System and method for remotely adjusting sound acquisition sensor parameters

Abstract

A method for performing one or more remote medical examinations of a patient using a workstation operably connectable to a remote diagnostics device, and wherein for at least one remote medical examination of the remote medical examinations the method comprising: receiving navigation enabling data acquired by at least one navigation sensor of the device, the navigation enabling data being indicative of a spatial disposition of the with respect to the patient's body; displaying the received navigation enabling data; receiving an indication of a desired spatial disposition of the device with respect to the patient's body, from which medical data of the patient is to be acquired in accordance with the at least one medical examination, the indication being provided by a trained personnel operating the workstation; and sending the received indication to the device, thus enabling navigation thereof to the desired spatial disposition with respect to the patient's body.

1 . A handheld diagnostics device configured to perform one or more medical examinations of a patient, said diagnostics device comprising:
 at least one diagnostics sensor; and   a processor;   wherein, for at least one given medical examination of the medical examinations, said processor is configured to:   provide a user with instructions for performing the given medical examination;   operate the at least one diagnostics sensor to acquire medical data from a body of a patient;   verify that the acquired data meets pre-defined standards; and   transmit the acquired medical data to a remote workstation of a trained personnel.   
     
     
         2 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 1  wherein said processor is configured to perform said transmit via a central system. 
     
     
         3 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 2  wherein said central system automatically routes the acquired medical data to the remote workstation of the trained personnel out of a plurality of trained personnel, wherein the trained personnel is available for receiving the acquired medical data and at least one other trained personnel out of the plurality of trained personnel is not available for receiving the acquired medical data. 
     
     
         4 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 1  wherein said processor is further configured to:
 provide said user with one or more questions relating to the patient: at least some of the questions designed to provide data relating to the patient's medical condition; 
 receive answers to the one or more questions; and 
 transmit said answers to said remote workstation. 
 
     
     
         5 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 1  wherein a pre-defined check plan associated with the patient defines a list of the one or more medical examinations to be performed on the patient. 
     
     
         6 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 1  wherein the diagnostics sensor is an image based diagnostics sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 1  wherein the diagnostics sensor is a sound based diagnostics sensor. 
     
     
         8 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 2  wherein the navigation sensor is a camera. 
     
     
         9 . The handheld diagnostics device according to  claim 3  wherein the navigation sensor is an INS. 
     
     
         10 . The handheld diagnostics device accord nag to  claim 1  wherein the pre-defined standards are at least one of:
 (a) a required length of reading; 
 (b) a minimal recorded sound volume; 
 (c) a minimal recorded sound quality; 
 (d) a minimal pressure against the patients body; 
 (e) a maximal pressure against the patients body; 
 (f) a maximal allowed movement of the diagnostics device during acquisition of readings; 
 (g) a type of image reading; 
 (h) a required image reading zoom; 
 (i) a required image reading light; 
 (j) a required image reading matching to predefined reference; and 
 (k) a minimal image quality. 
 
     
     
         11 . The handheld diagnosis device according to  claim 1  wherein the processor is further configured to automatically identify the patient.