protecting “medical apps”… “medical apps ... • receiving audio data and providing text...
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Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
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Protecting “Medical Apps”…
What do we mean by “Medical Apps”?
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• Receiving data from devices <<<<<<<<<<<<:• cochlear implants and hearing aids• diabetes management• monitoring Apps
and/or
• Sending data to devices >>>>>>>>>>>>:• cochlear implants and hearing aids• diabetes management• electro-stimulation• pacemaker settings control
• Standalone Apps:• no technical communication link to external elements
Examples of Medical Apps
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• Standalone Apps:• exercise programs and tutorials• guidance for use of healthcare products• self-diagnosis – pregnancy/baby Apps
• Receiving data from devices:• receiving audio data and providing text transcription• delivering blood glucose measurements to control device• activity trackers – utilising mobile device motion sensors and
GPS• weight trackers – utilising wireless/Bluetoothtm feed from scales • first responder attendance/despatch - location tracking -
utilising mobile device motion sensors and GPS
• Sending data to devices:• wirelessly controlled insulin pump• controlling volume levels and processor settings• electro-stimulation
• pain relief• muscular stimulation – physio
• control and recharge pacemakers
Potential Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
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Examples of potentially patentable Apps:
• A method of dynamically adjusting cochlear implant volume control as a function of background noise levels measured at App running on mobile device
• data from devices & data to devices
• An implantable drug delivery device in communication with a mobile device controller App coordinating drug delivery with sleep patterns sensed at the App running on mobile device
• data from devices & data to devices
• An implantable electro-stimulation device with signal parameters modulated depending on patient’s activity level and body position: (running/walking/standing/sitting/lying) as sensed at the App running on mobile device
• data from devices & data to devices
• A method of Communicating a power-saving mode to a pacemaker based on power levels wirelessly reported from the pacemaker to the App on mobile device.
• data from devices & data to devices
Potential Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
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Registered Designs – protecting the appearance of products and GUIs
• Screenshots/GUIs/App icons – protection available
• Appearance and configuration of menus/options
• Difficult to protect overall “look and feel”
Potential Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
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Registered Designs – protecting the appearance of products and GUIs
• Screenshots/GUIs/App icons – protecting moving icons/GUIs…
Image acknowledgements
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WebMD LLCCochlear Europe LtdCellnovo LimitedNevro CorporationTerumo CorporationYahoo! Inc.Apple Corp.ShuffleMaster, Inc.
