System and method for testing for cardiovascular disease
US7983930B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/24
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for efficiently providing high-quality medical diagnostic service is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a computer-controlled diagnostic device is placed in a location, such as a primary care clinic, where the device can be the most timely used. The device is linked by a computer network to a computer accessible by an expert diagnostician, who is qualified to express diagnostic opinions based on his or her review of the test data from the test device. The linkage can be either direct, moderated by an intermediate computer, which distributes diagnostic tasks to a team of diagnosticians, facilitates remote control and troubleshooting of the test devices by qualified personnel and remote training of the end-users of the test device, and manages billing by the clinics, diagnosticians and the provider of the diagnostic service system. Timely testing of patients in an economical manner is thus achieved.
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