Introduction: Videolaparoscopy is an effective technique to access the body cavities. This technique maintains a minimal invasive impact in relation to other surgical procedures. However, in order to accomplish this technique it is necessary to have trained health professionals and an appropriate, robust set of equipment. The objective of this article is to present and describe a remote monitoring system which was developed to monitor and assistance precision biomedical equipment, such as the ones used for videolaparoscopy. This monitoring system, VERA, implements a collaborative methodology between health professionals and equipment maintenance professionals. The system was designed using the 3C model to provide the collaborative characteristics. Moreover, the development and implementation used web technologies. Throughout this process, modeling of the VERA system included conceptual and technical methods such as wireframes, site map and user interaction modeling. The VERA system allowed a collaborative work environment for the technical assistance team (for maintenance purposes) and the health professional responsible for the videolaparoscopy. The steps developed so far reveal that the system developed through the 3C model contributes to the creation of a collaborative environment in the remote monitoring of videolaparoscopic medical equipment. This, in turn, allows the technical assistance team to carry out diagnostic and maintenance with celerity, making it possible to ensure precise and efficient procedures in the Brazilian Unified Health System. Keywords: Development of Remote Monitoring System for Biomedical Equipment 2/6Copyright: ©2017 Macedo et al. Figure 1 illustrates the panoramic architecture of the VERA system. The latter is composed of the videolaparoscopy, concentrator equipment, and web information center. While the camera, light source, recorder and insufflator are videolaparoscopy equipment that will be monitored remotely. The concentrator is the device that collects the information of the functional parameters and alerts the equipment. This information is sent, via TCP / IP, to the information center, a Web server that centralizes the data. In addition to the medical device and equipment information, such as videolaparoscope, this information center gathers information from users and customers. It is important to clarify that the information gathered in the database of the monitoring system harnesses data from two types of users: the first coming directly from the machines and equipment being utilized, and the second being the data that is inserted from the technical staff using the equipment [11]. In order for the VERA system to be fully utilized, it is indispensable to have access to information from users and technicians. This was possible through the collaborative systems strategies implemented, such as the 3C model, which was crucial to gather elements such as user interface and interaction real estate and information exchange. Therefore, the 3C model enabled the definition, cl...
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