Remote Motor and Sensory Function Testing System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for remotely monitoring and testing patients' motor and sensory functions are limited, as they are typically 'once and done' tools that do not provide adequate tools for long-term condition or disease management over multiple sessions.
Innovation Solution
A computerized system and method that allows clinicians to remotely conduct motor and sensory function tests using a patient testing device with sensors and a clinician control device, enabling remote data collection, analysis, and feedback, with the ability to store and analyze data for long-term management through machine learning and AI, allowing asynchronous testing and personalized care plans.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote testing is implemented using basic mobile device monitoring, then patient accessibility is improved, but the capability for long-term condition management is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The testing device is designed to perform multiple functions including motor function testing, sensory function testing, and data storage across multiple sessions. The system can conduct various types of assessments (touch sensation, temperature sensation, motor strength, range of motion) and store results for longitudinal analysis, transforming a single-purpose tool into a multi-functional platform for comprehensive patient management
2Measurement precision
If in-person testing is conducted at care facilities, then comprehensive clinical assessment is achieved, but patient accessibility and convenience are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A standardized testing device with integrated sensors acts as an intermediary between the clinician and patient, enabling remote assessment. The device captures objective sensor data (touch, temperature, force, motion) that would traditionally require direct clinician presence, thereby maintaining assessment quality while eliminating the need for in-person visits
Solution Approach 2:
Manual clinical assessment methods are replaced with sensor-based automated measurements. Instead of relying solely on clinician observation and manual testing, the system uses electronic sensors to objectively measure and record motor and sensory functions, enabling remote transmission of precise clinical data
3Duration of action of stationary object
If multiple testing sessions are conducted over time, then long-term disease management is improved, but data collection and analysis complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines data collection, storage, and analysis functions into an integrated platform. Sensor data from multiple testing sessions is automatically captured, stored in a centralized database, and analyzed to track disease progression and treatment effectiveness over time, reducing the burden of managing separate data sets across multiple visits
Data Source
AI summary
A system for remote motor and sensory function testing may involve use of patent and clinician computing devices, a patient testing device, and a clinician control device. A Remote Testing System (RTS) may coordinate displays of information among the devices in support of a test. A clinician or the RTS may cause display of instructions for guiding a patient in using the patient testing device. A clinician may receive feedback from the patient's interaction during the test session, or during a later session. The clinician control device may be used to control functioning of the patient testing device, in support of the test. The clinician control device may provide haptic or other feedback during the test session or during a later session. The system may track patient performance across multiple sessions and initiate follow-up test sessions as a result of data gathered in one or more prior test sessions.