Patents
US 7885998 B2: Method of facilitating medical consultations
- Granted
- 2011-02-08
- Filed
- 2007-11-16 application 11941427
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for a first healthcare provider to consult a second healthcare provider regarding at least one of diagnosis of a patient and treatment of a patient includes the first healthcare provider submitting a request for consultation on a machine, and the second healthcare provider submitting a consultation response on a machine.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg110208.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital 2 patents | Foreign company or organization | Terre Haute, IN | UNION HOSPITAL INC Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Smaka | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Evan Farmer | Norfolk, VA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Buechler | Terre Haute, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G16H | Healthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data | G16H30/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BUECHLER, JAMES R., DR. signed 2001-03-21 FARMER, EVAN, DR. signed 2001-03-21 SMAKA, TODD, DR. signed 2001-03-26 | UNION HOSPITAL INC. TERRE HAUTE, IN | 20144/589 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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