At-Home Diagnostic Kit Container with AR Proctoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote health testing and diagnostic systems face challenges in ensuring timely test delivery, verification, and result reporting for at-home COVID-19 tests, as well as connecting patients with medical providers for guidance and oversight, particularly during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Innovation Solution
A medical diagnostic test kit container equipped with a QR code that, when scanned, initiates an augmented reality experience on user devices, providing information and connecting users with proctoring platforms for remote oversight of testing procedures, along with a computer-implemented system for managing test results, prescription ordering, and delivery of medication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If at-home testing is implemented, then patient convenience and access to care are improved, but logistical and technical issues such as test delivery, verification, and result reporting become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a proctoring platform as an intermediary system that mediates between patients taking at-home tests and healthcare providers. This platform handles the complex logistical coordination, test verification, and result reporting automatically, reducing the operational burden on patients while maintaining convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables patients to self-administer tests and automatically connects with the proctoring platform for verification. The automated verification process and electronic result reporting eliminate the need for manual coordination between patients and providers, allowing patients to benefit from convenience without managing complex logistics.
2Reliability
If remote proctoring is used to oversee testing procedures, then test verification and integrity are improved, but connection and coordination requirements between patients and providers increase
Solution Approach 1:
The proctoring platform serves as an automated intermediary that handles all communication and coordination between patients and providers during remote testing. This eliminates direct coordination requirements while maintaining reliable test verification through automated monitoring and validation processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual coordination and verification processes with automated electronic systems. The proctoring platform uses digital communication, automated monitoring, and electronic verification to ensure test integrity without requiring complex manual coordination between patients and providers.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple medical diagnostic test kits are provided in a container, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but organization and identification of different tests become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the container contents into clearly identified, separately packaged test kits, each with its own QR code for identification. This segmentation allows users to easily distinguish between different test types while maintaining the versatility of having multiple tests available in one container.
Solution Approach 2:
Each test kit within the container is assigned a unique QR code that serves as a digital identifier and copy of the test information. Scanning these QR codes provides quick access to test-specific instructions and verification, making organization and identification intuitive despite having multiple different tests.
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AI summary
An at-home medical diagnostic test kit container including a plurality of at-home medical diagnostic test kits is provided herein. In particular, the medical diagnostic test kit container may include a machine-readable code (e.g., QR code) configured to facilitate an augmented reality experience associated with the at-home medical diagnostic test kit container. In some embodiments, a testing and diagnostic platform may facilitate tracking of inventory within the at-home medical diagnostic test kit container and/or may facilitate coordination of prescription medication order fulfillment and delivery upon indication of a medical condition that could benefit from taking prescription medication.