TouchDx Medical Surveillance Patent US12609197B2
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12609197B2 to TouchDx for a medical monitoring and surveillance system. The system uses a server communicating with a general-purpose personal device running a downloadable application that configures the device to perform medical tests using built-in sensors and functionality. The application reports test results to the server or a third party, with trigger events initiating associated tasks when predetermined criteria are met.
What changed
USPTO granted patent US12609197B2 to TouchDx on April 21, 2026, covering a medical monitoring and surveillance system that uses downloadable applications on personal devices (such as smartphones) to perform medical tests and report results to servers or third parties. The system incorporates trigger events and associated tasks that execute automatically when test results meet predetermined criteria.
Healthcare technology companies and medical device manufacturers developing mobile health monitoring solutions should be aware of this issued patent's claims scope when designing similar systems. The patent's coverage of configurable applications performing automated medical surveillance tasks on consumer devices may affect product development strategies and freedom-to-operate assessments for competing mobile health platforms.
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System and method for medical surveillance through personal communication device
Grant US12609197B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
TouchDx
Inventors
Brent Gutekunst, Darin Okuda, Laurie Babb, Vic Markarian
Abstract
A medical monitoring and surveillance system uses a server communicating with a general-purpose personal device running an application. The application may be downloadable. The application is configured by the server. The application configures the device to perform medical tests using the sensors, preexisting capabilities, and functionality built into the device. The device may be a cellular telephone with data communication and other functionality, a personal digital organizer, a portable entertainment device, or another similar personal device. The application reports the results of the medical tests to the server or a third party device. Various trigger events and associated tasks may be incorporated in the server or in the application residing on the device. A trigger event may occur, for example, in response to the test results meeting one or more predetermined criteria. Once a trigger event occurs, a task associated with the trigger event is performed.
CPC Classifications
G16H 40/63 G16H 40/68 G16H 40/67 G06F 21/6245 G06Q 2220/10
Filing Date
2024-02-16
Application No.
18444276
Claims
1
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