SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING REMOTE DATA GATHERING AND MONITORING FOR DIAGNOSING, STAGING, AND TREATMENT OF PARKINSONS DISEASE, MOVEMENT AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, AND CHRONIC PAIN

• US 20100169409A1
• Filed: 08/04/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Galenagen, LLC
• Original Assignee: Galenagen, LLC
• Inventors: Weiss, Stephen J., Fallon, James J., Fallon, Joan M., Heil, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 10,776,453 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/70 relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

This disclosure relates to early diagnosis and assessment tools for Parkinson'"'"'s disease, movement disorder, neurological disease, and/or chronic pain, designed to drive innovation and to accelerate best Parkinson'"'"'s disease, movement disorders, neurological disease, and chronic pain research. The present disclosure facilitates improved access to

Parkinson'"'"'s disease, movement disorders, neurological disease, and chronic pain patients along with innovative data capture methods that are designed to leading to improved therapies and assisting in finding a cure for Parkinson'"'"'s disease, movement disorders, neurological diseases, and/or chronic pain. In addition the present disclosure is broadly applicable as a diagnosis and assessment tool to all movement disorders and many neurological diseases and/or chronic pain.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A system comprising:

a data center comprising one or more servers to perform operations comprising;

receive patient data from at least one client remotely located device comprising a patient device, wherein the received patient data comprises at least one of biochemical, physical, neurological or cognitive data;

generate a sequence of medically related tests or therapies for monitoring or treating at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain based on the received patient data; and

push at least one of the sequence of medically related tests or therapies for monitoring or treating at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain to the patient device to be administered to a patient.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center comprises:

a web server to maintain profiles and information of users of the system comprising at least one of a patient, a healthcare provider, a physician, a researcher, a fiduciary or an insurer.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center comprises:

a database server to store a database of results from the administered sequence of medically related tests or therapies.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center comprises:

an application server to push the sequence of medically related tests or therapies to the at least one client device.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center is configured to receive the patient data in raw data format;

and

process the received raw data.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center is configured to receive processed patient data.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the sequence of medically related tests or therapies comprises a cognitive test.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center is configured to receive patient data by interfacing with at least one of an inertial measurement device, a video capture device, an audio capture device, a walking pad or a handwriting tablet.

23. The system of claim 12, wherein the sequence of medically related tests or therapies comprises a Unified Parkinson'"'"'s Disease Rating Scale compliant test.

24. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center is configured to communicate with the at least one client device comprising at least one of the patient device, a healthcare provider device, a physician device, a researcher device or an insurer device.

25. The system of claim 12, wherein the data center is configured to receive the patient data at a time selected based on at least one of patient preference, a prescribed periodic basis, when the patient is on or off one or more medications, at one or more specific times of day or night, or when the patient is exhibiting one or more specific symptoms.

26. A method comprising:

receiving, at a data center comprising one or more servers, patient data from at least one remotely located client device comprising a patient device, wherein the received patient data comprises at least one of biochemical, physical, neurological or cognitive data;

identifying, at the data center, a sequence of medically related tests or therapies for monitoring or treating at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain based on the received patient data; and

pushing, from the data center, at least one of the sequence of medically related tests or therapies for monitoring or treating at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain to the patient device to be administered to a patient.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

analyzing, at the data center, results of the administered at least one of the sequence of medically related tests or therapies received from the patient device to track a progression of the at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain; and

determining, at the data center, whether any additional tests or therapies should be pushed to the patient device.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the analyzed results are used to diagnose the patient for symptoms of the at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the data center comprises:

a web server to maintain profiles and information of users of the system comprising at least one of a patient, a healthcare provider, a physician, a researcher, a fiduciary or an insurer.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the data center comprises:

a database server to store a database of results from the administered sequence of medically related tests or therapies.

31. The method of claim 26, wherein the data center comprises:

an application server to push the sequence of medically related tests or therapies to the at least one remotely located client device.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein receiving the patient data comprises:

receiving the patient data in raw data format; and

analyzing the results comprises processing the received raw data.

33. The method of claim 26, wherein receiving the patient data comprises receiving processed patient data.

34. The method of claim 26, wherein the sequence of medically related tests or therapies comprises a cognitive test.

35. The method of claim 27, further comprising:

generating a baseline measurement from which to assess changes in the at least one of Parkinson'"'"'s disease, a neurological disease, a movement disorder, or chronic pain based on the analyzed results.

36. The method of claim 26, wherein receiving patient data comprises receiving at least one of inertial measurements, video capture data, audio capture data, walking pad measurements, or handwriting data.

37. The method of claim 27, wherein the sequence of medically related tests or therapies comprises computer based questionnaires;

and

analyzing the results comprises monitoring reaction times in response to the computer based questionnaires.

38. The method of claim 26, wherein the sequence of medically related tests of therapies comprises a Unified Parkinson'"'"'s Disease Rating Scale compliant test.

39. The method of claim 26, further comprising receiving data from the at least one remotely located client device comprising at least one of the patient device, a healthcare provider device, a physician device, a researcher device or an insurer device.

40. The method of claim 26, further comprising:

receiving the patient data at a time selected based on at least one of patient preference, a prescribed periodic basis, when the patient is on or off one or more medications, at one or more specific times of day or night, or when the patient is exhibiting one or more specific symptoms.