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Comprehensive pain assessment systems and methods

  • US 6,929,607 B2
  • Filed: 04/24/2001
  • Issued: 08/16/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for monitoring pain of a patient, said method comprising:

  • a) providing a patient communication device;

    b) providing a data processor capable of communicating with the patient communication device;

    c) delivering a pain questionnaire to the patient at each of a series of time points using the patient communication device to generate pain questionnaire results;

    d) communicating the pain questionnaire results to the data processor; and

    e) processing the pain questionnaire results using the data processor, thereby monitoring the pain of a patient, wherein the pain questionnaire is selected from the group consisting of a Visual Pain Analog Scale, a Visual Mood Analog Scale, a Pain Severity Scale and a Pain Reilef Scale.

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