Images for communication of medical information in computer

• US 6,132,218 A
• Filed: 11/13/1998
• Issued: 10/17/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Anuthep Benja-Athon
• Original Assignee: Anuthep Benja-Athon
• Inventors: Benja-Athon, Anuthep
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kien T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fernstrom, Kurt
• Application Number:
  US09/191,795
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 434/247, 434/256, 434/257, 434/262, 434/267, 434/269, 434/272, 600/300, 600/301
• US Class Current: 434/267
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

A three-dimensional human figure depicts body parts and sites involve and affect by disease, disorder and pain wherein each part and site comprises a label, name and nomenclature express as distinct alphabetical, numerical, alphanumeric nomenclature, name, symbol of a panel of symbols and color of panel of colors. The composition of all parts and sites results in a three-dimensional coordinate system of labels, names, nomenclatures, symbols and colors on the human figurine adaptable to be stored in the memories and caches of a computer or a television henceforth devices and to be retrieved from the memories and caches to be viewed in and spatially manipulated in any and all anatomical planes and to accentuate the relevant relationship of each part and site to adjacent and distant parts and sites on the viewing screen of the devices for accurately and effectively communicating information between any persons. The label, name and nomenclature, symbol and color are a product of composition of and cataloging of the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological characters of each part and site, the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological relationship of adjacent parts and sites to each part and site, the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological relationship of distant parts and sites to each part and site.

Claims

1. A representation means for depicting and communicating medical information comprising:

a memory unit and a display unit;

means for storing in the memory unit and selectively displaying on the display unit in a plurality of anatomical planes three dimensional images of selected human body parts and sites affected by at least one of disease, disorder and pain processes;

means of defining the anatomical boundary of each part and site;

means of defining the anatomical position of each part and site within said anatomical boundary;

means of relating the anatomical position of each part and site to other parts and sites;

means for storing and displaying the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical and neurophysiological relationships of adjacent parts and sites;

means for storing and displaying the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical and neurophysiological relationships of distant parts and sites to each part and site; and

means of assigning a unique identity to each part and site.

2. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of defining the anatomical boundary of the part and site comprises named anatomical cleavages and landmarks delineating the boundary of said part and site.

3. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of defining the anatomical position of the part and site within said anatomical boundary comprises the location of said part and site within said named anatomical cleavages and landmarks surrounding thence defining and delineating said anatomical position.

4. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of defining the anatomical position of the part and site comprises the inherent and unique named anatomical location of and the physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological characters assigned to said part and site.

5. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of relating the anatomical positions of the parts and sites comprises the relative locations of the named anatomical cleavages and landmarks delineating said parts and sites.

6. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of relating the anatomical positions of the parts and sites comprises the locations of the parts and sites in the anatomical cleavages and landmarks surrounding thence locating said anatomical positions.

7. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of relating the anatomical positions of the parts and sites comprises the inherent and unique anatomical relationship of adjacent parts and sites.

8. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of relating the anatomical positions of the parts and sites comprises the physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological relationship assigned to adjacent parts and sites.

9. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein means of relating distant part and site to said part and site comprises the location of said site and part within the named anatomical cleavages and landmarks thence delineating said distant part and site to said part and site.

10. The representation means of depicting according to claim 1 wherein said means of assigning a unique identity to each part and site comprises a unique, visually distinct and contrasting label which is defined and delineated by named anatomical cleavages and landmarks of said part and site.

11. The representation means of depicting according to claim 10, wherein said label comprises a distinct and contrasting alpha, numeric and alphanumeric nomenclature.

12. The representation means of depicting according to claim 10, wherein said label comprises visually distinct and contrasting color code of a panel of color codes.

13. The representation means of depicting according to claim 10, wherein said label comprises distinct and contrasting symbol of a panel of symbols.

14. The label according to claim 10 comprises distinct and contrasting distinct color code of a panel of colors.

15. A representation means for depicting and communicating medical information comprising:

a memory unit and a display unit;

means for storing in the memory unit and selectively displaying on the display unit in a plurality of anatomical planes a spacially manipulatable three dimensional coordinate system and three dimensional images of selected human body parts and sites affected by at least one of disease, disorder and pain processes;

means of defining the anatomical boundary of each part and site;

means of defining the anatomical position of each part and site within said anatomical boundary;

means of relating the anatomical position of each part and site to other parts and sites;

means for storing and displaying the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical and neurophysiological relationships of adjacent parts and sites;

means for storing and displaying the inherent and unique anatomical, physiological, neurological, neuroanatomical and neurophysiological relationships of distant parts and sites to each part and site;

means of assigning a unique identity to each part and site; and

means for selectively displaying relevant adjacent and distant parts and sites and deleting irrelevant adjacent and distant parts and sites for accurately pinpointing and effectively communicating medical information.