Patent ID: 8849681

Claim:
A remote medical assessment and therapy management apparatus comprising: a first center user interface; a first center computer couplable with the first center user interface and configured to display information via the first center user interface sufficient for a user to assess data associated with a human function or condition and for the user to develop a therapeutic prescription comprising parameters for an electrical stimulation signal to be administered to a patient, and further configured to receive therapeutic control inputs from the user specifying parameters for the electrical stimulation signal in accordance with the therapeutic prescription; a remote device located remotely from the center and including: at least one medical diagnostic instrument configured to acquire biophysical data from a patient, at least one medical therapeutic instrument configured to provide a therapy to a patient, the therapy comprising administration of the electrical stimulation signal, and a remote computer configured to (i) receive diagnostic signals from the diagnostic instrument, (ii) automatically select the therapeutic prescription provided by the center computer, (iii) transmit therapeutic control signals to the therapeutic instrument, the therapeutic control signals being configured to cause the therapeutic instrument to administer the electrical stimulation signal to the patient in accordance with the electrical stimulation signal parameters specified in the therapeutic prescription, (iv) authenticate the identity of the patient, (v) receive data pertaining to the status of a set of symptoms of the patient, (vi) receive data pertaining to the patient's physical condition, and (vii) report the data to the center computer; and a network interface connected between the first center computer and the remote computer and configured to (i) transmit diagnostic signals from the remote computer to the first center computer, (ii) transmit the therapeutic control signals from the first center computer to the therapeutic instrument via the remote computer, and (iii) communicate the additional data between computers.