Practitioner Device for Remote Auditory Disorder Testing and Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for testing and treating auditory disorders like tinnitus are challenging due to variability and require continuous clinical care, limiting access to round-the-clock treatment and rapid symptom adjustment.
Innovation Solution
A practitioner device and method that facilitate testing and treatment through a user interface and communication interface with mobile devices, enabling wireless or wired communication for auditory tests and treatments, including sound signal generation and psychological counseling, allowing remote administration and adjustment of treatments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If patients visit hospitals for tinnitus treatment, then professional care is provided, but continuous care is not available and access is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the practitioner and patient. The mobile device receives treatment parameters from the practitioner device and delivers them to the patient, enabling remote treatment administration without requiring the patient to be physically present at the hospital.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables patients to receive treatment independently at home through their mobile devices. The practitioner device can be remotely accessed by patients who can adjust treatment parameters and monitor their own progress, reducing dependency on continuous professional presence.
2Manufacturing precision
If treatment parameters are adjusted manually in clinic, then precision is achieved, but rapid adjustment in response to symptom changes is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where patients can report symptom changes through their mobile devices, and this information is transmitted back to the practitioner device. This enables real-time monitoring and allows for rapid adjustment of treatment parameters in response to changing conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The treatment system transitions from static manual adjustment to dynamic automated adjustment. The practitioner device can automatically modify treatment parameters based on real-time patient feedback and symptom monitoring, enabling rapid response to changes without manual intervention delays.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive auditory testing is performed in clinic, then accurate diagnosis is achieved, but testing availability is limited to hospital visits
Solution Approach 1:
The comprehensive auditory testing system is segmented into multiple components distributed across different devices. The practitioner device performs complex analysis, while mobile devices conduct preliminary screenings and monitoring. This segmentation allows testing functions to be distributed and accessible in various locations without requiring all testing to be performed in a single clinic setting.
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AI summary
A practitioner device for facilitating at least one of testing and treatment of at least one auditory disorder is disclosed. The practitioner device includes a user interface configured for receiving an input from a practitioner. Further, the practitioner device includes a communication interface configured for communicating information between the practitioner device and at least one of a mobile device and another practitioner device over at least one of a wired communication channel and a wireless communication channel, wherein the information is based on the input, wherein the information corresponds to at least one of at least one auditory test and at least one auditory treatment procedure, wherein the mobile device facilitates at least one of testing of at least one auditory disorder and treatment of at least one auditory disorder.