66 results about "Health professionals" patented technology

The present invention provides a system and method for input of images containing faces for accessing, linking, and or visualizing multiple similar facial images and associated electronic data for innovative new on-line commercialization, medical and training uses. The system uses various image capturing devices and communication devices to capture images and enter them into a facial image recognition search engine. Embedded facial image recognition techniques within the image recognition search engine extract facial images and encode the extracted facial images in a computer readable format. The processed facial images are then entered for comparison into at least one database populated with facial images and associated information. Once the newly captured facial images are matched with similar “best-fit match” facial images in the facial image recognition search engine's database, the “best-fit” matching images and each image's associated information are returned to the user. Additionally, the newly captured facial image can be automatically linked to the “best-fit” matching facial images, along with comparisons calculated, and/or visualized. Key new use innovations of the system include but are not limited to: input of user selected facial images for use finding multiple similar celebrity look-a-likes, with automatic linking that return the look-a-like celebrities' similar images, associated electronic information, and convenient opportunities to purchase fashion, jewelry, products and services to better mimic your celebrity look-a-likes; health monitoring and diagnostic use by conveniently organizing and superimposing periodically captured patient images for health professionals to view progress of patients; entirely new classes of semi-transparent superimposed training your face to mimic other similar faces, such as mimic celebrity look-a-like cosmetic applications, and or facial expressions; intuitive automatic linking of similar facial images for enhanced information technology in the context of enhanced and improved organization, classification, and fast retrieval objects and advantages; and an improved method of facial image based indexing and retrieval of information from the web-crawler or spider searched Web, USENET, and other resources to provide new types of intuitive easy to use searching, and/or combined use with current key-word searching for optimized searching.

An in-vivo sensing system and a method for creating a summarized graphical presentation of a data stream captured in-vivo. The graphical presentation may be in the form of a series of summarized data points, for example a color bar. The color bar may be a fixed display along side a streaming display of the data stream. A cursor, icon or other indicator may move along the fixed color bar as the data stream is displayed and/or streamed so as to indicate to a health professional what part of the data stream may be currently displayed. The color content in the color bat may map out the data stream and give indication of the location of anatomical sites as well as possible locations of pathology.

Method and system are disclosed for automated testing of a patient's hearing. The automated hearing test allows the patient to quickly and accurately test his own hearing with minimal or no assistance from an audiologist or other hearing health professionals. The test prompts and instructs the patient for inputs and responses as needed as needed. The patient can select one or several tests to be performed, including air and bone conduction testing with masking, speech reception threshold, speech discrimination, and tympanogram/acoustic reflex testing. Multiple languages are supported. Data obtained from one test may be used for another test or another iteration of the same test to calculate masking levels. The automatic hearing test also detects ambient noise and can compensate for it in the test results. If a contingency occurs, the automated hearing test is configured to page the operator for assistance.

A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold and maintain scaffold-balloon engagement relied on to hold the scaffold to the balloon when the scaffold is being delivered to a target in a body. The sheath is removed by a health professional either by removing the sheath directly or using a tube containing the catheter.

A system and method for monitoring a user's mental health tor and collect data concerning. The user's use of electronic devices is tracked, such as usage of his mobile phone, tablet and his web activity. The invention “learns” each patient's unique behavioral patterns to be used as a “base line” representing the steady state (chronic phase) of the patient. The algorithmic processing unit detects any irregularities in a patient's behavioral patterns and produces a deterioration prediction. If it is determined that a threshold is exceeded, an alert is sent to a health professional.

The invention provides for a remote patient management system comprising a computing device. The computing device comprises a processor and a computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium contains instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform a method of generating a teleconsultation report. The method comprises the step of recording a teleconsultation between a health professional and a patient using a microphone. The method further comprises the step of converting the recording of the teleconsultation into a text file. The method further comprises the step of parsing the text file into tokens. The method further comprises the step of filling a teleconsultation parse tree using the tokens. The teleconsultation parse tree has nodes arranged in a tree like structure. The method further comprises the step of generate the teleconsultation report using the teleconsultation parse tree.

A mouth guard composed of a polymer consisting essentially of polycaprolactone exhibits a low softening point, enabling it to be easily custom-fitted by the user or a health professional. The material is provided in the form of a generally U-shaped, unformed sheet of material, enabling the material to be heated with hot water or microwave energy and custom-fitted to the dentition of a user. The mouth guard may be perforated and may include a no-stick layer and/or a flavoring agent. A plurality of mouth guards may be provided in different sizes for children and adults and different shapes for different sports. In the preferred embodiments the mouth guard has a periphery including a plurality of lobes and cusps to enhance fitting. A method of fabricating an improved mouth guard according to the invention is also disclosed.

Method and system are disclosed for a multimedia user interface for an automated diagnostic hearing test. The user interface provides a means for a patient to interact with the automated hearing test to complete each test. The patient is given instructions and guidance for every test, and can call the operator at any point for help. Warning messages and progress indicators are provided to help the patient gauge his progress. Such an arrangement allows the patient to test his own hearing with minimal or no assistance from an audiologist or other hearing health professional. The user interface also allows the operator to configure the automated hearing test as needed.

A method and a system for providing personal assistance in daily activities. A method and a system for actively and automatically providing personal assistance, using a robotic device/platform, based on detected data regarding a user and the user's environment. The method and system may include a processor, at least one sensor, an output device, a communications unit, and a database. The database may further include a memory and cloud-based database and computing. The method and system may provide assistance in jogging the memory of the user, parental control of a child, hazard detection, and various other circumstances. The method and system may actively and automatically provide personal assistance regarding health, exercise, diet, or nutrition. The method and system may assist the user or a health professional in health diagnosis and treatment.

An automated medication dispensing system provides for triggering a medication administration message when an inferred event is detected for which a medication administration message is to be sent. The event might be the start, the beginning, or an anticipation of a start, of an eating event, detected by an event detection module from gestures of a user from a set of sensor readings. The message can be a signal to medication dispensing apparatus, and/or a reminder message to the user, an ancillary message to a caregiver, health professional, or others. The medication administration message might comprise a signal to an input of an insulin management system or an input of a meal-aware artificial pancreas. The events might also include a drinking event, a smoking event, a personal hygiene event, and/or a medication related event.

A medical diagnosis decision support system for assisting a health professional to diagnose a medical condition. The system is first provided with an anchor condition that can be a symptom, a sign, a laboratory test result, or an imaging test results or any combination thereof The system then guides users in a series of predetermined phases regarding abstract or concrete diagnosis groups that should be considered and appropriate data that should be collected during the clinical investigation process. The system suggests history and physical examination clinical data items, laboratory, and imaging tests that should be collected in order to differentiate among alternative diagnoses. In each phase, possible diagnoses are listed and ranked.

A human balance testing and training system may comprise: a mobile communication device comprising: (1) sensors; (2) a display unit; (3) an input unit; (4) an evaluation subsystem for evaluating balance capabilities of a human subject utilizing data collected when the human subject is performing one or more balance evaluation exercises, the data including data received from the sensors; (5) an expert subsystem for prescribing an exercise plan; and (6) a training subsystem for maintaining an exercise plan including one or more balance training exercises for the human subject; wherein the exercise plan is determined by at least one of a balance evaluation by the evaluation subsystem, performance data provided by the training subsystem, and input from a health professional; and wherein the sensors are configured to measure movement of the human subject during performance of one or more of an evaluation exercise and a training exercise.

A method of coupling surface urban heat island measures with socio-economic indicators of vulnerability to create improved spatially specific models to assist public health professionals in predicting extreme heat events mortality in urban environments. The method includes utilizing landsat TM imagery for the measuring of the urban heat island intensity levels and a spatial analysis of the variables in question.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for facilitating the management of health and security remotely from a patient's home. The apparatus provides a communications device, including video, enabling a patient to communicate with a remote monitoring centre. A security monitoring arrangement enables home security, such as personal alarms, to be monitored. A health monitoring arrangement enables vital signs and other health signs to be monitored. A patient may video communicate with health professionals, such as doctors and nurses.

Systems, devices, and methods for providing audio database for health systems that may utilize wearable devices that monitor wearable sensor readings for symptoms associated with a disease and that may prompt a user of the wearable device to place a microphone from the wearable device on a specific location on the user's body for recording an audio file that may be sent to a health professional for diagnosis of the disease.

An oral screening toothbrush is provided for screening for oral diseases such as oral cancer and dental caries. The toothbrush emits blue light into the oral cavity and captures an image of the reflection of blue light. Image processing techniques are used to analyze the images to screen for oral diseases. Further, the toothbrush is comprised in a system including a data transfer medium (i.e. “smartphone”) and the Cloud, which allows for data transfer between multiple platforms from the toothbrush. The oral screening toothbrush and extended system provide for in-home oral screening and interaction with health professionals.

A method and system (100) for a multimedia user interface for automated diagnostic audiometry testing are disclosed. The system (100) has three main components, namely, a computer (102), and a display screen (104) and at least one transducer (106). The computer includes a user interface that provides a means for the patient to interact with the automated hearing test to complete the tests. The patient is given guidance and instructions for each test and can page the operator for assistance at any time. Warning messages and progress indicators are provided to help the patient judge his progress. This arrangement allows the patient to test his own hearing with minimal or no assistance from an audiologist or other hearing health professional. The user interface also allows the operator to configure the automated auditory test as desired.

A method for changing the skin type of a consumer/patient to slightly oily, resistant, non-pigmented and tight comprising the steps of: (a) performing a series of baseline instrumental measurements for each of four sets of skin (skin oiliness or dryness; skin sensitivity or lack of sensitivity; even or uneven distribution of skin pigmentation; degree of fine lines and/or wrinkles); (b) determining the skin type based on step (a); (c) communicating the skin type to a consumer/patient or a skin health professional or office staff and recommending a comprehensive treatment plan that includes one or more of topical skincare products, orally-administered dietary supplements, lifestyle modifications, cosmetic and medical procedures appropriate for the particular skin type of the consumer/patient; (d) conducting at least one periodic progress instrumental measurement; (e) analyzing the progress measurement and providing the consumer/user with either “positive”/“reinforcing” feedback or a recommendation for changing the comprehensive treatment plan.