Surgery – Diagnostic testing
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-27
2003-11-18
Hindenburg, Max F. (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
C600S301000, C128S903000, C128S904000, C128S920000, C705S004000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06648820
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention to medical condition sensing and evaluation and more particularly to medical condition sensing and evaluation over computer networks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There exist in the patent literature various proposals for medical sensing and evaluation over computer networks. The following U.S. Patents are believed to represent the state of the art: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,907,291; 5,906,208; 5,902,234; 5,897,493; 5,895,354; 5,892,570; 5,879,292; 5,873,369; 5,868,669; 5,868,135; 5,868,134; 5,865,733; 5,855,550; 5,848,975; 5,842,977; 5,842,975; 5,840,018; 5,827,180; 5,811,681; 5,79.1,908; 5,791,342; 5,769,074; 5,758,652; 5,677,979; 5,619,991.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention seeks to provide a highly effective computer network based system for medical sensing and evaluation as well as interface elements useful in the system.
There is thus provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention a medical condition sensing system including a multiplicity of general purpose computers disposed in user locations and being connected via a computer network to at least one controller computer remote from at least one of the user locations, personal parameter measuring software resident on at least one of the multiplicity of general purpose computers and the at least one controller computer for measuring at least one personal parameter of at least one user, personal parameter reference generating software resident on at least one of said multiplicity of general purpose computers and said at least one controller computer for establishing a reference for the at least one personal parameter, and personal parameter comparison software resident on at least one of the multiplicity of general purpose computers and the at least one controller computer for comparing at least one currently measured personal parameter with a corresponding reference and providing a comparison output.
Further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the medical condition sensing system also includes alert indication software resident on at least one of the multiplicity of general purpose computers and the at least one controller computer for providing a generally real time alert indication to the user based at least partially on the comparison output. Preferably, the alert indication software is resident on the multiplicity of general purpose computers.
Still further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the reference may be a personal parameter baseline constructed from pre-real time measurements of the personal parameter, a calibration reference employing a measurement of a personal parameter based on a calibration input, a calibration reference based on a calibration input, a calibration reference based on a calibration input supplied from another computer via the computer network, and/or a calibration reference employing a measurement of a personal parameter based on a calibration input supplied from another computer via the computer network. Preferably, the personal parameter comparison software is operative to compare at least one currently measured personal parameter with the calibration reference.
Additionally in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the medical condition sensing system also includes notification software resident on at least one of the multiplicity of general purpose computers and the at least one controller for transmitting a notification from one of the at multiplicity of general purpose computers to at least one other computer based on the comparison output.
Further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the personal parameter includes a heart function parameter, a blood parameter, a electrocardiogram parameter, a hearing function parameter, a skin appearance parameter, a tissue appearance parameter, an optically sensible parameter, an electrically sensible parameter, a thermally sensible parameter, an audibly sensible parameter, and/or a chemically sensible parameter.
Still further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the personal parameter comparison software is operative to compare optical images of at least one body region.
Additionally in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the personal parameter measuring software is operative to measure at least one personal parameter of at least one user in response to an input supplied to the user. The personal parameter measuring software also includes feedback software and feedback circuitry for calibrating the input supplied to the user. Preferably, the feedback software is operative to communicate between a general purpose computer and the controller computer over the computer network.
Additionally or alternatively the feedback circuitry is operative to communicate between a general purpose computer and the controller computer over the computer network.
Still further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the personal parameter measuring software also includes feedback software for calibrating a measured personal parameter of a user.
Furthermore in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the medical condition sensing system also includes feedback circuitry for calibrating a measured personal parameter of a user. Additionally or alternatively the feedback software is operative to communicate between a general purpose computer and the controller computer over the computer network.
Moreover the feedback circuitry is operative to communicate between a general purpose computer and the controller computer over the computer network.
Further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the medical condition sensing system also includes software utilizing the output of at least one of the personal parameter measuring software, the personal parameter reference generating software, and the personal parameter comparison software for providing at least one of recommendations and indications to a user.
Still further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the medical condition sensing system also includes a manned center accessible at least via the computer network for receiving at least some of the output of at least one of the personal parameter measuring software, the personal parameter reference generating software the personal parameter comparison software and at least one of recommendations and indications to a user and providing health professional interaction with the user.
Preferably, the manned center is accessible at least via the computer network for receiving at least some of the output of at least one of the personal parameter measuring software, the personal parameter reference generating software the personal parameter comparison software and at least one of recommendations and indications to a user and providing health professional interaction with the user.
Additionally or preferably at least one of the recommendations and indications as well as the criteria therefor is determinable by a user's health professional by transmitting instructions to at least one of the controller computer and the general purpose computer via the computer network. Furthermore, at least one of the recommendations and indications as well as the criteria therefor is determinable by a user's health professional by transmitting instructions to at least one of the controller computer and the general purpose computer via the computer network.
Still further in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention the manned center employs a personal physician of the user and communicates with him via through at least one of telephone and data links via at least one of wired and wireless communication media.
Moreover in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the medical condition sensing system also includes personal parameter analysis software resident on at least one of the multiplicit
Astorino Michael
G. E. Ehrlich Ltd.
Hindenburg Max F.
Home-Medicine (USA), Inc.
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