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System for regional data association and presentation and method for the same
Assignee: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc
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Filing: 2003-09-09
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Granted: 2008-04-22
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Expires: 2023-09-09
Abstract
Abstract A database methodology that concerns the mapping of any arbitrary object into a plurality of regions, enabling the assignment of multiple region-specific attributes thereto and facilitating the concurrent, graphical presentation of any assigned attributes. Attribute storage, manipulation, and presentation are driven by the individual regions and characteristics of the object.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard J. Daignault, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/36014; A61N1/36021; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/50; G06F16/58; G06F16/583; G06F16/5854; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A system for regional data association and presentation, the system comprising: means for associating at least two conditions to a first region of an object representation represented by a plurality of regions and representing at least a portion of a human body; means for generating a representation of the at least two conditions associated to the first region in a distinguishable manner from each other for graphical representation on a display; wherein one of the plurality of conditions is graphically representable by a color and another of the plurality of conditions is graphically representable by a graphical pattern; and means for converting graphical representations of regions and any associated conditions into a non-graphical information form for storage.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A system for regional data association and presentation, the system comprising: means for associating at least two conditions to a first region of an object representation represented by a plurality of regions and representing at least a portion of a human body; means for generating a representation of the at least two conditions associated to the first region in a distinguishable manner from each other for graphical representation on a display; wherein one of the plurality of conditions is graphically representable by a color and another of the plurality of conditions is graphically representable by a graphical pattern; and means for converting graphical representations of regions and any associated conditions into a non-graphical information form for storage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the at least two conditions are related to attributes of pain.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A system in accordance with claim 2 further comprising a first condition related to pain intensity and a second condition related to pain type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A system in accordance with claim 3 further comprising a third condition related to pain depth.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of regions is static in position and is independent of any overlapping regional boundaries of any adjacent regions.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
285 words
A system for managing data relevant to pain experienced by one or more patients, comprising: a processor for controlling the system; a display for displaying information to a user of the system; one or more input controls for obtaining data from the user; software defining one or more applications for obtaining and storing data relevant to pain experienced by one or more patients, the software operable to: (i) display one or more representations of at least a portion of a human body, wherein the one or more representations include a plurality of regions; (ii) processing first data from the user to allow the user to select one or more regions within the one or more representations that correspond to one or more locations in a patient that are associated with a patient's subjective perception of pain; (iii) processing second data from the user to allow the user to define characteristics of pain perceived in the selected region or regions, wherein the second data is processed to define (a) a first attribute value that is related to an intensity of pain perceived by a patient with the selected region or regions; and (b) a second attribute value that is related to a physical sensation pain type perceived by the patient with the selected region or regions; (iv) store data identifying the selected region or regions and the first and second attribute values; (v) retrieve the stored data identifying the selected region or regions and the first and second attribute values; and (vii) generate a representation of at least a portion of a human body that includes one or more regions visually identifying respective pain intensities and physical sensation pain types in the one or more regions.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
285 words
A system for managing data relevant to pain experienced by one or more patients, comprising: a processor for controlling the system; a display for displaying information to a user of the system; one or more input controls for obtaining data from the user; software defining one or more applications for obtaining and storing data relevant to pain experienced by one or more patients, the software operable to: (i) display one or more representations of at least a portion of a human body, wherein the one or more representations include a plurality of regions; (ii) processing first data from the user to allow the user to select one or more regions within the one or more representations that correspond to one or more locations in a patient that are associated with a patient's subjective perception of pain; (iii) processing second data from the user to allow the user to define characteristics of pain perceived in the selected region or regions, wherein the second data is processed to define (a) a first attribute value that is related to an intensity of pain perceived by a patient with the selected region or regions; and (b) a second attribute value that is related to a physical sensation pain type perceived by the patient with the selected region or regions; (iv) store data identifying the selected region or regions and the first and second attribute values; (v) retrieve the stored data identifying the selected region or regions and the first and second attribute values; and (vii) generate a representation of at least a portion of a human body that includes one or more regions visually identifying respective pain intensities and physical sensation pain types in the one or more regions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 6 wherein the software stores data identifying the selected region or regions and the first and second attribute values in a multi-patient database.
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