Database management for a treatment system

Abstract

A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protocol from among the set of presented protocols; and generating information from the captured information into a form compatible with a handheld computer adapted for connection to an orthopedic sensor system. The generated information includes parameters of the identified approved treatment protocol. The process may also include the steps of basing the presented set of treatment protocols upon a database of historic patients, orthopedic injuries, treatment protocols and outcomes, and retaining information about the current patient, the patients injury, treatment protocol and outcome.

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         40 . A system for monitoring patient compliance with a treatment protocol, the system comprising:
 a server configured to:
 present at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols; 
 receive information identifying an approved treatment protocol, wherein the approved treatment protocol is one of the at least two presented treatment protocols; 
 generate formatted parameters, using a computer processor, the formatted parameters corresponding to the approved treatment protocol and in a form compatible with a monitoring device; 
 send the formatted parameters to the monitoring device; 
 receive compliance data generated by the monitoring device; 
 present the compliance data generated by the monitoring device; 
   wherein the monitoring device is configured to:
 receive data from a sensor included on an orthosis device; 
 generate the compliance data based on the data from the sensor and the formatted parameters, the compliance data indicating adherence to the treatment protocol; 
 send the compliance data to the server. 
   
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise a set of images. 
     
     
         42 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise prior patient records of patients with similar injuries. 
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 42 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise statistical information including a success rate of the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols. 
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the information identifying the approved treatment protocol includes information relaying the degree of motion to be accomplished by a patient. 
     
     
         45 . The system of  claim 40  wherein the server is configured to:
 compare the formatted parameters against a safeguard to determine if the formatted parameters are consistent with patient data. 
 
     
     
         46 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the received information identifying the approved treatment protocol is less than information detailing the approved treatment protocol in its entirety. 
     
     
         47 . A machine readable medium that stores instructions, the instructions, which when performed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 presenting at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols;   receiving information identifying an approved treatment protocol, wherein the approved treatment protocol is one of the at least two presented treatment protocols;   generating formatted parameters corresponding to the approved treatment protocol, the formatted parameters in a form compatible with a monitoring device;   sending the formatted parameters to the monitoring device;   receiving compliance data, the compliance data generated by the monitoring device, the compliance data based on data received from a sensor and the formatted parameters, the sensor included in an orthosis device; and   presenting the compliance data generated by the monitoring device.   
     
     
         48 . The machine readable medium of  claim 47 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise a set of images. 
     
     
         49 . The machine readable medium of  claim 47 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise prior patient records of patients with similar injuries. 
     
     
         50 . The machine readable medium of  claim 49 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise statistical information including success rate of the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols. 
     
     
         51 . The machine readable medium of  claim 47 , wherein the approved treatment protocol includes information relaying the degree of motion to be accomplished by the patient. 
     
     
         52 . The machine readable medium of  claim 47 , wherein the instructions include instructions which when performed by the machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 comparing the formatted parameters against a safeguard to determine if the formatted parameters are consistent with patient data.   
     
     
         53 . The machine readable medium of  claim 47 , wherein the received information identifying the approved treatment protocol is less than information detailing the approved treatment protocol in its entirety. 
     
     
         54 . A method for monitoring patient compliance with a treatment protocol, the method comprising:
 presenting, with a server, at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols;   receiving, at the server, information identifying an approved treatment protocol, wherein the approved treatment protocol is one of the at least two presented treatment protocols;   using a computer processor, generating with the server, formatted parameters corresponding to the approved treatment protocol, the formatted parameters configured in a form compatible with a monitoring device;   sending, with the server, the formatted parameters to the monitoring device;   receiving, at the monitoring device, data from a sensor included on an orthosis device;   generating, using the monitoring device, the compliance data based on the data from the sensor and the formatted parameters, the compliance data indicating adherence to the treatment protocol;   sending, using the monitoring device, the compliance data to the server;   receiving, at the server, compliance data generated by the monitoring device; and   presenting, with the server, compliance data generated by the monitoring device;   
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise a set of images. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise prior patient records of patients with similar injuries. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the at least two orthotic injury treatment protocols comprise statistical information including success rate of the orthotic injury treatment protocol. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 54 , comprising:
 comparing the formatted parameters against at least one safeguard to determine if the formatted parameters are consistent with patient data.   
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 54 , wherein the received information identifying the approved treatment protocol is less than information detailing the approved treatment protocol in its entirety.