US 12,434,866 B2
Care delivery telehealth drone
Debi Sampsel, West Chester, OH (US); Manish Kumar, Cincinnati, OH (US); Seung-Yeon Lee, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Victoria Wangia Anderson, Mason, OH (US)
Appl. No. 18/007,624
Filed by University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/035489
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/247734, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/033,596, filed on Jun. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0227183 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B64U 20/87 (2023.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/55 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); B64U 10/70 (2023.01); B64U 101/20 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 20/87 (2023.01) [A61B 5/0015 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 10/70 (2023.01); B64U 2101/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/55 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote health care apparatus comprising:
a. a drone device comprising one or more communication devices, wherein the drone device is capable of two-way auditory and visual communication, and further, wherein the drone device has a top, a bottom and at least four sides, wherein the drone device comprises ultrasound proximity sensors on four sides of the drone device, at least one ultrasound proximity sensor at the bottom of the drone device; and one or more optical flow sensors at the bottom of the drone device; and
b. a health kit that is capable of being transported by the drone device;
wherein the health kit can be detached from the drone device and the health kit contains one or more medical devices selected from the group consisting of biometric measuring devices, specimen collection devices and lab testing tools, and wherein the drone device comprises a collision avoidance system and an obstacle detection system that uses the ultrasound proximity sensors and optical flow sensors.