Patent ID: 6755783
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: A61B,G01G,G06Q,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical device for monitoring and managing one or more ambulatory patients on a computer and allowing a caregiver to review the ambulatory patients' wellness parameters to provide treatment in accordance with the wellness parameters, the medical device comprising:a processing wait; a computer-readable medium associated with the processing unit; a sensor, operably coupled with the processing unit, the sensor detecting at least one physiological parameter of the patient; an output device, operably coupled with the processing unit, the output device prompting the patient with at least one question; an input device, operably coupled with the processing unit, the input device permitting the patient to respond to the at least one question; a communication device operably coupled to the processing unit; wherein the computer-readable medium is programmed with a set of instructions that cause the processing unit to cooperate with the communication device to automatically initiate a first communication session at a specified time of day, wherein during the first communication session at least one question is received from a remote computer; prompt the patient with the at least one question via the output device; receive at least one response to the at least one question via the input device; and transmit the at least one response and the at least one physiological parameter to the remote computer via the communication device.