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Photos: It's virtual everything in Cisco's future
Hybrid world: From avatar assistants to telehealth...

By Natasha Lomas

Published: Wednesday 16 July 2008

Networking company Cisco has been showing off some of the technologies it's working on in its R&D division - including this telehealth station, pictured above.

Corinne Marsolier (right), from Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group's healthcare team, demonstrated how various pieces of healthcare equipment - including a blood pressure cuff and an otoscope camera - can be used remotely to gather data about a patient's condition during a virtual consultation.

Cisco has been trialling the equipment in the A&E department at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary since January and said patient feedback has been positive.

Photo credit: Natasha Lomas