Interactive medical diagnosing with portable consumer devices

• US 9,355,217 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2014
• Issued: 05/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cochlear Limited
• Original Assignee: Orca Health, Inc.
• Inventors: Berry, Matthew M., Berry, Robert M., Chapman, Wesley D., Lybbert, Jacob S.
• Primary Examiner(s): DANG, HUNG XUAN
• Application Number:
  US14/482,844
• Publication Number:
  US 20140375954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 351/223, 351/222, 351/239, 351/237, 351/246
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/02 Subjective types, i.e. testing apparatus requiring the active assistance of the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/024 for determining the visual field, e.g. perimeter types
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/028 for testing visual acuity; for determination of refraction, e.g. phoropters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/032 Devices for presenting test symbols or characters, e.g. test chart projectors A61B3/036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/18 Arrangement of plural eye-testing or -examining apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/12 Audiometering
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

Medical tests and examinations are performed with consumer computing devices. The medical tests and examinations are selected and customized in accordance with conditions present in the testing environment, as well as physical characteristics of a user taking the test. The tests can include visual acuity tests, colorblindness tests and other medical tests, such as hearing tests.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising one or more hardware storage devices having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a computing device to cause the computing device to conduct a medical examination, and by at least causing the computing device to implement the following:

the computing device accessing a remote computing system, the remote computing system having one or more medical tests provided by one or more medical professionals for a medical patient;

the computing device accessing a patient'"'"'s medical information;

the computing device identifying the one or more medical tests to perform based at least in part on the patient'"'"'s medical information;

the computing device conducting the medical examination, including presenting one or more test elements of the one or more medical tests, remotely from the one or more medical professionals;

the computing device receiving user input responsive to the one or more test elements; and

the computing device sending one or more results of the one or more medical tests to at least one of the remote computing system or another remote computing system for analysis by the one or more medical professionals.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising:

the computing device identifying one or more contextual conditions for configuring the one or more medical tests.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein presenting the one or more test elements of the one or more medical tests comprises the computing device adjusting at least one test element based on the identified contextual condition.

4. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the computing device includes a portable consumer device that detects the one or more contextual conditions based on user input, a microphone, a camera, or a proximity sensor.

5. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the one or more results are sent in real-time in response to receiving the user input.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the one or more medical tests include a vision test.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the one or more medical tests include a hearing test.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the computing device is a wireless mobile computing device.

9. A computing system, comprising:

one or more processor; and

one or more storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions which are executable by the one or more processor to cause the computing system to implement a method for causing the computing system to conduct a medical examination, and by causing the computing system to at least perform the following;

the computing system accessing a remote computing system, the remote computing system having one or more medical tests provided by one or more medical professionals for a medical patient;

the computing system accessing a patient'"'"'s medical information;

the computing system identifying the one or more medical tests to perform based at least in part on the patient'"'"'s medical information;

the computing system conducting the medical examination, including presenting one or more test elements of the one or more medical tests, remotely from the one or more medical professionals;

the computing system receiving user input responsive to the one or more test elements; and

the computing system sending one or more results of the one or more medical tests to at least one of the remote computing system or another computing system for analysis by the one or more medical professionals.

10. The computing system of claim 9, further comprising:

the computer system identifying one or more contextual conditions for configuring the one or more medical tests.

11. The computing system of claim 10, wherein the computing system detects the one or more contextual conditions based on user input, a microphone, a camera, or a proximity sensor.

12. The computing system of claim 10, wherein presenting the one or more test elements of the one or more medical tests comprises the computing system adjusting at least one test element based on the identified one or more contextual condition.

13. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the one or more results are sent in real-time in response to receiving the user input.

14. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the one or more medical tests include a vision test.

15. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the one or more medical tests include a hearing test.

16. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the computing system is a wireless mobile computing device.

17. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the method further includes the computing system analyzing the one or more results of the one or more medical tests.

18. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the method further includes providing a prescription corresponding to the medical examination and one or more results.

19. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the method further includes providing information for a specialist corresponding to a condition associated with the one or more tests.

20. A computing system, comprising:

one or more processor; and

one or more storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processor, implements a method for causing the computing system to conduct a medical examination, including at least the following;

the computing system, comprising a physician computing system, providing an instruction to a remote user computing system, the instruction instructing the remote user computing system to perform a medical examination with one or more medical tests, the instruction being initiated by a particular medical professional;

wherein the instruction causes the medical examination to be performed by the remote user computing system, wherein the medical examination is performed by one or more test elements being presented by the remote user computing system for the one or more medical tests;

the computing system receiving user input responsive to the one or more test elements, the user input having been previously received at the remote user computing system and subsequently transmitted to the physician computing system as test results; and

providing a medical prescription in response to the test results.