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DK178789B1
DK178789B1 DKPA200801515A DKPA200801515A DK178789B1 DK 178789 B1 DK178789 B1 DK 178789B1 DK PA200801515 A DKPA200801515 A DK PA200801515A DK PA200801515 A DKPA200801515 A DK PA200801515A DK 178789 B1 DK178789 B1 DK 178789B1
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En bærbar telemedicinenhed, f.eks. til brug i private hjem af en patient til modtagelse af fjernstyret behandling af en læge via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk, er kommunikationsmæssigt forbundet med forskelligt medicinsk udstyr. Enheden har midler til igangsætning og etablering af visuel kontakt med lægen via dennes computersystem via det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved patienten kan overvåges fra lægens computersystem, midler til modtagelse af instruktioner af lægen med hensyn til, hvorledes det medicinske udstyr skal anvendes, midler til verificering af, om det medicinske udstyr anvendes korrekt, midler til at igangsætte en måling ved hjælp af det medicinske udstyr baseret på et igangsætningssignal, som modtages fra lægens computersystem og fremsendes til det medicinske udstyr, samt midler til overføring af måledata fra det medicinske udstyr til lægens computersystem. På denne måde vil patienterne opleve samme nære personlige kontakt med lægen, som når de er indlagt på hospitalet, men i deres eget hjems komfortable miljø.A portable telemedicine device, e.g. for use in a private home by a patient for receiving remote controlled treatment by a physician via a public communications network is communicatively associated with various medical devices. The device has means for initiating and establishing visual contact with the physician via its computer system via the public communication network, whereby the patient can be monitored from the physician's computer system, means for receiving instructions from the physician regarding how to use the medical device, means for verifying the , whether the medical device is used correctly, means for initiating a measurement using the medical device based on a start signal received from the physician's computer system and transmitted to the medical device, and means for transmitting measurement data from the medical device to the physician's computer system. . In this way, patients will experience the same close personal contact with the doctor as when they are hospitalized, but in the comfort of their own home.

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Titel: TelemedicinenhedTitle: Telemedicine Unit

Opfindelsen angår en bærbar telemedicinenhed, f.eks. til brug i privathjem af en patient til modtagelse af fjernstyret behandling fra en læge via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk.The invention relates to a portable telemedicine unit, e.g. for use in a private home by a patient for receiving remote controlled treatment from a physician via a public communications network.

De fleste patienter ønsker ikke at blive indlagt på et hospital i længere tid end nødvendigt, men patienter med kroniske sygdomme, f.eks. COPD-patienter, hjertepatienter, diabetikere og mennesker med astma udsættes ofte for længere tids indlæggelse på et hospital på grund af, at en hjemsendelse er for risikabel for deres helbred. Patienter, som lider af en kronisk sygdom, har behov for at få taget en masse kliniske prøver, under tiden flere gange per dag, hvilket er ubehageligt for patienterne, hvis de skal tage til hospitalet, hver gang der skal tages en prøve I stedet er hospitalsindlæggelsen ofte resultatet, men det er uhensigtsmæssigt for både patienten - på grund af udelukkelsen fra hverdagslivet - hospitalet - på grund af at patienten optager en hospitalsseng - og samfundet - på grund af de omkostninger, der er forbundet med hospitalsindlæggelsen.Most patients do not want to be hospitalized for longer than necessary, but patients with chronic illnesses, e.g. COPD patients, heart patients, diabetics and people with asthma are often exposed to prolonged hospitalization because a return home is too risky for their health. Patients suffering from a chronic illness need to take a lot of clinical tests, sometimes several times a day, which is uncomfortable for patients if they have to go to the hospital every time a sample is taken. hospitalization is often the result, but it is inappropriate for both the patient - due to the exclusion from everyday life - the hospital - because the patient occupies a hospital bed - and the community - because of the costs associated with hospitalization.

En vigtig ting ved udøvelsen af kliniske prøver er den visuelle kontakt imellem lægen og patienten. Hvis patienterne selv skulle håndtere de medikotekniske apparater, vil der være en stor risiko for forkerte resultater. Videokommunikation er en kendt teknologi, men den kræver, at brugeren råder over en computer, som er indrettet til at overføre data til og fra hospitalet. Ældre mennesker har ofte ikke nogen computer eller kendskab til at håndtere en computer, hvilket betyder at patienterne skal tage til hospitalet eller en medicinsk klinik, hver gang de skal have taget en prøve, eller også må de indlægges i perioder, hvor det er nødvendigt at udsætte patienten for flere prøver.An important factor in the practice of clinical trials is the visual contact between the physician and the patient. If the patients had to handle the medical devices themselves, there would be a great risk of wrong results. Video communication is a known technology, but it requires the user to have a computer designed to transmit data to and from the hospital. Older people often do not have a computer or knowledge to handle a computer, which means that patients have to go to the hospital or medical clinic every time they have to take a test, or they must be hospitalized for periods when expose the patient to multiple samples.

Hospitalerne oplever i dag mere end tidligere et konstant behov for flere ressourcer. Dette skyldes især mangel på plads, f.eks. for få hospitalssenge, og for få læger. En let måde, hvorpå patienter, især kronisk syge patienter, kan overvåges hjemme, vil lette hospitalerne og lægerne.Today, the hospitals are experiencing a constant need for more resources. This is mainly due to lack of space, e.g. too few hospital beds, and too few doctors. An easy way in which patients, especially chronically ill patients, can be monitored at home will facilitate hospitals and physicians.

Fra US 2007/0213600 A1 kendes et medicinsk alarmkommunikationssystem, som omfatter et personsøgerlignende apparat, som skal opbevares nær ved en patient, hvor det personsøgerlignende apparat kommunikerer medicinske alarmer angående patienten til en fjerntliggende central station. Hvis kommunikationsforsøget mislykkes, genererer det personsøgerlignende apparat en meddelelse til patienten angående fejlen, og det medicinske alarmkommunikationssystem forsøger at etablere forbindelse med den centrale station i overensstemmelse med en sekundær kommunikationsprotokol.From US 2007/0213600 A1 there is known a medical alarm communication system comprising a pager-like device to be stored near a patient where the pager-like device communicates medical alarms regarding the patient to a remote central station. If the communication attempt fails, the pager-like device generates a message to the patient regarding the error and the medical alarm communication system attempts to establish connection with the central station in accordance with a secondary communication protocol.

Formålet med opfindelsen er at afhjælpe ovennævnte ulemper.The object of the invention is to overcome the above disadvantages.

Dette opnås ved hjælp af en bærbar telemedicinenhed, f.eks. til brug i private hjem af en patient til opnåelse af en visuel kommunikation og modtage fjernbehandling fra en læge via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved enheden er kommunikationsmæssigt forbundet med forskelligt medicinsk udstyr, hvilken enhed omfatter: - midler til igangsætning og etablering af visuel kontakt med lægen via lægens computersystem og det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved patienten kan overvåges fra lægens computersystem, - midler til modtagelse af instruktioner fra lægen med hensyn til, hvorledes det medicinske udstyr skal anvendes, - midler til verificering af, at det medicinske udstyr er anvendt korrekt, - midler til igangsætning af en måling ved hjælp af det medicinske udstyr baseret på et igangsætningssignal, som modtages fra lægens computersystem og fremsendes til det medicinske udstyr, - midler til sending af måledata fra det medicinske udstyr til lægens computersystem.This is achieved by means of a portable telemedicine unit, e.g. for use in a patient's private home for visual communication and receiving remote treatment from a physician via a public communications network, whereby the device is communicatively connected to various medical devices, the device comprising: - means for initiating and establishing visual contact with the physician via the physician's computer system and the public communication network, enabling the patient to be monitored from the physician's computer system, - means of receiving instructions from the physician as to how to use the medical device, - means of verifying that the medical device was used properly, - means for initiating a measurement by means of the medical device based on a start signal received from the physician's computer system and transmitted to the medical device, - means for transmitting measurement data from the medical device to the physician's computer system.

Enheden kunne tildannes som en kuffert, som gør det muligt at have direkte videokonferencer såvel som realtidsdatatransmissioner fra det medicinske tekniske udstyr, som er tilkoblet via både kabelforbindelser og trådløse teknologier. På denne måde vil patienterne opleve samme tætte personlige kontakt med lægen, som når de er indlagt på hospitalet, men i det komfortable miljø i deres eget hjem. I en udførelsesform for opfindelsen omfatter den bærbare telemedicinenhed endvidere midler til detektering af de protokoller, der er tilgængelige til kommunikationen på det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, og indstilling af den tilsvarende fremgangsmåde til kommunikation.The device could be formed as a suitcase enabling direct video conferencing as well as real-time data transmissions from the medical technical equipment connected via both cable connections and wireless technologies. In this way, patients will experience the same close personal contact with the doctor as when hospitalized, but in the comfortable environment of their own home. In one embodiment of the invention, the portable telemedicine unit further comprises means for detecting the protocols available for communication on the public communication network and setting the corresponding method of communication.

Kontakt imellem patienten og lægen sikres derved ligegyldigt hvilken trådløs teknologi, der er til rådighed. I en udførelsesform for opfindelsen har den bærbare telemedicinenhed endvidere midler til aflæsning af RFID-etiketter.Contact between the patient and the doctor thus ensures no matter what wireless technology is available. In one embodiment of the invention, the portable telemedicine unit further has means for reading RFID tags.

Herved kan lægen let se, hvilken type af medicin, der er blevet ordineret patienten via de RFID-etiketter, der er blevet påført al ordineret medicin. I et aspekt i forbindelse med opfindelsen angår den en fremgangsmåde til brug af en bærbar telemedicinenhed via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved fremgangsmåden omfatter: - igangsætning og etablering af visuel kontakt imellem en læges computersystem ved lægen og den bærbare telemedicinenhed via det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved patienten kan overvåges af lægen fra dennes computersystem, - modtagelse af instruktioner ved den bærbare telemedicinenhed fra lægen, med hensyn til hvorledes det medicinske udstyr skal anvendes, - verificering ved lægens computersystem af, at det medicinske udstyr anvendes korrekt, - igangsætning af en måling ved hjælp af det medicinske udstyr baseret på et igangsætningssignal, som modtages fra lægens computersystem og fremsendes til det medicinske udstyr, - sending af måledata fra det medicinske udstyr til lægens computersystem via den bærbare telemedicinenhed.This allows the doctor to easily see what type of medication has been prescribed to the patient via the RFID labels that have been applied to all prescribed medication. In one aspect of the invention, it relates to a method of using a portable telemedicine unit via a public communication network, the method comprising: - initiating and establishing visual contact between a physician's computer system by the physician and the portable telemedicine unit via the public communication network, whereby the patient can be monitored by the physician from his or her computer system, - receiving instructions from the physician's portable telemedicine unit as to how to use the medical device, - verification by the physician's computer system that the medical device is being used properly, - initiating a measurement using of the medical device based on a startup signal received from the physician's computer system and transmitted to the medical device; - transmitting measurement data from the medical device to the physician's computer system via the portable telemedicine unit.

Foretrukne udførelsesformer for opfindelsen beskrives nedenfor under henvisning til tegningen, hvor figur 1 viser skematisk kommunikationssystemet, figur 2 skematisk et diagram, som illustrerer et eksempel på en kommunikationssekvens imellem lægen og patienten, figur 3 skematisk en afbildning af den bærbare telemedicinenhed, og figur 4 skematisk metodikken i routeren, når der skal bestemmes hvilket netværk, der skal anvendes.Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the communication system; Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication sequence between the physician and the patient; Figure 3 is a schematic representation of the portable telemedicine unit; the methodology of the router when deciding which network to use.

Figur 1 viser en tovejs-kommunikationsopsætning, hvor en patient kommunikerer med sin læge. En patient 101 med den bærbare telemedicinenhed, tildannet som en kuffert 102, som er åben foran ham eller hende, kommunikerer via en forbindelse 104 - kabel eller trådløs - med lægen 103. Kommunikationen vil typisk foregå via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk, såsom Internettet, og en sikker forbindelse kan opnås, f.eks. ved brug af VPN. I en udførelsesform skal patienten 101 for at kommunikere med lægen 103 åbne kufferten 102 og antrykke en knap på berøringspanelet 106 for øjeblikkeligt at opnå visuel kontakt med lægen 103 via dennes computersystem 105. For altid at sikre, at kontakten imellem patienten og lægen er mulig, er den medicinske enhed opsat til at forbinde via både et antal af tilgængelige kabelforbindelser og tilgængelige trådløse teknologier 104. Før f.eks. patienter hjemsendes, f.eks. med COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), fra hospitalet, installeres der en telemedicinenhed i patientens hjem. Til forbindelsen af telemedicinenheden kan der anvendes både kabelforbindelse, f.eks. ADSL, og trådløse teknologier, f.eks. Clearwiew, 3G, NMT eller satellit. Telemedicinenheden opsættes til at skifte fra kabelforbindelse til trådløs teknologi, hvis kabelforbindelsen afbrydes.Figure 1 shows a two-way communication setup in which a patient communicates with his physician. A patient 101 with the portable telemedicine unit, formed as a suitcase 102 open in front of him or her, communicates via a connection 104 - cable or wireless - with the physician 103. Communication will typically take place via a public communication network, such as the Internet, and a secure connection can be obtained, e.g. when using VPN. In one embodiment, in order to communicate with physician 103, patient 101 must open suitcase 102 and press a button on touch panel 106 to immediately visualize contact with physician 103 through his computer system 105. To always ensure that contact between patient and physician is possible, For example, the medical device is configured to connect via both a number of available cable connections and available wireless technologies. patients are returned, e.g. with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), from the hospital, a telemedicine unit is installed in the patient's home. For the connection of the telemedicine unit, both cable connection, e.g. ADSL, and wireless technologies, e.g. Clearwiew, 3G, NMT or satellite. The telemedicine unit is set up to switch from cable connection to wireless technology if the cable connection is disconnected.

Kommunikationssystemets doktorsektion består af en specielt modificeret telemedicinarbejdsstation, som indeholder alle de nødvendige applikationer til op-kalds-videokonsultation og datahentning fra patientsektionen.The communication system's doctor section consists of a specially modified telemedicine workstation which contains all the necessary applications for call-to-video consultation and data retrieval from the patient section.

Med telemedicinenheden kan patienten overvåges hjemme og behandles af en specialiseret læge eller sygeplejerske fra hospitalet. Telemedicinenheden kan kombineres med forskellige typer af medikoteknisk udstyr, som kan aflæses og fjernstyres af den, der er ansvarlig for behandlingen, f.eks. lægen. Patienten og lægen kan samtidigt se og tale med hinanden via en indbygget skærm og mikrofon. På denne måde vil patienterne opleve samme nære personlige kontakt med lægen som under indlæggelse på hospitalet, men i det komfortable miljø i deres eget hjem.With the telemedicine unit, the patient can be monitored at home and treated by a specialized doctor or nurse from the hospital. The telemedicine unit can be combined with different types of medical device which can be read and controlled remotely by the person responsible for the treatment, e.g. the doctor. The patient and the doctor can simultaneously see and talk to each other via a built-in monitor and microphone. In this way, patients will experience the same close personal contact with the physician as during hospitalization, but in the comfortable environment of their own home.

Telemedicinenheden omfatter også RFID-teknologi i berøringspanelet, hvilket muliggør at lægen let kan se, hvilken type af medicin patienten er blevet ordineret via RFID-etiketterne, som er blevet påført al ordineret medicin. Dette forenkler ordineringen af medicin til patienten. Telemedicinenheden har muligheden for forbindelse af et ekstra kamera, f.eks. med en forstørrelsesdel, hvis der er behov for en sådan under konsultationen med lægen.The telemedicine unit also includes RFID technology in the touch panel, which allows the physician to easily see what type of medication the patient has been prescribed through the RFID labels applied to all prescribed medications. This simplifies the prescription of medication for the patient. The telemedicine unit has the option of connecting an additional camera, e.g. with an enlargement part if needed during consultation with the doctor.

Telemedicinenheden har en hovedtelefonudgang, som muliggør forbindelsen med en teleslynge, hvorved kommunikationssystemet også kan anvendes til høreskadede mennesker.The telemedicine unit has a headphone output which enables connection to a telephony loop, whereby the communication system can also be used for hearing impaired people.

Figur 2 viser et skematisk diagram over de trin, der er involveret i en foretrukken udførelsesform, når en hjertepatient er blevet udskrevet fra hospitalet, men stadigvæk behøver daglige blodtryk- og EKG-målinger. Patienten tænder telemedicinenheden og kontakt med lægen igangsættes 201. Lægen instruerer patienten om, hvorledes udstyret til blodtrykmålingen 202 skal anvendes og verificerer, at udstyret anvendes korrekt via det kamera, som er integreret i telemedicinenheden. Derpå igangsætter lægen målingen af blodtrykket 203 fra sin placering. Når målingen er afsluttet, fjerner patienten udstyret til blodtryksmålingen og fastgør det nye udstyr til måling af EKG som instrueret af lægen 204. Igen verificerer lægen, at det nye udstyr er fastgjort korrekt, før målingen 205 igangsættes. Når EKG-målingen er afsluttet, fjerner patienten udstyret. Lægen og patienten diskuterer efterfølgende resultaterne af begge målinger 206 og bliver enige om, hvad der skal gøres fremover. Til sidst afbrydes kontakten 207. I figur 3 er der skematisk vist en afbildning af telemedicinenheden. Telemedicinenheden omfatter en højttaler 305 (SPK), en mikrofon 307 (MIC) og et display 311 (DSP) til den interaktive kommunikation imellem patienten og lægen, som er placeret fjernt fra hinanden. Højttaleren 305 (SPK), mikrofonen 307 (MIC) og displayet 311 (DSP) er forbundet med en videoenhed 309 (V_U), som modtager et videosignal og fordeler indholdet af dette signal til disse apparater. Videoenheden 309 (V_U) er også forbundet med en router 313 (R) til at overføre videoindholdet til og fra telemedicinenheden.Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of the steps involved in a preferred embodiment when a cardiac patient has been discharged from the hospital but still needs daily blood pressure and ECG measurements. The patient turns on the telemedicine unit and contact with the physician is initiated 201. The physician instructs the patient on how to use the blood pressure measurement equipment 202 and verifies that the equipment is used correctly via the camera integrated in the telemedicine unit. Thereafter, the physician initiates the measurement of blood pressure 203 from its location. When the measurement is complete, the patient removes the blood pressure measurement equipment and attaches the new ECG measurement device as instructed by the physician 204. Again, the physician verifies that the new equipment is properly attached before measurement 205 is initiated. When the ECG measurement is completed, the patient removes the equipment. The doctor and patient subsequently discuss the results of both measurements 206 and agree on what needs to be done in the future. Finally, the switch 207 is disconnected. Figure 3 shows a schematic of the telemedicine unit. The telemedicine unit comprises a loudspeaker 305 (SPK), a microphone 307 (MIC) and a display 311 (DSP) for the interactive communication between the patient and the physician, which are located far apart. Speaker 305 (SPK), microphone 307 (MIC) and display 311 (DSP) are connected to a video device 309 (V_U) which receives a video signal and distributes the contents of this signal to these devices. The video unit 309 (V_U) is also connected to a router 313 (R) to transfer the video content to and from the telemedicine unit.

Routeren 313 (R) overfører også data til og fra det forbundne medicinske udstyr og et input til styreparametre fra lægens PC 303, som styrer det medicinske udstyr, der er forbundet med telemedicinenheden.Router 313 (R) also transmits data to and from the connected medical device and an input to control parameters from the physician's PC 303, which controls the medical device associated with the telemedicine unit.

Ovennævnte kommunikation kunne opnås ved at forbinde routeren 313 (R) med en RS 232 server 315 (RS232 S), som er forbundet med en mulitplekspult 317 (MUX). Multiplekspulten 317 (MUX) er indrettet til at kunne styres fra lægens PC og kan omskifte imellem de forskellige RS 232-forbindelser 319, 321,323, 325, som hver f.eks. kan være forbundet med et Bluetooth-apparat eller den tidligere nævnte RFID-etikette. Via RS232-forbindelserne er det muligt at forbinde det medicinske udstyr med telemedicinenheden.The above communication could be obtained by connecting the router 313 (R) to an RS 232 server 315 (RS232 S) which is connected to a multiplex terminal 317 (MUX). The multiplex desk 317 (MUX) is arranged to be controllable from the physician's PC and can switch between the different RS 232 connections 319, 321,323, 325, each of which e.g. may be connected to a Bluetooth device or the aforementioned RFID tag. Via the RS232 connections, it is possible to connect the medical device to the telemedicine unit.

Dataforbindelsen, kommunikationen og dataoverførslen 302 kan foregå i form af Edge, 3G, WIFI (Hotspots etc), Ethernet, almindelig bredbånd, satellit og router eller omskifter. Lægens PC 303 på hospitalet har software, som gør det muligt at styre telemedicinenheden og især at sende video- og audioinformation, styre lyden og volumenet og styre det medicinske udstyr. Lægens PC 303 kan kommunikere via en router. I figur 4 er der skematisk vist et diagram, som viser metodikken i routeren 313 (R), hvor en primær og sekundær forbindelse aflæses 403 (R PC & SC) efter at routeren er startet 401 (S).The data connection, communication and data transfer 302 can take the form of Edge, 3G, WIFI (Hotspots etc), Ethernet, ordinary broadband, satellite and router or switch. The physician's PC 303 in the hospital has software that allows the telemedicine unit to be controlled and in particular to send video and audio information, control the sound and volume and control the medical equipment. The doctor's PC 303 can communicate via a router. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the methodology of router 313 (R), where a primary and secondary connection is read 403 (R PC & SC) after the router is started 401 (S).

De aflæste parametre, en primær forbindelse ID og en sekundær forbindelse ID er lagret i en database 405 (PC_ID + SCJD).The parameters read, a primary connection ID and a secondary connection ID are stored in a database 405 (PC_ID + SCJD).

Routeren afventer den primære forbindelse 407 (W_PC) i et forudbestemt tidsinterval, og kontrollerer ved tidsudløb om den primære forbindelse er iværksat 409 (CO?).The router awaits the primary connection 407 (W_PC) for a predetermined time interval, and checks at the time expiration whether the primary connection is initiated 409 (CO?).

Hvis svaret er negativt (N) - der er ikke opnået nogen forbindelse, den anvender den sekundære forbindelse 411 (U_SC) og afventer den primære forbindelse 407 (W_PC) igen og kontrollerer, om der er opnået en forbindelse 409 (C_0?).If the answer is negative (N) - no connection is obtained, it uses the secondary connection 411 (U_SC) and awaits the primary connection 407 (W_PC) again and checks if a connection 409 (C_0?) Is obtained.

Hvis forbindelsen med den primære forbindelse 407 (W_PC) ikke er opnået, anvender systemet den sekundære forbindelse 411 (U_SC). Hvis svaret er positivt (Y) og den primære forbindelse er etableret 413 (U_PC), afslutter proceduren 415 (E).If the connection with the primary connection 407 (W_PC) is not obtained, the system uses the secondary connection 411 (U_SC). If the response is positive (Y) and the primary connection is established 413 (U_PC), the procedure ends 415 (E).

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1. Bærbar telemedicinenhed, f.eks. til brug i private hjem af en patient til opnåelse af en visuel kommunikation og modtage fjernbehandling fra en læge via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved enheden er kommunikationsmæssigt forbundet med forskelligt medicinsk udstyr, hvilken enhed omfatter: - midler til igangsætning og etablering af visuel kontakt med lægen via lægens computersystem og det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved patienten kan overvåges fra lægens computersystem, - midler til modtagelse af instruktioner fra lægen med hensyn til, hvorledes det medicinske udstyr skal anvendes, - midler til verificering af, at det medicinske udstyr er anvendt korrekt, - midler til igangsætning af en måling ved hjælp af det medicinske udstyr baseret på et igangsætningssignal, som modtages fra lægens computersystem og fremsendes til det medicinske udstyr, - midler til sending af måledata fra det medicinske udstyr til lægens computersystem.1. Portable telemedicine device, e.g. for use in a patient's private home for visual communication and receiving remote treatment from a physician via a public communications network, whereby the device is communicatively connected to various medical devices, the device comprising: - means for initiating and establishing visual contact with the physician via the physician's computer system and the public communication network, enabling the patient to be monitored from the physician's computer system, - means of receiving instructions from the physician as to how to use the medical device, - means of verifying that the medical device was used properly, - means for initiating a measurement by means of the medical device based on a start signal received from the physician's computer system and transmitted to the medical device, - means for transmitting measurement data from the medical device to the physician's computer system. 2. Bærbar telemedicinenhed ifølge krav 1, hvorved enheden yderligere omfatter midler til detektering af de protokoller, der er tilgængelige til kommunikation på det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, og indstilling af kommunikationsfremgangsmåden i overensstemmelse hermed.The portable telemedicine unit of claim 1, wherein the unit further comprises means for detecting the protocols available for communication on the public communication network and setting the communication method accordingly. 3. Bærbar telemedicinenhed ifølge krav 1 - 2, hvorved enheden yderligere omfatter midler til aflæsning af RFID-etiketter.The portable telemedicine unit of claims 1-2, wherein the unit further comprises means for reading RFID tags. 4. Fremgangsmåde til brug af bærbar telemedicinenhed via et offentligt kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved fremgangsmåden omfatter: - igangsætning og etablering af visuel kontakt imellem en læges computersystem ved lægen og den bærbare telemedicinenhed via det offentlige kommunikationsnetværk, hvorved patienten kan overvåges af lægen fra dennes computersystem, - modtagelse af instruktioner ved den bærbare telemedicinenhed fra lægen, med hensyn til hvorledes det medicinske udstyr skal anvendes, - verificering ved lægens computersystem af, at det medicinske udstyr anvendes korrekt, - igangsætning af en måling ved hjælp af det medicinske udstyr baseret på et igangsætningssignal, som modtages fra lægens computersystem og fremsendes til det medicinske udstyr, - sending af måledata fra det medicinske udstyr til lægens computersystem via den bærbare telemedicinenhed.A method of using portable telemedicine device via a public communication network, the method comprising: - initiating and establishing visual contact between a physician's computer system at the physician and the portable telemedicine unit via the public communication network, whereby the patient can be monitored by the physician from his computer system, - receiving instructions from the physician's portable telemedicine unit on how to use the medical device, - verification by the physician's computer system that the medical device is being used properly, - initiating a measurement using the medical device based on a start signal, received from the physician's computer system and transmitted to the medical device, - transmitting measurement data from the medical device to the physician's computer system via the portable telemedicine unit.
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