Patent ID: 11931169
Assignee: NANOLUME, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
recording, by a processor, information pertaining to a plurality of episodes of pain experienced by a subject over time;
selecting, by the processor, from a plurality of pain types each distinct type of pain experienced by the subject during each episode of pain of the plurality of episodes of pain;
recording, by the processor, each distinct type of pain experienced during each episode of pain of the plurality of episodes of pain;
recording, by the processor, a pain intensity of each distinct type of pain experienced within each episode of pain;
recording, by the processor, information pertaining to a location and a boundary of each pain intensity of each distinct type of pain within each episode of pain input by encircling the boundary on a body representation presented on a display of the subject;
calculating with the processor, using the information pertaining to the location and the boundary on the body representation of the subject where each distinct type of pain for each episode of pain occurred, a surface area, including (i) calculating a surface area from the surface area for each distinct type of pain within each episode of pain, (ii) presenting the surface area as a distinct pain type layer on the body representation on the display, (iii) providing a graphical representation of the distinct pain type layer of each distinct type of pain showing the surface area at the location of the distinct type of pain for one of the plurality of episodes of pain and (iv) enabling individual selection of each of distinct pain type layer for presentation on the display; and
computing and selectively outputting a temporal display of composite data of a change, over the plurality of episodes of pain, in the pain intensity corresponding to each distinct type of pain for each episode of pain and in the surface area of each distinct type of pain for each episode of pain, the computing and selectively outputting the temporal display being conducted:
(i) individually for each distinct type of pain of the plurality of pain types over the plurality of episodes of pain and
(ii) collectively for the plurality of pain types over the plurality of episodes of pain,
to provide a representation of overall effectiveness of a treatment plan for addressing each distinct type of pain over the plurality of episodes of pain.