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Providing medical services at a kiosk

A medical service, medical kiosk technology, applied in medical science, inoculation and ovulation diagnosis, diagnosis, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-31
CARESTREAM HEALTH INC
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Sanitize the test package and record the test results

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[0037] The invention will especially relate to elements forming part of, or cooperating more directly with, a device according to the invention. It is to be understood that elements not specifically shown or described may take various forms well known to those skilled in the art.

[0038] The general approach of the present invention is to employ an unattended medical kiosk to determine the tests to be performed at the kiosk, distribute test kits, perform the tests, recycle and decontaminate the test kits, discard medical waste, and record the test results.

[0039] Testing process integrated in a medical kiosk

[0040] FIG. 1 shows a set of different medical testing procedures or test packages integrated into a medical kiosk 10 .

[0041] Medical tests may include, but are not limited to, cholesterol, blood sugar, drug testing, Alzheimer's disease, tests involving pregnancy, eye exams, saliva, blood, skin, body fluids, body images, electrocardiograms, hyperspectral imaging, ...

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A medical kiosk provides medical services. The medical test to be performed are determined ( 110 ). A test kit is dispensed from the medical kiosk ( 120 ). The necessary tests are performed. The test kit is decontaminated ( 172 ) and the results of the tests are recorded.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to medical testing and medical kiosks, and more particularly to a method of incorporating the delivery and recovery of medical testing procedures or non-invasive medical testing kits into an unassisted kiosk. Background technique [0002] Traditionally, many routine medical testing and screening procedures have relied on trained professionals to perform invasive procedures, such as drawing blood samples or performing throat cultures. Recently, there has been an increasing emphasis on developing noninvasive testing procedures to replace existing invasive counterparts. Currently, these noninvasive screening techniques analyze breath, urine, saliva, and faecal samples. Other techniques exist for spectroscopic or optical analysis of a patient's skin or eye (eg, retina). The present invention teaches an unassisted medical kiosk that conducts non-invasive medical testing: dispenses medical test kits, performs tests, analyzes r...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00
CPCA61B2560/0443A61B5/6888A61B5/441A61B5/00A61B3/14A61B10/0051A61B5/082
Inventor J·R·斯奎拉K·W·蒙茨D·K·兰金-帕罗贝克M·马鲁F·马里诺
Owner CARESTREAM HEALTH INC
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