Patent ID: 8109875

Claim:
A derma diagnostic and automated data analysis system, comprising: a) an electronic user interface having a device into which a user may enter commands; b) an electronic data acquisition module capable of capturing imagery data; c) an electronic display module for transmitting information to the user; and d) a data analysis and reporting unit containing program instructions and memory that: (1) using the display module, prompt the user with queries for personal health information of a patient, and transmit instructions to the user for positioning of the patient relative to the data acquisition module to capture an image of an area of dermatological interest on the patient's body, (2) analyze the images captured by the data acquisition module along with the personal health information of the patient, (3) based on the analysis, develop a primary diagnosis for the patient of a physiological abnormality or disorder from a cause selected from the group consisting of dietary/nutritional deficiencies, blood toxicity/poisoning, contagious or infectious diseases, exposure to fungal infections, or exposure to parasitical infections, injury, drug and alcohol abuse, drug interactions/reactions, exposure to an irritant or caustic substance, or exposure to at least one of hazardous microorganisms, hazardous chemicals, poisons, environmental pollutants, infestations, or nuclear/biological/chemical contamination, and that can manifest in the form of a skin condition, (4) select a primary treatment for the physiological abnormality or disorder other than the selection of a topical dermatological product based on the diagnosis, (5) create a monitoring program for following up with the patient on the efficacy of the primary treatment of the physiological abnormality or disorder, and (6) transmit the primary diagnosis, primary treatment, and monitoring program to the user.