Homekit for determining attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

• US 6,482,165 B1
• Filed: 10/19/2000
• Issued: 11/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mclean Hospital (Mass General Brigham, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Patton, David L., Parks, Peter A., Blazey, Richard N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shaver, Kevin
• Assistant Examiner(s): MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN
• Application Number:
  US09/692,682
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 600/26-28, 600/300, 600/549, 600/558, 128/897, 128/898
• US Class Current: 600/549
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• 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 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/168 Evaluating attention deficit, hyperactivity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/375 using biofeedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 using Fourier transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/726 using Wavelet transforms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof

Abstract

A kit and method for determining whether an individual has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, comprising a device for sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject during a predetermined time interval when the subject is in an inactive state, and an analyzer for analyzing the sampled peripheral skin temperature data for a pre-selected parameter, to determine whether the pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADHD.

Claims

1. A kit for determining whether an individual has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, comprising;

a device for sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject during a predetermined time interval when the subject is in an inactive state to produce sampled peripheral skin temperature data; and

an analyzer for analyzing the sampled peripheral skin temperature data for a pre-selected parameter, to determine whether said pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADHD.

2. The kit of claim 1 including a display for displaying said data for said pre-selected parameter to assist in determining whether said pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADHD.

3. The kit of claim 1 including earphones for wearing by the subject during said pre-determined time interval to block out ambient noise or to receive white noise to reduce or eliminate audio stimuli from the ambient environment during said time interval.

4. The kit of claim 1 including an eye covering for wearing by the subject to block a visual stimulus from distracting the subject during said predetermined time interval.

5. The kit of claim 1 including a housing for holding said device and said analyzer.

6. The kit of claim 1 wherein said device includes a temperature sensor for sensing the peripheral temperature of at least one finger of said human subject.

7. The kit of claim 1 including a battery for powering said device and said analyzer.

8. The kit of claim 1 including a link for linking said analyzer to a computer.

9. The kit of claim 1 wherein said device includes first and second temperature sensors for sampling the skin temperature in two different peripheral regions of said human subject.

10. The kit of claim 9 wherein said first and second temperature sensors are configured to sample the skin temperature of different fingers of a human subject.

11. The kit of claim 1 wherein said analyzer includes a memory media which is removable.

12. A method of determining whether an individual has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) using a kit having a device for sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject to produce sampled data and an analyzer for analyzing the sampled data for a pre-selected parameter the method comprising:

sampling the peripheral skin temperature of a human subject with the device of the kit during a predetermined time interval when the subject is in an inactive state to provide sampled peripheral skin temperature data; and

using the analyzer of the kit to analyze the sampled peripheral skin temperature data for a pre-selected parameter, to determine whether said pre-selected parameter has a value indicative of ADHD.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the skin temperature of at least one extremity of a human subject is sampled.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein skin temperature of at least one finger of a human subject is sampled.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein said kit includes earphones and wherein during said predetermined time interval when said subject is in an inactive state, the subject wears said earphones to block out ambient noise or to receive white noise to reduce or eliminate audio stimulus from the ambient environment during said time interval.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein said data is analyzed with a fast fourier transform algorithm to produce frequency and phase data and said phase data is used to determine whether the subject has ADHD.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said frequency and phase data is processed to produce magnitude range data which is used to determine whether the subject has ADHD.