Systems and methods for facilitating physiological data collection prior to appointment

US10665332B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Elwha LLC · US

Inventors

• Alistair K. Chan · Bainbridge Island, US
• Jesse R. Cheatham, III · Seattle, US
• Joel Cherkis · Redmond, US
• Paul H. Dietz · Redmond, US
• Tom Driscoll · San Diego, US
• William Gates · Redmond, US
• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Muriel Y. Ishikawa · Livermore, US
• Neil Jordan · Redmond, US
• Jordin T. Kare · Seattle, US
• Eric C. Leuthardt · Chesterfield, US
• Nathan P. Myhrvold · Bellevue, US
• Patrick Neill · Santa Clara, US
• Tony S. Pan · Bellevue, US
• Robert C. Petroski · Seattle, US
• David R. Smith · Durham, US
• Elizabeth A. Sweeney · Seattle, US
• Desney S. Tan · Kirkland, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US
• David Lawrence Tennenhouse · Hillsborough, US
• Yaroslav A. Urzhumov · Bellevue, US
• Gary Wachowicz · Bonney Lake, US
• Lowell L. Wood, JR. · Bellevue, US
• Victoria Y.H. Wood · Livermore, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 23, 2015
• Grant date: May 26, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 14, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H50/20
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for facilitating physiological data acquisition includes scheduling a medical appointment between a patient and a medical provider. The medical appointment is to be conducted at a medical provider location on an appointment date. The method also includes selecting a medical device configured to acquire physiological data regarding the patient. The method further includes sending, to a fulfillment system, a request to provide the medical device to a patient location prior to the appointment date. The patient location is remote from the medical provider location.