Scientific wellness personal/clinical/laboratory assessments, profile and health risk managment system with insurability rankings on cross-correlated 10-point optical health/fitness/wellness scales

• US 5,692,501 A
• Filed: 06/06/1995
• Issued: 12/02/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Paul Minturn
• Original Assignee: Paul Minturn
• Inventors: Minturn, Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Bahr, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): GILBERT, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US08/473,568
• Time in Patent Office: 910 Days
• Field of Search: 128/630, 128/670, 128/700, 364/413.01-413.11
• US Class Current: 600/301
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/00 Measuring for diagnostic purposes radiation diagnosis A61B6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/00; Identification of persons
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/41 Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the immune or lymphatic systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/30 for calculating health indices; for individual health risk assessment

Abstract

A scientific wellness, optimal health, fitness, and risks quantification, interpretation, correlation and tracking method and system with output reports and summary, and with graduated ranking numerical scales based on the 10-Point Scientific Wellness Scaling and Factoring Formuli. Data gathering forms, devices, documents, sources and questionnaires are divided into different categories of wellness, optimal health, fitness and risks which affect participants arranged so that the data gathered are in the form of graduated numerical scores against a specified and/or ranking scale. The analysis quantification, interpretation, correlation, ranking, tracking and appropriate suggestions are presented in computer printed form for the respective categories in a manner comparing ideal wellness and ultra low-risk conditions against actual conditions of the individual and measurements taken by certified technicians and evaluations and suggestions are graduated and correlated to the scores on the 10-Point Scientific Wellness Scales selected from a data bank according to score. The output report is a computer printed, color-accented, numerically comparative graphic showing how the wellness, optimal health, fitness and risk rating of the participant in the respective categories compares with optimal wellness rating and ranking levels portrayed respectively at levels identified as excellent, good, average, poor, or dangerous, and accompanied by a financial (insurance) incentive feature wherein premiums and deductibles can be adjusted by factoring based upon the unique Insurability Ranking Factors which are cross-correlated to the actual and weighted scores on each of the 10-Point Scientific Wellness Scales and Categories.

Claims

1. A method of preparing a personal analysis for an individual using information gathered from the individual and a previously created scientific wellness and health risk database, the method comprising the steps of

a. establishing a list of measurable categories of wellness, health, fitness and risk-related information,

b. creating a data gathering scheme for each said category,

c. utilizing the scheme to gather subjective and objective data on the individual,

d. compiling the data, checking the data for validity, and storing the validated data as an inventory of wellness, health, fitness and risk-related knowledge, and

e. preparing an evaluation of said knowledge by comparing said knowledge with said database to create a report having two parts, a first part having a series of visual depictions each having analysis information categorized as:

i. excellent well-being, also known as extremely low risk,

ii. good well-being, also known as low risk,

iii. average well-being, also known as average risk

iv. poor well-being, also known as high risk

v. dangerous well-being, also known as extremely high risk

and a second part comprising a series individualized evaluations and recommendations for improvement, each of said second part being printed proximate a selected one of said first part for review in combination with said one of said first part.

2. The method according to claim 1 including establishing one of said categories as assessed quantifiable parameters comprising

i. outlooks, basic attitudes and self-love,

ii. eating and drinking habits,

iii. physical activity and exercise habits,

iv. alcohol, medication, supplements, smoking and drug consumption,

v. environment, health and safety behaviors,

vi. personal and family physical, genetic and medical histories,

vii. stress/distress, and

viii. healthy (nurturing) relationships

said categories comprising subjective non-physical parameters of scientific wellness, optimal health and fitness and medical risk.

3. The method according to claim 1 including establishing one of said categories as measured quantifiable parameters comprising

i. resting heart rate,

ii. blood pressure,

iii. body composition,

iv. height and weight ratio, and

v. stress/distress

said categories comprising objective physiological measurements of scientific wellness, optimal health and fitness and medical risk.

4. The method according to claim 1 including establishing one of said categories as analyzed quantifiable parameters comprising

i. blood chemistries

ii. urine,

iii. lipids, and

iv. immune system,

said categories comprising objective laboratory parameters of scientific wellness, optimal health and fitness and medical risk.

5. The method according to claim 1 including in method step "e" preparing said evaluation in the form of at least one visually accented graph, each graph having an associated report.

6. The method according to claim 5 in which said graph has a graduated 10-point scale.

7. The method according to claim 6 in which each two points of said 10-point scale depict one of said visual depictions.

8. A method for assessing, measuring, quantifying, evaluating, validating, correlating, comparing, interpreting, ranking and tracking small incremental changes in at least one of an individual'"'"'s and a group'"'"'s assessed, and measured, and laboratory analyzed levels of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical/health risks based on specific sets or groups of pre-determined pertinent, validated and cross-correlatable categories, parameters and variables of said levels, and weighing and adjusting pre-determined optimal ranges of said levels as well as standard means and standard deviation values of said method and preparing personal analyses for individuals and groups using information gathered from at least two of a series of assessed, and measured and clinically evaluated on-site and laboratory tests and measurements of at least one of individuals and groups and a scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and associated medical health risks database, the method comprising the steps of:

a. establishing a list of measurable, quantifiable, correlatable, comparable, validatable, and trackable categories, parameters and variables of said levels of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any overall associated medical/health risk-related information;

b. obtaining testing data from individuals and groups corresponding to specific predetermined sets or groups of pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any overall associated medical risks;

c. creating a data gathering scheme for each said category, parameter, and variable, and combination of said categories, parameters, and variables;

d. utilizing the scheme to gather both subjective and objective data on individuals, and groups;

e. quantifying and compiling the data, checking the data for validity, correlating, comparing, updating and storing the quantified, compiled, validated, correlated, compared, updated and stored data as an inventory of total wellness, optimal health and fitness and any associated medical/health risk-related knowledge;

f. locally weighting and adjusting the pre-determined optimal ranges of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks as well as the standard means and the standard deviation values of said method; and

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g. preparing an evaluation of said knowledge by correlating and comparing said knowledge with;

(1) ideal predetermined rankings of total wellness, optimal health and fitness and associated medical/health risks;

(2) said scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated health risks database; and

(3) any previously scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated health risks assessed and measured, and laboratory analyzed individuals and groups to create a report having two parts, a first part having a series of visual depictions each having analysis information categorized as;

i. excellent well-being, also known as extremely low risk,

ii. good well-being, also known as low risk,

iii. average well-being, also known as average risk,

iv. poor well-being, also known as high risk,

v. dangerous well-being, also known as extremely high risk,

and a second part comprising a series individualized evaluations and recommendations for improvement, each of said second part being printed proximate a selected one of said first part for review in combination with said one of said first part.

9. The method according to claim 8 including establishing said assessed quantifiable categories as:

i. basic attitudes/outlooks, core beliefs, behavior and commitment to wellness, plus mental and emotional balance and health, self-love, and relationship(s)'"'"' wellness;

ii. eating and drinking habits, the use of natural foods, low-fat nutrition and dietary habits;

iii. regular gentle non-stressful aerobic physical activities and cardiovascular exercise habits;

iv. alcohol, smoking and drug consumption;

v. environment, health and safety behaviors, and environmental habits;

vi. use of vitamins/minerals/herbs supplements and pure water;

vii. personal physical, genetic, medical and immune histories;

viii. family physical, genetic, medical and immune histories;

ix. healthy (nurturing) relationships;

x. major stress/distress and risk evaluations;

xi. frequency and quantity of any medications used;

xii. age;

xiii. race; and

xiv. sex

said categories comprising subjective non-physical assessed parameters of scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated medical/health risks.

10. The method according to claim 8 including establishing said measured quantifiable categories as:

i. resting heart (pulse) rates;

ii. exercise heart (pulse) rates;

iii. recovery heart (pulse) rates;

iv. oxygen utilization;

v. systolic blood pressure;

vi. diastolic blood pressure.

vii. body fat composition (the percentage of fat to muscle);

viii. circulation efficiency (stress/distress temperature);

ix. height and weight ratio;

x. type of (body) frame;

xi. urine analyses;

xii. saliva (sputum) analyses;

xiii. blood cells analyses; and

xiv. vital lung capacity pulmonary function and forced expiratory volume;

said measured categories comprising objective physiological measurements of scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated medical/health risks.

11. The method according to claim 8 including establishing said laboratory blood analyzed quantifiable categories as:

i. total blood cholesterol lipids;

ii. total blood triglyceride lipids;

iii. total blood LDL lipids;

iv. total blood HDL lipids;

v. total cholesterol to HDL ratio;

vi. LDL to HDL ratio;

vii. liver function;

viii. glucose;

ix. sugars;

x. proteins;

xi. vitamins;

xii. minerals;

xiii. total immune system natural killer cell (NK) activity;

xiv. total immune system vitality and NKHT3 percentage;

xv. total autoimmunology NK, B, and T-cell counts; and

xvi. immune T-cell helper/suppressor ratio;

said laboratory blood analyzed categories comprising objective laboratory parameters of scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated medical/health risks.

12. The method according to claim 8 including in method step "e" preparing said evaluation in the form of at least one visually accented graph, each graph having an associated report.

13. The method according to claim 12 in which said graph has a graduated 10-point scale.

14. The method according to claim 13 in which each two points of said 10-point scale depict one of said analysis information categories.

15. A system for utilizing at least two of a series of assessing, and measuring, and laboratory analyzing scientific sets or groups of pertinent, validated, correlations and predetermined categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks of at least one of individuals and groups, the system comprising:

a. data input means receptive of various testing data from a given person corresponding to specific predetermined sets or groups of pertinent, validated mid correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness as well as any overall associated medical risks for predicting total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks;

b. means for transforming the testing data from each pertinent, validated and correlatable category, parameter and variable to produce transformed data for each category, parameter and variable;

c. means storing a data base of transformed data from previous or other total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any overall associated medical risks assessment systems for previously assessed, and measured, and laboratory analyzed individuals and groups;

d. means for determining the optimal ranges of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any overall associated medical risks as well as standard mean and standard deviation values from the database in accordance with an actual occurrence of the given outcome for previously assessed, and measured, and laboratory analyzed individuals and groups;

e. means for comparing the transformed data with any pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness;

optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks as well as the standard means and the standard deviation values to assess, and measure, and laboratory analyze the likelihood;

of given outcomes for individuals and groups;

f. means for comparing the transformed data with any pertinent, validated and correlatable optimal ranges as well as the standard mean and standard deviation values to assess, and measure, and laboratory analyze the likelihood of given outcomes for individuals and groups; and

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g. means for locally updating the data base of said system with the actual occurrence for the given individuals and groups;

h. wherein the means for determining the optimal ranges of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks as well as the standard means and the standard deviation values includes means for locally weighting and adjusting the pre-determined optimal ranges of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks as well as the standard means and the standard deviation values of said system for the locally updated data base, whereby the weighted and adjusted means and the standard deviation values for said system are weighted and adjusted for at least one of a particular individual'"'"'s and a group'"'"'s set of assessed, and measured, and laboratory analyzed parameters by said system relative to the optimal ranges of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks as well as the standard means and the standard deviation values determined from the dam base from previous or other total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical/risk assessment systems,

i. and including means for preparing an evaluation of said knowledge by correlating and comparing said knowledge with (1) ideal predetermined rankings of total wellness, optimal health and fitness and associated medical/health risks;

(2) said scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated health risks database; and

(3) any previously scientific total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and any associated health risks assessed and measured, and laboratory analyzed individuals and groups to create a report having two parts, a first part having a series of visual depictions each having analysis information categorized as;

i. excellent well-being, also known as extremely low risk,

ii. good well-being, also known as low risk,

iii. average well-being, also known as avenge risk,

iv. poor well-being, also known as high risk,

v. dangerous well-being, also known as extremely high risk.

16. The system according to claim 15, further comprising means for storing predetermined requirements for total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks data comprising the testing data;

all assessed, and measured, and laboratory analyzed sets or groups of pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks;

the transformed data;

the weighted and adjusted data;

the determined standard means;

the determined standard deviations; and

the means for validating and correlating the data when received, transformed and determined with regard to the predetermined requirements and the means for indicating when the data does not meet the requirements.

17. The system according to claim 15, including means for assessing specific sets or groups of pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks, wherein said at least ten categories, parameters and variables are selected from the non-physical categories, parameters and variables consisting of:

i. basic attitudes/outlooks, core beliefs, behaviors and commitment to wellness, plus mental and emotional balance and health, self-love, and relationship(s)'"'"' wellness;

ii. eating and drinking habits, the use of natural foods, low-fat nutrition and dietary habits;

iii. regular gentle non-stressful aerobic physical activities and cardiovascular exercise habits;

iv. alcohol, smoking and drag consumption;

v. environment, health and safety behaviors, and environmental habits;

vi. use of vitamins/minerals/herbs supplements and pure water;

vii. personal physical, genetic, medical and immune histories;

viii. family physical, genetic, medical and immune histories;

ix. healthy (nurturing) relationships;

x. major stress/distress and risk evaluations;

xi. frequency and quantity of any medications used;

xii. age;

xiii. race; and

xiv. sex.

18. The system according to claim 15, including means for measuring specific sets or groups of pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks, wherein said at least ten categories, parameters and variables are selected from the physiological categories, parameters and variables consisting of:

i. resting heart (pulse) rates;

ii. exercise heart (pulse) rates;

iii. recovery heart (pulse) rates;

iv. oxygen utilization;

v. systolic blood pressure;

vi. diastolic blood pressure;

vii. body fat composition (the percentage of fat to muscle);

viii. circulation efficiency (stress/distress temperature);

ix. height and weight ratio;

x. type of (body) frame;

xi. urine analyses;

xii. saliva (sputum) analyses;

xiii. blood calls analyses; and

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xiv. vital lung capacity pulmonary function and forced expiratory volume.

19. The system according to claim 15, including means for laboratory biochemical blood analyzing specific sets or groups of pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks, wherein said at least twelve categories, parameters and variables are selected from the laboratory biochemical blood analyzed categories, parameters and variables consisting of:

i. total blood cholesterol lipids;

ii. total blood triglyceride lipids;

iii. total blood LDL lipids;

iv. total blood HDL lipids;

v. total cholesterol to HDL ratio;

vi. LDL to HDL ratio;

vii. liver function;

viii. glucose;

ix. sugars;

x. proteins;

xi. vitamins;

xii. minerals;

xiii. total immune system natural killer cell (NK) activity;

xiv. total immune system vitality and NKHT3 percentage;

xv. total autoimmunology NK, B, and T-cell counts; and

xvi. immune T-cell helper/suppressor ratio.

20. The system according to claim 15, wherein at least two pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness and overall associated medical risks are used and further comprising means for correlating the comparisons and correlations of the transformed data for the at least two pertinent, validated and correlatable categories, parameters and variables of total wellness, optimal health and fitness, and overall associated medical risks.