KR101793616B1 - Telemedicine Booth - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a telemedicine booth that can provide medical services to patients located remotely from a medical staff. Wherein the telemedicine booth comprises: an image camera for photographing a patient and measuring the body temperature of the patient based on the image of the patient; a medical data measurement unit for measuring the biometrics information of the patient; A medical data management unit that manages medical information and the measured biometric information, and a medical data management unit that receives the image of the photographed patient, the measured body temperature value, the measured biometric information, And a medical data transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting bi-directional communication with the medical care terminal to receive a diagnosis result of the medical staff from the medical care terminal.

Description

Telemedicine Booth

The present invention relates to telemedicine, and more particularly, to a medical care booth for providing medical services to a patient located remotely from a medical staff.

Patients located far away from medical facilities such as deep-sea fishing boats, deserts, mountainous areas, etc., have difficulty in visiting medical facilities and receiving medical services in a timely manner.

Remote telemedicine using telecommunication technology and information technology emerged, and as telemedicine appeared, patients became able to receive treatment without having to travel directly to visit the medical facility.

However, existing telemedicine services are performed only at a level where the patient can use the terminal located far away from the medical facility to conduct consultation with the medical staff, and can not use various medical devices to examine the patient. There is a problem that the quality is lowered.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a telemedicine booth for allowing a patient to receive various medical services through a medical booth located at a remote place from the medical facility.

The telemedicine booth according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an image camera for photographing a patient and measuring the body temperature of the patient based on the image of the taken patient, a medical data measuring unit for measuring the biometrics information of the patient, A medical data management unit for managing the medical care reservation information, the medical care information, and the measured biometric information for the patient, a medical image management unit for managing the image of the patient photographed, the measured temperature value, the measured biometric information, And a medical data transmitting and receiving unit that receives the medical care reservation information and the medical care information, transmits the medical care reservation information and medical care information to the medical care terminal, and bi-directionally communicates with the medical care terminal to receive the diagnosis result of the medical staff from the medical care terminal.

According to an embodiment, the imaging camera includes a thermal imaging module, wherein when the patient is seated in a seat provided in the telemedicine booth, the body temperature of the patient is measured in real time through the thermal imaging module, Value to the medical service terminal.

According to an embodiment, the medical data measuring unit may include at least one of an electronic stethoscope, a medical magnifier, a patient monitoring device, a urine analyzer, a blood pressure meter, a blood glucose meter, an electrocardiograph, an ultrasonic diagnostic device, And provide the measured biometric information to the medical care terminal.

According to an embodiment, if the housing material of the telemedicine booth is a lightweight reinforced material, and the medical data measurement part comprises the radiographic device, the housing material may comprise radiation shielding material.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the telemedicine booth further includes a human body sensing unit for sensing the presence of a patient, and when the human body sensing unit senses the presence of the patient, converts the telemedicine booth into a medical care mode, The display unit provided on the outside of the medical treatment terminal may indicate that the telemedicine booth is in use and notify the medical institution terminal that the patient is waiting for medical treatment.

According to an embodiment, the human body detecting unit may include an infrared ray sensor for detecting whether a patient is present in the telemedicine booth.

According to an embodiment, the telemedicine booth further comprises a power supply for supplying power, wherein the power supply comprises a photovoltaic generator, and the photovoltaic generator is adapted to be energized when the power supplied to the telemedicine booth is cut off It is possible to supply auxiliary power or to supply constant power.

According to an embodiment, the telemedicine booth further comprises a patient identification device, wherein the patient identification device is one or more recognition methods of fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, personal identification terminal recognition, face recognition, long- And the medical data management unit may transmit the past medical care history and the prescription history of the returning patient to the medical care terminal when it is confirmed that the patient has visited again.

According to an embodiment, the telemedicine booth further comprises a moving means, wherein the telemedicine booth is moved by the moving means to measure the body temperature of the patient via the imaging camera, Can be measured through the included thermographic module.

The telemedicine booth disclosed herein has the effect of providing high quality medical services to patients located a long distance from the medical facility through various medical devices.

In addition, the telemedicine booth disclosed in the present specification allows a medical staff to easily grasp a patient's past medical treatment history and prescription history based on information on a returning patient, thereby making it possible to more quickly and accurately treat a patient .

Further, the telemedicine booth disclosed in this specification can promptly grasp the visit of the patient and control the telemedicine booth to be in a waiting state.

In addition, the telemedicine booth disclosed in this specification can quickly grasp the basic body temperature information of a patient who visited, thereby allowing a medical staff at a remote location to easily grasp the condition of the patient and take prompt action.

In addition, the telemedicine booth disclosed in this specification is capable of self-power supply through a photovoltaic power generation device, thereby enabling telemedicine even in extreme remote areas such as mountains, desert areas, islands, and wallpapers.

In addition, the telemedicine booth disclosed in this specification has the effect of enabling the transportation, installation, and continuous operation of the telemedicine booth in the extreme remote areas such as the mountainous area, the desert area, the book area, and the wallpaper by adopting the light- have.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to more fully understand the drawings recited in the detailed description of the present invention, a detailed description of each drawing is provided.
Figure 1 is an illustration of a telemedicine booth according to an embodiment in which the techniques disclosed herein may be employed.
2 is a block diagram of the components that make up a telemedicine booth in accordance with an embodiment in which the techniques disclosed herein may be employed.

It is to be understood that the specific structural or functional description of embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept But may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

The embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can make various changes and can take various forms, so that the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the technology disclosed herein. Also, the technical terms used herein should be interpreted as being generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the presently disclosed subject matter belongs, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise in this specification, Should not be construed in a broader sense, or interpreted in an oversimplified sense. In addition, when a technical term used in this specification is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the concept of the technology disclosed in this specification, it should be understood that technical terms which can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced. Also, the general terms used in the present specification should be interpreted in accordance with the predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced in meaning.

Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprising ", or" comprising ", etc. should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the specification, Or may be further comprised of additional components or steps.

Further, the suffix "module" and "part" for components used in the present specification are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role.

Furthermore, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in this specification can be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote like or similar elements, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

Further, in the description of the technology disclosed in this specification, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the technology disclosed in this specification may be obscured. It is to be noted that the attached drawings are only for the purpose of easily understanding the concept of the technology disclosed in the present specification, and should not be construed as limiting the spirit of the technology by the attached drawings.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is an illustration of a telemedicine booth according to an embodiment in which the techniques disclosed herein may be employed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a remote medical examination booth 1000 according to the present invention includes a door 1200 in a housing 1100 of a telemedicine booth so that a patient can enter and leave a room. A seat 1300, So that the patient can be seated.

Inside the telemedicine booth 1000, a human body detection unit 100 for detecting a patient, a video camera 200 for communicating with a medical staff through an image, a display 220, a speaker 230, and a microphone 240 May be provided.

The telemedicine booth 1000 can also be used for various kinds of medical treatment such as an electronic stethoscope, a medical magnifier, a patient monitor, a urine analyzer, a blood pressure monitor, a blood glucose meter, an electrocardiogram meter, an ultrasound diagnostic device, And a medical data measuring unit 300 composed of medical instruments. The medical instruments may be additionally installed in addition to the above-mentioned medical instruments as required.

The telemedicine booth 1000 includes a medical data management unit (not shown) for managing the whole of the telemedicine booth 1000, a medical data transmission / reception unit for communicating with a medical terminal (not shown) And a power supply unit 600 for supplying power to the various electronic apparatuses.

Hereinafter, the telemedicine booth 1000 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

2 is a block diagram of the components that make up a telemedicine booth in accordance with an embodiment in which the techniques disclosed herein may be employed.

2, the telemedicine booth 1000 according to the present invention includes a human body sensing unit 100, a video camera 200, a medical data measuring unit 300, a medical data managing unit 400, A power supply unit 500, and a power supply unit 600.

When the patient enters the telemedicine booth 1000, the human body detection unit 100 can detect the presence of the patient.

The image camera 200 photographs a patient and provides the photographed image of the patient to a medical terminal (not shown) located at a remote location, thereby enabling the patient to communicate with the medical staff. The medical care terminal may be installed in a hospital in a remote place where collaboration is proceeding.

The medical data measuring unit 300 may measure the biometric information necessary for the medical staff to examine the patient.

The medical data management unit 400 can manage the patient's medical care reservation information, the patient's medical care information, and the biometric information measured for the patient.

The medical data transmitting and receiving unit 500 communicates with the medical care terminal located at a remote place in both directions to transmit and receive the photographed patient image, the measured biometrics information, the medical care reservation information, the medical care information, can do.

The power supply unit 600 may supply power to the telemedicine booth 1000.

Specifically, when the human body sensing unit 100 senses the presence of a patient in the telemedicine booth 1000, the human body sensing unit 100 may release the telemedicine booth 1000, which is in a standby state or in an operation stop state, The operation mode can be changed.

When the human body detecting unit 100 detects the presence of a patient in the telemedicine booth 1000, the telemedicine booth 1000 may include a beacon lamp 1400 provided outside the telemedicine booth 1000, A signal indicating that the remote medical examination booth 1000 is being used is displayed to the outside people and a signal for notifying the medical staff on the medical examination terminal side that the patient is waiting for medical treatment is generated. Here, the beacon 1400 can be used as any display means capable of indicating that the booth is in use.

The human body detecting unit 100 may detect whether or not a patient enters the telemedicine booth 1000. For example, a human body detecting infrared sensor or a seat 1300 in the telemedicine booth 1000, And a pressure sensor installed in the patient.

The image camera 200 can fundamentally support the communication between the patient and the medical staff by photographing the patient and providing the photographed image to a medical terminal located in a remote place.

In addition, the image camera 200 photographs the image of the patient using a thermo image module 210 provided separately, measures the body temperature of the patient based on the thermo-image image taken , And provide the measured body temperature value to the medical staff.

At this time, the image camera 200 measures the body temperature of the patient through the thermo-image module 210 when the patient is seated in a seat 1300 provided in the telemedicine booth 1000, The measured body temperature value can be transmitted to the medical care terminal through the medical data transmitting and receiving unit 500 in real time under the control of the medical data managing unit 400.

Also, the image camera 200 may be installed outside the telemedicine booth 1000. In this case, a moving means (not shown) is provided below the telemedicine booth 1000, and by moving the telemedicine booth 1000 by the moving means, Can measure the body temperature of the person in real time. The moving means may include wheels, endless tracks, and the like.

Therefore, the medical staff at the remote location can quickly grasp the state of the patient by using the basic body temperature information of the patient measured through the image camera 200, and can quickly take measures according to the state grasping result.

The medical data measuring unit 300 includes at least one of medical instruments such as an electronic stethoscope, a medical magnifier, a patient monitor, a urine analyzer, a blood pressure monitor, a blood glucose meter, an electrocardiograph, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, And provide biometric information of the patient measured using the medical devices to the medical care terminal.

At this time, the patient operates his or her medical devices to measure his or her own biometric information according to instructions and guidance from the medical staff. The medical data management unit 400 transmits the measured biometric information to the medical data transmitting / receiving unit 500, To the medical service terminal, so that the medical staff can obtain accurate biometric information about the patient.

The housing 1100 forming the outer shape of the telemedicine booth 1000 may be made of a lightweight reinforced material and may be made of a material such as reinforced aluminum to facilitate the movement of the telemedicine booth 1000, It is possible to overcome the limitation of the installation place by making it lightweight.

Meanwhile, when the medical instrument of the medical data measuring unit 300 includes a radiographic apparatus, the housing 1100 may be manufactured using a radiation shielding material to prevent radiation from leaking out of the booth.

The medical data management unit 400 may include the human body sensing unit 100, the image camera 200, the medical data measuring unit 300, the medical data managing unit 400, the medical data transmitting and receiving unit 500, The entire remote medical booth 1000 including the power supply unit 600 can be controlled.

In addition, the medical data management unit 400 stores the patient's medical care reservation information, the patient's medical care information, and the biometric information measured for the patient in a medical data storage unit (not shown) And may provide the requested data to the medical care terminal in response to the request.

In addition, the medical data management unit 400 may include a middleware for integrating the respective transmission protocols for the measured biometric information, the beeping call signal, the patient body temperature information measured through the thermo image module 210, and the like And a control program for managing the medical care information and the medical care reservation information.

The medical data transmitting and receiving unit 500 receives the medical data from the medical data managing unit 400 under the control of the medical data managing unit 400, The patient image, the body temperature measurement value of the patient, various biometric information of the patient measured by the medical data measurement unit 300, and transmits the encrypted image data, the voice data, Or the like, in a bi-directional manner in order to receive various secured data from the medical care terminal.

The power supply unit 600 may receive commercial power and supply the power to the telemedicine booth 1000. However, the power supply unit 600 may include a photovoltaic power generation device (not shown) (Not shown) to the telemedicine booth 1000 or supply auxiliary power to the telemedicine booth 1000 when the supplied commercial power is interrupted.

In addition, the telemedicine booth 1000 includes a patient identification device (not shown), which can be a personal identification terminal or a personal biometric identification device such as a fingerprint identification device, an iris recognition device, The palm vein recognition device, the voice recognition device, and the like, the medical data management part 400 examines the acquired individual identification information, The doctor can transmit the past medical care history and the past prescription details of the returning patient to the medical care terminal.

Therefore, the medical staff can grasp the past medical care history and the prescription history of the patient on the basis of the information on the returning patient in real time, so that the patient can be treated more quickly and accurately.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed in this specification, and the present invention can be modified, changed, or improved in various forms within the scope of the present invention and the claims.

100: Human body detection unit
200: image camera
210: thermal imaging module
220: Display
230: Speaker
240: microphone
300: medical data measuring unit
400: medical data management unit
500: Medical data transmission /
600: Power supply
1000: Telemedicine Booth
1100: Housing
1200: Entrance
1300: Seat
1400: warning light

Claims (9)

An image camera for photographing a patient and measuring the body temperature of the patient based on the image of the patient;
A medical data measuring unit for measuring biometric information of the patient;
A medical data management unit for managing the medical care reservation information, the medical care information, and the measured biometric information for the patient; And
Receiving the photographed image of the patient, the measured body temperature value, the measured biometric information, the medical care reservation information and the medical care information on the patient from the medical data management unit and transmitting the medical care information to the medical care terminal, And a medical data transmitting / receiving unit for bidirectionally communicating with the medical care terminal to receive a result,
The imaging camera being installed inside and outside the telemedicine booth, respectively, and comprising a thermal imaging module,
When the patient is seated in a seat provided in the telemedicine booth, the body temperature of the patient is measured in real time through the thermo image module of the internal image camera, the measured body temperature value is transmitted to the medical care terminal,
Wherein a body temperature of a person outside the telemedicine booth is measured in real time through a thermo-imaging module of the external imaging camera while moving the telemedicine booth by a moving means provided under the telemedicine booth. Telemedicine Booth. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the medical data measuring unit includes at least one of an electronic stethoscope, a medical magnifier, a patient monitoring device, a urine analyzer, a blood pressure monitor, a blood glucose meter, an electrocardiograph, an ultrasonic diagnostic device, and a medical device including a radiographic device, To the medical care terminal. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the housing material of the telemedicine booth is a lightweight reinforced material,
Wherein the housing material comprises radiation shielding material when the medical data measurement portion comprises the radiographic device. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a human body sensing unit for sensing the presence of a patient in the booth,
And a display unit provided on the outside of the telemedicine booth to indicate that the telemedicine booth is in use, and when the medical diagnosis unit is in operation, To the patient, and notifies the patient that the patient is waiting for treatment. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5,
And an infrared sensor for detecting whether a patient is present in the telemedicine booth. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a power supply for supplying power to the telemedicine booth,
Wherein the power supply unit includes a solar power generation device, and the solar power generation device supplies auxiliary power or constant power when the power supplied to the remote diagnosis booth is cut off. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a patient identification device,
The patient identification device confirms whether the patient is coming back through one or more recognition methods of fingerprint recognition, iris recognition, personal identification terminal recognition, face recognition, long-range recognition, and voice recognition,
Wherein the medical data management unit transmits the past medical care history and the prescription history of the returning patient to the medical care terminal when it is confirmed that the patient has visited again. delete

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