METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

• US 20120296176A1
• Filed: 05/18/2012
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovations Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Innovations Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Herbst, Ewa
• Granted Patent: US 9,199,076 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4836 Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods A61B5/0036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• 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: A61N 1/36031 using physiological parameters for adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36139 with automatic adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37241 providing test stimulations
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37252 Details of algorithms or data aspects of communication system, e.g. handshaking, transmitting specific data or segmenting data
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Method and apparatus for performing multiple measurements and diagnoses simultaneously, in terms of body function, include a data processing element, a data acquisition module, an optional treatment output module, a user control module, and a user display system, where 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. A treatment algorithm in the treatment module can affect the patient through a feedback mechanism. In response, the data processing element generates treatment information needed by the treatment output module.

Claims

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.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

said data processing element being responsive to said user control module for generating said patient information and for generating user display information for use by the user display system.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

said data acquisition module sends the plurality of the measurement data relating to a single disease to said data processing element.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

measuring modules, connected to said data acquisition module, comprising one or more of;

one or more biomarker sensors, a pH sensor, a pO2 sensor, a spectrometer, an optical sensor, and an electrical measurement system, a chemical measurement system, a physical measurement system, and an electrochemical measurement system.

5. A method for performing multiple diagnostics, the method comprising:

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.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

selecting a plurality of the parameters to measure in response to a user input, and

displaying to said user, a diagnosis and a basis therefore.

7. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

in response to further measurements of said parameters, determining an effectiveness of said treatment, and modifying, as necessary, said treatment regimen; and

monitoring, on an on-going basis, the effectiveness of said treatment.

8. The method of claim 5 comprising:

in response to said further measurements of said parameters, modifying, as necessary, said treatment regimen.

9. 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; and

a 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.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the biomarker data is derived from spectroscopy.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the spectroscopy is selected from at least one of:

fluorescent spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the one or more other measurements are received from at least one of:

a pH sensor, a pO2 sensor, an optical sensor, an electrical measurement system, a chemical measurement system, a physical measurement system, and an electrochemical measurement system.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a communications module that communicates with an external database for at least one of:

receiving the patient information, receiving the treatment protocols, receiving the treatment information, storing the patient information, storing the treatment information, managing patient information, managing the treatment information, and managing the treatment.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the communications are conducted using a secure protocol.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the external database provides at least a portion of the patient information and wherein the treatment output module uses the portion of the patient information for generating the treatment information.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a wireless communications module that communicates with an external device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the wireless communications module is configured to transmit at least one of:

the data, the updated data, the patient information, and the generated treatment information for display.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the wireless communications module and the external device are configured to allow a user to manually control at least one of drug delivery, electrical signal parameters, and treatment protocols.