Bio-photonic feedback control software and database

• US 8,116,842 B2
• Filed: 12/02/2010
• Issued: 02/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NSE Products, Inc. (Nu Skin Enterprises Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: NSE Products, Inc. (Nu Skin Enterprises Incorporated)
• Inventors: Fralick, John, Breiter, David L., Gilbert, Mindy, Distel, Marvin, Newman, Ryan, Erickson, Joel, Peterson, Jack
• Primary Examiner(s): Casler, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lamprecht, Joel
• Application Number:
  US12/958,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20110319730A1
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• Field of Search: 600/407, 600/410, 600/476, 600/477, 705/14, 705/26, 705/77, 705/2, 702/27
• US Class Current: 600/407
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0059 using light, e.g. diagnosis by transillumination, diascopy, fluorescence A61B5/0093, A61B5/1455, A61B5/02416 and A61B5/0261 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A process, apparatus, and method for online control and database collection and management of a computerized detection, tracking, and feedback control system. The system tests for nutrients by Raman scattering effects on skin or other tissues to determine the content of carotenoids or other nutrients as evidenced in that skin. Serum levels of nutrients may vary dramatically with time, but skin tissues may average such nutrition over time. Skin and other tissues may be scanned with light to produce accurate measurements of carotenoids or other nutrients accumulated in the skin based on the Raman scattering affect of those nutrients in the skin. A score can be derived from a properly calibrated bio-photonic scanner to reflect an averaged effective uptake of the detected nutrient (e.g. such as the carotenoid example).

Claims

1. An apparatus for online data collection and management of testing and test data from re-radiation responses of biological tissue in-vivo, the apparatus comprising:

at least one testing device to take measurements, non-destructively, non-invasively, and in-vivo, by detection of a re-radiation response of a selected molecular structure present in biological tissue of a subject;

a computing device operably connected to the at least one testing device, the computing device comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable programming instructions stored therein to be executed by the processor, the computer executable programming instructions comprising;

programming instructions to provide prompts to an operator of the testing device directing a sequence of actions to be carried out by the operator with respect to operation of the at least one testing device and positioning of the subject to obtain reliable measurements, and

programming instructions to provide analysis of the measurements and score correlation to determine as output data a body defense score, which corresponds to a relative level of nutrient intake of the subject and delivery to the biological tissue thereof, the nutrient corresponding to the selected molecular structure;

a communications device to transmit, over the Internet, output data reflecting the analysis from the computing device to a remote location for storage and processing;

and a server operably connected over the Internet to the computing device through the communications device to receive for storage and processing output data reflecting the measurements corresponding to a plurality of subjects;

and the server further programmed to provide the output data directed to the subject in consequence of the measurements.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the server is further programmed to track, analyze, and distribute compensation corresponding to administration of nutritional supplements related to the molecular structure.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a plurality of testing devices assigned to operators thereof, wherein;

testing devices of the plurality of testing devices are mobile and independent from one another, and

each testing device is configured to perform tests by non-destructively illuminating and measuring a radiant response from live tissue in vivo and to determine a corresponding value reflecting concentration of the selected molecular structure relating to nutrition of subjects.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the computing device is further programmed to be controlled against unauthorized use by codes received from the server and corresponding to the uploading of the data to the server.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the server is further programmed to host a database to collect and manage the data corresponding to a plurality of subjects, a plurality of the computing devices and associated testing devices, operating at arbitrary times and places, the database being programmed to track the subjects, the data corresponding to each subject.

6. A method for tracking and controlling over the Internet testing of individuals for levels of nutrients, the method comprising:

providing, to an operator, a Raman scattering testing device effective to measure non-destructively, in-vivo, and non-invasively a chemical constituent of tissue in a subject;

providing a user interface host, the user interface host comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable programming instructions stored therein to be executed by the processor, the computer executable programming instructions comprising;

programming instructions to provide prompts to the operator directing a sequence of actions to be carried out by the operator with respect to operation of the testing device and positioning of the subject to obtain reliable measurements;

providing said prompts to the operator via the user interface host;

measuring, by the operator, the radiant response of the chemical constituent, non-destructively, non-invasively, and in-vivo, by detection thereof in tissue of the subject;

analyzing on a computing device the measurements to determine a comparative nutritional level of the subject corresponding to the chemical constituent of the subject;

transmitting, over the Internet, data reflecting the analysis to a server located at a remote location for storage and processing; and

processing the data reflecting the analysis to provide as output a body defense score of the subject in consequence of the measurements, said body defense score being a relative value based in part on score correlation using previous measurement data stored at the server.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising providing, to the subject, a health supplement directed to altering the level of the chemical constituent in consequence of the measurement.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising tracking, analyzing, and distributing over the Internet compensation corresponding to administration of the nutritional supplements.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

controlling over the Internet a plurality of testing devices assigned to operators thereof against unauthorized use by codes received from the server and corresponding to the uploading of the data to the server.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising;

managing over the Internet a database to collect and manage the data corresponding to a plurality of subjects, a plurality of the computing devices and associated testing devices, operating at arbitrary times and places, the database being programmed to track the subjects, the data corresponding to each subject.