Soft-Tissue Diagnostic System with Embedded Contact Messages
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Solution Overview
Problem
Diagnosing and assessing soft-tissue injuries is challenging due to their invisibility to the naked eye and the complexity of medical imaging techniques, leading to misdiagnosis and financial burdens on healthcare and insurance systems, as well as difficulties in patient understanding and follow-up care.
Innovation Solution
A soft-tissue-injury diagnostic system that combines surface electromyography (sEMG) and range-of-motion (ROM) testing, along with a hub that processes data from inclinometers and sEMG modules, generates personalized medical diagnostic images with embedded contact messages, such as electronic business cards or promotions, which can be shared electronically for better patient understanding and follow-up care.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If medical imaging techniques (MRI, CT, ultrasound) are used to assess soft-tissue injuries, then diagnostic capability is improved, but cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical medical imaging systems (MRI, CT, ultrasound) with a simplified system using smartphones, cameras, and basic sensors to capture and analyze soft-tissue injury data through photography and simple measurements, achieving diagnostic capability without expensive imaging equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates visual copies (photographs) of soft-tissue injuries that can be captured, stored, and analyzed digitally, allowing diagnostic information to be replicated and shared without requiring repeated expensive imaging procedures
2Measurement precision
If complex medical imaging techniques are used to diagnose soft-tissue injuries, then diagnostic accuracy is improved, but healthcare and insurance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses inexpensive, readily available smartphones and cameras instead of expensive medical imaging equipment, making the diagnostic process affordable and accessible while maintaining diagnostic accuracy through clever use of these simple tools
3Measurement precision
If traditional medical imaging is used, then soft-tissue injury assessment is possible, but patient understanding and explanation to others becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual photographs of injuries that patients can easily understand and explain to others, replacing abstract medical imaging results with intuitive visual evidence that patients can share and comprehend without medical expertise
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color-coded visual indicators and annotated photographs to highlight injury characteristics, making the diagnostic information visually intuitive and easier for patients to understand and communicate to others
Data Source
AI summary
Medical diagnostic images that are embedded with contact messages about a professional are sent to a patient for sharing with others. Although the images may be obtained using any of a variety of imaging devices, in some instances, the images may be obtained using a soft-tissue-injury diagnostic system for diagnosing soft tissue injury within a patient. A visual display is configured and arranged for receiving and displaying the medical diagnostic image. Personalized contact messages are then embedded within the image as a watermark to with information about the professional, such as an electronic business card, contact information, or hyperlinks to additional information. The sharable image with embedded messages is electronically sent to the patient for sharing with others. Personalized contact messages may also be embedded in non-medical images for sharing with others.