CN104878958A - Medical kiosk and method of using same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a medical kiosk having a modular configuration and designed to provide tele-med services to a user and also a method of using same. The medical kiosk includes first and second front panels, first and second rear panels, an interior chamber, a chamber access opening, and a user video conferencing system in the interior chamber. The user video conferencing system is designed to enable the user in the interior chamber to have a real-time or near real-time tele-conference with a medical provider located remotely from the medical kiosk.

Description

Medical kiosk and using method

The application is application number is 201180069811.1, the applying date be December 8 in 2011 day, be called the divisional application of the application for a patent for invention of " medical kiosk and using method ".

Application claims patent application serial numbers is 61/469,851, and the applying date is on March 31st, 2011, and sequence number is 61/541,719, and the applying date is the priority of the U.S. Patent application on September 30th, 2011, and they are integrated into herein by reference.The present invention is also sequence number is 29/403,857, and the applying date is the partial continuous application case of the US Design Patent application on October 12nd, 2011, and it is integrated into herein by reference.

The present invention relates to medical services, particularly a kind of for providing the method and apparatus of medical services to individuality, relate more particularly to a kind ofly usually do not providing the place of medical services for providing the method and apparatus of medical services to individuality, and still relate more particularly to a kind of medical kiosk and use the method for medical kiosk, to provide medical services in the place away from health care provider to individuality.

Background technology

Medical services provide to individuality in doctor's office or medical institutions usually.Typically, when the medical rescue of some type of individual need, individual his/her health care provider of contact.Health care provider is then that individual health care provider of meeting with sets appointment time and date.Many times, appointment time and date are inconvenient for individuality.Further, medical rescue more timely be wished or be needed to the individuality seeking medical rescue may, and can not wait until the time and date that health care provider sets.In this case, individuality removes the emergency ward (e.g., one minute clinic, nursing clinic, emergency treatment clinic etc.) of hospital or some medical institutions, supposes that this clinic is free or convenient access.

If any, according to the insurance type that individuality is paid, the correlative charges of access health care provider is very expensive.When the emergency ward of individual access hospital, medical expense may be higher, and protection amount is limited for dissimilar access.Expense that is insured amount and access also may be different in different clinics.In many communities, clinic is not available at any time, and thus individuality must be accessed health care provider or be gone to hospital.

Other pharmacy individual or pharmacy have started to provide medical services in their agency.These places provide flu shot and very basic medical services usually, and are typically provided by operation nurse instead of doctor.Therefore, only very the medical services of limited kinds provide in these places.In addition, these places do not provide in secret environment.Usually, these services providing in verandah or district location in mechanism.

For the present situation of medical services, also exist with convenient, gratifying, timely and the mode of reasonable price the demand of medical services is provided.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus, the method and equipment be used for easily, gratifying, timely and the mode of reasonable price provide medical services, diagnosis, health care and/or health consultation to individuality.Of the present invention for providing medical services, diagnosis, the novelty Medical Devices of health care consultation and/or health consultation and inventive process for the deficiency providing medical services to individuality existed at present.

Of the present invention one nonrestrictive in, provide a kind of Telemedicine arrangement, wherein patient can accept various types of remote medical consultation and service from health care provider (e.g., doctor, operation nurse, nurse, at heart consultant, optist, physician extenders, pharmacists, healthy coach etc.).Traditionally, patient is required to medical institutions' (e.g., hospital, medical clinic, doctor's office etc.) and health care provider and meets separately with and diagnosed by health care provider.The present invention relates to a kind of method, wherein medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation can be granted by the health care provider in the place far apart from patient.In a nonrestrictive arrangement, be positioned at one or more place (as, health care provider office, in health care provider man, hospital etc.) one or more health care provider and be positioned at away from one or more health care provider some other place (as, shopping square, shopping centre, pharmacy, grocery store, department store, storage shop, discount retail store, discount department store, truck trailer, movable office, mobile house, working space is local) patient between provide the connection of a kind of audio frequency and/or video.For provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation inventive process make health care provider can provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation to patient, do not need patient physically must access health care provider and/or the office of health care provider must be arrived or work local.Being appreciated that the audio frequency that used by health care provider and/or video connect makes health care provider can provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation at single remote location or multiple remote location.When audio frequency and/or video connect make health care provider can to multiple remote location provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation time, single health care provider and/or multiple health care provider can be utilized to provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation to the patient being positioned at different remote location.When multiple health care provider is utilized, these health care providers can be positioned at identical or different position.Understandable, allow patient to obtain medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation more neatly for providing the inventive process of medical services.Patient obtain medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation place can be positioned at for patient unconventional place more easily, and/or can be positioned at multiple place with provide be more prone to and/or more easily passage to medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation.The plurality of place can be positioned at single area, multiple area, single cities and towns or city, multiple cities and towns or city, single state or province, multiple state or province, single country or multiple country.This inventive process also can be used to provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation can obtain and timely medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation more convenient for patient to make patient in the non-standard time (e.g., dusk time, time at weekend, holiday time etc.).

Of the present invention in addition and/or selectable non-limiting in, inventive process of the present invention can be used to provide various different medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation and/or health consultation.This medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, health consultation and/or can be identified, the non-limitative example of the medical conditions for the treatment of and/or solution includes, but not limited to acid reflux, hypertension controls, irritated, tinea pedis, acne, health consultation at heart, health consultation, asthma, herpes labialis, vaccine inoculation, arthritis, bronchitis, impetigo, healthy coach, fat-reducing, feeding desorder, bladder infection, insect bites, allergic reaction, hemorrhoid, slightly scald, Health Risk Management, antimigraine, flu, slight skin infection, chronic disease manages, cough, malicious Oak Tree/ivy, diarrhoea, fash, diabetes, tinea, lice, ear infection, sty, influenza, fever, gout, headache (minor), blood-shoot-eye illness, sinus infection, sphagitis, ear infection, knots, venereal disease, Strep throat, throat infections, feeding problem in newborn, vomiting, tooth, gastro-intestinal problems, anxiety is depressed, for the suggestion of neonatal formula milk, cerebral concussion, head injuries, fracture, alopecia, alopecia, ocular infection, urinary tract infections, constipation, appendicitis, pharyngitis, drug therapy management etc.Medical services that are that be appreciated that other or addition type and/or health care service can be provided.The medical services that can provide and/or health care service can comprise, but be not limited to, 1) opinions or suggestions about medical conditions is provided, 2) diagnostic medical situation, 3) recommendation service of medical conditions is provided, 4) for medical conditions prescription medicine, 5) periodic monitoring medical conditions, 6) routine inspection service is provided, 7) provide about medical treatment and/or the suggestion of health problem and/or suggestion, 8) therapeutic process of medical conditions is provided, 8) health care consultation is provided, 9) healthcare information is provided, 10) health consultation is provided, and/or 11) health and fitness information is provided.Understandable, other or additional service can provide to patient.Substantially, the medical conditions, medical care problem, health care problem, health problem etc. of any type can by of the present invention for providing the inventive process of medical services to be solved.Below, these services will be generically and collectively referred to as medical services.Understandable, the type being supplied to the service of patient will be decided by the specific medical conditions of patient, medical care problem, health problem and/or health care problem.In a lot of example, the specific medical conditions of patient, medical care problem, health problem and/or health care problem etc. can be diagnosed, solve and/or be treated to health care provider.In some example, the specific medical conditions of patient, medical care problem, health problem and/or health care problem etc. connect treatment by audio frequency and/or video may be too complicated or complicated, thus in this case, patient may must be forwarded to hospital, doctor's office, consultant, psychiatrist/psychologist, medical expert, sanitarian, nutritionist, rehabilitation institution, traditional medical clinic so that consulting further, treatment and/or diagnosis by health care provider, maybe can solve some other local or professional person of needs of patients and/or demand.

Still of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, inventive process of the present invention can comprise the use of medical kiosk, exchanges easily to enable patient with health care provider.One or more medical kiosk can be used in the present invention.Usually, the multiple medical kiosk being positioned at one or more place are used with the inventive method; But according to the present invention, single medical kiosk is understandable by use.Typically, one or more health care provider provides service to one or more medical kiosk.The size of medical kiosk, shape, structure and outward appearance do not limit.In a non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, what medical kiosk was patient and the health care provider away from medical kiosk exchange secret is provided or the environment of half secret.In a non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk comprises shell, this shell be designed so that patient can enter this shell and in shell while exchange with health care provider.The not restriction of the size of medical kiosk shell, shape and structure.In another and/or selectable non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk comprises and forms all or part of one or more walls of shell.Shell can comprise one or more door or entrance can enter or leave this shell to make patient.In another and/or selectable non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk comprises floor and/or ceiling.Ceiling, when included, can comprise partially or completely transparent part; But this not necessarily.In another and/or selectable non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk is constructively modular, to make medical kiosk can be built into different structures, can use to make medical kiosk in dissimilar space.Medical kiosk can be formed by the material of any amount (e.g., plastics, foam, metal, timber etc.).The wall of medical kiosk can be designed as interchangeable, to make door, when deployed, is positioned in the different position in medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.Medical kiosk can comprise floor and/or ceiling, during with convenient patient in the room or chamber of medical kiosk, for patient provides more secret protection; But this not necessarily.In inside and/or the outside of medical kiosk, medical kiosk can comprise desk, ledge, bench and/or seat; But this not necessarily.These desks, ledge, bench and/or seat, when deployed, can be designed as the outside and/or the inside that are connected to medical kiosk in multiple position; But this not necessarily.The modular of medical kiosk can be to be readily assembled and to dismantle, so that medical kiosk can easily be taken to a place and easily be built, or is easily moved apart a place; But this not necessarily.

Also of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, inventive process of the present invention can comprise the use of the medical kiosk with one or more data entry terminal.One or more data entry terminal can be located at one or more positions of medical kiosk outside, but this not necessarily.Selectable or other, one or more data entry terminal can be arranged in the inside of medical kiosk or one or more positions of shell; But this not necessarily.One or more data entry terminal can comprise video display with display about identification and/or data entry information, for collecting camera and/or the video frequency pick-up head of identification and/or data entry information, for identify and/or data input keyboard or key plate, for the touch-screen identified and/or data input, for identify and/or data input microphone and voice recognition software, for the fingerprint scanner identified and/or data input, for the retinal scanner identified and/or data input, and/or for identify and/or data input face and/or body scan data instrument.Understandable, other or additional equipment can be included in medical kiosk with the information that display and/or acquisition input about identification and/or data.Medical kiosk can be used to input/transmit the essential information about patient by patient.These information comprise, but be not limited to, a) patient's name, b) patient address, c) information of patient's contact (such as, home address, work address, telephone number, e-mail address, paging plane No., job number etc.), d) age of patient, e) Gender, f) height of patient, g) body weight of patient, h) patient medical history, i) the current medicine that uses of patient, j) reason of patient's access, k) symptom that patient is current, l) patient's insurance information, m) patient's payment information, n) doctor that patient is current, o) guardian or parent information, and/or p) close relative's information.Understandable, other or additional information can be inputted by patient/transmit.

Still of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, inventive process of the present invention can comprise medical kiosk, and this medical kiosk can be designed as, by patient to before medical kiosk input/transmission information and/or in process, provide information to patient.In a non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, medical kiosk can comprise audio frequency and/or video instructions and/or display to provide a) about the information of medical kiosk, b) how medical kiosk is used, c) how correctly input/transmission information to medical kiosk, d) at patient's input/transmission information in the process of medical kiosk, instruction and/or the interaction with patient are provided, e) patient uses the stand-by period of medical kiosk, the Patient list of medical kiosk to be used such as f), and/or g) whether using or available information about medical kiosk.In another and/or selectable non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, medical kiosk can comprise optics and/or whether sound indicator is using or available information about medical kiosk to provide; But this not necessarily.Still in another and/or selectable non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, medical kiosk can comprise the notice system to patient, notifies that this medical kiosk is available or by available; But this not necessarily.These notices can pass through the transmissions such as Email, phone, beeper, network.When medical kiosk for patient be not instantly can use time, this notice system is useful.Patient can to input in information to medical kiosk and goes home subsequently or carry out other assignments etc., and afterwards when medical kiosk can with or by time available, notified.Medical kiosk and/or notice system also can be used to remind patient's when and/or where other medical kiosk to be available; But this not necessarily.This service, when applicable, can be used to remind stand-by period of medical kiosk of near patients shorter or instantly can use, thus provides the medical kiosk of going to another available to patient instead of wait for that current medical booth becomes available selection; But this not necessarily.This service, when applicable, also can be used to remind patient prescription be ready for pickup and/or for transmitting prescription information to the time of patient; But this not necessarily.This service, when applicable, also can be used to the time of reminding the next visitor of patient to take turns to and/or meet; But this not necessarily.Understandable, this notice system may be used for other or Additional Services.

Or of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, one or more attendant can use medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.In a non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, in the process using medical kiosk, medical kiosk can have one or more attendant help patient (as, help registration procedure, help account closing procedure, help entering/exiting medical kiosk, answer the problem about medical kiosk, helping the privacy/safety safeguarding patient while using medical kiosk, helping patient when paying medical services, help user to obtain prescription etc.); But this not necessarily.These attendants when deployed, can be health care provider or non-medical ISP.One or more attendant, when deployed, also can or the zones of different of selectively clean before or after patient uses and/or sterilization medical kiosk, and/or build medical kiosk for new user; But this not necessarily.Such as, before or after one or more patient enters medical kiosk, one or more attendant can clean/sterilize one or more outer surface of medical kiosk and/or region (as, medical kiosk door, medical kiosk registered terminal, medical kiosk table top, medical kiosk exterior wall, medical kiosk touch-screen, medical kiosk monitor, the seat/desk etc. of waiting area near medical kiosk); But this not necessarily.In another and/or additional examples, before or after one or more patient enters medical kiosk, one or more attendant can clean/sterilize medical kiosk one or more interior surface (as, medical kiosk door, medical kiosk floor, medical kiosk bench, medical kiosk chair, medical kiosk user terminal, the inner table top of medical kiosk, medical kiosk interior wall, medical kiosk touch-screen, medical kiosk monitor, medical kiosk instrument door, when in medical kiosk, Medical Devices/instrument that is that used by user and/or that touch, other surface any etc. in medical kiosk); But this not necessarily.Still in another and/or additional examples, before or after one or more patient enters medical kiosk, one or more attendant can build medical kiosk (e.g., the inner surface of clean/sterilization medical kiosk for user; Clean/to sterilize the Medical Devices/instrument being used by previous user and/or touch; Reorientate Medical Devices/instrument to device storage region; Change the disposable assembly on Medical Devices/instrument; Paper is supplemented to printer; Paperboard in memory dump machine; For battery changed by one or more electronic component; Close the door of the Medical Devices/instrument compartment in medical kiosk; The user's touch-screen in medical kiosk is reset at for next bit user; Maintenance, reparation and/or the not operation of replacing in medical kiosk, the Medical Devices/instrument damaging or break; Maintenance, reparation and/or the electronic component, computer, fan, bulb, ultraviolet bulb, ultraviolet device etc. changed in the inside of medical kiosk and/or outside; Recharge clean and/or thimerosal; Deng); But this not necessarily.Also in another and/or additional example, one or more attendant can be used to help the one or more users in medical kiosk.Usually, this helps only to occur after the health care provider of the user just in medical kiosk by the user in medical kiosk or relief requires; But this not necessarily.Such as, one or more attendant can help the user in medical kiosk, if one or more attendant hear from user oral request, notified (as, indicator lamp is activated by a user, sound indicator is activated by a user, and hears that user is by loudspeaker speaking to attendant, hears user's speaking by the wall of medical kiosk, notice [such as, phone, Email, indicator lamp etc.] etc. is received) from health care provider; But this not necessarily.

Still also of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, medical kiosk can comprise decontamination system (as, ultraviolet system, spraying system etc.), before or after patient uses medical kiosk, this system can automatic activation and/or serviced personnel activate; But this not necessarily.

Of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, medical kiosk can be made up of one or more material, this material repels or stop bacterium, virus and/or other microbial growths; But this not necessarily.In a non-limiting embodiments, floor, the wall of medical kiosk and ceiling comprises or completely by resisting or stoping bacterium, the material of virus and/or other microbial growths is made; But this not necessarily.

Also of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, inventive process of the present invention can comprise medical kiosk, before or after user uses medical kiosk, this medical kiosk comprises and makes user can pay medical services, prescription medicine, medicine equipment, the paying centre of medical instrument etc.; But this not necessarily.Paying centre can be any form (e.g., credit card reader, mobile telephone scanning instrument, transmission/reception equipment, CT scanner, cash acceptor etc.).Paying centre can comprise touch pad, keypad, scanner, receiver, transmitter, credit/debit card or some other card reader, smart mobile phone or other smart machines read write line/scanner, finger and/or eye scanner, monitor, chair, desk, shelf, how printer, use the explanation etc. of paying centre.Paying centre can be positioned at outside and/or the inside of medical kiosk.Normally, before obtaining medical services from health care provider, user is required registration and pays medical services expense; But this not necessarily.In a non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk comprises the registration station (e.g., medical kiosk exterior wall, the desk of medical kiosk outside is first-class) of medical kiosk outside; But this not necessarily.Be appreciated that user can be allowed to wirelessly to be connected to medical kiosk or be connected to some other computer network, wirelessly to register and/or to input the payment information for using medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.In this kind arranges, in some vicinity or the place away from medical kiosk, by smart phone or other smart machine, computer etc., user can register use medical kiosk, the payment information of input for using medical kiosk, setting uses the appointment time of medical kiosk, selects specific medical kiosk to use in some specific place.

Or of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in; the method of novelty of the present invention can comprise medical kiosk; this medical kiosk comprises inner chamber or room; it is in input and/or transmit data to medical kiosk; and/or with health care provider by audio frequency and/or video be connected exchange time, for patient provides secret protection.The size in inner chamber or room, structure and/or layout do not limit.Inner chamber or room can comprise a) one or more loudspeaker, b) one or more microphone, c) one or more video display, d) data input device, e) one or more chairs and/or the seating area of other type, f) one or more desk, g) one or more door, h) one or more shelf, i) one or more for holding medical supplies, the compartment of medicine equipment etc., j) one or more light switch, k) one or more electrical socket, l) decontamination system, and/or m) one or more light source.Be appreciated that inner chamber or room can comprise other or additional project.The size in inner chamber or room and structure can be designed so that wheelchair can close to and handle enter inner chamber or room; But this not necessarily.Such as, 90 °, 180 ° and/or 360 ° can be moved when inner chamber or room can be designed so that standard wheelchair is in medical kiosk.The size in inner chamber or room and structure can be configured to the space that patient provides enough, and patient can be changed places movement at inner chamber or room contents, and/or when in inner chamber or room, and patient can not feel narrow or fear of confined spaces; But this not necessarily.

Of the present invention another and/or selectable non-limiting in, inventive process of the present invention, according to of the present invention for provide the method for medical services to be designed to provide easily a kind of and the structure of low cost (as, medical kiosk), this structure can be placed on many different places, and make patient can easily close to and obtain medical advice and/or nursing.Be positioned at health care provider that the is local or whole world can be used to exchange with the patient accessing medical kiosk.Therefore, medical services can be annual and providing if having time, as long as have qualified health care provider in some place in the world, this health care provider is available and for qualified when being provided medical rescue by medical kiosk.Arrangement like this may be more convenient for health care provider because health care provider can be in work or at some other local works easily.This arrangement is also easily for patient, because patient can be medically treated relief in selected time and place by medical kiosk.In fact, there is no the rural area of adjacent local hospital or local doctor's office or less community, medical kiosk is arranged on local pharmacy, department store, grocery store etc., to cause in these communities and more timely medical treatment convenient for patient.If can be less than to the expense providing medical treatment relevant by medical kiosk patient to seek medical rescue expense from hospital, clinic or doctor's office, thus cause patient to save money potentially.Understandable, by method of the present invention, other or additional advantage may exist.

A unrestricted object of the present invention is to provide for user's Telemedicine easily.

Another and/or a selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide the Telemedicine for user's economy.

Another and/or a selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide the Telemedicine that can be supplied to user by medical kiosk.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide the Telemedicine that can be supplied to user by modular medical kiosk.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and this medical kiosk is easy to assembling and disassembles.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and this medical kiosk comprises easily and Accreditation System and payment system easily.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, this medical kiosk when user obtains medical services, for user provides secret protection.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and the size and dimension of this medical kiosk can adapt to user that is disabled or action obstacle.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and this medical kiosk is included in the Medical Instruments that can be used by user when user obtains medical services.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and this medical kiosk has the video conference function between user and health care provider.

Another and/or selectable unrestricted object of the present invention are to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and this medical kiosk is one or more parts of user's playback video meeting after providing and selecting to complete with the video conference between user and health care provider.

By reading and following the manual together with accompanying drawing, the object of these and other and advantage will become clear for those skilled in the art.

Accompanying drawing explanation

With reference now to accompanying drawing, various preferred embodiment is described, the present invention adopts physical form, and takes the arrangement of a limiting-members and parts so that these embodiments to be described, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the exploded view according to medical kiosk of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the front elevation drawing of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 3 is the top view of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 4 is the upward view of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 5 is the first view of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 6 is the second view of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 7 is the rear elevation of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 8 is the inner top view of Fig. 1 medical kiosk;

Fig. 9 is the sectional view of the line 9-9 along Fig. 8;

Figure 10 is the sectional view of the line 10-10 along Fig. 8;

Figure 11 is the sectional view observed from contrary direction of the line 10-10 along Fig. 8; And

Figure 12 is the front perspective view of the medical kiosk of Fig. 1.

Detailed description of the invention

With reference now to accompanying drawing, wherein illustrating of accompanying drawing is only used to a non-limiting embodiments of the present invention is described, and is not the object in order to limit embodiment, and Fig. 1-11 shows a non-limiting embodiments according to medical kiosk of the present invention.Medical kiosk 100 is designed to be used to obtain medical services by user.This medical services are generally Telemedicine, and the one or more health care providers being wherein positioned at remote location provide medical services to using one or more users of medical kiosk.Be appreciated that not remote service also can provide to using the user of medical kiosk.

The shape of medical kiosk, size and structure do not limit.Material and the color of medical kiosk also do not limit.Usually, the material for the formation of medical kiosk comprises opposing or stops the material of growth of microorganism; But this not necessarily.The medical kiosk that Fig. 1-11 illustrates is configured to receive about 1-4 adult; But it is understandable that medical kiosk can be designed as the extra user of accommodation.

Medical kiosk is typically designed to modularization, so that it can be readily assembled and dismantle; But this not necessarily.Fig. 1 shows a non-limiting setting of the modular assembly of medical kiosk.Medical kiosk generally includes floor 110; But this not necessarily.Floor, when utilized, is generally a module unit; But floor can be formed by polylith.Floor is made up of durable material (e.g., plastics, metal, timber, composite material, artificial material etc.) usually.Floor can be made up of lightweight composite materials, to improve the comfort of walking on floor; But this not necessarily.Floor is shown as has ellipse; But other shapes can use (e.g., circular, square, rectangle, polygon etc.).The maximum length on floor is generally 3-15 foot, typically is 4-12 foot, is more typically 6-10 foot, and more typically 8-9 foot; But other length can be used.The Breadth Maximum on floor is generally 3-10 foot, typically is 4-8 foot, and typically more is about 4-6 foot; But other width can be used.The top surface area on floor is generally 10-150 square feet, typically is 15-80 square feet, and typically more is 50-60 square feet; But other superficial areas on floor can be used.Floor can be dimensioned as making the user in wheelchair to enter medical kiosk and turning in medical kiosk while being sitting in wheelchair and/or fully handle; But this must be necessary.The thickness on floor is typically about 0.1-5 inch, and typically more is about 0.25-3 inch; But other thickness on floor can be used.

Scale 112 can selectively partly or wholly be embedded in floor.Be appreciated that scale can be placed on the top surface on floor and/or be positioned at other regions (e.g., chair, bench etc.) of medical kiosk.Scale, when utilized, provides the information about user's weight.Information from scale can be transferred to health care provider by (e.g., through a cable, wirelessly) electronically and/or be shown to user and/or health care provider.

Slope 120 can selectively be used to facilitate turnover medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.The shape and size on slope do not limit.Slope can be prepared by the material similar to floor panel; But this not necessarily.Slope generally includes the surface of inclination to facilitate from ground surface excessively to the top surface on floor; But this not necessarily.

Medical kiosk optionally can comprise one or more bench 130, stool and/or chair.When bench 130 is included in medical kiosk, bench is positioned the rear interior wall of medical kiosk usually; But this not necessarily.Bench can be used to when user obtains medical services in medical kiosk, allows father and mother, guardian, spouse, relatives, friend etc. to be sitting in medical kiosk.Bench can be designed so that one or more people can be sitting on bench.Bench optionally can be included in the memory space 132 below the seat of bench, and this memory space 132 can be used to as medical kiosk stores goods and materials, instrument etc.Elevating bracket bit position 134 can be used to access memory space.When bench comprises memory space, bench can comprise lock, with limiting access memory space; But this not necessarily.Be appreciated that medical kiosk can comprise one or more chair, not shown, while making one or more user service of being medically treated in medical kiosk, can be sitting in medical kiosk.It is high that bench is typically about 10-25 inch, and it is high typically to be about 16-20 inch; But other highly can use.

Medical kiosk is shown having two pieces of header boards 140,150, plate 160,170 after two pieces, a side wall 180, and a door system 190.Header board, rear plate, side wall and door system are formed by durable material (e.g., plastics, metal, timber, composite material, artificial material etc.) usually.Be appreciated that medical kiosk can be designed as and only comprise single header board and/or single rear plate.Also be appreciated that medical kiosk can be designed as to comprise more than two header boards and/or more than plate after two.Be appreciated that medical kiosk can be designed as and comprise more than one side wall and/or more than one door system.Also be appreciated that side wall can be replaced by another door system; But this not necessarily.The common shape and size of front and rear panels are identical; But this not necessarily.As shown in Figure 1, the shape of front and rear panels is arc.Radius of curvature is about 10-100 inch, typically is 15-50 inch, and typically more is 20-35 inch; But other radius of curvature can be used.As Fig. 1 and 3 illustrates, front and rear panels have the curvature angles of about 90 ° or quadrant; But after one or two, plate and/or header board have different curvature angles is understandable.Side wall is normally identical with the common shape and size of door system; But this not necessarily.As Fig. 1 and 3 illustrates, side wall and door system are positioned at a plane roughly; But this not necessarily.As shown in Figure 8, the assembling of front and rear panels and side wall and door system defines the medical kiosk of substantially elliptical.After two pieces of header boards and two pieces, plate is shown as and has same or analogous take up room (footprint).Similar, side wall and door system have same or analogous taking up room.The shape of the wall assembly of medical kiosk and taking up room make medical kiosk can by with for by the medical institutions comprising medical kiosk easily mode assemble.Such as, if door system needs the left side being positioned in medical kiosk, instead of right side, the side wall of similar shape and door system make medical kiosk to be assembled in this way.In addition, if the registration station of medical system needs be placed on left side or right side or be placed on rear end instead of the front end of medical kiosk, the front and rear panels of similar shape can be easily interchanged with another brush head the medical kiosk creating so structure.Modular medical booth not only holds multiple structures of medical kiosk, and medical kiosk is moved easily enter existing mechanism and then in existing mechanism, assemble medical kiosk, and does not need the access road improving this mechanism of turnover.The thickness of header board, rear plate, side wall and door system and highly not limiting.Usually, the maximum height of header board, rear plate, side wall and door system is about 5-12 foot, typically is about 6-9 foot, and typically more is about 7-8 foot; But other highly can be used.Header board, rear plate, side wall and door system thickness be typically about 0.5-10 inch, typically be about 1-5 inch, and typically more be 1-2 inch; But other thickness can be used.Header board, rear plate, side wall and door system can optionally comprise insulation, sound insulation materials etc.; But this not necessarily.Header board, rear plate, side wall and door system can be designed as in a different manner (e.g., bolt/be threaded togather, be latched in together, buckle is installed together, be pressed together) links together.Usually, this arrangement for header board, rear plate, side wall and door system being linked together is selected to make header board, rear plate, side wall can easily be connected with door system each other and disassemble.One or more header board, rear plate, side wall and door system can comprise opening for ventilating, throwing light on and/or observe, window, transparent/translucent region; But this not necessarily.Usually, header board, rear plate, side wall and door system major part or all formed by opaque or nontransparent material, to guarantee the secret protection of user in medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.

The structure of door system 190 does not limit.As Fig. 1 and 2 illustrates, door system comprises framework 192 and two fan doors 194,196; But it is understandable that door system only comprises single door.Each door comprises handle or handle chamber 198 in one or two one or both sides.One or more door can be designed as in a different manner, and (e.g., swinging opening and closing, slide-open and closedown etc. on top/end rail system) opens and closes.Be appreciated that the one or more doors for medical kiosk also or can selectively be positioned in one or more front or rear panel; But this not necessarily.The maximum height of door is typically about 5-9 foot, and typically is about 6-7 foot; But other highly can be used.When completely opened, the Breadth Maximum of the entrance provided by one or more door is about 15-60 inch, typically is about 25-55 inch, and typically more is about 30-50 inch; But other width can be used.The opening of door is usually chosen as and makes standard wheelchair can by this opening; But this not necessarily.Door system selectively can comprise instruction medical kiosk and use or available indicator (e.g., optical indicator, information warning device etc.).Be appreciated that the indicator of use can be positioned at other or additional position of medical kiosk.Door system selectively can comprise locking device.The structure of locking device does not limit.Locking device, when utilized, can be designed so that user can pin the door of medical kiosk, to stop when user is in medical kiosk, and the inside of access medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.When medical kiosk not in use time, locking device also can or selectively be used to lock and stop access medical kiosk inside; But this not necessarily.

Medical kiosk can selectively comprise external service station, and it is connected to and/or is positioned near medical kiosk.External service station can be used to one or more attendant, health care provider etc.As Fig. 1-5,7 and 8 illustrates, desk 200 can be connected to and/or be positioned the side of medical kiosk exterior wall.Desk can be formed by one or more pieces.When desk is designed to the exterior wall being connected to medical kiosk, linkage does not limit (e.g., screw, bolt, pincers, pressing, bayonet unit etc.).Desk can comprise table top 202, one or more table leg, one or more shelf region 206, one or more drawers etc.One or more chair, not shown, can be used to allow one or more attendant, health care provider etc. to be sitting in desk place.Can help to use user, maintenance and/or the clean medical kiosk of medical kiosk, provide medical services etc. to the user of medical kiosk one or more attendants, health care provider etc. at desk place.Desk is shown as and is positioned at or one or two header board contiguous; But this not necessarily.Usually, attendant, when by use, is not health care provider.Attendant, when by use, is trained to help user to use medical kiosk usually; But this not necessarily.Attendant can 1) offer help to user in registration process and/or payment process, 2) provide about medical kiosk and the help how using medical kiosk to user, 3) provide about medical kiosk technology and the help how using this technology in medical kiosk to user, 4) help entering and/or leave medical kiosk is provided to user, 5) clean and/or sterilization medical kiosk, and/or 6) answer a question and/or help user about medical kiosk and/or the service that provided by medical kiosk other in.

Medical kiosk can selectively comprise ceiling panel 210.Ceiling panel can be formed by one or more pieces.Ceiling panel can form allow light to enter and illuminate the inside of medical kiosk by transparent or translucent material; But this not necessarily.One or more light source, not shown, can be positioned on ceiling panel to illuminate the inside of medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.Ceiling panel is shown as four fan systems comprised for the medical kiosk inner air that circulates.Be appreciated that the position of the one or more fan systems on ceiling panel does not limit.Also be appreciated that and can be positioned on ceiling panel greater or less than four fan systems.Also be appreciated that one or more fan system also or selectively can be positioned in (e.g., header board, rear plate, side wall, door system, floor panel etc.) on other assemblies of medical kiosk.Usually, aft-fan system 212 is designed to by air intake in medical kiosk, and forefan system 214 is designed to air to discharge medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.One or more fan system selectively can comprise filtration system, with before entering medical kiosk at air and/or before air discharges medical kiosk, and particulate, microorganism, virus etc. from air partially or even wholly in filter dust, acarid, air; But this not necessarily.Strainer can comprise multiple different arrangement (e.g., HEPA strainer, electronic filter, liquid filter etc.).

Medical kiosk selectively can comprise cleaning systems, and it is designed to the inside of clean medical kiosk and/or the part or all of bacterium killing/eliminate in medical kiosk and/or other microorganisms.Operable nonrestrictive cleaning systems are UV disinfection system 220.Be appreciated that spraying disinfection also or selectively can be used to completely or partially clean/sterilize one or more parts of medical kiosk.As Fig. 1,8,9 and 11 illustrates, UV disinfection system 220 can be connected to or be positioned contiguous ceiling panel and rear plate; But this not necessarily.UV disinfection system generally includes one or more ultraviolet source, and it is designed to kill the part or all of bacterium in medical kiosk and/or other microorganisms.Usually, when the inside of medical kiosk does not have user, the bacterium in medical kiosk and/or other microorganisms are processed.UV disinfection system selectively can comprise and can be used to provide one or more standard sources of throwing light in medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.UV disinfection system can selectively comprise one or more gravity vent, and this gravity vent allows the air be drawn in medical kiosk by fan system 212 to flow into the inside of medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.UV disinfection system selectively can comprise the cooling fan for one or more ultraviolet source and/or arbitrary standard sources; But this not necessarily.UV disinfection system can selectively comprise all or part of of spraying disinfection system; But this not necessarily.UV disinfection system can be held for the one or more cameras in medical kiosk, loudspeaker, sensor (e.g., temperature pick up, motion sensor, sound transducer etc.) etc.; But this not necessarily.UV disinfection system comprises guard shield 222, and it comprises gravity vent/unthreaded hole 224 to hold the assembly of UV disinfection system.The shape of guard shield, size and structure do not limit.When spraying disinfection system extraly or when selectively using, one or more spray nozzle can be positioned at one or more regions of medical kiosk, sterilization spraying is directed at the position of wishing in medical kiosk.When medical kiosk is not used by user, decontamination system, when utilized, can be activated by attendant and/or health care provider.In disinfecting process, the door to medical kiosk can be closed and/or pin to stop user to enter into medical kiosk; But this not necessarily.

With reference now to accompanying drawing 1-3,5 and 8, header board 150 comprises registration station 230.Registration station is illustrated the optional framework 236 comprising touch-screen 232, display screen 234 and these assemblies and can be mounted thereon.The shape of framework, when utilized, not restriction.Framework, when utilized, can be designed as easily remove can serve, keep in repair from header board, the assembly at one or more registration station such as replacing; But this not necessarily.Be appreciated that registration station also or selectively can comprise other or optional feature (e.g., additional display screen, additional touch-screen, light source, button, switch, camera, loudspeaker, microphone, keyboard, scanner, receiver, transmitter, credit/debit card or some other card reader, smart mobile phone or other smart machines read/scanner, finger and/or eye scanner, shelf, printer, shelf, store chamber, service channel door, motion sensor, sound transducer, temperature pick up, mark etc.).Touch-screen is normally used for the information (e.g., age, sex, contact details, payment information, medical history, medical care problem etc.) allowing user's input about user.Touch-screen can be substituted by keyboard; But this not necessarily.Framework is designed to relative to becoming some angle (as 10-80 °) installation touch-screen before header board 150, as Fig. 1,2 and 5 illustrates; But this not necessarily.Framework selectively comprises one or more sidepiece 238,240, this sidepiece comprise registration station one or more other or optional feature.Be appreciated that registration station one or more other or optional feature also or selectively can be positioned at other regions at registration station.Touch-screen can show (e.g., electronic keyboard, the instruction of how to register of various types of information, problem shown in registration process, the instruction in registration process, to the information of user's display in registration process, different templates, different menus, various information lists etc.).Be appreciated that medical kiosk can be designed as and accept voice command in registration process; But this not necessarily.Display screen can be used to provide various types of information (e.g., log-on message, information of user's input, advertising message, about the information of medical kiosk, the information of medical kiosk stand-by period, etc. the order information of the user of medical kiosk to be used, the information whether whether medical kiosk can be used or use, cable television, satellite television, local radio and television, commercial film, medical plan, DVD material, blue light material etc.).Usually, user is in registration station input payment information (e.g., brush credit or debit card etc.); But, payment information also can or selectively in any service station, wirelessly or by smart phone or other equipment or to be imported in medical kiosk by internet by the computer etc. being connected to internet be understandable.If attendant is available, attendant can help user in registration process; But this not necessarily.Usually, medical kiosk comprises single registration station; But this not necessarily.Be appreciated that registration station optionally can be positioned at the inner side of medical kiosk, by service station, on other panels being positioned at medical kiosk or side wall, or be positioned at away from medical kiosk (e.g., multiple medical kiosk use central registration center etc.).

With reference now to accompanying drawing 1 and 8-11, the non-limiting inside of medical kiosk is illustrated.As discussed before, the inner room of medical kiosk or chamber can optionally comprise scale 112, bench 130 and/or UV disinfection system 220.

With reference now to accompanying drawing 9 and 10, the non-limiting interior front area of medical kiosk is illustrated.Table top 300 is used to the one or more touch pads 310 of supporting and location on table top or keyboard.The shape that table pushes up, thickness and size do not limit.Table top is shown as and is fixed to or is formed on front interior wall 320; But this not necessarily.Table top can have one or more supporting leg, not shown; But this not necessarily.One or more touch-screen on table top or keyboard can be fixed to table top; But this not necessarily.Table top is shown as towards leading edge downward-sloping; But this not necessarily.The size of one or more touch-screen or keyboard, shape and thickness do not limit.One or more touch-screen or keyboard are designed to be used by user, with be medically treated service before, during and/or after input various types of information (as, quality research result, patient's medical history, the medical information of patient, payment information, to the problem of health care provider, etc.).Table top optionally can comprise one or more other equipment (light source, button, switch, camera, loudspeaker, microphone, scanner, receiver, emitter, credit/debit card or some other card reader, smart mobile phone or other smart machines read/scanner, finger and/or eye scanner, shelf, printer, store chamber, motion sensor, sound transducer, temperature pick up, mark, scanner etc.); But this not necessarily.Chair, not shown, can be provided to user can be sat down when using medical kiosk.Chair can be stick-up chair or be connected to medical kiosk.

Blood pressure cuff 330 can be connected to table top; But this not necessarily.Blood pressure cuff is shown as and is supported by cuff arm 332.Cuff arm optionally can be installed in table top can be moved to side by the side of pushing up from table to make blood pressure cuff; But this not necessarily.This movement of blood pressure cuff makes blood pressure cuff can be positioned as when user is in the face of table top, and the left arm of user or right arm can be inserted in blood pressure cuff.Be appreciated that when blood pressure cuff is comprised in medical kiosk, it can be installed and/or is positioned in medical kiosk in a different manner.To blood pressure cuff and the information from blood pressure cuff, when utilized, by wire or can wirelessly be transferred to one or more computer, data processor, memory device etc. in medical kiosk, and/or be transferred to the place away from medical kiosk.

One or more monitor or display screen 340 can be positioned on front interior wall 320.Be appreciated that one or more monitor or display screen can be positioned in other or additional position in medical kiosk.The shape of one or more monitor, size and thickness do not limit.When user is arranged in medical kiosk, monitor is generally used for observing one or more health care provider.One or more monitor also can or selectively show other or additional information (as, instruction, problem, general medical information, time, the result that output or user check, advertisement, about the information of medical kiosk, information etc. that is shown and/or that inputted on the touchscreen by user).

One or more camera (e.g., video camera is first-class) can be positioned in front interior wall and/or be embedded in one or more monitor or display screen 340.Be appreciated that one or more camera can be positioned in other or additional position in medical kiosk.One or more camera makes the image of the user in medical kiosk be transferred to the health care provider being positioned at a distant place.The health care provider being positioned at a distant place also typically comprises camera in his/her position, so that the image of health care provider can be transferred on one or more monitor in medical kiosk or display screen 340.When user is arranged in medical kiosk, this arrangement can allow between user and health care provider in real time or close to real-time video conference.One or more camera can have other or additional function (as when other positions on scale or in medical kiosk of subscriber station, confirm the height of user, observe one or more regions of user, thus be provided in the medical examination of the user in medical kiosk, taking of monitoring medical kiosk, provides security monitoring etc. for medical kiosk).One or more camera in medical kiosk or display screen 340 also after the disengaging with health care provider has terminated, can be used to one or more parts of the video conference between playback user and health care provider.This feature makes user heavily can see or again listen to by health care provider to the instruction of user, suggestion etc.This video playback feature can be defined in and be watched by user when user still stays in medical kiosk, or after user exits medical kiosk, also can or selectively be obtained by a user.If outside medical kiosk, user can obtain the video conference of record, then video data can 1) obtained by from some central server, 2) be sent to PC, mobile device, panel computer electronically, notebook computer etc., and/or 3) be mailed to user (as, DVD, bluetooth CD, video-tape, USB flash memory etc.).

One or more loudspeaker 350 can be positioned on the front interior wall of medical kiosk.Be appreciated that one or more loudspeaker can be positioned in other or additional position of medical kiosk.Loudspeaker can be used to make the user in medical kiosk can not hear health care provider and what be said with user.One or more microphone is included in medical kiosk usually, with make user can with health care provider verbal communication.Medical kiosk can optionally comprise Braille keyboard and/or read write line, with make vision and/or the people of hearing defect in medical kiosk time can exchange with health care provider.Loudspeaker also can or selectively be used to play background music, audible alarm etc.

Front interior wall optionally can comprise one or more air vent 360.One or more air vent, when utilized, can make air can enter or discharge the inside of medical kiosk, thus be provided in the circulation in medical kiosk.As Fig. 8-10 illustrates, the air flow in medical kiosk is provided by fan system 212.Fan system 212 is by air intake medical kiosk and impel air to flow through gravity vent 224 in the guard shield 222 of UV disinfection system.Air continues the inside of inflow medical kiosk and enters air ventilation holes 360.Through the interior wall space of medical kiosk, upward motion of air thinks that monitor 340 and 234 provides cooling, and provide cooling to the electronic instrument be positioned in inner space or near inner space, and is then discharged from medical kiosk by fan system 214.Be appreciated that other or additive air runner can create in medical kiosk.Be appreciated that one or more air vent can be arranged in other or additional areas of medical kiosk.

One or more instrument room 370 can be positioned on front interior wall or near front interior wall.Instrument room is used to store one or more Medical Devices (e.g., stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, skinanalysis apparatus, vital capacity instrument, pulse blood oxygen instrument, heating cushion, magnifying glass, spatula, tweezers, Blood Glucose instrument etc.).One or more instrument room also or selectively can be used to the material (e.g., handkerchief paper, Bandaid board adhesive bandage, gauze, cotton balls, sterilize wiping towel, cortisone cream, antibiotic cream/ointment, cotton swab, fabric bag etc.) comprising other types.One or more instrument room generally includes door 372 to limit access to one or more instrument room; But this not necessarily.Door when utilized, can be artificial unlatching/closedown, and/or door remotely can control On/Off by health care provider and/or attendant.Usually, in the process that user checks in medical kiosk, door is opened by health care provider and/or is unlocked with controlling.After user leaves medical kiosk, attendant can enter medical kiosk, and is then cleanly held or used Medical Instruments by last position user, and/or removes and/or change project that is used by last position user and/or that held.Afterwards, attendant can store, changes and/or reset at Medical Instruments in instrument room and/or non-medical instrument again, and before next bit user enters medical kiosk, close the door of instrument room.The Medical Instruments of one or more types can be designed as by wire or wirelessly by the health care provider of information transmission to the electronic building brick in medical kiosk and/or a distant place.As shown in Figure 10, six instrument rooms with door are included in medical kiosk, and every side on table top 300 has three.Be appreciated that the instrument room of more or less quantity can be used.Also be appreciated that some or all of instrument rooms can not have door.Door in six instrument rooms is designed to remotely be unlocked by health care provider and/or open.Door is designed to, and when the serviced personnel in back door leaving medical kiosk user close, automatically lock closedown, but this not necessarily.Each in six instrument rooms is designed to comprise not Medical Instruments on the same stage, i.e. stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, skinanalysis apparatus, vital capacity instrument and pulse blood oxygen instrument.Be appreciated that the Medical Instruments of more or less quantity can use in medical kiosk, and/or dissimilar Medical Instruments can be included in medical kiosk.

Medical kiosk and using method thereof are novel in progressive medical service system, and wherein patient and doctor can participate in participating in interactive consultation in real time, which provide the convenient and medical services of reasonable price.Medical kiosk includes the state-of-the-art technology at Medical Devices, video conference and VOIP phone, make medical kiosk can extend traditional medical in the place of user's retail pharmacies easily in the neighbourhood or other are local, wherein make user to meet with health care provider and, if needed, obtain prescription in mode quickly and easily.

Some advantage aspect of medical kiosk and therapy is:

● patient's door (cloud basis).

● doctor's door (cloud basis).

● comprehensive care station.

● be conducive to effectively providing primary care.

● all aspects of automatic inspection.

● easily register.

● vital sign is caught.

● prescription generates.

● later stage nursing and result.

● it is local easily that customer wishes.

● the session between the user of video playback record and health care provider.

Medical kiosk and therapy can be used to provide elementary and/or urgent care with the simple step of four steps (4):

Step 1-patient is by portal website or go to medical kiosk request meet and complete listing standard.

Step 2-doctor receives qualified request and accepts.

Step 3-patient accesses medical kiosk and carries out individual with doctor by doctor terminal and meets.

Step 4-has accessed.Medical kiosk and/or health care provider then can provide additional nursing/service, comprising: prescription, bill information, education, and follow-up and/or EMR/PHR enter.Medical kiosk of can impelling health care provider prints prescription and/or directly prescription requirements is sent to pharmacy.Medical kiosk can print bill after providing medical services, and/or accepts payment before or after providing medical services.Medical kiosk can be designed as the medical insurance information accepting and/or process user and provide.Medical kiosk can print and/or show relevant to user/required by user and/or educational material/information of being provided by health care provider.Medical kiosk and/or health care provider and/or attendant can arrange follow up a case by regular visits to for user.Email, push away spy, the types of facial makeup in Beijing operas, phone and/or mail reminder can be sent to about arrange and/or the user that follows up a case by regular visits to.In the process of access medical kiosk or afterwards, health care provider and/or attendant can arrange to access another health care provider and/or recommend user to go to hospital, contact emergency tender etc.

The feature of the portal website of the advantage of medical kiosk and relevant therapy is:

● put into practice management engine

Meet and arrange engine

Online application, request and Billing engine

Electronic prescription warning and alert engine

Medical records interface and passage

Individual health record (PHR)

Electronic medical record (EMR)

Rule-based nursing care plan

Rule-based education

● to the registration passage of nursing engine

● security video meeting engine.

● document module.

Meet and store and analyze.

● education and later stage nursing.

By the use of medical kiosk and therapy for some nonrestrictive advantages of patient be:

● convenient

Near home

Save time

The close friend of language and culture

● better access

In travelling, individual doctor can use

The selection of more doctors

Do not limited by the access arrangement of doctor

● more accurate

Heavily see meet record

Data input PHR automatically

● less disease exposes

By the use of medical kiosk and therapy for some nonrestrictive advantages of health care provider be:

● higher income

Every day more meets

Less trip

● more accurate

Heavily see meet record

Data input EMR/HER automatically

● comprehensive care

Recommend and produce

● burden balance

No matter meet, burden can be shared with other doctors in place.

By the use of medical kiosk and therapy for some nonrestrictive advantages of payer be:

● state changes

Transformation from payer to supplier

● market lever

New business model

Based on the call center of VN

● efficient

The market demand

Less expense

Expansibility

Less responsibility

Medical kiosk of the present invention is comprehensive care terminal, and it is the doctor's office of high configuration, and it is built and be designed to provide urgent and small-scale health care, utilizes concentrated doctor team's assessment in this area and treats patient.The Medical Devices that the doctor instantly that medical kiosk can equip up-to-date FDA approval uses.

Adopt the up-to-date technology that doctor office and emergency ward use, medical kiosk can allow patient to obtain suitable nursing in locality, convenient, the easy acquisition of this nursing and price is more reasonable.

Medical kiosk be designed to comfortable, have a style of one's own, safety, health, sound insulation pavilion, its about 5 feet wide, and 9.5 feet are long.Medical kiosk is made up of extruding plastic and associated component.The inside of medical kiosk can hold one or more following whole medical treatment equipment:

● thermometer (e.g., through ear measuring tempeature, through ear measuring tempeature, the infrared thermometer of other body parts of scanning head, etc.).

● scale, is structured in patient seat or floor for measuring the body weight of patient.

● otoscope-for checking middle ear, external ear, nasal cavity, mouth and larynx.

● BOLD contrast, for measuring blood oxygen saturation.

● stethoscope, for assessment of the song of heart, lung and intestines.

● blood pressure cuff, for Measure blood pressure.

● EKG, it provides heart rate and about pressure or the snapshot of data hurting cardiac muscle.

● vital capacity instrument and sensor, for measuring PFT.

● glucometer or monitor.

● retinal scanner (such as, Itronix company retinal scanner etc.).

Stay in the nurse outside medical kiosk, Nurse assistant, attendant etc. can bear answer customer problem, help user's registration/to pay, thorough clean medical kiosk and again storing after each and/or the responsibility of the medical kiosk that resets after each.The clean of medical kiosk can comprise sterilization seat and all appts equipment, guarantees that medical kiosk does not have anything of fragment and patient simultaneously.Medical kiosk also can be designed as after one or more user uses medical kiosk by utilizing chemical spray disinfection technology and/or Ultraviolet Disinfection automatic disinfection.Nurse, Nurse assistant, attendant etc. also can guarantee being provided by the printer of the outside and/or inside that are included in medical kiosk or some other instruments for any insurance forms of compensating of user/patient requests.

Medical kiosk also can comprise computer, and it is connected to internet and the instrument of the one or more monitor operated in medical kiosk and/or other types; But this not necessarily.External monitor in medical kiosk may be used for patient registration and meets selecting, and it can import with touch-screen form.

For provided by medical kiosk medical services about protocol schedule, the method for diagnosing, provide and record long-range primary care can comprise:

A. health care provider portal website-this application is used to provide clinical service by health care provider.This application comprises nursing and record clinical events to diagnose, to provide of all health care provider requirements.It runs and can to apply with the leading EMR by HL/7 etc. and integrates on the computer of doctor.The part of health care provider portal website is tele-medicine agreement and meet with guide, and it guides health care provider by the boot for clinical remote service.[Robert-Steve's Barrett (Robert-Steve Barrett) is queried this section and is correct with lower part]

B. patient portal website-this application uses register by medical kiosk and also obtain the medical history of patient by patient.It comprises all information needed for clinical patient Service Management.It comprises finance/bill information and healthy electronic medical record (EMR), and it can be accessed by patient and health care provider.

C. integrated video meeting software-this application support needs for providing the online patient clinical of clinical service interactive.It uses the secure connection of server, and is connected through the internet to supplier.

In order to use medical kiosk, user/patient can through one or more following steps:

A. reach the standard grade in nearest terminal, register and agreement meet, or need not register about medical kiosk in advance.

B. our online arrangement engine is used to select the appointment time.

C. insurance, preferred pharmacy position and bill information is inputted, and payment.

D. the meet passage of nursing is accomplished to.

E. access medical kiosk and meet with health care provider by integrated nursing terminal.

If f. indicated, obtain prescription in the pharmacy selected.

G. use the nursing of portal management user until user turns better.

Example is below, when using medical information booth of the present invention, and the nonrestrictive example that a user may run into:

The sensation of Jane Doe (Jian Duoyi) is not fine, suffers from serious nasal obstruction and " cold symptoms " several days.She recognizes that she should seek medical advice, but finds that it is gloomy for preengaging meet with her primary care physician, and knows that this is not the emergency ward that a suitable reason accesses her locality.But she is aware of the medical kiosk in the grocery store near her family recently, and determine that driving a few minutes cars from her family goes to this grocery store, looks at whether she can obtain the meet that need not preengage.After arrival, Jane (letter) encounters attendant, and attendant helps her to register in medical kiosk outward, for effectively meeting after a few minutes.She completes the essential information about her state of an illness by the monitor of exterior of terminal in brief guiding questionnaire.Include the people information that questionnaire obtains in and comprise some or all following information: fingerprint, simple medical history/medicine, current symptom, first-selected pharmacy, insurance information, for the Credit Card Payments of constant expense of accessing.Information is collected and stores safely, accesses to facilitate in the future.Then, the little waiting area of Jane near medical kiosk is sat down.At the end of meet before another user, Jane witness attendant cleans the corresponding surf zone of medical kiosk inside, changes the over cap of used instrument, and has heard that sterilization spraying is sprayed onto in medical kiosk.

Then, Jane brushes her fingerprint to examine her identity, enters medical kiosk and sits down.Once her identity is verified, she is weighed by scale and on televimonitor, receives the greeting of the close friend from online health care provider.Health care provider has spent some times to sweep the medical history of Jane, current medicine and symptom.Then, in the family of health care provider or in Office PC, health care provider follows the distance medical diagnosis agreement inquiry Jane of queuing.Jane can see and speak with health care provider, and health care provider can be seen Jane by the monitor of the chair in the face of Jane and be spoken with Jane.

At health care provider inquiry Jane and after understanding medical history, he suspects may be sinus infection.Then, health care provider clicks button in doctor's computer applications, and it sends signal (e.g., green glow etc.) to be opened to the door of Medical Devices room in medical kiosk or compartment, or the light source opened in medical kiosk is to confirm that compartment comprises otoscope.Health care provider then indicates Jane to be inserted gently by equipment in her nose, and obtains the photo of her nasal membrane.This photo is then presented at the side of the monitor that Jane can see.Health care provider then indicates Jane to use instrument to see her ear and throat.These photos are all arranged in the side of monitor.Health care provider then uses remote control pen to give prominence to and marks the region on the throat of Jane and the photo of nasal cavity, this region inflammation and represent the infection of the upper respiratory tract.Based on her symptom and inspection, health care provider tells Jane, and he believes that she suffers from sinus infection.

Jane has seen photo and has felt comfortable to the diagnosis of sinus infection, because she can witness radiograph.Health care provider thanks to the access of Jane and the agreement of following for completing access.Suitable antibiotic prescription is opened by health care provider electronics, and is sent to the pharmacy of Jane selection electronically, and in this case, lucky pharmacy is in grocery store.Once exit terminal, the Hgfa insurance forms that Jane has received from attendant there, the insurance company that she can be submitted to her is used for reimbursement.Jane then goes to pharmacy and waits for her prescription, and this prescription is available after ten minutes.She to return in home and starts to drink medicine to treat her sinus infection.

Some of medical kiosk are non-limiting to be characterized as:

● integrated medicine equipment.

● external registration station.

● patient wait district.

● integrated Wi-Fi Hotspot.

● touch-screen user interface.

● HIPAA Plasticity Design.

● instantaneous sterilization.

● video/audio meeting.

● access flexibly.

Physical disabilities.

The head of a family and children.

● for the modularized design that pharmacy door is disposed.

● small occupied space.

● fully-integrated indoor design.

● extendible equipment slide rail.

● emergency PC access stores.

● open by design sensation is spacious.

● pay and signature.

● fingerprint reader.

● integrated printer.

● integrated medical apparatus.

Thermometer (e.g., through otometry thermometer, through otometry thermometer, the infrared thermometer of scanning head or other body parts, etc.).

Scale, is structured in patient seat or floor for measuring the body weight of patient.

Otoscope-for checking middle ear, external ear, nasal cavity, mouth and throat.

BOLD contrast, for measuring blood oxygen saturation.

Stethoscope, for assessment of the song of heart, lung and intestines.

Blood pressure cuff, for Measure blood pressure.

EKG, it provides heart rate and about pressure or the snapshot of data hurting cardiac muscle.

Vital capacity instrument and sensor, for measuring PFT.

Glucometer and/or monitor, for detecting blood sugar level.

Retinal scanner, for observing the structure in eyes.

● external registration station-monitor and keyboard are arranged on the outside of medical kiosk usually to allow new user/patient registration and to register.This station can be designed as paying and/or gathering fingerprint.This station is usually located at away from medical kiosk entrance to allow to be separated with the patient of medical kiosk inside to a certain extent.Attendant can use this station in order to her work.

● can comprise outside patient wait's district-medical kiosk place a small amount of chair zonule as waiting area.

● integrated Wi-Fi Hotspot-in order to network connection charge is dropped to minimum, Wi-Fi Hotspot can ((AT & T company, Verizon company, Sprint company, T-Mobile company etc.) cooperate with the ISP selected.

● touch-screen user interface-when passing through to use touch screen interface in medical kiosk, patient can be allowed to interaction.

● HIPAA Plasticity Design-HIPPA requires that patient information is safe.This by mean medical kiosk normally sound insulation and passerby can not see the inside and see any patient information.Medical kiosk is normally closed completely and can be locked, but can allow external reference in emergency circumstances.

● instantaneous sterilization-because many bacteriums and other pollutants are present in medical kiosk, sterilization technology can be used in medical kiosk.The disinfection system of an operable type is built-in sterilization spraying system, and this sterilization spraying system makes up a prescription from the sprayer between each meet.Operable other or additional disinfection system are can by the ultraviolet system irradiated between meeting.Other gimmicks and technology also can or selectively use.Attendant can have the ability activating one or more disinfection system (e.g., by button, computer etc.).Attendant can be required to follow the tracks of the record about disinfecting process, and can ensure that the door of medical kiosk is close/locking in sterilization process.

● video/audio meeting-patient will pass through Audio and Video conferencing technology and exchange with health care provider.This environment can make patient's perceptual image real the same as much as possible close to health care provider.Two-way glass can be used to center camera being placed on monitor, and to keep patient to see head, relative Skype and videoconference solution instantly, it keeps user look at camera and turn back to monitor.

● access-medical kiosk should have enough large door to hold wheelchair flexibly.Its inside also should be enough large to allow father and mother and child to sit together and not feel oppressive.

● most prescription modularized design-today disposed for pharmacy door only has standard gate.Medical kiosk is to allow it to be entered by door and the mode of rapid-assembling is built.

● small occupied space-due to the cost of retail space, medical kiosk is by enough little of to be arranged on major part local (e.g., 4-6 foot wide and 7-10 foot is long).

● the experience obtained in the office of general doctor than them that the inside of fully-integrated indoor design-medical kiosk can be designed more totally, more fashion, better, more luxurious.

● extendible equipment slide rail-medical kiosk can comprise up-to-date Medical Devices and with than general doctor's office faster mode upgrade these equipment.Medical kiosk can comprise installs slide rail type system, and it allows the Medical Devices in medical kiosk to be easy to close by patient.Indicator, as lamp, can be used to point out which platform Medical Devices to be used by user.

● emergency PC access storage-because the uptime of software is so important, electronic device can be inserted in the compartment in medical kiosk.This region should be safety usually, cool and easily close service.

● what open by design sensation spaciousness-medical kiosk was designed usually feels to be greater than provides one around the pavilion of the glass window of half after pavilion.

● to pay and signature-medical kiosk can comprise integrated POS device for paying, and for the sign board of medical treatment mandate.

● fingerprint reader-fingerprint reader can be included in medical kiosk to confirm patient ID under HIPAA.

● integrated printer-integrated printer can be included in medical kiosk to print medical treatment and insurance form and/or receipt and/or prescription.Printer also can print the reward voucher promoting production marketing based on diagnosis.Our software can be included to lack paper in reminding service personnel carton.

● the medical meeting of video playback-record can partly or wholly heavily be seen by user, again listens to from the information of health care provider, instruction and/or suggestion to enable user.Be appreciated that object, the object of closing rule, the object of safety, the object etc. of quality control that video playback functionality also can or selectively be used to audit.

Therefore, can find out, above-mentioned object, become obvious among those from the foregoing description, be efficiently implemented, and owing to specifically changing and can make in the structure mentioned, and do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention, its objective is that all items being contained in the above description and showing in the accompanying drawings should be interpreted as illustrative instead of limited significance.The present invention is described according to preferred and interchangeable embodiment.Reading and understanding of on the basis of the detailed discussion that the present invention provides here for those skilled in the art, modified and replaced type will become obvious.The present invention is intended to comprise all these modifieds and replaced type, as long as they fall in scope of the present invention.Also be appreciated that ensuing claim is intended to cover all statements of all general and special characteristic and the scope of the invention of the present invention described herein, it, as the problem of language, may be said to be and fall between them.The present invention is described according to preferred embodiment.These and other modified of preferred embodiment will be apparent together with other embodiments of the present invention disclosure from here, thus the problem of aforementioned description is only interpreted as the present invention is described instead of as restriction.Its objective is and comprise all modifieds and replaced type, as long as they fall in the scope of appended claim.

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1. a medical kiosk, it is designed to provide Telemedicine to user, described medical kiosk has booth structure, described booth structure comprises header board, multiple Medical Devices and user video conference system, described user video conference system is designed to make user can to carry out in real time away from the health care provider of described medical kiosk or close to real-time teleconference with being positioned at, described user video conference system comprises the first display screen, information input equipment, camera and computer system and video meeting software, described first display screen shows described health care provider during being configured to the teleconference between described user and described health care provider, described information input equipment is constructed so that described user can input information, described first display screen and described information input equipment are positioned in described booth, make described user can see described first display screen and described information input equipment simultaneously, described computer system and video meeting software comprise electronic hardware and software, with described medical kiosk and formed between the health care provider in a distant place video connect, the health care provider making to be positioned at a distant place is in real time or close to being presented on the first display screen in real time, described multiple Medical Devices are constructed to allow user to use when user is in described medical treatment, to provide the information about user to health care provider, thus make health care provider can in real time or close to offering suggestions to user in real time, one or more described Medical Devices comprise and are selected from by pulse blood oxygen instrument, heating cushion, magnifying glass, spatula, tweezers, equipment in the group of blood glucose meter composition.

2. as the medical kiosk of claim 1 restriction, wherein, described booth structure comprises inner chamber, described inner chamber comprises described header board, rear plate and the first and second side plates, described first display screen, described information input equipment, described camera and described multiple Medical Devices are arranged in described inner chamber, described inner chamber comprises entrance gate, described inner chamber can be passed in and out to make user, described entrance gate can move between the open and closed positions, and described entrance gate provides privacy when described fastening position to the user in described inner chamber.

3., as the medical kiosk that claim 1 limits, wherein, described header board comprises desktop, and described first display screen separates above described desktop.

4., as the medical kiosk that claim 2 limits, wherein, described header board comprises desktop, and described first display screen separates above described desktop.

5., as the medical kiosk that claim 3 limits, wherein, described information input equipment is positioned on described desktop, and is positioned at below described first display screen.

6., as the medical kiosk that claim 4 limits, wherein, described information input equipment is positioned on described desktop, and is positioned at below described first display screen.

7., as the medical kiosk that claim 1 limits, wherein, described information input equipment comprises keyboard or touch-screen.

8., as the medical kiosk that claim 6 limits, wherein, described information input equipment comprises keyboard or touch-screen.

9., as the medical kiosk that claim 1 limits, wherein, described header board comprises multiple medical compartment, and medical compartment described at least one is positioned at every side of described first display screen, and multiple described medical compartment comprises Medical Devices described at least one.

10., as the medical kiosk that claim 8 limits, wherein, described header board comprises multiple medical compartment, and medical compartment described at least one is positioned at every side of described first display screen, and multiple described medical compartment comprises Medical Devices described at least one.

11. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, wherein, described inner chamber comprises one or more medical compartment, described at least one, medical compartment comprises Medical Devices described at least one, medical compartment described at least one is the medical compartment that can lock, the described medical Partition screen locked is, when the door leading to the described medical compartment that can lock is in latched position, prevents described user from accessing described Medical Devices in the described medical compartment that can lock.

12. medical kiosk limited as claim 10, wherein, described inner chamber comprises one or more medical compartment, described at least one, medical compartment comprises Medical Devices described at least one, medical compartment described at least one is the medical compartment that can lock, the described medical Partition screen locked is, when the door leading to the described medical compartment that can lock is in latched position, prevents described user from accessing described Medical Devices in the described medical compartment that can lock.

13. medical kiosk limited as claim 11, wherein, the described medical compartment locked is the medical compartment locked of Long-distance Control, the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control comprises door that is removable and that can lock, described thresholding system is to the access of at least one Medical Devices described in the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control, described door can move between a closed position and a open position, the access of described fastening position restriction to the described Medical Devices in the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control of described door, described open position provides the access to the described Medical Devices in the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control, described door on the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control optionally can be unlocked by described health care provider, described open position is moved to from described fastening position to make described door.

14. medical kiosk limited as claim 12, wherein, the described medical compartment locked is the medical compartment locked of Long-distance Control, the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control comprises door that is removable and that can lock, described thresholding system is to the access of at least one Medical Devices described in the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control, described door can move between a closed position and a open position, the access of described fastening position restriction to the described Medical Devices in the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control of described door, described open position provides the access to the described Medical Devices in the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control, described door on the medical compartment locked of described Long-distance Control optionally can be unlocked by described health care provider, described open position is moved to from described fastening position to make described door.

15. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, comprise the registration station be positioned outside described inner chamber, described registration station comprises user input systems, described user input systems make user can with health care provider carry out described in real time or close to real-time teleconference before input information about user.

16. medical kiosk limited as claim 14, comprise the registration station be positioned outside described inner chamber, described registration station comprises user input systems, described user input systems make user can with health care provider carry out described in real time or close to real-time teleconference before input information about user.

17. medical kiosk limited as claim 15, wherein, described user input systems comprises the one or more assemblies in the group being selected from and comprising following assembly: for the key plate identified, for the key plate of data input, for the keyboard identified, for the keyboard of data input, for the touch-screen identified, for the touch-screen of data input, for the microphone that identifies and voice recognition software, for microphone and the voice recognition software of data input, for the fingerprint scanner identified, for the fingerprint scanner of data input, for the retinal scanner identified, for the retinal scanner of data input, card reader and smart machine reader/scanner.

18. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, comprise floor, described medical kiosk comprises the one or more annexes being positioned on described floor at least in part or being positioned in described floor, and described annex is selected from the group be made up of bench and scale.

19. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, comprise clean or decontamination system, and with clean or sterilize described inner chamber at least partially, described clean or decontamination system comprises the system in the group being selected from and being made up of ultraviolet system and spraying system.

20. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, comprise the desk of the attendant be positioned outside described inner chamber.

21. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, wherein, comprise ceiling panel and be positioned at fan system on described ceiling panel, described fan system is designed to inner chamber described in air intake, air is discharged described inner chamber or their combination, and described fan system comprises filtration system.

22. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, wherein, described camera is arranged in the position being selected from the group be made up of described header board or described first display screen.

23. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, wherein, described booth structure comprises printer.

24. medical kiosk limited as claim 1, comprise be positioned at described medical kiosk around inside outside display screen, described display screen can be used in providing the information being selected from one or more types comprised in the group of the following: advertising message, about the information of medical kiosk, about the information of the stand-by period for medical kiosk, about etc. medical kiosk to be used user order information, available or information in use about medical kiosk, cable television program, satellite television programming, local broadcast TV program, infomercial, medical treatment program, DVD data, blue light data, video frequency program, YouTube program and picture, described display is designed to only show information and the data do not accepted from user input.

25. medical kiosk limited as claim 2, wherein, described header board is formed by the first and second header boards, described first and second header boards have roughly the same taking up room, described rear plate is formed by the first and second rear plates, after described first and second, plate has roughly the same taking up room, and described first and second header boards are designed to can be interchangeable with one another when forming described medical kiosk, and the described first and second rear plates are designed to can be interchangeable with one another when forming described medical kiosk.

26. medical kiosk limited as claim 2, wherein, one in described side plate comprises door system, and described two side plates have roughly the same taking up room, and can be interchangeable with one another when forming described medical kiosk, and described door system comprises described entrance gate.