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Granted Patent B2
US 12,539,173 · App. 18/066,417 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

System for triggering patient analytic services for a medical provider

Inventors: Nicholas Benson (Collierville, TN); Adam Deitz (Austin, TX); Aleah Mollenkamp (Duncan, SC)
Assignee: MEDICREA INTERNATIONAL
A61B34/10G06T1/0021G16H10/60G16H30/20
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Patent No.
US 12,539,173
App. No.
18/066,417
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for triggering patient analytic services for a medical provider. A system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to maintain one or more records associated with a subject. The processor is further configured to receive one or more medical images related to the subject from an image server and generate a computer-readable symbol that encodes a link for accessing the planning system. The link includes a planning-system identifier and a subject identifier. The processor is further configured to generate a planning image based on information associated with the subject, embed the generated computer-readable symbol in the planning image, and transmit the planning image to the image server.

Claims (55)

1 . A planning system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

maintain one or more records associated with a subject;

receive one or more medical images from an image server, the one or more medical images related to the subject;

maintain one or more surgical plans associated with the subject;

generate a separate computer-readable symbol for each of the one or more surgical plans, each computer-readable symbol encoding a link for accessing the planning system, each link comprising:

a planning-system identifier;

a subject identifier; and

a procedure identifier for one of the surgical plans associated with the subject;

generate a planning image based on information associated with the subject;

embed each generated computer-readable symbol in the planning image, wherein each embedded symbol is configured to, when viewed by a camera of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to access the associated surgical plan using the link;

transmit the planning image to the image server for viewing;

receive, from the mobile device, a request to access the one or more surgical plans associated with the subject, the request comprising the subject identifier and the procedure identifier decoded from one of the computer-readable symbols in the planning image;

in response to receiving the request, access the surgical plan associated with the received procedure identifier and the subject identifier; and

provide the accessed surgical plan to the mobile device.

2 . The planning system of claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one processor is further configured to receive information related to the subject from an electronic health record (EHR) system; and

the at least one processor is further configured to maintain one or more records associated with a surgical plan for the subject based on the received information.

3 . The planning system of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

detect when new information is available from the EHR system;

update the one or more records associated with the subject based on the new information; and

transmit one or more notifications based on the updated records.

4 . The planning system of claim 3 , wherein the one or more notifications comprise a link configured to access the one or more records or trigger analytic services.

5 . The planning system of claim 1 , wherein the image server comprises a picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

6 . The planning system of claim 1 , wherein each computer-readable symbol comprises an indicia identifying the planning system.

7 . The planning system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more surgical plans associated with the subject comprise two or more surgical plans associated with the subject.

8 . The planning system of claim 1 , wherein the request to access the one or more surgical plans associated with the subject comprises an authentication token or key.

9 . A method of providing preoperative planning comprising, by a planning system:

receiving one or more medical images from an image server, the one or more medical images associated with a subject;

processing the one or more medical images to determine that the subject exhibits a condition;

maintaining one or more records associated with the subject and the condition;

maintaining one or more surgical plans associated with the subject and the condition;

generating a separate computer-readable symbol for each of the one or more surgical plans, each computer-readable symbol encoding a link for accessing the one or more records, each link comprising:

a planning-system identifier;

a subject identifier; and

a procedure identifier for one of the surgical plans associated with the subject;

generating one or more files including each of the generated computer-readable symbols, wherein each embedded symbol is configured to, when viewed by a camera of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to access the associated surgical plan using the link; and

transmitting the generated one or more files to the image server for viewing;

receiving, from the mobile device, a request to access the one or more surgical plans associated with the subject, the request comprising the subject identifier and the procedure identifier decoded from one of the computer-readable symbols in the planning image;

in response to receiving the request, accessing the surgical plan associated with the received procedure identifier and the subject identifier; and

providing the accessed surgical plan to the mobile device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving electronic health records associated with the subject; and

updating the one or more records based on the received electronic health records.

11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

detecting when new information is available from an EHR system; and

in response to the new information being available:

updating the one or more records associated with the subject based on the new information; and

transmitting one or more notifications based on the updated records.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more notifications comprise a link configured to access the one or more records.

13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the computer-readable symbol comprises an indicia identifying the planning system.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the image server comprises a picture archiving and communication system (PACS).

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein maintaining one or more surgical plans associated with the subject comprises maintaining two or more surgical plans associated with the subject.

16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving the request to access the one or more surgical plans comprises receiving an authentication token or key.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: BENSON, NICHOLAS; DEITZ, ADAM; MOLLENKAMP, ALEAH
To: MEDICREA INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 062101/0375 →
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