Remote Patient Station With Integrated Diagnostics and Privacy Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing medical facilities face inefficiencies due to the need for patients to be physically present for routine medical activities and immediate medical attention, with telehealth and telemedicine systems requiring substantial improvements for efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A clinician station equipped with an interactive device stand and display terminal, electronically communicable over a network, allowing remote medical examinations and diagnoses through a cloud-based system, featuring adjustable arms and LED lighting for operator identification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If telehealth and telemedicine systems are implemented, then patient access to medical services is improved, but system efficiency and effectiveness require substantial improvement

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepatient access to medical servicesVSAvoidsystem efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into distinct functional modules: patient station with vital signs measurement capabilities, clinician station for remote monitoring, and cloud-based server for data management. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while working together to provide comprehensive telehealth services.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A cloud-based server acts as an intermediary between the patient station and clinician station, facilitating seamless communication and data transfer. The server receives vital signs data from the patient station, processes it, and transmits relevant information to the clinician station, enabling efficient remote medical consultation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If patients are required to be physically present for routine medical activities, then medical professionals can perform necessary examinations, but medical facilities operate at maximum physical capacity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvequality of medical examinationVSAvoidmedical facility capacity utilization

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patient station enables patients to perform self-measurement of vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate) using integrated sensors and measurement devices. This self-service capability eliminates the need for physical presence of medical professionals for routine measurements, allowing facilities to handle more patients without increasing staff requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Physical examination procedures are replaced with electronic sensing and digital data transmission. Vital signs are captured electronically by sensors in the patient station and transmitted digitally to the clinician station, substituting manual physical examination with automated electronic monitoring.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If digital mediums are used for checking in and prescription refill requests, then operational efficiency is improved, but patients still require physical presence for medical activities

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidpatient convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patient station integrates multiple functions into a single device: check-in processing, prescription refill requests, vital signs measurement, and remote clinician consultation. This multi-functional design allows patients to complete all medical tasks digitally from one location, eliminating the need for physical presence while maintaining comprehensive care.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Speed

If walk-in patients visit medical facilities for non-emergency matters, then immediate medical attention can be provided, but wait times increase due to current workload

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespeed of medical attentionVSAvoidpatient wait time

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Patients can perform preliminary actions remotely by measuring and transmitting their vital signs data before arriving at the facility or even before scheduling an appointment. The cloud server pre-processes this data and prepares it for clinician review, so that when the patient does need in-person attention, the clinician already has relevant information, significantly reducing wait times.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12488891B2Patient station for facilitating medical services remotely

Publication Date: 2025.12.02 ONMED LLC

AI summary

Systems and other embodiments are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a touchscreen, an input to initiate contact with a healthcare professional, the touchscreen displays a live image of the healthcare professional during a medical session. The method also includes transmitting the input to trigger the medical session with a remote device associated with the healthcare professional. The method also includes measuring, by a scale at the patient station that is integrated within a floor of an interior, a weight of a patient. The method also includes acquiring, by a diagnostic device, health data from the patient within the patient station. The method also includes activating, by a privacy system, a feature on a glass of the patient station that prevents viewing the interior. The method also includes sanitizing by a cleaning system the interior using an ultra-violet sanitation device.