Digital Executive Function Rehabilitation System for Traumatic Brain Injury
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with mild traumatic brain injury often lack access to effective rehabilitation due to misconceptions about spontaneous recovery, lack of information, and financial or insurance barriers, leading to prolonged issues with executive function deficits such as planning, organization, and cognitive flexibility.
Innovation Solution
The Uburu application, a computer-implemented executive function rehabilitation system, provides a personalized and accessible rehabilitation program focusing on cognitive flexibility, planning, and organization, offering games and assessments that users can apply to daily life, along with resources for support and insurance information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional rehabilitation services are provided, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but accessibility and availability deteriorate due to cost, insurance, and information barriers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of traditional rehabilitation services through a computer-implemented application. The system replicates assessment and intervention functions originally requiring in-person clinical encounters, making them accessible via smartphone or computer. This copying approach maintains therapeutic effectiveness while eliminating geographic and financial barriers to access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a digital platform as an intermediary between patients and rehabilitation services. This intermediary system provides assessment tools, educational resources, and intervention programs that bridge the gap between patients who need care and traditional rehabilitation providers, enabling self-directed treatment without requiring direct clinical contact.
2Reliability
If comprehensive rehabilitation services are made available, then treatment quality is improved, but system complexity increases due to coordination between first line care and next line care
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables patients to independently access and complete rehabilitation assessments and interventions through a self-directed digital platform. Patients can initiate treatment, complete cognitive assessments, and engage in rehabilitation exercises without requiring coordination between multiple healthcare providers, thereby maintaining treatment quality while eliminating system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the comprehensive rehabilitation service into discrete, modular components including separate assessment modules, educational modules, and intervention modules. Each module functions independently within the digital platform, allowing patients to access specific services without navigating a complex integrated system, thus maintaining treatment comprehensiveness while reducing perceived system complexity.
3Reliability
If early intervention is provided, then recovery outcomes are improved, but timing deteriorates due to delayed recognition of need and lack of information about treatment options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides preliminary education and self-assessment tools that enable patients to recognize their own rehabilitation needs immediately after injury. The system includes pre-rehabilitation educational content and screening assessments that patients can complete without clinical guidance, allowing them to initiate appropriate intervention sooner rather than waiting for professional evaluation and referral.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of a computer-implemented executive function rehabilitation application are disclosed.