; and (c) means for operatively connecting at least one sensory modulation subunit of said hand control unit to at least one sensory modulation subunit of said examination unit such that a force applied to one connected sensory modulation subunit will cause a corresponding force to be exerted by the other connected sensory modulation subunit.
(a) a hand control unit having at least one sensory modulation subunit;
(b) an examination subunit disposed remotely from said hand control unit, said examination subunit having a plurality of sensory modulation subunits; and (c) means for operatively connecting at least one sensory modulation subunit of said hand control unit to at least one sensory modulation subunit of said examination unit such that a force applied to one connected sensory modulation subunit will cause a corresponding force to be exerted by the other connected sensory modulation subunit.
22. The device of Claim 21 wherein said sensory modulation subunits comprise at least one pressure transducer and at least one variable pressure producing device.
23. The device of Claim 21 wherein said means for operatively connecting said sensory modulation subunits comprises at least one computer and a communications system that operatively connects said hand control unit sensory modulation subunits and said examination module sensory modulation subunits to the computer.
24. The device of Claim 21 wherein said hand control unit further comprises a means for selecting said at least one sensory modulation subunit of said examination module that will be operatively connecting with said at least one sensory modulation subunit of said hand control unit.
25. The device of Claim 24 wherein said selecting means comprises a trackball disposed on a bottom of said hand control unit and a button disposed on an upper portion of said hand control unit.
26. A method of tactilely examining a body comprising:
(a) wrapping a portion of said body in an examination module having a plurality of sensory modulation subunits;
(b) operatively connecting at least one of said sensory modulation subunits of said examination module to at least one sensory modulation subunit on a remotely disposed hand control unit; and (c) manually applying a force to said at least one sensory modulation subunit on said hand control unit to produce a corresponding force at said connected sensory modulation unit of said examination module and detecting a feedback force from said examination module.
(a) wrapping a portion of said body in an examination module having a plurality of sensory modulation subunits;
(b) operatively connecting at least one of said sensory modulation subunits of said examination module to at least one sensory modulation subunit on a remotely disposed hand control unit; and (c) manually applying a force to said at least one sensory modulation subunit on said hand control unit to produce a corresponding force at said connected sensory modulation unit of said examination module and detecting a feedback force from said examination module.
27. The method of Claim 26 further comprising the step of remotely selecting at least one of said plurality of sensory modulation subunits of said examination module that will be operatively connected to the at least one sensory modulation subunit of said hand control unit.
28. The method of Claim 26 wherein the step of operatively connecting the examination module to the hand control unit comprises the steps of transmitting signals between the examination module and the hand control unit over a global telecommunications system.
29. A method of tactilely examining a body comprising:
(a) wrapping a portion of the body in an examination module having a plurality of sensory modulation subunits that can generate an output signal in response to an applied force and simultaneously exert a force in response to a received input signal;
(b) connecting the examination module to a first communications system that can send and receive the input and output signals;
(c) connecting a hand control unit having at least one sensory modulation subunit that can generate an output signal in response to an applied force and simultaneously exert a force in response to a received input signal to a second communications system that can communicate with the first communications system;
(d) operatively connecting the first communications system with the second communications system such that the hand control unit output signals are received by the examination module and the examination module output signals are received by the hand control unit; and (e) applying a series of forces to the hand control unit sensory modulation subunits with a hand such that forces exerted by the hand control unit sensory modulation subunits resulting from the received output signals from the examination unit are detected.
(a) wrapping a portion of the body in an examination module having a plurality of sensory modulation subunits that can generate an output signal in response to an applied force and simultaneously exert a force in response to a received input signal;
(b) connecting the examination module to a first communications system that can send and receive the input and output signals;
(c) connecting a hand control unit having at least one sensory modulation subunit that can generate an output signal in response to an applied force and simultaneously exert a force in response to a received input signal to a second communications system that can communicate with the first communications system;
(d) operatively connecting the first communications system with the second communications system such that the hand control unit output signals are received by the examination module and the examination module output signals are received by the hand control unit; and (e) applying a series of forces to the hand control unit sensory modulation subunits with a hand such that forces exerted by the hand control unit sensory modulation subunits resulting from the received output signals from the examination unit are detected.
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