HOME-BASED REMOTE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

摘要

The invention concerns a system comprising: a patient-station (100) including, at least a remotely controlled patient-video camera (101) and a patient-computer (110) equipped with means (111) for acquiring data coming from medical assistance appliances (11, 12) and means (112) for transmitting instructions to said appliances, and means (113) to be connected to a telecommunication network (3); a treatment-station (200) including at least a display screen (202) capable of receiving images coming from said patient-video camera (101), a treatment-computer (210) equipped with means (213) to be connected to said telecommunication network (3) so as to set up a communication with the patient-station (100), means (211) for remotely monitoring the patient-station capable of remotely controlling the patient-video camera (101) and of sending to the patient-computer (110) said instructions, and means (212) for control and feedback after remote control, by displaying on said display screen (202) images supplied by the patient-video camera (101) and by transferring into the treatment-computer (210) data transmitted from the patient-computer acquisition means (111) through the telecommunication network (3). The invention is applicable to home-based treatment for patients.