Device and method for evaluating analgesic neurostimulation devices
First Claim
1. A tool assisting in the evaluation/monitoring of pain and of a treatment, comprising:
- a graphics tool (TG) equipped with a screen (102);
a local application (TGapps) installed in the graphics tool for the purpose of displaying on the screen (102) a graphical representation (100) of a patient'"'"'s body which includes target points located on the patient'"'"'s body, while allowing a user to delimit a zone (104) on the graphical representation (100) displayed on the screen (102); and
a control application (TGappmain) cooperating with the local application (TGapps) in order to record (CCSapps) the delimited zone (104) together with corresponding surface data,the control application (TGappmain) having a first mode (S5) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit pain zones,the control application having a second mode (S6) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit treated zones,the control application (TGappmain) being configured to activate graphical and/or numerical comparisons between surface areas of the pain zones and surface areas of the treated zones,which makes it possible to evaluate the pain and the effects of the treatment,wherein each graphical delimitation is realized by filling zones with selective graphical attributes, in particular of color, at least some of the zones being partially transparent.
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Abstract
In order to assist in evaluating/monitoring pain, and in treating same, a touch-sensitive graphics tool is provided with a local application (TGapps) for displaying a graphical representation of a patient'"'"'s body, on which the patient can delimit a zone. A control application cooperates with the local application in order to record each delimited zone together with the corresponding surface data. The control application has a first mode in which the local application (TGapps) can be used by the patient to delimit zones of pain and a second mode in which the local application can be used by the patient to delimit treated zones. The tool is configured to activate graphical and/or numerical comparisons between the surface areas of the pain zones and the surface areas of the treated zones. In this way, it is possible to evaluate pain and the effects of treatment.
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1. A tool assisting in the evaluation/monitoring of pain and of a treatment, comprising:
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a graphics tool (TG) equipped with a screen (102); a local application (TGapps) installed in the graphics tool for the purpose of displaying on the screen (102) a graphical representation (100) of a patient'"'"'s body which includes target points located on the patient'"'"'s body, while allowing a user to delimit a zone (104) on the graphical representation (100) displayed on the screen (102); and a control application (TGappmain) cooperating with the local application (TGapps) in order to record (CCSapps) the delimited zone (104) together with corresponding surface data, the control application (TGappmain) having a first mode (S5) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit pain zones, the control application having a second mode (S6) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit treated zones, the control application (TGappmain) being configured to activate graphical and/or numerical comparisons between surface areas of the pain zones and surface areas of the treated zones, which makes it possible to evaluate the pain and the effects of the treatment, wherein each graphical delimitation is realized by filling zones with selective graphical attributes, in particular of color, at least some of the zones being partially transparent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tool assisting in the evaluation/monitoring of pain and of a treatment, comprising:
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a graphics tool (TG) equipped with a screen (102); a local application (TGapps) installed in the graphics tool for the purpose of displaying on the screen (102) a graphical representation (100) of a patient'"'"'s body which includes target points located on the patient'"'"'s body, while allowing a user to delimit a zone (104) on the graphical representation (100) displayed on the screen (102); and a control application (TGappmain) cooperating with the local application (TGapps) in order to record (CCSapps) each delimited zone (104) together with corresponding surface data, the control application (TGappmain) having a first mode (S5) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit pain zones, the control application having a second mode (S6) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit treated zones, the control application (TGappmain) being configured to activate graphical and/or numerical comparisons between surface areas of the pain zones and surface areas of the treated zones, which makes it possible to evaluate the pain and the effects of the treatment, wherein the local application (TGapps) is configured to determine, between the results of two visits; a coefficient of raw performance, a coefficient of weighted performance, as a function of the relationship between a treatment zone and zones of pain intensity, and a coefficient of specificity/dispersion, as a function of the relationship between the treatment zone and at least some of the zones of pain intensity, all of these coefficients (R index) providing a powerful indicator of the suitability of a treatment. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A tool assisting in the evaluation/monitoring of pain and of a treatment, comprising:
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a graphics tool (TG) equipped with a screen (102); a local application (TGapps) installed in the graphics tool for the purpose of displaying on the screen (102) a graphical representation (100) of a patient'"'"'s body which includes target points located on the patient'"'"'s body, while allowing a user to delimit a zone (104) on the graphical representation (100) displayed on the screen (102); and a control application (TGappmain) cooperating with the local application (TGapps) in order to record (CCSapps) each delimited zone (104) together with corresponding surface data, the control application (TGappmain) having a first mode (S5) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit pain zones, the control application having a second mode (S6) in which the local application (TGapps) allows the patient to delimit treated zones, the control application (TGappmain) being configured to activate graphical and/or numerical comparisons between surface areas of the pain zones and surface areas of the treated zones, which makes it possible to evaluate the pain and the effects of the treatment, wherein the local application (TGapps) is configured to determine, between the results of two visits; at least three coefficients (YS, YI, YPC) representing, respectively, the reduction of the surface area of pain, the reduction of the pain intensity, and the change of typology of the pain, and at least three coefficients (XP, XS, XP3) representing, respectively, the performance of the treatment device, the selectivity of the treatment device, and the duration of the effects of the treatment device, all of these coefficients (index RFG) providing another powerful indicator of the suitability of a treatment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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