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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1998
Duane Allan Delestienne, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Ianne Mae Howards Koritzinsky, Glendale, WI (US);
David Thomas Mehring, Sussex, WI (US);
Sanjeev Sharma, Waukesha, WI (US);
George Tzortzos, Brookfield, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesh, WI (US);
Abstract
A field service unit is disclosed for providing interactive field service of medical diagnostic systems. The field service unit includes a service platform installed on a portable system, such as a portable computer. The field service unit is adapted to formulate service requests, transmit and receive service data, and render field service to a variety of medical diagnostic system modalities. The field service unit includes communications modules for linking the field service unit to a remote service facility and to subscribing medical diagnostic systems. Service requests may originate in the field service unit, or in the remote service facility, or in the medical diagnostic system, with the field service unit being informed of the state of service requests via a network link.