METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
First Claim
1. An apparatus for performing multiple diagnostics simultaneously, in terms of body function, comprising:
- a data processing element;
a data acquisition module connected to the processing element;
a treatment output module connected to the processing element;
a user control module connected to the processing element;
a user display system connected to the processing element; and
said data acquisition module sending a plurality of measurement data simultaneously, in terms of body functions, to said data processing element, and in response thereto, the data processing element generates patient information needed by the treatment output module.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for performing multiple measurements and diagnoses simultaneously, in terms of body function, have a data processing element, a data acquisition module connected to the processing element, an optional treatment output module connected to the processing element, a user control module connected to the processing element, optionally a user display system connected to the processing element, and wherein the data acquisition module sends a plurality of measurement data simultaneously, in terms of body functions, to the data processing element. The processing element provides a plurality of outputs which can be made available to the user or combined in the diagnostic module. This in turn using a treatment algorithm in the treatment module can affect the patient through a feedback mechanism. In response thereto, the data processing element generates treatment information needed by the treatment output module. In one embodiment, the data acquisition module sends multiple different measurement data relating to a single disease to the data processing element. The method and apparatus can also monitor and diagnose treatment of a disease by simultaneously, in terms of body functions, measure, using a single data acquisition module, multiple parameters relating to the diagnosis or treatment of the disease; and in response to said measured parameters, determine the diagnosis or treatment of the disease; effecting a treatment regimen based on the determined diagnosis or treatment; and in response to further measurements of the parameters, determining an effectiveness of the treatment, and modifying, as necessary, the treatment regimen.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for performing multiple diagnostics simultaneously, in terms of body function, comprising:
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a data processing element; a data acquisition module connected to the processing element; a treatment output module connected to the processing element; a user control module connected to the processing element; a user display system connected to the processing element; and said data acquisition module sending a plurality of measurement data simultaneously, in terms of body functions, to said data processing element, and in response thereto, the data processing element generates patient information needed by the treatment output module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for performing multiple diagnostics, the method comprising:
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simultaneously, in terms of body functions, Measuring, using a data acquisition module, a plurality of parameters relating to diagnosis or treatment of a disease; in response to said measured parameters, determining said diagnosis or treatment of said disease; and effecting a treatment regimen based on said determined diagnosis or treatment. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 10)
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8. An apparatus for performing multiple diagnostics simultaneously, in terms of body function, comprising:
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a data processing element; a data acquisition module connected to the processing element; a user control module connected to the processing element; and said data acquisition module sending a plurality of measurement data simultaneously, in terms of body functions, to said data processing element, and in response thereto, the data processing element generates patient information. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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11. An apparatus for simultaneously performing multiple diagnostics, comprising:
a diagnostic apparatus that performs multiple diagnostics on one or more diseases and that receives a plurality of inputs, wherein the diagnostic apparatus comprises; one or more data acquisition modules that receive at least one of;
biomarker data and data from one or more other measurements; andone or more data processing modules connected to the one or more data acquisition modules that receive at least a portion of the data from the data acquisition module, wherein the data processing module responsively generates patient information relating to a patient based at least in part on the received portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for effecting treatments upon performing one or more diagnostics, comprising:
a treatment apparatus that effects a treatment regimen, wherein the treatment apparatus comprises; a treatment output module connected to a data processing module that receives patient information, wherein the patient information is derived from at least one of;
biomarker data and data from one or more other measurements and wherein the treatment output module generates treatment information based at least in part on the patient information; anda feedback module connected to the data processing module that receives at least one of;
updated biomarker data and updated data from the one or more other measurements, wherein the feedback module automatically controls at least one of drug delivery, electrical signal parameters, and treatment protocols in response to the updated data.- View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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