Automated Creation and Maintenance of Nutritional Regimen for Obesity Patients After Surgical Procedures

摘要

The present invention is comprised of an interactive outpatient internet based network for providing automated outpatient medical follow up and support services. The present invention is further comprised of automated interactive customized modules to provide medical personnel with daily reports on outpatient treatment progress and condition. The present invention is further comprised of modules that create a cost effective interactive connection between an outpatient and medical staff where distance and lack of contact can place an outpatient at greater risk of relapse and prevent medical personnel from performing desired follow up services.

主权项

1. An interactive and automated Internet based system for creation and maintenance of a nutritional regimen for obesity outpatients after surgical procedures are performed, the system comprising:
an interactive outpatient Internet based network configured to include an outpatient meal delivery system and provide connections between an Internet website server and a video conferencing device, wherein the video conferencing device includes a digital video recording device and a database storage device; wherein the interactive outpatient Internet based network is configured to provide text, voice and video communications between health care professionals and an obesity outpatient with reduced mobility after a laparoscopic gastric banding surgical procedure for helping the obesity outpatient stay in compliance with a strict dietary guidelines medically recommended as a standard of care after a laparoscopic gastric banding surgical procedure; wherein the Internet website server is configured to connect to an obesity outpatient I/O device, health care professionals electronic devices and configured to perform evaluations, record, store, access information on the database storage device; wherein the database is configured to record, store, access information including obesity outpatient reporting, video conferencing sessions, add outpatient activities input to their medical records, one or more customized modules including an automated daily food intake module and a dietary and nutrition resource module specifically for laparoscopic gastric banding surgical obesity patients; wherein the automated daily food intake module is configured to receive proposed meal content from an obesity outpatient over the Internet website server, which proposed meal content is recorded in the database; wherein the dietary and nutrition resource module is configured to perform an automated evaluation of the obesity outpatient's proposed meal content and automatically transmit at least a portion of the evaluation to the obesity outpatient over the Internet website server; wherein the outpatient meal delivery system is configured to comply with the strict dietary regimen, wherein at least menu specifically for obesity outpatients after a laparoscopic gastric banding surgical procedure is displayed on the obesity outpatient I/O device and the outpatient meal delivery system automatically generates a meal order for meal preparation and orders prepared meals delivered to a residence of the obesity outpatient; wherein the system is configured to receive actual meal content from an obesity outpatient over the Internet website server, which actual meal content is recorded in the database; and wherein the video conferencing device is configured for consultation and examination purposes, including an ability to evaluate a severity of potential visible sores, skin conditions or other difficult to assess conditions for determining when the obesity outpatient should or should not seek emergency room care.