WO2015153934A1 - Système et procédé de gestion de soins de plaie mis en oeuvre par ordinateur - Google Patents

Système et procédé de gestion de soins de plaie mis en oeuvre par ordinateur Download PDF

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WO2015153934A1
WO2015153934A1 PCT/US2015/024190 US2015024190W WO2015153934A1 WO 2015153934 A1 WO2015153934 A1 WO 2015153934A1 US 2015024190 W US2015024190 W US 2015024190W WO 2015153934 A1 WO2015153934 A1 WO 2015153934A1
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    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H10/00—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data
    • G16H10/60—ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/44—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the integumentary system, e.g. skin, hair or nails
    • A61B5/441—Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
    • A61B5/445—Evaluating skin irritation or skin trauma, e.g. rash, eczema, wound, bed sore

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  • the present invention relates to management information systems designed specifically for health care industry and more particularly relates to a computer-implemented wound care management system.
  • the flipside of conventional management information systems that are specifically designed for health care facilities, such as hospitals, is that they cluster all patients within the health care facility with their varying medical conditions, diseases, injuries, etc., together.
  • This method of clustering might be effective in keeping track of all the patients within the health care facility but, on the flipside, fails to cater to specific groups of patients that share a common medical condition, disease, injury, etc.
  • the health care personnel are forced to depend on an alternative systems or methods to keep track of the patients' treatment course sharing a common diseases, conditions, injuries, etc. Therefore, there is a relative gap in the market as far as the management information systems catering to specific set of patients are concerned.
  • the present invention comprises a computer-implemented wound care management system comprising a database comprising a plurality of patient entries, each of which representing a patient receiving medical attention from the health care entity. Each patient entry is associated with at least one wound entry, which represents a surface wound on the patient's body for which medical attention is being received. Each of the at least one wound entry is associated with a plurality of specification entries wherein, a specification entry represents a specification detail pertaining to the corresponding wound.
  • Specification details include the location of the wound, size of the wound, drainage detail of the wound, odor of the wound, etiology of the wound, stage of the wound, necrotic tissue type of the wound, granulating tissue of the wound, necrotic tissue amount of the wound, surrounding tissue of the wound, signs/symptoms of infection, undermining of the wound, inflammation of the wound, wound care procedure being administered, and any comments by the assigned health care professional(s).
  • the system further comprises a user interface configured to a plurality of virtual 3D human models, one at a time selectively, wherein each human model is representative of a patient registered with the system.
  • the skin of the human model is attached with at least one wound marker, which represents the at least one actual wound of the corresponding patient. More particularly, the location of the at least one wound marker on the human model being same as that of the at least one wound on the corresponding patient's body.
  • the human model is configured to be rotated in 360° three-dimensionally about X, Y and Z axes so as to ensure the visibility of the wound marker all over the body of the human model.
  • the system is configured such that, mousing-over, selecting or actuating on a wound marker leads to the display of the corresponding wound specifications such that, the wound
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of the wound care management system .
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary graphical representation of the variation of the dimensions of the wound over the treatment period of the wound.
  • FIGs. 3 through 6 are exemplary screenshots of the various angles of the human model along with the wound specifications pertaining to a wound marking.
  • FIGs. 7 through 11, according to an embodiment of the present invention, are exemplary screenshots of the various angles of another subject model.
  • FIG. 12 according to an embodiment of the present invention, is an exemplary screenshot displaying the photograph of an actual wound.
  • FIG. 13, according to an embodiment of the present invention, is a flowchart of the wound care management method.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a computer-implemented wound care management system that is designed to be employed a health care entity, which could be a health care organization/facility (i.e., a hospital) or an individual health care professional, for the benefit of patients receiving medical attention from the health care entity.
  • a health care entity which could be a health care organization/facility (i.e., a hospital) or an individual health care professional, for the benefit of patients receiving medical attention from the health care entity.
  • the system 10 comprises a user interface 12 for enabling a user (i.e., a health care professional) to interact therewith.
  • the user interface 12 which is provided by a website, a dedicated computer application, or the like, is facilitated by remote user terminals 14 such as, desktop computers, laptop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, cellular phones, PDAs, etc., that capable of transacting data over a communications network 16, such as, the Internet, or the like.
  • remote user terminals 14 such as, desktop computers, laptop computers, notebook computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, cellular phones, PDAs, etc., that capable of transacting data over a communications network 16, such as, the Internet, or the like.
  • the system 10 comprises a database 18 disposed in operative
  • the database 18 comprises a plurality of patient entries, each of which representing a patient receiving medical attention from the health care entity.
  • Each patient entry is associated with general information pertaining to the patient and at least one wound entry.
  • the general information of the patient includes the identification and address details of the patient including, the name, age, gender, photo, social security number, height, weight, build, complexion, address, phone number(s), date of birth, ethnicity of the patient, date on which the patient is attached to the health care entity, the health care professional(s) assigned to the patient, and any comments by the assigned health care professional(s).
  • each patient upon being registered with the system 10, is associated with a unique patient identification code for purposes of easier reference.
  • the system 10 is configured such that, the general information can be updated, modified or augmented via the user interface 12. In one embodiment, the system 10 is configured such that, the general information is updated, modified or augmented only by the health care professional(s) assigned to the patient.
  • each of the at least one wound entry represents a surface wound on the patient's body for which medical attention is being received.
  • Each wound is assigned with a unique wound identification code for the purposes of easier reference.
  • Each of the at least one wound entry is associated with a plurality of specification entries wherein, a specification entry represents a specification detail pertaining to the corresponding wound. As can be appreciated from FIGs.
  • specification details include the location of the wound, size of the wound, drainage detail of the wound, odor of the wound, etiology of the wound, stage of the wound, necrotic tissue type of the wound, granulating tissue of the wound, necrotic tissue amount of the wound, surrounding tissue of the wound, signs/symptoms of infection, undermining of the wound, inflammation of the wound, wound care procedure being administered, and any comments by the assigned health care professional(s).
  • the system 10 is configured such that, the wound specifications can be updated, modified or augmented via the user interface 12. In one embodiment, the system 10 is configured such that, the wound specifications are updated, modified or augmented only by the health care professional(s) assigned to the patient. Referring to FIG.
  • each of the at least one wound entry is further associated with progress information, which comprises chronological periodical information pertaining to the corresponding wound from the time of the commencement of the medical treatment for the wound till the time of the completion of the medical treatment for the wound or till date in the event of the corresponding would is being still treated.
  • the progress information of a wound includes a log report comprising the date and time on which the wound has received a pre- assigned medical checkup, the identity of the professional who has performed the medical checkup, the procedure of the medical checkup performed, a photograph of the wound (see FIG. 12), current wound specifications, and any comments left by the health care professional.
  • the progress information further includes a graphical representation (hereinafter "graph") of the variation of the dimensions of the wound over the treatment period of the wound.
  • the user interface 12 is configured to a plurality of virtual 3D human models 20, one at a time selectively, wherein each human model 20 is representative of a patient registered with the system.
  • the body characteristic of a human model 20 is same as that of or closer to that of the patient's.
  • the skin of the human model 20 is attached with at least one wound marker 22, which represents the at least one actual wound of the corresponding patient. More particularly, the location of the at least one wound marker 22 on the human model 20 being same as that of the at least one wound on the corresponding patient's body. As can be appreciated from FIGs.
  • the human model 20 is configured to be rotated in 360° three-dimensionally about X, Y and Z axes so as to ensure the visibility of the wound marker 22 all over the body of the human model 20.
  • FIGs. 7 through 11 depict another example of the 360° rotation of another subject model (dog).
  • the human model 20 is configured to be selectively movable between a plurality of body posture positions.
  • the plurality of posture positions include the upright position with the arms down, the upright position with the arms up parallel to the body, the upright position with the arms being perpendicular to the body and the palms open.
  • the plurality of body positions ensure the visibility of those wound markers 22 that are earlier covered by the body parts in an earlier posture position. For example, a wound marker 22 on the armpit of the human model 20, which is not visible in the upright posture position with the arms down, is visible in the upright posture position with the arms up.
  • the human model 20 is configured to be zoomed onto for a closer view thereof. As can be appreciated from FIGs.
  • the system 10 is configured such that, mousing- over, selecting or actuating on a wound marker 22 leads to the display of the corresponding wound specifications 24 such that, the wound specifications 24 do not interfere with the human model 20.
  • the displayed wound specification 24 information comprises a prognosis link, which, when actuated, displays the progress information including the aforementioned graph.
  • a current photograph of the actual wound 26 is attached with every routine checkup (as per the log report) of the wound.
  • the computer-implemented wound care management method initiates with listing (step 100) a plurality of patient entries within a database wherein, a patient entry represents a patient receiving medical attention from the health care entity.
  • Each patient entry is associated with general information pertaining to the patient and at least one wound entry.
  • the general information of the patient includes the identification and address details of the patient including, the name, age, gender, photo, social security number, height, weight, build, complexion, address, phone number(s), date of birth, ethnicity of the patient, date on which the patient is attached to the health care entity, the health care professional(s) assigned to the patient, and any comments by the assigned health care professional(s).
  • each patient is associated with a unique patient identification code for purposes of easier reference.
  • the method further includes displaying (step 102) a virtual 3D human model, which is representative of a patient wherein, the skin of the human model is attached (step 104) with at least one wound marker, which represents the at least one actual wound of the corresponding patient. More particularly, the location of the at least one wound marker on the human model being same as that of the at least one wound on the corresponding patient's body.
  • the human model is configured to be rotated in 360° three-dimensionally about X, Y and Z axes so as to ensure the visibility of the wound marker all over the body of the human model. Further, the human model is configured to be selectively movable between a plurality of body posture positions.
  • the plurality of posture positions include the upright position with the arms down, the upright position with the arms up parallel to the body, the upright position with the arms being perpendicular to the body and the palms open.
  • the plurality of body positions ensure the visibility of those wounds that are earlier covered by the body parts in an earlier posture position. For example, a wound on the armpit of the human model, which is not visible in the upright posture position with the arms down, is visible in the upright posture position with the arms up. Further, the human model is configured to be zoomed onto for a closer view thereof. Referring to FIG.
  • the method further includes displaying (step 106) the corresponding wound specifications upon mousing-over, actuating, or selecting a wound marker on the human body such that, such that, the wound specifications do not interfere with the human model.
  • the displayed wound specification information comprises a prognosis link, which, when actuated, displays the progress information including the aforementioned graph.
  • the aforementioned embodiments are able to be implemented, for example, using a machine- readable medium or article which is able to store an instruction or a set of instructions that, if executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method and/or operations described herein.
  • Such machine is able to include, for example, any suitable processing platform, computing platform, computing device, processing device, electronic device, electronic system, computing system, processing system, computer, processor, or the like, and is able to be implemented using any suitable combination of hardware and/or software.
  • the machine- readable medium or article is able to include, for example, any suitable type of memory unit, memory device, memory article, memory medium, storage device, storage article, storage medium and/or storage unit; for example, memory, removable or non-removable media, erasable or non-erasable media, writeable or re-writeable media, digital or analog media, hard disk drive, floppy disk, Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Compact Disk Recordable (CD-R), Compact Disk Re-Writeable (CD-RW), optical disk, magnetic media, various types of Digital Versatile Disks (DVDs), a tape, a cassette, or the like.
  • any suitable type of memory unit for example, any suitable type of memory unit, memory device, memory article, memory medium, storage device, storage article, storage medium and/or storage unit; for example, memory, removable or non-removable media, erasable or non-erasable media, writeable or re-writeable media, digital or analog media, hard disk drive, floppy
  • the instructions is able to include any suitable type of code, for example, source code, compiled code, interpreted code, executable code, static code, dynamic code, or the like, and is able to be implemented using any suitable high-level, low-level, object-oriented, visual, compiled and/or interpreted programming language, e.g., C, C++, Java, BASIC, Pascal, Fortran, Cobol, assembly language, machine code, or the like.
  • Any suitable type of code for example, source code, compiled code, interpreted code, executable code, static code, dynamic code, or the like
  • any suitable high-level, low-level, object-oriented, visual, compiled and/or interpreted programming language e.g., C, C++, Java, BASIC, Pascal, Fortran, Cobol, assembly language, machine code, or the like.

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L'invention concerne un système de gestion de soins de plaie mis en oeuvre par ordinateur et utilisé par une entité de soins de santé, qui peut être une organisation de soins de santé ou un professionnel individuel de soins de santé. Le système comprend une interface utilisateur destinée à afficher, un à la fois, une pluralité de modèles humains en 3D, chacun d'eux étant représentatif d'un patient enregistré par l'entité de soins de santé. La surface de chaque modèle humain comprend au moins un marqueur de plaie qui correspond à au moins une plaie de sorte que l'emplacement dudit au moins un marqueur de plaie sur le modèle humain est identique à l'emplacement de ladite au moins une plaie sur le corps du patient. Le système est conçu de sorte que le déplacement de la souris sur un marqueur de plaie génère des détails de la plaie correspondants qui s'affichent sur l'interface utilisateur.
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