Systems and methods of utilizing electrical readings in the determination of treatment

• US 7,937,139 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2004
• Issued: 05/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Prolung Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Biomeridian International, Inc.
• Inventors: Carter, Jacob L., Dietz, Phillip, Shelton, Bruce R., Krzyzaniak, Valentine C., Swift, Harold E., Horne, Douglas S.
• Primary Examiner(s): HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN
• Application Number:
  US10/895,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20060020223A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,478 Days
• Field of Search: 600/547, 600/548, 600/300, 600/306, 600/546, 128/907, 607/1, 607/2, 607/3, 607/45, 607/58, 607/63
• US Class Current: 600/547
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0532 specially adapted for acupuncture or moxibustion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/00 Devices for locating or stimulating specific reflex points of the body for physical therapy, e.g. acupuncture chiropodists' instruments A61B17/54; for radiation therapy A61N5/0619
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/02 Devices for locating such points

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for determining treatment options from at least two electrical readings. The electrical readings are conductivity measurements of a particular region on the human body. The system utilizes a correlation algorithm to determine the diagnosis which can easily be correlated with appropriate treatments. The correlation algorithm may include the analysis of multiple electrical readings in determining the diagnosis. The system may also utilize a database of clinical data to further assist in determining the diagnosis.

Claims

1. A method for determining appropriate treatments based on electrical readings, comprising:

measuring at least two measured electrical readings from acupuncture points on a human body;

accessing a clinical information database containing a plurality of patient listings of individual patient data, each patient listing comprising;

at least two patient electrical readings from acupuncture points of an individual patient; and

a known diagnosis of a patient ailment for that patient, the known diagnosis being associated with the at least two patient electrical readings;

automatically using a correlation algorithm to generate a matching diagnosis of a particular ailment by searching the clinical information database for patient listings having patient electrical readings similar to the at least two measured electrical readings and selecting the associated known diagnosis of one of the patient listings having patient electrical readings similar to the measured electrical readings; and

determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to a set of known treatment information corresponding to the matching diagnosis.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings further includes measuring an impedance from a particular location on the human body to a second location on the human body.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings further includes measuring a resistance from a particular location on the human body to a second location on the human body.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each patient listing further comprises patient symptom information and wherein automatically using a correlation algorithm to generate the matching diagnosis of the particular ailment further includes:

receiving input symptom information;

searching the clinical information database for patient listings having patient symptom information similar to the input symptom information in addition to the similar at least two electrical readings; and

generating diagnosis information based on the known diagnosis of the patient ailment of the associated patient listing.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein receiving input symptom information comprises at least one of:

prompting a user to select symptoms; and

providing a set of predetermined questions designed to elicit exact symptom information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the known diagnosis of the patient ailment for each of the patient listings includes homeopathic ailments.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the known diagnosis of the patient ailment for each of the patient listings includes medical ailments and conditions.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the known diagnosis of the patient ailment for each of the patient listings includes chiropractic conditions.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information corresponding to the matching diagnosis includes assigning treatment information based solely upon the matching diagnosis.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information corresponding to the matching diagnosis includes assigning treatment information based upon known treatments for the matching diagnosis.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information corresponding to the matching diagnosis includes assigning treatment information based upon homeopathic recommended treatments for the matching diagnosis.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information corresponding to the matching diagnosis includes assigning treatment information based upon medically recommended treatments for the matching diagnosis.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings comprises measuring a square wave response at the acupuncture points.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings comprises measuring a rectifying response at the acupuncture points.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings comprises measuring a frequency filtration response at the acupuncture points.

31. The method of claim 6, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings comprises measuring a frequency filtration response at the meridian points.

16. A method for determining a diagnosis of a particular ailment and a treatment thereof from electrical readings, comprising:

measuring at least two measured electrical readings from meridian points for different regions of a human body;

accessing a clinical information database containing a plurality of patient listings of individual patient data, each patient listing comprising;

at least two patient electrical readings from acupuncture points of an individual patient; and

a known diagnosis of a patient ailment for that patient, the known diagnosis being associated with the at least two patient electrical readings;

automatically using a correlation algorithm to generate a matching diagnosis of the particular ailment by searching the clinical information database for patient listings having patient electrical readings similar to the at least two measured electrical readings and selecting the associated known diagnosis of one of the patient listings having patient electrical readings similar to the measured electrical readings; and

determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to a set of known treatment information corresponding to the matching diagnosis.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings further includes measuring an impedance from a particular location on the human body to a second location on the human body.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings further includes measuring a resistance from a particular location on the human body to a second location on the human body.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least two measured electrical readings include a plurality of electrical readings corresponding to acupuncture points on the human body.

20. The method of claim 16 wherein each patient listing further comprises patient symptom information and wherein automatically using a correlation algorithm to generate a matching diagnosis of the particular ailment by correlating at least two electrical readings further includes:

receiving input symptom information;

searching the clinical information database for patient listings having patient symptom information similar to the input symptom information in addition to the at least two similar electrical readings; and

generating diagnosis information based on the known diagnosis of the patient ailment of the associated patient listing.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein receiving input symptom information comprises at least one of:

prompting a user to select symptoms; and

providing a set of predetermined questions designed to elicit exact symptom information.

22. The method of claim 16, wherein the known diagnosis of the patient ailment for each of the patient listings includes homeopathic ailments.

23. The method of claim 16, wherein the known diagnosis of the patient ailment for each of the patient listings includes medical ailments and conditions.

24. The method of claim 16, wherein the known diagnosis of the patient ailment for each of the patient listings includes chiropractic conditions.

25. The method of claim 16, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information includes assigning treatment information based solely upon the matching diagnosis.

26. The method of claim 16, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information includes assigning treatment information based upon known treatments for the matching diagnosis.

27. The method of claim 16, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information includes assigning treatment information based upon homeopathic recommended treatments for the matching diagnosis.

28. The method of claim 16, wherein determining treatment information by correlating the matching diagnosis to the set of known treatment information includes assigning treatment information based upon medically recommended treatments for the matching diagnosis.

29. The method of claim 16, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings comprises measuring a square wave response at the meridian points.

30. The method of claim 16, wherein measuring at least two measured electrical readings comprises measuring a rectifying response at the meridian points.