CN104878958B - Medical kiosk - Google Patents

Abstract

A kind of medical kiosk that there is modular and be designed as providing a user Telemedicine.Medical kiosk includes the first and second foreboards, the first and second back plates, interior room, chamber inlet and the user video conference system in the interior room.User video conference system be designed so that user in the interior room can have be located remotely from the health care provider of the medical kiosk in real time or near real-time teleconference.

Description

Medical kiosk

The application be Application No. 201180069811.1, the applying date be on December 8th, 2011, it is entitled " medical kiosk and The divisional application of the application for a patent for invention of application method ".

Application claims Application Serial No. 61/469,851, the applying date is on March 31st, 2011, and Serial No. 61/541,719, the applying date is the priority of in September, 2011 U.S. Patent application of 30 days, and they are integrated into this by quoting Place.The present invention is also Serial No. 29/403,857, and the applying date is the US Design Patent application on October 12nd, 2011 Continuous application part case, its by quote be integrated into herein.

It is particularly a kind of to be used for the method and apparatus to individual offer medical services the present invention relates to medical services, Relate more particularly to a kind of method and apparatus for being used to provide medical services to individual in the place for being generally not provided medical services, And still relate more particularly to a kind of medical kiosk and the method using medical kiosk, with the place away from health care provider Medical services are provided to individual.

Background technology

Medical services are generally provided in doctor's office or medical institutions to individual.Typically, when some classes of individual need During the medical rescue of type, individual contacts his/her health care provider.Health care provider then meets with medical treatment for individual ISP sets appointment time and date.Many times, appointment time and date are inconvenient for individual.Enter one Step, the individual for seeking medical rescue may want to or need medical rescue much sooner, and can not be carried when medical services The time and date of donor setting.In this case, individual removes the emergency ward (e.g., one minute of hospital or some medical institutions Clinic, nursing clinic, emergency treatment clinic etc.), it is assumed that this clinic is free or convenient access.

If any, the insurance type paid according to individual, it is very high to access the correlative charges of health care provider Expensive.When the emergency ward of individual access hospital, medical expense may be higher, and protection amount is for different types of access It is limited.Expense that is insured amount and accessing may also be different in different clinics.In many communities, clinic is not that can obtain at any time , thus individual must access health care provider or go to hospital.

Individual other pharmacy or pharmacy have begun to provide medical services in their agency.These the commonly provided streams in place Sense injection and very basic medical services, and typically provided by operation nurse rather than doctor.Therefore, only very The medical services of limited kinds are provided in these places.In addition, these places are provided not in secret environment.Generally, these take Business being provided in verandah or district location in mechanism.

For the present situation of medical services, exist with more convenient, gratifying, timely and reasonable price Mode provides the demand of medical services.

The content of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus, this method and equipment be used for it is convenient, gratifying, timely with And the mode of reasonable price provides medical services, diagnosis, health care, and/or health consultation to individual.The present invention be used for doctor is provided The innovative Medical Devices and inventive process of service, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation are treated for presently, there are To individual provide medical services deficiency.

At a nonrestrictive aspect of the invention there is provided a kind of Telemedicine arrangement, wherein patient can From health care provider (e.g., doctor, operation nurse, at heart nurse, consultant, optist, physician extenders, pharmacists, health Coach etc.) receive various types of remote medical consultations and service.Traditionally, patient be required to medical institutions (e.g., hospital, Medical clinic, doctor's office etc.) meet separately with and diagnosed by health care provider with health care provider.The present invention It is related to a kind of method, wherein medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation can be by apart from the far ground of patient The health care provider of side is granted.In a nonrestrictive arrangement, positioned at one or more places (e.g., medical treatment clothes In business supplier office, health care provider man, hospital etc.) one or more health care providers be located remotely from Some (e.g., shopping square, shopping center, pharmacy, grocery store, the general merchandise elsewhere of one or more health care providers Shop, storage shop, discount retail shop, discount department store, truck trailer, movable office, movable dwellings, working space Side etc.) patient between provide the connection of audio and/or video a kind of.For provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, And/or the inventive process of health consultation enables health care provider to provide medical services, diagnosis, health care official communication to patient Ask, and/or health consultation, it is not necessary to which patient must physically access health care provider and/or must be carried to medical services The office of donor or work place.It is appreciated that the audio and/or video that are used by health care provider, which are connected, causes doctor Treat ISP can be provided in single remote location or multiple remote locations medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or Health consultation.When audio and/or video connection enable health care provider to multiple remote locations offer medical services, Diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or during health consultation, single health care provider and/or multiple health care providers can be by Utilize to provide medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation to the patient positioned at different remote locations.When multiple When health care provider is utilized, these health care providers can be located at same or different position.It is appreciated that , for provide medical services inventive process allow patient more neatly obtain medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, And/or health consultation.Patient obtain medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation place can be located at for Patient more easily unconventional place, and/or can be more prone to providing and/or more easily led to positioned at multiple places Road is to medical services, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation.The plurality of place can be located at it is single it is regional, it is multiple area, Single cities and towns or city, multiple cities and towns or city, single state or province, multiple state or provinces, single country or multiple countries.The wound New property method could be used for providing medical treatment clothes in the non-standard time (e.g., time at weekend, holiday time etc.) the dusk time Business, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation are to cause patient results in more convenient and timely medical for patient Service, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation.

At the other and/or selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, inventive process of the invention can by with In a variety of medical services of offer, diagnosis, health care consultation, and/or health consultation.This medical services, diagnosis, health care are consulted The non-limitative example of inquiry, health consultation and/or the medical conditions that can be identified, treat and/or solve includes, but does not limit In acid reflux, hypertension control, allergy, tinea pedis, acne, at heart health consultation, health consultation, asthma, herpes labialis, inoculation epidemic disease Seedling, arthritis, bronchitis, impetigo, health coach, fat-reducing, feeding desorder, bladder infection, insect bites, anaphylaxis is anti- Should, hemorrhoid are slight to scald, Health Risk Management, antimigraine, flu, slight skin infection, chronic disease management, cough, poison Oak Tree/ivy, diarrhoea, fash, diabetes, tinea, lice, ear infection, sty, influenza, fever, gout is had a headache (teenage People), blood-shoot-eye illness, sinus infection, sphagitis, ear infection is knotted, and venereal disease, Strep throat, throat infections, neonatal feeding is asked Topic, vomiting, tooth, gastro-intestinal problems, anxiety is depressed, for the suggestion of neonatal formula milk, cerebral concussion, head injuries, bone Folding, alopecia, alopecia, ocular infection, urinary tract infections, constipation, appendicitis, pharyngitis, drug therapy management etc..It is appreciated that its His or addition type medical services and/or health care service can be provided.The medical services that can provide and/or defend Raw health care service can include, but not limited to 1) provide the opinions or suggestions about medical conditions, 2) diagnostic medical situation, 3) The recommendation service of medical conditions, 4 are provided) it is directed to medical conditions prescription medicine, 5) periodic monitoring medical conditions, 6) provide conventional Check service, 7) relevant medical treatment and/or opinion and/or the suggestion of health problem, 8 are provided) therapeutic processes of offer medical conditions, 8) health care consultation, 9 are provided) healthcare information, 10 are provided) health consultation, and/or 11) offer health and fitness information are provided.It is appreciated that , other or additional service can be provided to patient.Generally, any kind of medical conditions, medical care problem, health care are asked Topic, health problem etc. can be solved by the inventive process for being used to provide medical services of the present invention.Hereinafter, these are serviced It will be collectively referred to as medical services.It should be understood that be supplied to the service of patient type will be dependent on the specific medical conditions of patient, Medical care problem, health problem, and/or health care problem.In many examples, health care provider is possible to diagnose, solve and/ Or the specific medical conditions for the treatment of patient, medical care problem, health problem, and/or health care problem etc..In some examples, patient Specific medical conditions, medical care problem, health problem, and/or health care problem etc. may by audio and/or video connection treatment Too complicated or complexity, thus in this case, health care provider may must go to patient hospital, doctor's office Room, consultant, psychiatrist/psychologist, medical expert, sanitarian, nutritionist, rehabilitation institution, traditional medical treatment are examined Institute to further consult with, treat and/or to diagnose, or can solve the problem that patient need and/or demand it is some elsewhere or specially Industry personage.

Still at another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, inventive process of the invention can Use including medical kiosk, to enable the patient to easily exchange with health care provider.It is one or more in the present invention Medical kiosk can be used.Generally, used with the inventive method positioned at one or more local multiple medical kiosks；So And, according to the present invention, single medical kiosk is by using will be understood by.Typically, one or more health care providers to One or more medical kiosks provide service.Size, shape, construction and the outward appearance of medical kiosk are not limited.The one of the present invention In individual non-limiting embodiments, medical kiosk for patient with away from medical kiosk health care provider exchange provide secret or The environment of half secret.In a non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk includes shell, and the shell is designed so that patient can enter Enter the shell and exchanged with health care provider while in shell.Size, shape and the construction of medical kiosk shell Do not limit.In another and/or selectable non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk is all or part of including forming shell One or more walls.Shell can include one or more doors or entrance to allow the patient to enter or leave the shell. In another and/or selectable non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk includes floor and/or ceiling.Ceiling, when being included When, the part of partly or completely all-transparent can be included；However, this is not essential.Another and/or it is selectable unrestricted Property arrange in, medical kiosk is constructively modular, to enable medical kiosk to be built into different constructions, with cause doctor Treating booth can use in different types of space.Medical kiosk can by any number of material (e.g., plastics, foam, metal, Timber etc.) formed.The wall of medical kiosk can be designed as it is interchangeable, to cause door, when deployed, be positioned in medical kiosk Different positions；However, this is not essential.Medical kiosk can include floor and/or ceiling, so as to when patient is in medical kiosk Room or during intracavitary, provide more secret protections for patient；However, this is not essential.In the inside of medical kiosk and/or Outside, medical kiosk can include desk, ledge, bench and/or seat；However, this is not essential.These desks, ledge, length Stool and/or seat, when deployed, can be designed as being connected to medical kiosk externally and/or internally in multiple positions；However, this It is not essential.The modular of medical kiosk can be readily assembled and dismantle, so that medical kiosk can be held Change places and take a place to and easily built, or be easily removed from a place；However, this is not essential.

Also at another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, inventive process of the invention can be wrapped Include the use of the medical kiosk with one or more data entry terminals.One or more data entry terminals can be located in doctor One or more positions outside booth are treated, however, this is not essential.Alternatively or additionally, one or more data are defeated One or more of inside or the shell of medical kiosk position can be located at by entering terminal；However, this is not essential.One or many Individual data entry terminal can include video display and be recognized with showing on identification and/or data entry information, for collecting And/or camera and/or video frequency pick-up head, keyboard or keypad, the use for identification and/or data input of data entry information Touch-screen in identification and/or data input, microphone and voice recognition software, use for identification and/or data input In identification and/or data input fingerprint scanner, for recognize and/or data input retinal scanner, and/or be used for Identification and/or the face and/or body scan data instrument of data input.It should be understood that other or additional equipment can be included In medical kiosk with show and/or obtain on identification and/or data input information.Medical kiosk can be used by the patient with defeated Enter/transmit the essential information on patient.These information include, but not limited to, a) patient's name, b) patient address, c) patient The information (for example, home address, work address, telephone number, e-mail address, pager number, job number etc.) of contact, d) suffers from The age of person, the body weight of the height of e) Gender, f) patient, g) patient, h) patient medical history, i) at present used in patient Medicine, the reason for j) patient accesses, k) the current symptom of patient, l) patient's insurance information, m) patient's payment information, n) patient's mesh Preceding doctor, o) guardian or parent information, and/or p) close relative's information.It should be understood that other or additional information can quilts Patient's input/transmission.

Still at another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, inventive process of the invention can be with Including medical kiosk, the medical kiosk can be designed as, being inputted from patient to medical kiosk/transmit information before and/or during, to Patient provides information.In the non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, medical kiosk can include audio and/or video instructions And/or show to provide information a) on medical kiosk b) how to use medical kiosk, c) how to be properly entered/transmit information To medical kiosk, d) input in patient/send information to medical kiosk during interaction there is provided instruction and/or with patient, e) suffer from Whether person uses the stand-by period of medical kiosk, the Patient list of medical kiosk to be used such as f), and/or g) using on medical kiosk Or available information.In another and/or the selectable non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, medical kiosk can include light Learn and/or sound indicator with provide on medical kiosk whether use or available information；However, this is not essential. Still in another and/or the selectable non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, medical kiosk can include the notice system to patient System, notifies the medical kiosk to be available or will can use；However, this is not essential.These notices can pass through electronics postal Part, phone, beeper, network etc. are sent.When medical kiosk is not that can use instantly for patient, this notice system is useful 's.Patient can input information in medical kiosk and then go home or carry out other assignments etc., and afterwards when medical kiosk can With or when will can use, be notified.When and/or where, medical kiosk and/or notice system can also be used to remind patient In other medical kiosks be available；However, this is not essential.This service, when applicable, can be used to remind patient attached The stand-by period of near medical kiosk is shorter or can use instantly, thus to patient provide go to another available medical kiosk without It is to wait for the selection that current medical booth is made available by；However, this is not essential.This service, when applicable, can also be used for Patient prescription is reminded to be ready for picking up and/or for transmitting time of the prescription information to patient；However, this is not required 's.This service, when applicable, can also be used for the time for reminding the next visitor of patient to take turns to and/or meet；However, This is not essential.It should be understood that the notice system can be used for other or Additional Services.

Or at another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, one or more attendants can be with Use medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.In the non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, in the mistake using medical kiosk Cheng Zhong, medical kiosk can have one or more attendants to help patient (e.g., to help registration procedure, help account closing procedure, side Help in into/out medical kiosk, the problem of answering on medical kiosk, help safeguards that patient's is hidden while using medical kiosk Private/safety, helps patient when paying medical services, helps user to obtain prescription etc.)；However, this is not essential.These clothes Business personnel, can be health care provider or non-medical ISP when deployed.One or more attendants, when In use, the different zones of medical kiosk or selectively can also be cleaned and/or sterilized before or after patient's use, And/or build medical kiosk for new user；However, this is not essential.For example, one or more patients enter medical kiosk it Preceding and/or afterwards, one or more attendants can clean/sterilize one or more outer surfaces and/or the area of medical kiosk Domain (e.g., medical kiosk door, medical kiosk registered terminal, medical kiosk table top, medical kiosk exterior wall, medical kiosk touch-screen, medical kiosk monitoring Device, seat/desk of waiting area etc. near medical kiosk)；However, this is not essential.In another and/or additional examples In, before or after one or more patients enter medical kiosk, one or more attendants can clean/sterilize doctor Treat one or more interior surfaces (e.g., the medical kiosk door, medical kiosk floor, medical kiosk bench, medical kiosk chair, medical kiosk of booth Table top inside user terminal, medical kiosk, medical kiosk interior wall, medical kiosk touch-screen, medical kiosk monitor, medical kiosk instrument door, when When in medical kiosk, Medical Devices/instrument be used by a user and/or touch, any other surface in medical kiosk Deng)；However, this is not essential.Still in another and/or additional examples, one or more patients enter medical kiosk it Preceding and/or afterwards, one or more attendants can build medical kiosk (e.g., the interior table of cleaning/sterilization medical kiosk for user Face；Medical Devices/instrument that cleaning/sterilization is used and/or touched by previous user；Medical Devices/instrument is repositioned to arrive Equipment storage region；Change the disposable assembly on Medical Devices/instrument；Paper is supplemented to printer；In memory dump machine Paperboard；Battery is changed for one or more electronic components；The door for the Medical Devices/instrument compartment closed in medical kiosk；To be next User's touch-screen that position user is reset in medical kiosk；Maintenance, repair and/or change not operation in medical kiosk, damage or Medical Devices/instrument of rupture；Maintenance, repair and/or change the electronic component internally and/or externally of medical kiosk, computer, Fan, bulb, ultraviolet bulb, ultraviolet device etc.；Refill cleaning and/or thimerosal；Deng)；However, this is not essential.Also In another and/or additional example, one or more attendants can be used to aid in one in medical kiosk or Multiple users.Generally, this medical services for helping user only in the user in by medical kiosk or relief just in medical kiosk Supplier occurs after requiring；However, this is not essential.For example, one or more attendants can be helped in medical kiosk User, if one or more attendants hear the oral request from user, notified (e.g., indicator lamp is by user Activation, sound indicator is activated by a user, hears that user is spoken by loudspeaker to attendant, hear that user passes through medical treatment Speaking for the wall of booth, notice [for example, phone, Email, indicator lamp etc.] etc. is received from health care provider)；However, This is not essential.

Still in another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, medical kiosk can include sterilization system Unite (e.g., ultraviolet system, spraying system etc.), before or after patient uses medical kiosk, the system can swash automatically Living and/or being serviced personnel activation；However, this is not essential.

At another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, medical kiosk can be by one or more materials It is made, material resistance or prevention bacterium, the growth of virus and/or other microorganisms；However, this is not essential.At one In non-limiting embodiments, floor, wall and the ceiling of medical kiosk are included or completely by resisting or preventing bacterium, virus and/ Or the material of the growth of other microorganisms is made；However, this is not essential.

Also at another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, inventive process of the invention can be wrapped Medical kiosk is included, before or after user uses medical kiosk, the medical kiosk includes allowing users to pay medical services, prescription Medicine, medicine equipment, the paying centre of medical instrument etc.；However, this is not essential.Paying centre can be any form (e.g., Credit card reader, mobile phone scanner, transmission/receiving device, CT scanner, cash acceptor etc.).Paying centre can be wrapped Include touch pad, keypad, scanner, receiver, transmitter, credit/debit card or some other card reader, smart mobile phone Or other smart machine read write line/scanner, finger and/or eye scanners, monitor, chair, desk, shelf, printer, How explanation of paying centre etc. is used.Paying centre can be located at medical kiosk externally and/or internally.Normally, taking up a job as a doctor Treat before ISP's acquisition medical services, user is required to register and pays medical services expense；However, this is not must Must.In a non-limiting arrangement, medical kiosk is including the registration station outside medical kiosk (outside e.g., medical kiosk exterior wall, medical kiosk The desk in portion is first-class)；However, this is not essential.It is appreciated that user can be allowed to be connected wirelessly to medical kiosk or company Some other computer networks are connected to, wirelessly to register and/or input for the payment information using medical kiosk；However, This is not essential.In such a arrangement, in some places for being adjacent to or remotely from medical kiosk, pass through smart phone or other intelligence Equipment, computer etc., user can register and use medical kiosk, input for the payment information using medical kiosk, setting uses medical treatment The appointment time of booth, specific medical kiosk is selected to be used in some specific places.

Or at another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, the innovative method of the present invention can be with Including medical kiosk, the medical kiosk includes inner chamber or room, and it is inputting and/or transmitted data to medical kiosk, and/or with medical treatment When ISP is exchanged by audio and/or video connection, secret protection is provided for patient.The size in inner chamber or room, Construction and/or layout are not limited.Inner chamber or room may include a) one or more loudspeakers, b) one or more Mikes Wind, c) one or more video displays, d) data input device, e) one or more chairs and/or other types of seat Position region, f) one or more desks, g) one or more doors, h) one or more shelf are i) one or more to be used to accommodate Medical supplies, the compartment of medicine equipment etc., j) one or more light switches, k) one or more power outlets, l) sterilization system System, and/or m) one or more light sources.It is appreciated that inner chamber or room can include other or additional project.Inner chamber Or the size and construction in room can be designed so that wheelchair can approach and be maneuvered into inner chamber or room；However, this It is not essential.For example, inner chamber or room can be moved when can be designed so that standard wheelchair in medical kiosk 90 °, 180 ° and/or 360 °.The size and construction in inner chamber or room can be configured to patient and provide enough spaces so that suffer from Person internally chamber or room contents can change places movement, and/or when in internally chamber or room, patient does not feel as narrow Or fear of confined spaces；However, this is not essential.

At another and/or the selectable non-limiting aspect of the present invention, inventive process of the invention, according to this hair The bright method for being used to providing medical services be designed to provide it is a kind of easily and low cost structure (e.g., medical kiosk), The structure can be placed on many different places, and allow the patient to easily close and obtain medical advice And/or nursing.Health care provider positioned at the local or whole world can be used to be exchanged with accessing the patient of medical kiosk.Cause This, medical services can be annual and provided in all times, as long as having qualified medical services in some places in the world Supplier, the health care provider be it is available and for by medical kiosk provide medical rescue when it is qualified.So pacify Row may be more convenient for health care provider because health care provider can be in work or it is some other Easily local work.It is this to arrange to be also easily, because patient be by medical kiosk in the selected time for patient It is medically treated relief with place.In fact, the rural area without adjacent local hospital or local doctor's office or compared with Small community, medical kiosk is arranged on local pharmacy, department store, grocery store etc., causes more square for patient in these communities Just medical treatment and much sooner.If to by medical kiosk provide the related expense of medical treatment can be less than patient from Hospital, clinic or doctor's office seek the expense of medical rescue, so as to cause patient potentially to save money.It should be understood that logical The method for crossing the present invention, other or additional advantage there may be.

The unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide for the convenient Telemedicine of user.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide the tele-medicine for user's economy Service.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide and can be supplied to use by medical kiosk The Telemedicine at family.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide and can provided by modular medical kiosk Telemedicine to user.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and the medical kiosk is easy to group Installation and dismantling solution.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and the medical kiosk includes holding Easy and convenient Accreditation System and payment system.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and the medical kiosk is in user When obtaining medical services, secret protection is provided the user.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of medical kiosk, the size of the medical kiosk Disabled or action obstacle user is adapted to shape.

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

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and the medical kiosk has Video conference function between user and health care provider.

Another and/or the selectable unrestricted purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of medical kiosk, and the medical kiosk provides choosing Select with after the completion of the video conference between user and health care provider, be user's playback one of video conference or Some.

By reading and following the specification together with accompanying drawing, the purpose and advantage of these and other are for this area Technical staff will become apparent.

Brief description of the drawings

Illustrate various preferred embodiments with reference now to accompanying drawing, the present invention uses physical form, and takes certain portion The arrangement of part and part illustrates these embodiments, wherein：

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

Fig. 2 is the front view of Fig. 1 medical kiosks；

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

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

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

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

Fig. 7 is the rearview of Fig. 1 medical kiosks；

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

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

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

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

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

Embodiment

With reference now to accompanying drawing, wherein show to be intended to be merely illustrative of the present of an accompanying drawing non-limiting embodiments, And not in order to limit the purpose of embodiment, Fig. 1-11 shows a unrestricted implementation according to the medical kiosk of the present invention Mode.Medical kiosk 100 is designed as being used by a user obtaining medical services.This medical services are usually Telemedicine, The one or more health care providers for being wherein located at remote location provide doctor to using one or more users of medical kiosk Treat service.It is appreciated that not remote service can also be provided to using the user of medical kiosk.

Shape, size and the construction of medical kiosk are not limited.The material and color of medical kiosk are not also limited.Generally, use The material for including resisting or prevent microorganism to grow in the material for forming medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.Fig. 1-11 is shown Medical kiosk be configured to receive about 1-4 adult；However, it is to manage that medical kiosk, which can be designed as accommodating extra user, Solution.

Medical kiosk is typically designed to modularization, so that it can be readily assembled and dismantle；However, this is not required 's.Fig. 1 shows a non-limiting setting of the modular assembly of medical kiosk.Medical kiosk generally includes floor 110；However, This is not essential.Floor, when utilized, a usually module unit；However, floor can be formed by polylith.Floor is usual It is made up of durable material (e.g., plastics, metal, timber, composite, artificial material etc.).Floor can be by lightweight composite materials It is made, to improve the comfort walked on floor；However, this is not essential.Floor is shown as having ellipse；So And, other shapes can be used (e.g., circular, square, rectangle, polygon etc.).The maximum length on floor is usually 3-15 feet, Typically 4-12 feet, be more typically 6-10 feet, and more typically 8-9 feet；However, other length can be with Used.The Breadth Maximum on floor is usually 3-10 feet, typically 4-8 feet, and is more typically about 4-6 English Chi；However, other width can be used.The top surface area on floor is usually 10-150 square feet, typically 15-80 Square feet, and be more typically 50-60 square feet；However, the other surfaces area on floor can be used.Floor It can be sized to enable the user in wheelchair to enter medical kiosk and while being sitting in wheelchair in medical kiosk Middle steering and/or fully manipulation；However, this must be necessary.The thickness on floor is typically about 0.1-5 inches, and more Typically about 0.25-3 inches；However, other thickness on floor can be used.

Scale 112 selectively partly or wholly can be embedded in floor.It is appreciated that scale can be put Put floor top surface and/or be positioned at other regions (e.g., chair, bench etc.) of medical kiosk.Scale, when being used When there is provided the information on user's weight.(e.g., through a cable, wirelessly) information from scale electronically can be transferred to doctor Treat ISP and/or be shown to user and/or health care provider.

Slope 120 can selectively use to facilitate turnover medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.The shape on slope Do not limited with size.Slope can be prepared by the material similar to floor panel；However, this is not essential.Slope is usual Including inclined surface with facilitate from ground surface excessively to floor top surface；However, this is not essential.

Medical kiosk can optionally include one or more benches 130, stool and/or chair.When bench 130 is included When in medical kiosk, bench is typically located at the rear interior wall of medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.Bench can be used to work as User obtained in medical kiosk medical services when, it is allowed to father and mother, guardian, spouse, relatives, friend etc. are sitting in medical kiosk. Bench can be designed so that one or more people can be sitting on bench.Bench can be selectively included in the seat of bench The memory space 132 of lower section, the memory space 132 can be used for for medical kiosk storage goods and materials, instrument etc..Lift seat part 134 can be used to access memory space.When bench includes memory space, bench can include lock, and storage is accessed to limit Space；However, this is not essential.It is appreciated that medical kiosk can include one or more chairs, and it is not shown, to cause one Individual or multiple users be medically treated in medical kiosk service while, can be sitting in medical kiosk.Bench is typically about 10-25 Inch is high and typically about 16-20 inches high；However, other can highly be used.

Medical kiosk is shown having two pieces of foreboards 140,150, two pieces of back plates 160,170, a side wall 180, and one Door system 190.Foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system are generally by durable material (e.g., plastics, metal, timber, composite, people Producing material material etc.) formed.It is appreciated that medical kiosk can be designed as only including single foreboard and/or single back plate.It can also manage Solution, medical kiosk can be designed as including more than two foreboard and/or more than two back plate.It is appreciated that medical kiosk can be designed It is to include more than one side wall and/or more than one door system.It is also to be understood that side wall may alternatively be another is System；However, this is not essential.The common shape and size of front and rear panels are identicals；However, this is not essential.Such as Shown in Fig. 1, front and rear panels are shaped as arch.Radius of curvature is about 10-100 inches, typically 15-50 inches, And more it is typically 20-35 inches；However, other radius of curvature can be used.As shown in Fig. 1 and 3, foreboard is with after Plate has the curvature angles of about 90 ° or quadrant；However, one or two back plate and/or foreboard have different songs Rate angle will be understood by.Side wall and the common shape and size of door system are typically identical；However, this is not required 's.As shown in Fig. 1 and 3, side wall and door system are located in a plane substantially；However, this is not essential.As Fig. 8 shows Go out, the assembling of front and rear panels and side wall and door system forms the medical kiosk of substantially elliptical.Two pieces of foreboards and two pieces Back plate is shown as with same or analogous space-consuming (footprint).It is similar, side wall and door system have it is identical or Similar space-consuming.The shape and space-consuming of the wall component of medical kiosk enable medical kiosk by with for that will include medical treatment Easily mode is assembled for the medical institutions of booth.If for example, door system needs to be positioned in the left side of medical kiosk, rather than the right side Side, the side wall and door system of similar shape enable medical kiosk to be assembled in this way.In addition, if the note of medical system Volume station needs to be placed on left side or right side or the rear end rather than front end that are placed on medical kiosk, the front and rear panels of similar shape It can be easily interchanged with another brush head to create the medical kiosk being constructed so as to.Modular medical booth not only accommodates multiple structures of medical kiosk Make, and medical kiosk is easily moved into existing mechanism and medical treatment is then assembled in existing mechanism Booth, the access road of the mechanism is passed in and out without improving.Foreboard, back plate, the thickness of side wall and door system and height are not limited System.Generally, the maximum height of foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system is about 5-12 feet, typically about 6-9 feet, and And more it is typically about 7-8 feet；However, other can highly be used.Foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system Thickness is typically about 0.5-10 inches, typically about 1-5 inches, and is more typically 1-2 inches；However, its He can be used thickness.Foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system can optionally include insulation, acoustic material etc.；However, This is not essential.Foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system can be designed as (e.g., bolt/be threaded in a different manner Together, breech lock is together, buckle is installed together, is pressed together) link together.Generally, it is this be used for by foreboard, after The arrangement that plate, side wall and door system link together is selected so that foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system can be easy each other Connect and disassemble.One or more foreboards, back plate, side wall and door system can include being used for what is divulged information, illuminate, and/or observe Opening, window, transparent/translucent region；However, this is not essential.Generally, foreboard, back plate, side wall and door system are big Partly or entirely formed by opaque or nontransparent material, to ensure the secret protection of the user in medical kiosk；However, this It is not essential.

The construction of door system 190 is not limited.As shown in Fig. 1 and 2, door system include framework 192 and two fan door 194, 196；However, door system only will be understood by including single door.Each door is wrapped in the one or both sides of one or two Include handle or handle chamber 198.One or more doors can be designed as in a different manner (e.g., swing open and close, top/ Slide-open and closing etc. on the rail system of bottom) open and close.It is appreciated that one or more doors for medical kiosk also may be used With or be alternatively located at one or more front or rear panel；However, this is not essential.Door maximum height be usually About 5-9 feet, and typically about 6-7 feet；However, other can highly be used.When completely opened, by one The Breadth Maximum of the entrance of individual or multiple offer is about 15-60 inches, typically about 25-55 inches, and more Typically about 30-50 inches；However, other width can be used.The opening of door is usually selected so that standard wheelchair The opening can be passed through；However, this is not essential.Door system can selectively include indicating that medical kiosk is used or can use Indicator (e.g., optical indicator, information alert device etc.).It is appreciated that the indicator used can be located at its of medical kiosk He or additional position.Door system can selectively include locking device.The construction of locking device is not limited.Locking device, when being used When, it can be designed so that user can be locked to the door of medical kiosk, to prevent when user is in medical kiosk, access medical kiosk Inside；However, this is not essential.When medical kiosk is not in use, locking device or can also be alternatively used for lock Inside that is fixed and preventing access medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.

Medical kiosk can selectively include external service station, and it is connected to and/or is positioned near medical kiosk.External service One or more attendants, health care provider etc. can be used for by standing.As shown in Fig. 1-5,7 and 8, desk 200 can To be connected to and/or be positioned at the side of medical kiosk exterior wall.Desk can be formed by one or more pieces.When desk is designed to When being connected to the exterior wall of medical kiosk, attachment means are not limited (e.g., screw, bolt, pincers, pressing, bayonet unit etc.).Desk can With including table top 202, one or more table legs, one or more shelf regions 206, one or more drawers etc..One or many Individual chair, it is not shown, one or more attendants, health care provider etc. can be used to and be sitting at desk. One or more attendants, health care provider at desk etc. may help to the user of medical kiosk, maintain and/or Clean medical kiosk, provide medical services etc. to the user of medical kiosk.Desk is shown as being positioned at or before one or two Plate；However, this is not essential.Generally, attendant, is not health care provider when in use.Attendant, By in use, generally being trained to help user to use medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.Attendant can be with 1) in note Help, 2 are provided a user in volume process and/or payment process) provide a user on medical kiosk and how to use medical kiosk Help, 3) provide a user on medical kiosk technology and how to be used in medical kiosk the help of the technology, 4) to user The help for entering and/or leaving medical kiosk, 5 are provided) clean and/or sterilization medical kiosk, and/or 6) answer a question and/or help User is in terms of other of medical kiosk and/or the service provided by medical kiosk.

Medical kiosk can selectively include ceiling panel 210.Ceiling panel can be formed by one or more pieces.Smallpox Plate face plate can be formed to allow light to enter and illuminate the inside of medical kiosk by transparent or translucent material；However, this It is not essential.One or more light sources, it is not shown, it can be positioned on ceiling panel to illuminate the inside of medical kiosk； However, this is not essential.Ceiling panel is shown as four fan systems for including being used to circulate medical kiosk inner air. It is appreciated that the position of one or more fan systems on ceiling panel is not limited.It is also to be understood that being more or less than Four fan systems can be positioned on ceiling panel.It is also to be understood that one or more fan systems can also or can Selectively it is positioned in the other assemblies of medical kiosk (e.g., foreboard, back plate, side wall, door system, floor panel etc.).Generally, after Fan system 212 is designed to draw air into medical kiosk, and forefan system 214 is designed to discharge air and cured Treat booth；However, this is not essential.One or more fan systems can selectively include filtration system, to enter in air Before medical kiosk and/or before air discharge medical kiosk, partially or even wholly filtered in dust, acarid, air from air Particulate, microorganism, virus etc.；However, this is not essential.Filter can include multiple different arrangements, and (e.g., HEPA is filtered Device, electronic filter, liquid filter etc.).

Medical kiosk can selectively include cleaning systems, and it is designed to inside and/or the killing/elimination of cleaning medical kiosk Part or all of bacterium and/or other microorganisms in medical kiosk.The nonrestrictive cleaning systems that can be used are purple Outer decontamination system 220.It is appreciated that spraying disinfection can also or be alternatively used for completely or partially cleaning/sterilizing One or more parts of medical kiosk.As shown in Fig. 1,8,9 and 11, UV disinfection system 220 may be coupled to or be positioned at Neighbouring ceiling panel and back plate；However, this is not essential.UV disinfection system generally includes one or more ultraviolet lights Source, it is designed to kill all or part of bacterium and/or other microorganisms in medical kiosk.Generally, when in medical kiosk When portion does not have user, bacterium and/or other microorganisms in medical kiosk are processed.UV disinfection system can selectively include energy Enough it is used to provide for the one or more standard sources illuminated in medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.UV disinfection system can Selectively to include one or more air vents, the air vent allows the air being drawn into by fan system 212 in medical kiosk It is flowed into the inside of medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.UV disinfection system can selectively include for one or more The cooling fan of ultraviolet source and/or arbitrary standard sources；However, this is not essential.UV disinfection system can be selected Ground includes all or part of spraying disinfection system；However, this is not essential.UV disinfection system can be accommodated for medical treatment One or more of booth camera, loudspeaker, sensor (e.g., temperature sensor, motion sensor, sound transducer etc.) Deng；However, this is not essential.UV disinfection system includes shield 222, and it includes air vent/unthreaded hole 224 to accommodate ultraviolet disappear The component of malicious system.Shape, size and the construction of shield are not limited.When spraying disinfection system is additionally or alternatively used When, one or more spray nozzles can be located at one or more regions of medical kiosk, so as to which sterilization spraying is directed at into medical kiosk In desired position.When medical kiosk is not used by a user, decontamination system, when utilized, can by attendant and/ Or health care provider is activated.In disinfecting process, the door to medical kiosk can be closed and/or be pinned to prevent user Enter in medical kiosk；However, this is not essential.

With reference now to accompanying drawing 1-3,5 and 8, foreboard 150 includes registration station 230.Registration station be illustrated to include touch-screen 232, The optional framework 236 that display screen 234 and these components can be mounted thereon.The shape of framework, when utilized, does not have Limitation.Framework, when utilized, can be designed as easily removing to service, repairing, change etc. one or many from foreboard The component at individual registration station；However, this is not essential.It is appreciated that registration station or can also selectively include other or can Select feature (e.g., additional display screen, additional touch-screen, light source, button, switch, camera, loudspeaker, microphone, key Disk, scanner, receiver, transmitter, credit/debit card or some other card reader, smart mobile phone or other intelligence are set Standby reading/scanner, finger and/or eye scanner, shelf, printer, shelf, storage chamber, service channel door, motion-sensing Device, sound transducer, temperature sensor, mark etc.).Touch-screen is normally used for allowing user to input the information on user (e.g., age, sex, contact details, payment information, medical history, medical care problem etc.).Touch-screen can be substituted by keyboard；However, this It is not essential.Framework be designed to relative to before foreboard 150 into some angles (such as 10-80 °) install touch-screen, such as Shown in Fig. 1,2 and 5；However, this is not essential.Framework selectively includes one or more sidepieces 238,240, the sidepiece One or more other or optional features including registration station.It is appreciated that registration station one or more other or Optional feature or can also can be alternatively positioned at other regions at registration station.Touch-screen can show various types of information (e.g., electronic keyboard, the instruction how to register, the problem of shown in registration process, the instruction in registration process, in note The information shown during volume to user, different templates, different menus, various information lists etc.).It is appreciated that medical Booth can be designed as receiving voice command in registration process；However, this is not essential.Display screen can be used to provide for respectively (e.g., log-on message, the information of user's input, advertising message, on the information of medical kiosk, medical kiosk is waited the information of type The information of time, waits the order information of the user of medical kiosk to be used, and whether whether medical kiosk available or in the information used, Cable television, satellite television, local radio and television, commercial film, medical plan, DVD material, blue light material etc.).Generally, User is in registration station input payment information (e.g., brush credit or debit card etc.)；However, payment information can also or selectively In any service station, wirelessly or by smart phone or other equipment or by computer for being connected to internet etc. pass through interconnection Net is input into medical kiosk and will be understood by.If attendant is available, attendant can be in registration process Help user；However, this is not essential.Generally, medical kiosk includes single registration station；However, this is not essential.It can manage Solution, registration station can be optionally situated at the inner side of medical kiosk, by service station, positioned at other panels or side wall of medical kiosk On, or it is located remotely from medical kiosk (central registration center that e.g., multiple medical kiosks are used etc.).

With reference now to accompanying drawing 1 and 8-11, the non-limiting inside of medical kiosk is illustrated.As discussed before, it is medical The inner room or chamber of booth can optionally include 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 for support One or more touch pads 310 or the keyboard being positioned on table top.Shape, thickness and the size on table top are not limited.Table top quilt It is shown attached to or is formed on preceding interior wall 320；However, this is not essential.Table top can have one or more supports Leg, it is not shown；However, this is not essential.One or more touch-screens or keyboard on table top can be fixed to table top； However, this is not essential.Table top is shown as tilting down towards leading edge；However, this is not essential.It is one or more Size, shape and the thickness of touch-screen or keyboard are not limited.One or more touch-screens or keyboard are designed to be made by user With to input various types of information (e.g., quality research result, patient before, during and/or after the service of being medically treated Medical history, the medical information of patient, payment information, the problem of to health care provider, etc.).Table top can optionally include One or more other equipments (light source, button, switch, camera, loudspeaker, microphone, scanner, receiver, emitter, Credit/debit card or some other card reader, smart mobile phone or other smart machine reading/scanner, finger and/or eyes Scanner, shelf, printer, storage chamber, motion sensor, sound transducer, temperature sensor, mark, scanner etc.)；So And, this is not essential.Chair, it is not shown, it may be provided such that user can sit down when using medical kiosk.Chair can To be stick-up chair or be connected to medical kiosk.

Blood pressure cuff 330 may be coupled to table top；However, this is not essential.Blood pressure cuff is shown as by cuff arm 332 supports.Cuff arm can optionally be installed in table top to enable blood pressure cuff to be moved to one from the side on table top Side；However, this is not essential.This movement of blood pressure cuff enables blood pressure cuff to be positioned as when user plane is to table top When, the left arm or right arm of user are inserted into blood pressure cuff.It is appreciated that when blood pressure cuff is comprised in medical kiosk When, it can be installed and/or be positioned in medical kiosk in a different manner.To blood pressure cuff and the letter from blood pressure cuff Breath, when utilized, can pass through wire or one or more computer being transmitted wirelessly in medical kiosk, data processing Device, storage device etc., and/or it is transferred to the place away from medical kiosk.

One or more monitors or display screen 340 can be positioned on preceding interior wall 320.It is 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 monitors, chi Very little and thickness is not limited.When user is located in medical kiosk, monitor, which is generally used for observing one or more medical services, to be carried Donor.One or more monitors or can also selectively show that other or additional information (e.g., are instructed, problem, general doctor Information is treated, time, the result that output or user check, advertisement is shown and/or existed by user on the information of medical kiosk Information inputted on touch-screen etc.).

One or more cameras (e.g., video camera is first-class) can be positioned in before interior wall and/or be embedded into one or In multiple monitors or display screen 340.It is appreciated that one or more cameras can be positioned in medical kiosk other or Additional position.One or more cameras cause the image of the user in medical kiosk to be transferred to the medical services positioned at a distant place Supplier.Health care provider positioned at a distant place also typically comprises camera at his/her position, so as to medical treatment clothes The image of business supplier can be for transmission on one or more of medical kiosk monitor or display screen 340.When user is located at When in medical kiosk, this arrangement can allow real-time or near real-time the video council between user and health care provider View.One or more cameras can have other or additional function (as when other on scale or in medical kiosk of subscriber station During position, the height of user is confirmed, one or more regions of user are observed, so as to provide the medical treatment of the user in medical kiosk Physical examination, monitors the occupancy of medical kiosk, security monitoring etc. is provided for medical kiosk).In one or more of medical kiosk camera or Display screen 340 can also be used for playback user and medical services after the disengaging with health care provider is over One or more parts of video conference between supplier.This feature is allowed users to see again or listened to again by medical treatment clothes Supplier be engaged in instruction, suggestion of user etc..This video playback feature can be defined in when user is still stayed in medical kiosk It is viewed by a user, or after user exits medical kiosk, can also or be selectively obtained by a user.If on the outside of medical kiosk, User results in the video conference of record, then video data can 1) to be obtained from some central servers, 2) electronically send out PC, mobile device, tablet personal computer, notebook computer etc. are sent to, and/or 3) be mailed to user (e.g., DVD, bluetooth light Disk, video-tape, USB flash memory etc.).

One or more loudspeakers 350 can be positioned on the preceding interior wall of medical kiosk.It is appreciated that one or more raise Sound device can be positioned in other or additional position of medical kiosk.Loudspeaker can be used to enabling the user in medical kiosk Enough do not hear what health care provider says with user.One or more microphones are generally included in medical kiosk, with Allow users to and health care provider verbal communication.Medical kiosk can optionally include Braille keyboard and/or read-write Device, to be exchanged when enabling vision and/or hearing defect people in medical kiosk with health care provider.Loudspeaker Can with or be alternatively used for playing background music, audible alarm etc..

Preceding interior wall can optionally include one or more air vents 360.One or more air vents, when By in use, the inside of into or out medical kiosk can be allowed air to, so as to provide the circulation in medical kiosk.As schemed Shown in 8-10, the air being flowed into medical kiosk is provided by fan system 212.Fan system 212 draws air into medical kiosk And promote air to flow through the air vent 224 in the shield 222 of UV disinfection system.Air continues to flow into the inside of medical kiosk simultaneously And air inlet air vent 360.Interior wall space of the upward motion of air Jing Guo medical kiosk with for monitor 340 and 234 provide it is cold But cooling, and to the electronic instrument being positioned in inner space or near inner space is provided, and then passes through fan system System 214 is discharged from medical kiosk.It is appreciated that other or additive air runner can be created in medical kiosk.It is appreciated that one Or multiple air vents can be located in other or additional areas of medical kiosk.

Before one or more instrument rooms 370 can be positioned on interior wall or near preceding interior wall.Instrument room is used for storage One or more Medical Devices (e.g., stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, skinanalysis apparatus, vital capacity instrument, pulse blood oxygen instrument, heating Pad, magnifying glass, spatula, tweezers, Blood Glucose instrument etc.).One or more instrument rooms can also or be alternatively used for Including other kinds of material, (e.g., handkerchief paper, Bandaid board adhesive bandage, gauze, cotton balls, sterilize cloth for cleaning, cortisone cream, antibiosis Plain cream/ointment, cotton swab, fabric bag etc.).One or more instrument rooms generally include door 372 to limit close to one or more instrument Device room；However, this is not essential.Door, when utilized, can manually open/close, and/or door can be by curing Treat ISP and/or attendant remotely controls unlatching/closing.Generally, the process checked in user in medical kiosk In, door is opened and/or unlocked by health care provider with controlling.After user leaves medical kiosk, attendant can enter Enter medical kiosk, and then clean and held or used Medical Instruments by previous position user, and/or remove and/or change quilt Previous position user is used and/or the project held.Afterwards, attendant can again store, changes, and/or reset at Medical Instruments and/or non-medical instrument in instrument room, and the closing instrument room before next bit user enters medical kiosk Door.The electricity that the Medical Instruments of one or more types can be designed as by wire or wirelessly transfer information in medical kiosk Sub-component and/or the health care provider in a distant place.As shown in Figure 10, six instrument rooms with door are included in medical kiosk In, every side on table top 300 has three.It is appreciated that greater or lesser number of instrument room can be used.It can also manage Solution, some or all of instrument room can be without door.Door in six instrument rooms is designed as by health care provider remotely Unblock and/or unlatching.Door is designed as, and when the back door being serviced personnel that medical kiosk is left in user close, automatically locking is closed Close, however, this is not essential.Each in six instrument rooms be designed to include not Medical Instruments on the same stage, i.e. stethoscope, Otoscope, thermometer, skinanalysis apparatus, vital capacity instrument and pulse blood oxygen instrument.It is appreciated that greater or lesser number of Medical Instruments It can be used in medical kiosk, and/or different types of Medical Instruments can be included in medical kiosk.

Medical kiosk and its application method are novel and progressive medical service systems, and wherein patient and doctor can participate in Interactive consultation is participated in real time, and it provides convenient and reasonable price medical services.Medical kiosk includes in Medical Devices, video Meeting and the state-of-the-art technology of VOIP phones so that medical kiosk can extend traditional medical in user in the neighbourhood convenient Retail pharmacies place or elsewhere, wherein allow users to meet with health care provider and, if it is desired, with Quickly and easily mode obtains prescription.

It is in terms of some advantages of medical kiosk and therapy：

● patient's door (cloud basis).

● doctor's door (cloud basis).

● comprehensive care station.

● be conducive to effectively providing primary care.

● all aspects are checked automatically.

● easily registration.

● vital sign is captured.

● prescription is generated.

● the later stage nurses and result.

● convenient place desired by consumer.

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

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

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

Step 2- doctor receives qualified request and receiving.

Step 3- patient accesses medical kiosk and carries out private meet by doctor terminal with doctor.

Step 4-, which is accessed, to be completed.Medical kiosk and/or health care provider can then provide additional nursing/service, Including：Prescription, bill information, education, follow-up and/or EMR/PHR enter.Health care provider can promote medical kiosk to print Go out prescription and/or prescription requirements are directly sent to pharmacy.Medical kiosk can print bill after medical services are provided, And/or receive payment before or after medical services are provided.Medical kiosk can be designed as receiving and/or handle user's offer Medical insurance information.Medical kiosk can print and/or show it is related to user/required by user and/or by medical services Educational material/information that supplier provides.Medical kiosk and/or health care provider and/or attendant can pacify for user Arrange follow-up.Email, push away spy, the types of facial makeup in Beijing operas, phone and/or mail reminder can be sent to it is on arrangement and/or follow-up User.During medical kiosk is accessed or afterwards, health care provider and/or attendant can arrange to access another Health care provider and/or recommended user go to hospital, contact emergency tender etc..

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

● put into practice management engine

Meet and arrange engine

Online application, request and Billing engine

Electronic prescription is warned 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.

It is for some nonrestrictive advantages of patient by the use of medical kiosk and therapy：

● it is convenient

It is near home

The saving time

The close friend of language and culture

● preferably access

Personal doctor can use in travelling

The selection of more doctors

Do not limited by the access arrangement of doctor

● it is more accurate

Meet record is seen again

Data automatically enter PHR

● less disease exposure

It is for some nonrestrictive advantages of health care provider by the use of medical kiosk and therapy：

● higher income

It is more daily to meet

Less trip

● it is more accurate

Meet record is seen again

Data automatically enter EMR/HER

● comprehensive care

Recommend and produce

● burden balance

No matter burden of meeting can be shared with other doctors in place.

It is for some nonrestrictive advantages of payer by the use of medical kiosk and therapy：

● state change

Transformation from payer to supplier

● market lever

New business model

Call center based on professional nurses

● efficiently

The market demand

Less expense

Expansibility

Less responsibility

The 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 is designed as Urgent and small-scale health care is provided, assessed and treatment patient using the doctor team of a concentration in this area.Doctor The Medical Devices that the doctor instantly of newest FDA approvals uses can be equipped by treating booth.

The newest technology used using doctor office and emergency ward, medical kiosk can allow for patient and be fitted in locality When nursing, the nursing is convenient, be readily available and price is more reasonable.

Medical kiosk be designed as comfortably, have a style of one's own, safety, health, the pavilion of sound insulation, it is its about 5 feet wide, and 9.5 Foot is long.Medical kiosk is made up of extruding plastics and associated component.The inside of medical kiosk can accommodate whole below one or more Body Medical Devices：

● thermometer (e.g., through ear measurement temperature, through ear measurement temperature, other body parts of scanning head it is infrared Thermometer, etc.).

● scale, build is used for the body weight for measuring patient in patient seat or floor.

● otoscope-be used to check middle ear, external ear, nasal cavity, mouth and larynx.

● BOLD contrast, for measuring blood oxygen saturation.

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

● blood pressure cuff, for measuring blood pressure.

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

● vital capacity instrument and sensor, for measuring PFT.

● glucometer or monitor.

● retinal scanner (for example, Itronix companies retinal scanner etc.).

Nurse, Nurse assistant, attendant for staying on the outside of medical kiosk etc. can undertake answer customer problem, help user Registration/payment, after each thoroughly cleaning medical kiosk and after each again store and/or reset medical kiosk Responsibility.The cleaning of medical kiosk can include sterilization seat and all appts equipment, at the same ensure medical kiosk do not have fragment and Anything of patient.Medical kiosk may be designed in after one or more users use medical kiosk by using chemistry spray Mist disinfection technology and/or Ultraviolet Disinfection automatic disinfection.Nurse, Nurse assistant, attendant etc. also ensure that user/trouble Any insurance formses for being used to compensate that person requires pass through the printer externally and/or internally included in medical kiosk or some its He is provided instrument.

Medical kiosk can also include computer, and it is connected to internet and operates at the monitoring of one or more of medical kiosk Device and/or other kinds of instrument；However, this is not essential.External monitor in medical kiosk can be used for patient's note Volume and selection of meeting, it can be imported with touch-screen form.

For by medical kiosk provide medical services on protocol schedule, diagnose, provide and record long-range primary care Method can include：

A. health care provider portal website-this application is used to provide clinical service by health care provider.This Nursed and record clinical events using what is required including all health care providers with diagnosing, providing.Its computer in doctor Upper operation and it can be integrated with leading EMR applications by HL/7 etc..Health care provider portal website A part is tele-medicine agreement and meet with guide, and it guides medical services to carry by the bootstrap for clinical remote service Donor.

B. patient portal website-this application is used that the medical history of patient is registered and also obtained with medical kiosk by patient.Its Including all information needed for clinical patient service management.It includes finance/bill information and healthy electronic medical record (EMR), it can be accessed by patient and health care provider.

C. integrated video meeting software-this application is supported to need the online patient clinical for being used to provide clinical service mutual It is dynamic.It uses the secure connection of server, and is connected through the internet to supplier.

In order that with medical kiosk, user/patient can pass through one or more following steps：

A. reached the standard grade in nearest terminal, register and arrange to meet, or need not preengage in medical kiosk registration.

B. using our online arrangement engine selection appointment time.

C. input insurance, pharmacy position preferably and bill information, and payment.

D. it is accomplished to the meet passage of nursing.

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

F. if it is indicated that, obtain prescription in the pharmacy of selection.

G. turned better using the nursing of portal management user until user.

Following example is, using the present invention medical information booth when, can be potentially encountered one of a user is unrestricted The example of property：

Jane Doe (Jian Duoyi) sensation is not fine, with serious nasal obstruction and " cold symptoms " several days.She anticipates Knowing her should see a doctor, however, it was found that being gloomy with her primary care physician reservation meet, and know that this is not One accesses her local emergency ward the reasons why suitable.However, she is aware of the medical kiosk in the grocery store near her family recently, And determine to open a few minutes Chinese herbaceous peony toward the grocery store from her family, look at whether she can obtain the meet that need not be preengage.Reach it Afterwards, Jane (letter) encounters attendant, and attendant helps her to be registered outside medical kiosk, for effectively can after a few minutes Face.She completes the essential information on her state of an illness by the monitor of exterior of terminal in brief guiding questionnaire.Include and ask The people information that volume is obtained includes some or all following information：Fingerprint, simple medical history/medicine, current symptom, drug of first choice Room, insurance information, the Credit Card Payments for the constant expense of access.Information is collected and safely stored, to facilitate day After access.Then, small waiting areas of the Jane near medical kiosk is sat down.At the end of the meet before another user, Jane has witnessed the corresponding surface region inside attendant's cleaning medical kiosk, changes the protection cap of used instrument, and And heard sterilization spray in medical kiosk.

Then, Jane brushes her fingerprint to examine her identity, into medical kiosk and sits down.Once her identity is by core Real, she is weighed by scale and receives the friendly greeting from online health care provider on televimonitor.Doctor Treat medical history, current medicine and symptom that ISP has spent some times to sweep Jane.Then, carried in medical services In the family of donor or in Office PC, health care provider follows the distance medical diagnosis agreement of queuing to inquire Jane. Jane can see and be spoken with health care provider, and health care provider can pass through the chair in face of Jane Monitor see Jane and spoken with Jane.

After health care provider inquires Jane and understands medical history, it is probably sinus infection that he, which suspects,.Then, it is medical The button that ISP is clicked in doctor's computer applications, it sends signal (e.g., green glow etc.) to open in medical kiosk Medical Devices room or the door of compartment, or open the light source in medical kiosk to confirm that compartment includes otoscope.Health care provider connects Instruction Jane gently to insert equipment in her nose, and obtain the photo of her nasal membrane.The photo then shows Show in the side of the Jane monitors that can be seen.Health care provider then indicates that Jane sees her ear and larynx using instrument Throat.These photos are all arranged in the side of monitor.Health care provider is then protruded using remote control pen and marked Region on Jane throat and the photo of nasal cavity, the region inflammation and represents the infection of the upper respiratory tract.Symptom based on her and Check, health care provider tells Jane, he believes that she suffers from sinus infection.

Jane has seen photo and the diagnosis to sinus infection feels comfortable, because she can witness radiograph. Health care provider thanks to accessing and following the agreement for completing to access for Jane.Appropriate antibiotic prescription is medical ISP's electronics is issued, and is electronically sent to the pharmacy of Jane selections, and in this case, lucky pharmacy is in groceries In shop.Once exiting terminal, Jane receives the Hgfa insurance formses of completion from attendant there, and she can submit it Her insurance company is used to submit an expense account.Jane then goes to pharmacy and waits her prescription, and the prescription can be used after ten minutes.She Return in home and start 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 Accreditation Waiting Area.

● integrated Wi-Fi Hotspot.

● touch-screen user interface.

● HIPAA Plasticity Designs.

● instantaneous sterilization.

● video/audio meeting.

● it is flexible to access.

Physical disabilities.

Parent and children.

● the modularized design for pharmacy door deployment.

● small occupied space.

● fully-integrated indoor design.

● expansible equipment slide rail.

● safe pc access storage.

● open by design feels spacious.

● pay and sign.

● fingerprint reader.

● integrated printer.

● integrated medical apparatus.

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

Scale, build is used for the body weight for measuring patient in patient seat or floor.

Otoscope-be used to check middle ear, external ear, nasal cavity, mouth and throat.

BOLD contrast, for measuring blood oxygen saturation.

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

Blood pressure cuff, for measuring blood pressure.

EKG, it provides heart rate and on pressure or the snapshot for the data for 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 typically mounted on the outside of medical kiosk to allow new user/patient to note Volume and register.The station may be designed for paying and/or gathering fingerprint.The station be normally located remotely from medical kiosk entrance with Permission is separated with the patient inside medical kiosk to a certain extent.Attendant can use this station for her work.

● the zonule that can include placing a small amount of chair on the outside of patient Accreditation Waiting Area-medical kiosk is used as waiting area.

● integrated Wi-Fi Hotspot-and in order to which network connection expense is minimized, the ISP that Wi-Fi Hotspot can be with selection ((AT ＆ T Corp., Verizon companies, Sprint companies, T-Mobile companies etc.) cooperates.

● touch-screen user interface-and when in medical kiosk by using touch screen interface, patient can be allowed to interaction.

● HIPAA Plasticity Designs-HIPPA requires that patient information is safe.This will imply that medical kiosk be typically every Sound and passerby it cannot be seen that the inside and seeing any patient information.Medical kiosk is typically completely enclosed and can locked, but It is that can allow outside access in emergency circumstances.

● instantaneous sterilization-and because many bacteriums and other pollutants are present in medical kiosk, sterilization technology can be used in In medical kiosk.The a type of disinfection system that can be used is built-in sterilization spraying system, and the sterilization spraying system is from position Sprayer between each meet makes up a prescription.Other or the additional disinfection system that can be used are can be shone between meet The ultraviolet system penetrated.Other gimmicks and technology can also or selectively be used.Attendant can have activation one or The ability of multiple disinfection systems (e.g., by button, computer etc.).Attendant can be required to track the note on disinfecting process Record, and can ensure that the door of medical kiosk is closing/locking in sterilization process.

● video/audio meeting-patient will pass through video and audio conferencing technology is exchanged with health care provider.It is this Environment can cause patient's perceptual image real the same as close as health care provider.Two-way glass can be used for Camera is placed on to the center of monitor, to keep patient to see head, video conference solution party with respect to Skype and instantly Case, it keeps user to look at camera and return to monitor.

● flexible access-medical kiosk should have sufficiently large door to accommodate wheelchair.Should also be as inside it is sufficiently large with Father and mother and child is allowed to sit together and do not feel oppressive.

● most prescription modularized design-today for pharmacy door deployment only has standard gate.Medical kiosk with It is allowed to be built by way of door enters and quickly assembles.

● small occupied space-due to the cost of retail space, medical kiosk will be enough small with installed in most of place (e.g., 4-6 feet wide and 7-10 feet long).

● what the inside of fully-integrated indoor design-medical kiosk can be designed obtains than them in the office of general doctor The experience arrived is more clean, more fashion, more preferably, it is more luxurious.

● expansible equipment slide rail-medical kiosk can include newest Medical Devices and with than general doctor's office Faster mode updates these equipment.Medical kiosk can include installing slide rail type system, and it allows the Medical Devices in medical kiosk Readily approached by patient.Indicator, such as lamp, can be used to point out which platform Medical Devices to be used by a user.

● safe pc access storage-and because the uptime of software is so important, electronic device can be inserted into In compartment into medical kiosk.This region is generally intended to safety, cooled down and provides easy access to service.

● open by design feels that the sensation that spaciousness-medical kiosk is commonly designed is more than and provides one one behind pavilion The pavilion of half glass window.

● pay and signature-medical kiosk can include the integrated POS device for paying, and for medical treatment The sign board of 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 with print medical treatment and insurance form and/or Receipt and/or prescription.Printer can also print the reward voucher for promoting production marketing based on diagnosis.Our software can be wrapped Include and lack paper to remind in attendant's carton.

● the medical meeting of video playback-record partly or wholly can be seen again by user, be allowed the user to again Secondary information of the listening from health care provider, instruction and/or suggestion.It is appreciated that video playback functionality can also or can The purpose for being selectively used for audit, the purpose for closing rule, purpose, the purpose of quality control of safety etc..

Thus, it will be seen that above-mentioned purpose, becomes it will be evident that being had from the foregoing description among those Effect ground is realized, and can be made due to specifically changing in the construction mentioned, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, The purpose is to all items for being contained in the above description and showing in the accompanying drawings should be interpreted it is illustrative rather than Limited significance.The present invention is described according to preferred and interchangeable embodiment.Read for those skilled in the art On the basis of reading and understanding of detail discussion provided herein of the invention, modified and replaced type will be apparent.This hair It is bright to be intended to include all these modifieds and replaced type, as long as they fall within the scope of the present disclosure.It is also to be understood that connecing down The claim come is intended to cover all of all general and special features and the scope of the invention of the invention described herein Statement, its, the problem of as language, it may be said to be and fall between them.The present invention is described according to preferred embodiment.It is excellent The these and other modified of embodiment is selected, will be aobvious together with the disclosure of other embodiment of the invention from there And be clear to so that it is described above the problem of be only only interpreted as illustrating rather than as limitation.The purpose is to including All modifieds and replaced type, as long as they fall within the scope of claims that follow.

Claims (21)

1. a kind of medical kiosk, it is designed to provide a user Telemedicine, and the medical kiosk has booth structure, the booth Structure includes：Foreboard, back plate and the first side plate and the second side plate, wherein the foreboard, back plate and the first side plate and second Side plate limits inner chamber；Multiple Medical Devices and user video conference systems, the user video conference system is designed as making The teleconference of real-time or near real-time, institute can be carried out with being located remotely from the health care provider of the medical kiosk by obtaining user Stating user video conference system includes the first display screen, information input equipment, camera and computer system and video conference Software, first display screen is configured to show during the teleconference between the user and the health care provider Show the health care provider, described information input equipment is constructed so that the user can input information, described first Display screen and described information input equipment are positioned in the medical kiosk so that the user can see described first simultaneously Display screen and described information input equipment, the computer system and video meeting software include electronic hardware and software, with The medical kiosk and the formation video connection between the health care provider in a distant place so that the medical services positioned at a distant place are carried Donor in real time or near real-time be shown on the first display screen, the multiple Medical Devices be configured to when user described User is allowed to use when in medical treatment, to provide the information on user to health care provider, so that medical services are carried Donor can in real time or near real-time provide a user suggestion, one or more Medical Devices include being selected from by pulse blood Equipment in oxygen instrument, heating cushion, magnifying glass, spatula, tweezers, the group of blood glucose meter composition；And wherein described inner chamber includes The medical compartment locked of one or more remote controls, at least one described medical compartment is set including at least one described medical treatment Standby, the medical compartment locked of the remote control can optionally be unlocked by the health care provider, so that described Medical compartment is moved to open position from closed position.

2. as claim 1 limit medical kiosk, wherein, the booth structure include inner chamber, the inner chamber include it is described before Plate, back plate and the first side plate and the second side plate, first display screen, described information input equipment, the camera with And the multiple Medical Devices are located in the inner chamber, the inner chamber includes entrance door, enables a user to pass in and out institute State inner chamber, the entrance door can be moved between the open and closed positions, the entrance door at the closed position to User in the inner chamber provides privacy.

3. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, wherein, the foreboard includes desktop, and first display screen is in the table Separated above face.

4. the medical kiosk that such as claim 2 is limited, wherein, the foreboard includes desktop, and first display screen is in the table Separated above face.

5. the medical kiosk that such as claim 3 is limited, wherein, described information input equipment is positioned on the desktop, and is positioned Below first display screen.

6. the medical kiosk that such as claim 4 is limited, wherein, described information input equipment is positioned on the desktop, and is positioned Below first display screen.

7. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, wherein, described information input equipment includes keyboard or touch-screen.

8. the medical kiosk that such as claim 6 is limited, wherein, described information input equipment includes keyboard or touch-screen.

9. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, wherein, the foreboard includes multiple medical compartments, at least one described medical treatment Compartment is located at the both sides of first display screen, and multiple medical compartments include at least one described Medical Devices.

10. the medical kiosk that such as claim 8 is limited, wherein, the foreboard includes multiple medical compartments, at least one described medical treatment Compartment is located at the both sides of first display screen, and multiple medical compartments include at least one described Medical Devices.

11. such as the medical kiosk that claim 1 is limited, including the registration station being positioned on the outside of the inner chamber, the registration station bag Include user input systems, the user input systems allow users to health care provider carry out it is described in real time or The information on user is inputted before the teleconference of near real-time.

12. the medical kiosk that such as claim 11 is limited, wherein, the user input systems, which include being selected from, includes the group of following component One or more of component：Keypad for identification, the keypad for data input, the keyboard for identification, for data The keyboard of input, the touch-screen for identification, the touch-screen for data input, the microphone for identification and voice recognition Software, microphone and voice recognition software for data input, the fingerprint scanner for identification, for data input Fingerprint scanner, the retinal scanner for identification, the retinal scanner for data input, card reader and intelligence are set Standby reader/scanner.

13. such as the medical kiosk that claim 1 is limited, including floor, the medical kiosk includes being positioned at least partially at describedly On plate or it is positioned at one or more of floor annex, the annex is selected from the group being made up of bench and scale.

14. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, including cleaning or decontamination system, to clean or sterilize the inner chamber extremely A few part, the cleaning or decontamination system include the system in the group being made up of ultraviolet system and spraying system.

15. such as the medical kiosk that claim 1 is limited, include the desk for the attendant being positioned on the outside of the inner chamber.

16. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, wherein, including ceiling panel and the wind on the ceiling panel Fan system, the fan system is designed as drawing air into the inner chamber, air is discharged to the inner chamber or their group Close, the fan system includes filtration system.

17. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, wherein, the camera is located to be selected from and shown by the foreboard or described first Position in the group of display screen curtain composition.

18. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, wherein, the booth structure includes printer.

19. the medical kiosk that such as claim 1 is limited, including the display screen outside the inside that the medical kiosk is surrounded, The display screen can be used in providing the information of one or more types in the group comprising the following：Advertisement is believed Breath, the information on medical kiosk, the information on the stand-by period for medical kiosk, on etc. medical kiosk to be used user it is suitable The information of sequence, be available or in use information on medical kiosk, it is cable television program, satellite television programming, local wide Broadcast TV programme, commercial film, medical plan, DVD material, blue light material.

20. the medical kiosk that such as claim 2 is limited, wherein, the foreboard is formed by the first foreboard and the second foreboard, and described first Foreboard and the second foreboard have roughly the same space-consuming, and the back plate is formed by the first back plate and the second back plate, and described One back plate and the second back plate have roughly the same space-consuming, and first foreboard and the second foreboard, which are designed to work as, forms institute Can be interchangeable with one another when stating medical kiosk, first back plate and the second back plate are designed to can that when forming the medical kiosk This is exchanged.

21. the medical kiosk that such as claim 2 is limited, wherein, one in first side plate and the second side plate includes door system, First side plate and the second side plate have roughly the same space-consuming, and can be mutually when forming the medical kiosk Change, the door system includes the entrance door.