Procedure recording and telediagnosis of pulse diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pulse diagnosis is one of important diagnosis methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Although current medical devices have the capabilities of pulse feeling as a doctor do, the procedure how experienced doctors make diagnoses have not been recorded. Thus it is difficult to establish knowledgebase of Traditional Chinese Medicine and make a useful clinic support model. In this paper, by inserting an electronic doctor fingers and an electronic patient arm between a patient and a doctor, the interactive diagnoses operation is transferred and recorded. In the application system, the electronic doctor fingers and the electronic patient arm act like real fingers and arm. The doctor´s finger pressure is detected and transferred to the patient and the patient´s pulse signal is detected and transferred to the doctor. The two parts are connected by a communication network; they can be used to provide service for remote patients and implement telediagnosis.