SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN AUTOMATIC AND SELF-GUIDED MEDICAL EXAMINATION
First Claim
1. A handheld diagnostics device configured to perform one or more medical examinations of a patient, said diagnostics device comprising:
- at least one diagnostics sensor;
at least one navigation sensor; and
a processor;
wherein, for at least one medical examination of the medical examinations, said processor is configured to;
provide reference data indicative of a desired spatial disposition of the diagnostics device with respect to the patient'"'"'s body for performing said medical examination;
acquire navigation enabling data utilizing the at least one navigation sensor;
determine a spatial disposition of the diagnostics device with respect to the desired spatial disposition, utilizing the acquired navigation enabling data and the reference data;
calculate a required movement correction from the determined spatial disposition to the desired spatial disposition, for acquiring medical data of the patient in accordance with said at least one medical examination;
provide a user with maneuvering instructions to navigate said diagnostics device to the desired spatial disposition in accordance with the calculated route; and
operate the at least one diagnostics sensor to acquire said medical data upon arrival to the desired spatial disposition.
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Abstract
A method for performing one or more medical examinations of a patient using a diagnostics device, wherein for at least one medical examination of the medical examinations, the method comprising: providing reference data indicative of a desired spatial disposition of the device with respect to the patient'"'"'s body for performing the medical examination; operating the device for acquiring navigation enabling data; determining a spatial disposition of the device with respect to the desired spatial disposition, utilizing the acquired navigation enabling data and the reference data; calculating a required movement correction from the determined spatial disposition to the desired spatial disposition, for acquiring medical data of the patient in accordance with the at least one medical examination; providing a user with maneuvering instructions to navigate the device to the desired spatial disposition in accordance with the calculated route; and acquiring the medical data upon arrival to the desired spatial disposition.
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49 Claims
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1. A handheld diagnostics device configured to perform one or more medical examinations of a patient, said diagnostics device comprising:
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at least one diagnostics sensor; at least one navigation sensor; and a processor; wherein, for at least one medical examination of the medical examinations, said processor is configured to; provide reference data indicative of a desired spatial disposition of the diagnostics device with respect to the patient'"'"'s body for performing said medical examination; acquire navigation enabling data utilizing the at least one navigation sensor; determine a spatial disposition of the diagnostics device with respect to the desired spatial disposition, utilizing the acquired navigation enabling data and the reference data; calculate a required movement correction from the determined spatial disposition to the desired spatial disposition, for acquiring medical data of the patient in accordance with said at least one medical examination; provide a user with maneuvering instructions to navigate said diagnostics device to the desired spatial disposition in accordance with the calculated route; and operate the at least one diagnostics sensor to acquire said medical data upon arrival to the desired spatial disposition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for performing one or more medical examinations of a patient using a diagnostics device, wherein for at least one medical examination of the medical examinations, said method comprising:
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providing reference data indicative of a desired spatial disposition of the diagnostics device with respect to the patient'"'"'s body for performing said medical examination; operating said diagnostics device for acquiring navigation enabling data; determining a spatial disposition of the diagnostics device with respect to the desired spatial disposition, utilizing the acquired navigation enabling data and the reference data; calculating a required movement correction from the determined spatial disposition to the desired spatial disposition, for acquiring medical data of the patient in accordance with said at least one medical examination; providing a user with maneuvering instructions to navigate the diagnostics device to said desired spatial disposition in accordance with the calculated route; and acquiring said medical data upon arrival to the desired spatial disposition. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A handheld diagnostics device configured to perform one or more medical examinations of a patient, said diagnostics device comprising:
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at least one diagnostics sensor; at least one navigation sensor; and a processor; wherein, for at least one medical examination of the medical examinations, said processor is configured to; provide reference data indicative of a desired spatial disposition of a pointing object with respect to the patient'"'"'s body for performing said medical examination; receive navigation enabling data from the at least one navigation sensor; determine a spatial disposition of the pointing object with respect to the desired spatial disposition, utilizing the data received from the at least one navigation sensor and the reference data; calculate a required movement correction from the determined spatial disposition to the desired spatial disposition, for acquiring medical data of the patient in accordance with said at least one medical examination; provide a user with maneuvering instructions to navigate said pointing object to the desired spatial disposition in accordance with the calculated required movement correction; instruct the user to move the diagnostics device to the location indicated by the pointing object upon arrival of the pointing object to the desired spatial disposition; and operate the at least one diagnostics sensor to acquire said medical data.
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49. A method for performing one or more medical examinations of a patient using a diagnostics device, wherein for at least one medical examination of the medical examinations, said method comprising:
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providing reference data indicative of a desired spatial disposition of a pointing object with respect to the patient'"'"'s body for performing said medical examination; operating said diagnostics device for acquiring navigation enabling data; determining a spatial disposition of the pointing object with respect to the desired spatial disposition, utilizing the acquired navigation enabling data and the reference data; calculating a required movement correction from the determined spatial disposition to the desired spatial disposition, for acquiring medical data of the patient in accordance with said at least one medical examination; providing a user with maneuvering instructions to navigate said pointing object to said desired spatial disposition in accordance with the calculated required movement correction; instructing the user to move the diagnostics device to the location indicated by the pointing object upon arrival of the pointing object to the desired spatial disposition; and operating the at least one diagnostics sensor to acquire said medical data.
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