Medical Videoconferencing - Telemedicine

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Video South provides advice and configures systems in a wide range of telemedicine applications involved in patient care.

These include:

  • remote opinion / diagnosis
  • participation with remote expert in a procedure
  • teletraining
  • videoconferencing for patient and department management

Telemedicine trolley

Video South has designed an all-in-one outpatient telemedicine trolley, with network connectivity via IP and ISDN.

  • face-to-face camera
  • high angle camera for patient examination
  • medical imaging input for ultrasound (live) or x-ray or physiological monitor
  • video disk or USB drive to record session
  • PC/laptop input, which is also suitable for radiological archive
  • aux video input

The audio facilities include:

  • high quality loudspeaker with volume control
  • fixed microphone within the trolley, which is usually enough for all operators
  • cabled microphone, usually used if patients or relatives are involved
  • private headset/microphone for confidentiality or noisy environments
  • input for echo etc.
  • The unit has dual LCD monitors to confirm incoming and outgoing images and a docking point to allow these images to be displayed on larger monitors.

Accessories include a digital stethoscope to allow the remote party to listen to an exact digital copy of the local unit.This has proved suitable for all auscultation. There is a closeup camera which is hand held and comes with its own lighting (around the lens) and filter selection for skin lesions.

The trolley has a powerful TANDBERG codec and so can dial up remote centres worldwide. The operation of all facilities is via a cordless handset.

TANDBERG

As a partner of TANDBERG in healthcare, Video South can also offer the standard product which features:

  • Small footprint using five star wheel base
  • Flat screen TFT monitor
  • ISDN, IP and wireless connectivity

Ideal for limited space applications such as in A&E or ITU