IP Library Granted Patent US 11,869,659
Granted Patent B2
US 11,869,659 · App. 17/701,067 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Remote diagnostic testing and treatment

Inventors: Michael W. Ferro, Jr. (Palm Beach, FL); Sam Miller (Hollywood, FL); Colman Thomas Bryant (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Zachary Carl Nienstedt (Wilton Manors, FL); Marco Magistri (Miami, FL); Adam Charles Carlson (Miami, FL); Igor Javier Rodriguez (Miami, FL); James Thomas Heising (Richland, WA); John Ray Permenter (Miami, FL)
Assignee: EMED LABS, LLC
G16H40/67G06T19/006G16H10/60G16H20/10G16H50/20G06K19/06028G06K19/06037
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Patent No.
US 11,869,659
App. No.
17/701,067
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating self-administered medical diagnostic tests and receiving treatment based on the results of such tests. In some examples, a user may take a medical diagnostic test under the supervision of a proctor over a video conference connection. The proctor or the system can verify the results of the test. The system can enable treatment based on the results of the test by, for example, facilitating the generation, fulfillment, and delivery of medication.

Claims (62)

1. A computing system for a proctored examination platform for a medical diagnostic test, the computing system comprising an electronic storage medium storing computer-executable instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the computer-executable instructions for implementing the proctored examination platform for the medical diagnostic test by:

receiving, by the computing system, a user request from a user computing device of a user for a proctored examination for a medical diagnostic test;

establishing, by the computing system, an electronic video conference session between the proctor device and the user computing device, wherein:

during the electronic video conference session a proctor views, on the proctor device, a live video of the user taking the medical diagnostic test,

the live video is captured using a camera of the user computing device of the user, and

the medical diagnostic test results in a medical diagnostic indicator indicating a result of the medical diagnostic test that is viewable by the proctor in the live video;

receiving, by the computing system from the proctor device, an indication that the medical diagnostic indicator indicates that the user has received a positive result for a condition based on the medical diagnostic test, wherein the indication is provided by the proctor using the proctor device and based on the proctor viewing the live video;

verifying, by the computer system, that testing procedures associated with the medical diagnostic test are completed properly by analyzing monitored video frame data associated with the live video to determine at least one of:

that a swab used by the user during the medical diagnostic test was inserted into an orifice at a proper insertion depth,

that a testing solution used during the medical diagnostic test was correctly applied by the user to a test card associated with the medical diagnostic test, or

that the test card remains undisturbed during a predetermined dwell time associated with the medical diagnostic test,

based on the indication that the user has received a positive result for the condition, generating, by the computing system:

user display data for displaying medical content data about the positive result for the medical diagnostic test;

a user prompt for determining whether the user desires to order prescription drugs for treatment responsive to the positive result for the medical diagnostic test; and

a prescription questionnaire tailored to a first prescription medication selected for treating the condition, wherein the prescription question comprises questions for gathering a medical history of the user and determining if the user has a condition, allergy, or medication that contraindicates the first prescription medication;

causing, by the computer system, the user display data, the user prompt, and the prescription questionnaire to be displayed to the user on the user computing device;

receiving, by the computing system, a request to order the prescription drugs and the user's responses to the prescription questionnaire from the user computing device;

determining that the user is eligible for treatment with the first prescription medication based on the prescription questionnaire responses;

determining, by the computer system, whether an elapsed time between the user completing the medical diagnostic test and the request to order prescription drugs is less than a threshold time; and

based on determining that the elapsed time is less than the threshold time, generating, by the computing system, physician display data for a display of a physician device, the physician display data configured to display the positive result, the first prescription medication, the prescription questionnaire responses, and a physician prompt for generating a prescription for ordering the first prescription medication for treatment responsive to the positive result for the medical diagnostic test.

2. The computing system of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the computing system, the prescription for the first prescription medication to a pharmacy device;

generating, by the computing system, courier data for display on a courier computing device, wherein the courier computing device is configured to display the courier data including a prescription release code and directions to a pharmacy fulfilling the prescription; and

transmitting, by the computing system, the courier data to the courier computing device.

3. The computing system of claim 2 , wherein the prescription release code is a QR code.

4. The computing system of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing system, a pick-up confirmation that the first prescription medication was picked up by the courier from the pharmacy device;

generating, by the computing system, based on the pick-up confirmation, supplemental courier data for the display of the courier computing device, the computer system configured to cause the courier computing device to display the supplemental courier display data including directions to the user; and

receiving, by the computing system, a delivery confirmation that the first prescription medication was delivered by the courier from the user computing device.

5. The computing system of claim 2 , wherein a current location of a courier is determined by a GPS unit in the courier computing device.

6. The computing system of claim 2 , wherein a current location of the user is determined by a GPS unit in the user computing device.

7. A method for a proctored examination platform for a medical diagnostic test, the method comprising:

receiving a user request from a user computing device of a user for a proctored examination for a medical diagnostic test;

establishing an electronic video conference session between the proctor device and the user computing device, wherein:

during the electronic video conference session a proctor views, on the proctor device, a live video of the user taking the medical diagnostic test,

the live video is captured using a camera of the user computing device of the user, and

the medical diagnostic test results in a medical diagnostic indicator indicating a result of the medical diagnostic test that is viewable by the proctor in the live video;

receiving, from the proctor device, an indication that the medical diagnostic indicator indicates that the user has received a positive result for a condition based on the medical diagnostic test, wherein the indication is provided by the proctor using the proctor device and based on the proctor viewing the live video;

verifying that testing procedures associated with the medical diagnostic test are completed properly by analyzing monitored video frame data associated with the live video to determine at least one of:

that a swab used by the user during the medical diagnostic test was inserted into an orifice at a proper insertion depth,

that a testing solution used during the medical diagnostic test was correctly applied by the user to a test card associated with the medical diagnostic test, or

that the test card remains undisturbed during a predetermined dwell time associated with the medical diagnostic test,

based on the indication that the user has received a positive result, generating:

user display data for displaying medical content data about the positive result for the medical diagnostic test;

a user prompt for determining whether the user desires to order prescription drugs for treatment responsive to the positive result for the medical diagnostic test; and

a prescription questionnaire tailored to a first prescription medication selected for treating the condition, wherein the prescription question comprises questions for gathering a medical history of the user and determining if the user has a condition, allergy, or medication that contraindicates the first prescription medication;

causing the user display data, the user prompt, and the prescription questionnaire to be displayed to the user on the user computing device;

receiving a request to order the prescription drugs and the user's responses to the prescription questionnaire from the user computing device;

determining that the user is eligible for treatment with the first prescription medication based on the prescription questionnaire responses;

determining whether an elapsed time between the user completing the medical diagnostic test and the request to order prescription drugs is less than a threshold time; and

based on determining that the elapsed time is less than the threshold time generating physician display data for a display of a physician device, the physician display data configured to display the positive result, the first prescription medication, the prescription questionnaire responses, and a physician prompt for generating a prescription for ordering the first prescription medication for treatment responsive to the positive result for the medical diagnostic test.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting the prescription for the first prescription medication to a pharmacy device;

generating courier data for display on a courier computing device, wherein the courier computing device is configured to display the courier data including a prescription release code and directions to a pharmacy fulfilling the prescription; and

transmitting the courier data to the courier computing device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the prescription release code is a QR code.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving a pick-up confirmation that the first prescription medication was picked up by the courier from the pharmacy device;

generating based on the pick-up confirmation, supplemental courier data for the display of the courier computing device, the computer system configured to cause the courier computing device to display the supplemental courier data including directions to the user; and

receiving a delivery confirmation that the first prescription medication was delivered by the courier from the user computing device.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein a current location of a courier is determined by a GPS unit in the courier computing device.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein a current location of the user is determined by a GPS unit in the user computing device.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 13, 2025
From: EMED POPULATION HEALTH, LLC
To: EMED POPULATION HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 072435/0043 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2025
From: EMED LABS, LLC
To: EMED POPULATION HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 071208/0446 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2022
From: FERRO, MICHAEL W., JR.; MILLER, SAM; BRYANT, COLMAN THOMAS; NIENSTEDT, ZACHARY CARL; MAGISTRI, MARCO; CARLSON, ADAM CHARLES; RODRIGUEZ, IGOR JAVIER; HEISING, JAMES THOMAS
To: EMED LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060539/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2022
From: PERMENTER, JOHN RAY
To: EMED LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 059839/0059 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 17700141 · Mar 21, 2022
Provisional Application 63266233 · Dec 30, 2021
Provisional Application 63266158 · Dec 29, 2021
Provisional Application 63202723 · Jun 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63202028 · May 24, 2021
Provisional Application 63179101 · Apr 23, 2021
Provisional Application 63164669 · Mar 23, 2021
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