System and method for mapping pain depth
First Claim
1. A computerized method of mapping pain depth, the method comprising:
- displaying at least one body representation on a display, wherein the body representation represents at least a portion of the body of the user;
receiving at least one pain location user input indicating at least one user-selected pain location on the body representation, the pain location user input being generated by activating a user input device while an indicator is located at the user-selected location on the body representation corresponding to a location of pain experienced by the user;
displaying a cross-section of the body representation at the user-selected location;
receiving at least one pain depth user input indicating user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation, the pain depth user input being generated by continuously activating a user input device for a period of time while moving an indicator across the user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation corresponding to pain depth experienced by the user within the body;
displaying symptom representations at the user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation in response to the pain depth user input, wherein the symptom representations are displayed as the indicator moves across the user-selected pain depth locations to delineate a user-defined pain depth region at least partially filled in with the symptom representations on the cross-section of the body representation; and
recording a pain map formed by at least one user-defined pain depth region to evaluate the pain experienced by the user.
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Abstract
A pain depth mapping system and method may be used to map the location and depth of pain experienced by a user (e.g., a patient). The pain depth mapping system and method is capable of displaying one or more body representations with symptom representations representing the location of the pain. The pain depth mapping system and method allows the user to delineate one or more user-defined pain depth regions on a cross-section of the body representation with the symptom representations to form a pain map. The symptom mapping system and method may also allow the user to vary the pain intensity represented by the symptom representations as the user delineates the user-defined pain depth region(s).
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21 Claims
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1. A computerized method of mapping pain depth, the method comprising:
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displaying at least one body representation on a display, wherein the body representation represents at least a portion of the body of the user; receiving at least one pain location user input indicating at least one user-selected pain location on the body representation, the pain location user input being generated by activating a user input device while an indicator is located at the user-selected location on the body representation corresponding to a location of pain experienced by the user; displaying a cross-section of the body representation at the user-selected location; receiving at least one pain depth user input indicating user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation, the pain depth user input being generated by continuously activating a user input device for a period of time while moving an indicator across the user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation corresponding to pain depth experienced by the user within the body; displaying symptom representations at the user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation in response to the pain depth user input, wherein the symptom representations are displayed as the indicator moves across the user-selected pain depth locations to delineate a user-defined pain depth region at least partially filled in with the symptom representations on the cross-section of the body representation; and recording a pain map formed by at least one user-defined pain depth region to evaluate the pain experienced by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computerized method of mapping pain depth, the method comprising:
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displaying at least one three-dimensional body representation on a display, wherein the body representation represents at least a portion of the body of the user; receiving a body positioning user input indicating a direction of movement of the three-dimensional body representation; displaying at least one different perspective of the three-dimensional representation in response to the body positioning user input and corresponding to the associated direction of movement; receiving at least one pain region user input indicating user-selected locations on the body representation, the pain region user input being generated by continuously activating a user input device for a period of time while moving an indicator across the user-selected locations on the body representation corresponding to locations of pain experienced by the user; displaying symptom representations at the user-selected locations on the body representation in response to the pain region user input, wherein the symptom representations are displayed as the indicator moves across the user-selected locations to delineate a user-defined pain region at least partially filled in with the symptom representations on the body representation, wherein the symptom representations represent locations of the pain within the pain region; receiving at least one maximum pain location user input indicating at least one user-selected maximum pain location within the pain region on the body representation, the user input being generated by activating a user input device while an indicator is located at the user-selected maximum pain location on the body representation corresponding to a location of maximum pain experienced by the user; displaying a cross-section of the body representation at the user-selected maximum pain location; receiving at least one pain depth user input indicating user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation, the user input being generated by continuously activating a user input device for a period of time while moving an indicator across the user-selected locations on the cross-section of the body representation corresponding to locations of pain experienced by the user within the body; and displaying symptom representations at the user-selected pain depth locations on the cross-section of the body representation in response to the user input, wherein the symptom representations are displayed as the indicator moves across the user-selected pain depth locations to delineate a user-defined pain depth region at least partially filled in with the symptom representations on the body representation, and wherein at least one user-defined pain region and at least one pain depth region form a symptom map used to evaluate the pain experienced by the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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