| US 7,347,492 B2 | ||
| Chair-side multimedia communication system | ||
| Mark L. DiRe, 12917 SE. 38th St., Suite 202, Bellevue, Wash. 98006 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 08, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/616,185. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/395193, filed on Jul. 10, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0007907 A1, Jan. 15, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61G 15/00 (2006.01); A61G 15/10 (2006.01); A61G 15/14 (2006.01); A47C 7/72 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 297—217.3 [297/217.4; 297/217.6; 297/330] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A patient communication system, comprising:
a display screen comprising a flat panel touch screen having an intraoral operatory light suspended over a patient chair such
that the display screen and operatory light are visible from the chair to provide unobstructed viewing of the display screen
by the patient and to provide light into the patient's mouth without interfering with access to the patient's mouth by the
dental staff;
a controller associated with an armrest of the chair and configured to enable input commands by a patient through the controller
to a computer associated with the display screen to provide patient access to a computer network; and
directional speakers located in a headrest associated with the patient chair, the directional speakers configured to provide
sound in limited directions.
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