Medical demonstration
OwnerGregory Richardinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of allowing medical practitioners to demonstrate the effects of a medical condition or a treatment to an individual. This is achieved by using a processing system to obtain image data in accordance with an input command received from the medical practitioner. The image data defines one or more images representing a medical condition or associated treatment, and these can be presented to the user on a display. Following this, annotations can be added to the displayed images, allowing the annotations to be used in explanation of a medical condition.
Claims32
1) A method of allowing medical practitioners to demonstrate the effects of a medical condition or a treatment to an individual using a processing system, the method including causing the processing system to:
- a) Select a disease or condition, in accordance with an input command received from the medical practitioner;
- b) In accordance with the selection, obtain image data, from predetermined image data stored in a store, the image data defining one or more modelled images;
- c) Present the one or more of the images on a display;
- and, d) Present annotations on the display in response to one or more input commands.
15) A method of allowing medical practitioners to demonstrate the effects of a medical condition, or a treatment to an individual, the method being substantially as hereinbefore described.
16) A processing system for allowing medical practitioners to demonstrate the effects of a medical condition, or a treatment to an individual, the processing system including:
- a) A store for storing image data, the image data defining one or more modelled images;
- b) An input for receiving input commands from the medical practitioner;
- c) A display for displaying the images;
- and,
- d) A processor, the processor being adapted to:
- i) Present one or more of the images on the display in response to an input command;
- and,
- ii) Present annotations on the display in response to one or more input commands.
22) (canceled)
23) A computer program product for allowing medical practitioners to demonstrate the effects of a medical condition, or a treatment to an individual, the computer program product including computer executable code which when executed on a suitable processing system causing the processing system to perform the steps of:
- a) Select a disease or condition, in accordance with an input command received from the medical practitioner;
- b) In accordance with the selection, obtain image data, from predetermined image data stored in a store, the image data defining one or more modelled images;
- c) Present the one or more of the images on a display;
- and,
- d) Present annotations on the display in response to one or more input commands.
24) An apparatus for handling medical records, the records including a representation of a medical condition or treatment to be applied to an individual, the apparatus including a processing system, having:
- a) A database;
- and,
- b) A processor coupled to the database, the processor being adapted;
- and,
- i) Determine the medical records;
- and,
- ii) Store the medical records in the database;
- wherein the medical records include an image together with one or more associated annotations, the medical records being generated by a second processing system, wherein the second processing system is adapted to:
- a) Obtain image data in accordance with an input command received from a medical practitioner, then image data defining one or more images;
- b) Present the one or more of the images on a display;
- and,
- c) Present annotations on the display in response to one or more input commands.
32) (canceled)
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