Patent ID: 7283153

Claim:
A system for providing remote medical assistance to a patient at home, comprising: (a) a patient station comprising a remotely controllable patient video camera for supplying at least one of images of medical assistance appliances and images of a patient; and a patient computer provided with (i) means for acquiring data from said appliances; (ii) relaying means for forwarding commands to said appliances for modifying operating parameters of said appliances; and (iii) means for connection to a telecommunications network; and (b) a carer station comprising a display screen suitable for receiving images from said patient video camera; and a carer computer provided with (i) means for connection to said telecommunications network in order to set up a communication with the patient station; (ii) means for remotely controlling the patient station, suitable for remotely controlling the patient video camera and for sending said commands to the patient computer; and (iii) means for monitoring said appliances and obtaining feedback concerning effects of said commands after remote control operations have been carried out, by displaying on said display screen images of said appliances supplied by the patient video camera and by displaying said data after transmission via the telecommunication network from said aquisition means to the carer computer.