1. A laser instrument for electro-optical measurement of a distance of a target object to a reference mark, comprising:
a housing;
a measuring device which emits a laser beam and determines a distance value from a receiving beam coming from the target object;
an outlet opening in the housing to couple out the laser beam from the housing and to couple in the receiving beam coming from the target object;
a display device to display the distance value; and
an operating device to operate the laser instrument and to start a distance measurement;
wherein the display and operating devices are arranged on an upper side of the housing;
and wherein the outlet opening is arranged in the upper side, in a lower side opposite from the upper side, or in a side surface of the housing and wherein the side surface extends along a longest length of the housing.
2. The laser instrument according to claim 1, further comprising at least one other outlet opening in the housing via which the laser beam is coupleable out from the housing and the receiving beam is coupleable in to the housing.
3. The laser instrument according to claim 2, wherein the outlet opening and the at least one other outlet opening are arranged in opposing surfaces of the housing.
4. The laser instrument according to claim 2, wherein the outlet opening and the at least one other outlet opening are arranged in adjacent surfaces of the housing.
5. The laser instrument according to claim 2, wherein three outlet openings are provided in the housing to couple out the laser beam from the housing and to couple in the receiving beam coming from the target object.
6. A laser instrument for electro-optical measurement of a distance of a target object to a reference mark, comprising:
a housing;
a measuring device which emits a laser beam and determines a distance value from a receiving beam coming from the target object;
three outlet openings in the housing to couple out the laser beam from the housing;
a display device to display the distance value; and
an operating device to operate the laser instrument and to start a distance measurement;
wherein the display and operating devices are arranged on an upper side of the housing;
and wherein the three outlet openings are respectively arranged in the upper side or a lower side, in a side surface of the housing, and in a front side or rear side of the housing.
7. The laser instrument according to claim 2, further comprising a switching device to change an operating mode of the laser instrument from a first operating mode in which the laser beam is coupleable out via the outlet opening to at least one other operating mode in which the laser beam is coupleable out via the at least one other outlet opening.
8. The laser instrument according to claim 7, wherein the switching device is configured such that pivoting optics are moved from a first position into at least one other position when actuating the switching device, wherein the first and the at least one other position are configured such that the laser beam is coupleable out of the housing via the outlet opening or via the at least one other outlet opening.
9. The laser instrument according to claim 2, further comprising a signaling device which displays a selected outlet opening, wherein the signaling device is arranged in the upper side of the housing.
10. The laser instrument according to claim 1, further comprising an optical sighting device having a first optical element and a second optical element.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
I claim:
1. A multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective, diagnosis-related educational information and medical products, comprising:
(1) means for inputting a patient’s request for material;
(2) means for correlating said request with at least one preselected material by diagnosis;
(3) means for delivering at least one said material to said patient as a medical module;
wherein said material(s) are selected from the group comprising educational products, medical assessment tests, and medical products.
2. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective, diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 1, further comprising a medical module and means for combining at least one said material into a medical module to be sent to said patient.
3. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective, diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 2, wherein said means for delivering said medical module to a patient is carrier mail.
4. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 3, wherein said means for receiving a patient’s request for information is selected from the group comprising mail, fax, e-mail, online, networked systems, carrier, and telephone.
5. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 4, wherein said medical module is a self-learning module.
6. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective, diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 5, wherein said medical module comprises educational products which are diagnosis specific, said materials having been preselected and validated by at least one expert.
7. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 6, wherein said medical module further comprises consumer medical assessment and monitoring products preselected by healthcare experts;
said system further comprising means for receiving results from said medical assessment products for transmittal to a heath care provider, and means for receiving data from said medical products for conveying said data to a healthcare provider, said medical assessment products.
8. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 7, wherein said medical module further comprises health-related educational materials preselected by healthcare experts;
said system further comprising means for receiving responses to said educational modules, said responses being based on said patient’s educative interaction with said modules.
9. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 8, wherein said health-related materials are up datable over time, said system further comprising means providing for updating said materials.
10. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 9, wherein said means for processing patient’s information request further comprises means for documenting the shipping-out of said health-related materials for said medical record.
11. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 10, wherein a patient may present said patient’s information request to said system in person or by any means other than in person.
12. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 11, wherein said system further comprises a database.
13. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective health-related educational information and medical products of claim 12, wherein said system further comprises medical devices and medical assessment tests, the results of which are subject to being remotely monitored by a physician.
14. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective health-related educational information and medical products of claim 13, wherein said system automatically generates said module by electronic means upon diagnosis of said patient by a physician subscriber to said system.
15. The multi-user distribution system for providing a patient with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products of claim 13, wherein said system is a subscription system, providing access thereto only through the direction of a physician subscriber to said system.
16. A multi-user distribution system for providing a user with selective diagnosis-related educational information and medical products, comprising:
(1) means for inputting a user’s request for a medical module correlated to said user’s at least one diagnosis;
(2) means for processing said user’s information request and for correlating at least one diagnosis with at least one set of expert selected materials;
(3) means for combining at least one set of materials into a medical module to be sent to the user; and
(4) means for delivering said medical module to said user;
(5) wherein said module comprises materials selected from the group comprising consumer medical tests, medical devices, printed media, taped media, electronic media, filmed media, video, and CD-ROM;
(6) wherein said means for delivering said medical module to a patient is carrier mail;
(7) wherein said system is capable of automatically generating said module by electronic means upon diagnosis of said patient by a physician subscriber to said system;
(8) wherein said system is at least one of a subscription system, providing access thereto only through the direction of a physician subscriber to said system.
17. A distribution method for providing a patient with a medical diagnosis with selective educational materials and medical products from healthcare experts comprising the steps of:
(1) selecting a set of health-related materials;
(2) presenting the patient to a subscriber of the medical subscriber system, wherein said presenting is one of direct and remote;
(3) distributing an education prescription to a patient;
(4) requesting a medical module corresponding to a specific diagnosis of a patient’s medical condition from said subscriber system; and
(5) receiving a medical module from said subscriber system.
18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of extracting educational data from at least one database.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein said modules provide at least one of:
(a) a prescription via Internet;
(b) a prescription via mail;
(c) a prescription via e-mail;
(d) a prescription via online;
(e) a prescription via fax;
(f) a prescription via carrier; and
(g) a prescription via telephone.
20. The distribution method for providing at least one patient with a medical diagnosis according to claim 17, wherein said selecting step (1) further comprises the step of selecting educational material from at least one of printed, taped, or electronic media; and, wherein said requesting step (4) includes diagnosing medical conditions.