Treatment by television

A telecommunications engineer at the Public University of Navarre has designed a system of telemedicine for interactive digital television, allowing patients to be treated and monitored in their homes.

This tele-assistance system, the first in Spain, was designed by Alejandro Fanjul Fernández. A number of companies and government bodies have already expressed interest in marketing the application.

The system, known as ATS-Interactiva, carries out a series of check-ups and opens a channel of communication between the health care professional and the patient.

ATS-Interactiva gives doctors a complete system of monitoring patients at any time, enabling them to assess patients’ progress through measures including weight, pulse, blood pressure and glucose level.

This application could help monitor patients who are convalescing in a post-operative recovery stage but who can carry out their basic functions in an independent manner. It could also be used by elderly people who require minimal control and monitoring of their state of health on a daily basis.