Interactive medical diagnosing with portable consumer devices

• US 9,721,065 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2016
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• 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:
  US15/137,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20160239625A1
• Time in Patent Office: 463 Days
• Field of Search: 351223, 351222, 351239, 351237, 351236, 351246
• 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, the computer-executable instructions including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to perform at least the following:

receive an instruction from a remote computing system, the instruction instructing the computing device to conduct a medical examination, the instruction including a configuration of one or more test elements of the medical examination;

based at least on receiving the instruction, conduct the medical examination, including presenting the one or more test elements of the medical examination at one or more user interface devices in accordance with the configuration;

receive user input responsive to presenting the one or more test elements at the one or more user interface devices; and

send one or more results based on the user input to the remote computer system or another remote computing system for analysis by one or more medical professionals.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, the computer-executable instructions also including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to identify one or more contextual conditions for configuring the one or more test elements.

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

4. The computer program product of claim 1, the computer-executable instructions also including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to identify obtain the one or more test elements from the remote computing system.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, the computer-executable instructions also including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to select at least one additional test element based on at least one of:

a past medical examination by a user of the computing device, a known medical condition of the user, a known prescription of the user, or a medical professional note.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, the computer-executable instructions also including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to select at least one additional test element based on a detected usage pattern by a user of the computing device.

7. The computer program product of claim 1, the computer-executable instructions also including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to participate in real-time communication with a computing system of a medical professional during the medical examination.

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

9. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more storage medium having stored computer-executable instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to cause the computing device to conduct a medical examination, the computer-executable instructions including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to perform at least the following;

receive an instruction from a remote computing system, the instruction instructing the computing device to conduct a medical examination, the instruction including a configuration of one or more test elements of the medical examination;

based at least on receiving the instruction, conduct the medical examination, including presenting the one or more test elements of the medical examination at one or more user interface devices in accordance with the configuration;

receive user input responsive to presenting the one or more test elements at the one or more user interface devices; and

send one or more results based on the user input to the remote computer system or another remote computing system for analysis by one or more medical professionals.

10. The computing device of claim 9, the computer-executable instructions also including instructions that are executable to cause the computing device to identify one or more contextual conditions for configuring the one or more test elements.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein presenting the one or more test elements of the medical examination at one or more user interface devices comprises the computing device adjusting at least one test element based on the identified contextual condition.

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

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

14. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the medical examination includes a vision test.

15. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the medical examination includes a hearing test.

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

17. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the one or more results comprise a proposed medical diagnosis identified by the computing device based on the user input responsive to presenting the one or more test elements.

18. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the one or more results comprise a prescription identified by the computing device based on the user input responsive to presenting the one or more test elements.

19. A method, implemented at a computing device that includes one or more processors, for conducting a medical examination, the method comprising:

identifying an instruction from a remote computing system, the instruction instructing the computing device to conduct a medical examination, the instruction including an identity of one or more test elements that are to be performed as part of the medical examination;

based at least on identifying the instruction, conducting the medical examination, including presenting at least the one or more test elements at one or more user interface devices;

receiving user input responsive to presenting the one or more test elements at the one or more user interface devices;

deriving one or more results of the medical examination based on the user input; and

sending the one or more results to the remote computer system or another remote computing system for analysis by one or more medical professionals.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the instruction includes a specified configuration of the one or more test elements, and wherein presenting the one or more test elements at one or more user interface devices comprises presenting the one or more test elements in accordance with the specified configuration.