Combination treatment selection methods and systems

• US 20090271375A1
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Published: 10/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Wood, Lowell L. JR., Hyde, Roderick A., Malamud, Mark A., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Wood, Victoria Y.H., Leuthardt, Eric C.
• Application Number:
  US12/150,122
• Publication Number:
  US 20090271375A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/005 images, e.g. video
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/02 for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body parameters, e.g. blood-sugar, pressure measurement of body parameters A61B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/50 for simulation or modelling of medical disorders

Abstract

Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual, querying at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute, selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual, and/or presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual;

querying at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute;

selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual; and

presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual.

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56. A system comprising:

means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual;

means for querying at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute;

means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual; and

means for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual.

58. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one physical attribute associated with the at least one individual.

59. The system of claim 58, wherein the means for accepting at least one physical attribute associated with the at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one physical symptom associated with the at least one individual.

64. The system of claim 58, wherein the means for accepting at least one physical attribute associated with the at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one physical diagnosis associated with the at least one individual.

66. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one of a current treatment or a proposed treatment associated with the at least one individual.

67. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting the at least one attribute from a medical history associated with the at least one individual.

68. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting the at least one attribute from a personal medical history associated with at least one individual.

69. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting the at least one attribute from a family medical history associated with the at least one individual.

70. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one mental enhancement goal associated with the at least one individual.

71. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one mental attribute associated with the at least one individual.

72. The system of claim 71, wherein the means for accepting at least one mental attribute associated with the at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one mental symptom associated with the at least one individual.

75. The system of claim 71, wherein the means for accepting at least one mental attribute associated with the at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one mental impairment associated with at least one individual.

77. The system of claim 71, wherein the means for accepting at least one mental attribute associated with the at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one mental diagnosis associated with at least one individual.

79. The system of claim 71, wherein the means for accepting at least one mental attribute associated with the at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting at least one past mental therapy associated with the at least one individual.

80. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for accepting the at least one attribute associated with the at least one individual from a health care provider.

83. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for querying at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute comprises:

means for searching at least one prescription medication database and at least one artificial sensory experience database.

84. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one prescription medication from a physician'"'"'s desk reference database.

87. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one prescription medication at least partially based on at least one of a behavior, a symptom, or a diagnosis.

88. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one prescription medication at least partially based on at least one of a susceptibility to a drug side effect or a drug interaction.

89. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting a prescription medication and at least one alternative medicine treatment as the at least one prescription medication.

90. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one prescription medication at least partially based on at least one of a medication history of the at least one individual or an artificial sensory experience history of the at least one individual.

91. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one prescription medication at least partially based on at least one of a genetic or an epigenetic profile.

92. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting at least one virtual experience as the at least one artificial sensory experience.

94. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting at least one real-world sensory stimulus as the at least one artificial sensory experience.

96. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partially based on at least one of a behavior, a symptom, or a diagnosis.

97. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partially based on at least one demographic characteristic of the at least one individual.

99. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partially based on at least one of a medication history or an artificial sensory experience history of the at least one individual.

100. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting a preferred artificial sensory experience and at least one alternative artificial sensory experience.

101. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting at least one artificial sensory experience and at least one prescription medication at least partially based on a treatment algorithm.

103. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for selecting at least one opioid analgesic and at least one virtual world experience to address at least one pain attribute of at least one individual.

104. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for presenting an indication of a preferred combination including at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience and at least one alternative combination including at least one alternative prescription medication and at least one alternative artificial sensory experience.

105. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience to at least one output device.

108. The system of claim 56, wherein the means for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual comprises:

means for presenting to a health care provider an indication of at least one of the at least one prescription medication or the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual.

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111. A system comprising:

circuitry for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual;

circuitry for querying at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute;

circuitry for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual; and

circuitry for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual.

112. A computer program product comprising:

a signal-bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for accepting at least one attribute of at least one individual;

one or more instructions for querying at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute;

one or more instructions for selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual; and

one or more instructions for presenting an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual.

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116. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to accept at least one attribute of at least one individual;

query at least one database at least partly based on the at least one attribute;

select from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual; and

present an indication of the at least one prescription medication and the at least one artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the selecting from the at least one database at least one prescription medication and at least one artificial sensory experience to address the at least one attribute of at least one individual.

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