Introduction of a fully portable, body-mounted emergency medical information system

InterVision Systems Inc. has developed a "wearable" computer system for use by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The system will be used to access medical information, to support remote primary care, and for remote diagnostic consultation. The system consists of a small 4/spl times/4/spl times/3-inch chassis that houses the CPU, interface boards, battery mount and a panel of standard I/O ports. The system comprises a 486SLC/25 MHz computer bus, 4, 8 or 12 MB RAM, a 170 MB removable hard drive for a type III PCMCIA slot, a type II PCMCIA slot, voice actuation software and hardware, and a miniature wrist-mounted keyboard. The miniature VGA CRT is mounted on a head band, or may be mounted on the wrist, and displays text, graphics or information relayed from the medical information system or from the medical consultant.