Diagnostic device for remote consultations and telemedicine
Inventors
Cox, Nicholas • Martin, Grayson • Owens, Christopher • Owens, David • KISER, Starla • CORNER, Nicolle • SHINDE PATIL, Vivek Ranjit
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12183457-B2
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Expiration Date
Abstract
A method of obtaining a clinical assessment of a user of a user device may include obtaining, by the user device and from a hand-held diagnostic device configured to communicate with the user device, first diagnostic information of the user obtained by one or more sensors of the hand-held diagnostic device; obtaining, by the user device, second diagnostic information based on a user input of the second diagnostic information via the user device; obtaining, by the user device and using an artificial intelligence (AI) model, the clinical assessment based on the first diagnostic information and the second diagnostic information; and displaying, by the user device, the clinical assessment to permit the user to visualize the clinical assessment.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to telemedicine diagnostic systems in which a user device obtains a clinical assessment of a user using a hand-held diagnostic device in wireless communication. The hand-held diagnostic device includes a wireless transceiver, a battery, and sensors including an endoscopic camera, a pulse oximeter, a temperature sensor, and a stethoscope. Imaging of a user’s organs is captured and streamed in real time to the user device, and the user device visually displays the imaging in real time to enable remote viewing of the imaging captured by the hand-held diagnostic device.
The user device receives user input selecting a portion of the imaging of the user’s organs as first diagnostic information in response to the visual displaying and remote viewing. The hand-held diagnostic device measures body signals using sensors in the hand-held diagnostics device, where the body signals comprise at least one body sound. The user device obtains first diagnostic information comprising the selected portion of the imaging and the body signals measured, and also obtains second diagnostic information comprising clinical information including the user’s symptoms, medical history, and demographics.
The user device obtains input data indicating whether to provide the first and second diagnostic information to generate the clinical assessment by a second user of a remote user device or to generate the clinical assessment by an artificial intelligence model. When the input data indicates generating the clinical assessment by an artificial intelligence model, the user device inputs the first set of diagnostic information and the second set of diagnostic information into an artificial intelligence model trained using the plurality of body signals and the set of clinical information obtained by the user device. The invention then obtains and visually displays the clinical assessment on the user device.
Claims Coverage
Independent claims are present for a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Across these independent claims, the inventive coverage centers on a real-time telemedicine workflow combining endoscopic imaging streamed to a user device, user-selected imaging portions as first diagnostic information, body-signal measurement including at least one body sound, combination with symptoms, medical history, and demographics as second diagnostic information, and generation of a clinical assessment by either a remote second user or an artificial intelligence model trained using the diagnostic inputs.
Real-time endoscopic imaging with streaming and remote viewing
Capturing, by the hand-held diagnostic device, imaging of a user's organs using at least one sensor comprising the endoscopic camera, wherein the capturing of the imaging of the user's organs is in real time; streaming, by the hand-held diagnostic device, the imaging of the user's organs to the user device, wherein the streaming is in real time; and visually displaying, by the user device, the imaging of the user's organs, wherein the visual displaying is in real-time and enables remote viewing of the imaging.
User-selected imaging portion as first diagnostic information and body-signal measurement
Receiving, by the user device, input from the user selecting a portion of the imaging of the user's organs as a first set of diagnostic information of the user; measuring, by the hand-held diagnostic device, body signals using sensors in the hand-held diagnostics device, wherein the body signals comprise at least one body sound; and obtaining, by the user device, the first set of diagnostic information comprising the portion of the imaging of the user's organs and the body signals measured.
Combination with second diagnostic information and selectable assessment mode
Obtaining, by the user device, a second set of diagnostic information comprising clinical information comprising the user's symptoms, medical history, and demographics; obtaining input data indicating whether to provide the first and second sets of diagnostic information to generate the clinical assessment by a second user of a remote user device or to generate the clinical assessment by an artificial intelligence model; and, in response to receiving the input data indicating to generate the clinical assessment by an artificial intelligence model, inputting the first set of diagnostic information and the second set of diagnostic information into the artificial intelligence model trained using the plurality of body signals and the set of clinical information.
Artificial intelligence model clinical assessment and visual display
Obtaining, using the trained artificial intelligence model, the clinical assessment of the user based on the plurality of body signals comprising at least one body sound; and visually displaying, on the user device, the clinical assessment.
Program instructions to perform real-time diagnostic telemedicine assessment
Storing instructions on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the instructions causing one or more processors to capture real-time imaging of a user's organs using a hand-held diagnostic device including an endoscopic camera, pulse oximeter, temperature sensor, and stethoscope; stream the imaging in real time to a user device; visually display the imaging in real-time enabling remote viewing; receive user input selecting a portion of the imaging as a first set of diagnostic information; measure body signals comprising at least one body sound; obtain first diagnostic information including the selected imaging portion and body signals; obtain second diagnostic information comprising clinical information including symptoms, medical history, and demographics; obtain input data indicating whether to generate the clinical assessment by a second user of a remote user device or by an artificial intelligence model; and obtain and visually display the clinical assessment generated from the trained artificial intelligence model.
The independent claims collectively cover a telemedicine diagnostic workflow where a hand-held diagnostic device captures and streams real-time endoscopic imaging for remote viewing on a user device, the user selects portions of the imaging as first diagnostic information, body signals including at least one body sound are measured, and second diagnostic information includes symptoms, medical history, and demographics. A clinical assessment is generated either by a remote second user or by an artificial intelligence model trained using the body signals and the clinical information, and the assessment is visually displayed on the user device.
Stated Advantages
Enables remote viewing of the imaging of the user's organs captured by the hand-held diagnostic device in real-time.
Visually displays the clinical assessment on the user device.
Documented Applications
Telemedicine diagnostic use in communication between a user device and a hand-held diagnostic device to obtain a clinical assessment of a user.
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