The present disclosure relates to the field of healthcare. More
specifically, the present invention relates to a device for detecting medical condition in pregnancy such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypothyroidism, and correspondingly providing recommendations to minimise risk.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in
understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the
information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed
invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] The use of mobile devices in health care settings has transformed
many aspects of clinical practice. Mobile phones have become common place in health care settings. Numerous apps are now available to assist HCPs with many important tasks, such as: information and time management, health record maintenance and access, communications and consulting, reference and information gathering, patient management and monitoring, clinical decision-making, and medical education and training. As better health outcomes become the ultimate goal of the health care service provides i.e. hospitals and healthcare professionals.
[0004] The prevalence of chronic diseases during pregnancy increased
from 3.71% to 15.76%, and all maternal age groups are showing increasing prevalence. The most prevalent maternal chronic diseases are hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a known medical condition in pregnancy, where the mother exhibits higher than normal blood glucose levels. GDM may have adverse health effects for both mothers and neonate when the blood glucose level is not controlled. Therefore, there is a need to develop new devices and processes for identifying mothers at risk for GDM so preventative efforts may be taken as early as possible.

[0005] In addition, Pregnancy causes major changes in the levels of
hormones made by the thyroid gland, located in the front of the neck. For that
reason, thyroid problems sometimes can start or get worse during pregnancy or
after childbirth, and if left untreated, maternal hypothyroidism poses a risk for
both mother and baby. A pregnant woman's thyroid hormones are vital not only
for her but also for the development of her baby. Pregnant woman with
uncontrolled hypothyroidism may get high blood pressure, anemia (low red blood
cell count), and muscle pain and weakness. There is also an increased risk of
miscarriage, premature birth (before 37 weeks of pregnancy), or even stillbirth.
[0006] Existing devices used in healthcare are not efficient for woman
they need to visit to hospital for physical examinations, medications most of the time. Therefore, there is a need of a device that may assist woman at home, without visiting hospital frequently.
[0007] There is, therefore, a need of a device to obviate above-mentioned
problem, by identifying hypothyroidism and gestational diabetes mellitus in a patient at an early stage and reduce the risk of medical conditions.
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one
embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a device to detect
medical condition of pregnant woman from medical information.
[0010] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a device to
predict development of many diseases in pregnant woman.
[0011] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide an efficient,
safe, secure, and reliable device.
[0012] Other object, features, and advantages will become apparent from
detail description and appended claims to those skilled in the art.

SUMMARY
[0013] Various aspects of the present disclosure relates to the field of
healthcare. . In particular the present disclosure relates to a device for detecting
medical condition in pregnancy such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and
hypothyroidism, and correspondingly providing recommendations to minimise
risk.
[0014] According to an aspect of the present disclosure a device for
detecting one or more medical conditions of a pregnant woman is disclosed, the
device may include a housing, a display unit positioned on the housing, an input
unit configured to receive medical information of the pregnant woman, and
correspondingly generate a first set of signals, a processing unit operatively
coupled with the display unit and the input unit, the processing unit may include
one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions
executable by the one or more processors configured to receive the first set of
signals, extract one or more health parameters from the first set of signals, analyse
the one or more health parameters to detect the one or more medical conditions of
the pregnant woman, display the one or more medical conditions on the display
unit, and transmit a warning signal to a mobile computing device through a
communication unit, upon detection of triggering of the one or more medical
conditions.
[0015] In an aspect, the one or more health parameters may include age,
weight, medical history, medical reports, family medical history, blood glucose
level, blood test, or combination thereof.
[0016] In an aspect, the one or more medical conditions may include rises
gestational diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, preeclampsia, fetal heart disorder,
and fetal growth disorder.
[0017] In an aspect, the triggering may include risk of developing one or
more medical conditions.
[0018] In an aspect, the mobile computing device may be associated with
a healthcare professional, and upon receiving the warning signals the healthcare

professional update medications, diets, lifestyles, and exercises, that are displayed on the display unit of the device.
[0019] In an aspect, the device may be communicatively coupled with a
server, where medical information of the pregnant woman, and recommendations provided by the healthcare professionals are stored, one or more entities are authorized to access the server.
[0020] In an aspect, the communication unit may include any or a
combination of GSM module, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Module, Bluetooth
Module, Li-Fi Module, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
[0021] In an aspect, the input unit may include any or a combination of
touch screen module, keyboard based input unit, and one or more USB ports.
[0022] In an aspect, the display unit may include any or a combination of
light emitting diode (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diode (OLED), and LED matrix.
[0023] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a
method to detect one or more medical conditions of pregnant woman is disclosed. The method may include receiving medical information of a pregnant woman through an input unit, extracting one or more health parameters from the received medical information, analysing the one or more health parameters to detect the one or more medical conditions of the pregnant woman, displaying the one or more medical conditions on a display unit, transmitting a warning signal to a mobile computing device through a communication unit, upon detection of triggering of the one or more medical conditions.
[0024] Various objects, features, aspects and advantages of the inventive
subject matter will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, along with the accompanying drawing figures in which like numerals represent like components.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0025] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the
disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such

detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail
offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the
contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives
falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the
appended claims.
[0026] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth
in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present
invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the
present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a device for
detecting medical condition of pregnant woman, in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0028] FIG 2A-2G illustrates exemplary modules of the device, in
accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary method for detecting medical
condition of pregnant woman, in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the
disclosure depicted in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0031] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth
in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.

[0032] Embodiments explained herein relate to the field of healthcare.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for detecting medical condition in pregnancy such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and hypothyroidism, and correspondingly providing recommendations to minimise risk.
[0033] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a device for
detecting medical condition of pregnant woman, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0034] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure a device
(100) for detecting one or more medical conditions of a pregnant woman (also
referred as patient, hereinafter) is disclosed. The device (100) can include housing
(102) that contains various components and enable the user to use and hold the
device (100) easily. The device (100) can be a hand held device like smart phone,
tablet and other devices which are easy to hold. In another embodiment, the
housing (102) can include a display unit (104), an input unit (106), a processing
unit (108), and a communication unit, where the display unit (104) and the input
unit (106) can be operatively coupled with the processing unit (108).
[0035] In an embodiment, the display unit (104) can be positioned on the
housing (102), and configured to display various information on the device (100). The device (100) can include applications (also referred as app, hereinafter), or web interface which can be downloadable from an app store and installable such as Andriod, iOS, Window Phone, BlackBerry etc. The app can include an interface and protocols to communicate. The user interface can include various options such as but not limited to sms, profile, folders email, and setting. In addition, one or more buttons can be provided with the display unit (104) or buttons can be provided on the interface that enable the user to access the device (100).
[0036] In an embodiment, the input unit (106) can be configured to enable
the user to receive medical information of the pregnant woman. The input unit (106) can be selected from a group consisting of a touch screen module, a keyboard based input unit, and one or more USB ports, or combination thereof.

For example, the user can capture images of the medical reports and using data cable captured images can be transmitted to the processing unit (108). Also, the medical reports can be downloaded from the email in the device (100) and can be transmitted to the processing unit (108).
[0037] In an embodiment, the processing unit (108) can be operatively
coupled with the display unit (104) and the input unit (106). The processing unit
(108) can comprise one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory
can store instructions executable by the one or more processors. The one or more
processor(s) can be implemented as one or more microprocessors,
microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing
units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on
operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s)
can be configured to fetch and execute computer readable instructions stored in a
memory of the processing unit (108). The memory can store one or more
computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed to
create or share the data units over a network service. The memory can include any
non-transitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as
RAM, or non-volatile memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the likes.
[0038] In an embodiment, a processing engine(s) can be implemented as a
combination of hardware and programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s). In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the programming for the processing engine(s) may be processor executable instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the processing engine(s) may include a processing resource (for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s). In such examples, the processing unit (108) can include the machine-readable storage medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the

machine-readable storage medium may be separate but accessible to processing unit (108) and the processing resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) may be implemented by electronic circuitry. A database can include data that is either stored or generated as a result of functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s).
[0039] In an embodiment, the processing engine can be configured receive
the first set of signals generated by the input unit (106), extract one or more health
parameters from the medical reports extracted from the first set of signals.
Further, extracted value of one or more parameters can be compared with pre-
stored range of one or more parameters. Upon detection of triggering of value of
at least one of the parameters, a warning signal can be generated, which can be
transmitted to one or more mobile computing devices through the communication
unit (110). The mobile computing devices can be associated with one or more
entities such as healthcare professionals, nurse, family, medical staff and the likes.
[0040] In an embodiment, the communication unit (110) can include but
not limited to GSM module, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Module, Bluetooth
Module, Li-Fi Module, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
[0041] In an embodiment, upon receiving the warning signals, the
healthcare professionals can check medical condition of the patient and can update/change the medications, diets, and exercises.
[0042] In an exemplary embodiment, when the patient (i.e. pregnant
woman) is not felling well, any of the family member or the patient can itself test using one or more test kits, readings or reports can be transmitted to the device (100) using the input unit (106). For example, when the test kit is providing values of one or more health parameters, the values can be provided to the device (100) by entering the values through the interface. Also, the reports of test can be printed and can be transmitted to the device (100) through a data cable. In another exemplary embodiment, when the reports are on email, the reports can be easily downloaded from the email using the interface.
[0043] In an exemplary embodiment, the user can provide access to a
pharmacist; the pharmacist can access a server (112) and can provide medications

accordingly. In addition, associated healthcare professionals can also check
medical conditions of the patient frequently on the server (112), and accordingly
can update diet, exercise and medications.
[0044] FIG 2A-2F illustrates exemplary modules on a display unit of the
device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0045] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an
exemplary user interface can be installed on a device (100) is disclosed. The
device (100) can include applications (also referred as app, hereinafter), or web
interface which may be downloadable from an app store and installable such as
Andriod, iOS, Window Phone, BlackBerry etc. The app can include a user
interface and protocols to communicate. The user interface can include various
options such as but not limited to Wi-Fi, sms, profile, wallpaper, email, and
setting. In addition, a button is also provided to start scheduling of the tasks. The
user interface can be configured to facilitate in displaying one or modules on the
display unit (104).
[0046] The interface can include various modules that provide information
to deal with one or more medical conditions occurs during pregnancy. The one or
more modules include procedure for diagnosing one or more health parameters,
symptoms of one or more medical conditions, and counselling of pregnant
woman.
[0047] As shown in FIG. 2A, the display unit (104) is disclosing a
maternal GDM hypothyroidism information app, where two buttons one for
"Maternal Hypothyroidism" and another for "Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
(GDM)" are shown, and upon clicking on these buttons associated modules can
be opened. FIG. 2B is disclosing a module disclosing information related to "How
to diagnose Maternal Hypothyroidism", where procedure for detection of maternal
hypothyroidism is disclosed.
[0048] In an embodiments, medications required to be taken can be
displayed in a module in "Drug Interactions" as shown in FIG. 2C, where drugs
related information such as time to take medications, and use of medications are
shown.

[0049] In an embodiment, diet to be taken by the pregnant woman are
shown in FIG. 2D, where a module "Maternal Hypothyroidism Diet Plan" is disclosed, where foods to be take, and food needs to be abstain are disclosed. The diet plans can be updated by the healthcare professionals based on the medical conditions of the patient.
[0050] In an embodiment, diet to be taken by the pregnant woman are
shown in FIG. 2D, where a module "Maternal Hypothyroidism Diet Plan" is disclosed, where foods to be take, and food needs to be abstain are disclosed. The diet plans can be updated by the healthcare professionals based on the medical conditions of the patient. The healthcare professionals can access details and medical conditions of patients, which are taking treatment from the healthcare professionals.
[0051] In an embodiment, food to be taken by the pregnant woman are
shown in FIG. 2E, where a module "Food to Eat" is disclosed. Foots to be eat such as fruits, vegetables, dry fruits which are required for the pregnant woman are displayed on the display unit (104).
[0052] In an embodiment, a module is disclosing "Treatment Algorithm"
shown in FIG. 2F, where Thyroid Hormone Levels (TSH level) are disclosed. For example, in first trimester TSH level will be different with the TSH level in last months of pregnancy. Further, this module discloses, all the information related to TSH level, thus there is no need to visit hospital frequently whenever TSH level is high, the user and family member can check TSH level in this module and accordingly can perform further actions.
[0053] In an embodiment, a module "Patient Counselling" is disclosed in
FIG. 2G, in this module all the information related to medication intakes are
described in this module. How many tablets should be taken at what time? What
are the side effects of a tablet? all information can be disclosed in the module.
[0054] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary method for detecting medical
condition of pregnant woman, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0055] According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method
(300) for detecting one or more medical conditions of pregnant woman is disclosed. At step (302) the method (300) can include receiving of medical information of the pregnant woman through an input unit (106). The input unit (106) can include any or a combination of touch screen module, a keyboard based input unit, and one or more USB ports.
[0056] At step (304), the method (300) can include extracting of one or
more health parameters from the received medical information, where the one or
more health parameters can include age, weight, medical history, medical reports,
family medical history, blood glucose level, blood test, or combination thereof.
[0057] At step (306), the method (300) can include analysing of the one or
more health parameters to detect the one or more medical conditions of the pregnant woman, where the one or more medical conditions can include gestational diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, preeclampsia, fetal heart disorder, fetal growth disorder, or combination thereof.
[0058] At step (308), the method (300) can include displaying of the one
or more medical conditions on a display unit (104), where the display unit (104)
can include light emitting diode (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light
emitting diode (OLED), LED matrix, or combination thereof.
[0059] At step (310), the method (300) can include transmitting of a
warning signal to a mobile computing device upon detection of triggering of the one or more medical condition. The warning signal can be transmitted through a communication unit (110).
[0060] Moreover, in interpreting the specification, all terms should be
interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced.

[0061] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the
invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION
[0062] The proposed invention provides a device to detect medical
condition of pregnant woman from medical information.
[0063] The proposed invention provides a device to predict development
of many diseases in pregnant woman.
[0064] The proposed invention provides an efficient, safe, secure, and
reliable device to assist in tracking medication conditions during pregnancy.
[0065] The proposed invention provides a device to assist the pregnant
woman to receive recommendations from doctors at home.
[0066] The proposed invention provides a device to reduce hospital visit
frequently.

We Claim:

1. A device (100) for detecting one or more medical conditions of a woman
in pregnancy, the device comprising:
a housing (102);
a display unit (104) positioned on the housing (102);
an input unit (106) configured to receive medical information of the woman, and correspondingly generate a first set of signals;
a processing unit (108) operatively coupled with the display unit (104) and the input unit (106), the processing unit (108) comprising one or more processors coupled with a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors configured to:
receive the first set of signals;
extract one or more health parameters from the first set of signals;
analyse the one or more health parameters to detect the one or more medical conditions of the pregnant woman;
display the one or more medical conditions on the display unit; and
transmit a warning signal to a mobile computing device through a communication unit (110), upon detection of triggering of the one or more medical conditions.
2. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more health parameters comprises age, weight, medical history, medical reports, family medical history, blood glucose level, blood test, or combination thereof.
3. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more medical conditions comprises gestational diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, preeclampsia, fetal heart disorder, and fetal growth disorder.
4. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the triggering comprises risk of developing one or more medical conditions.
5. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device is associated with healthcare professional, wherein upon receiving the

warning signals the healthcare professional update medications, diets, lifestyles, and exercises, that are displayed on the display unit of the device.
6. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device (100) is communicatively coupled with a server (112), wherein medical information of the pregnant woman, and recommendations provided by the healthcare professionals are stored, one or more entities are authorized to access the server.
7. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication unit (110) comprises any or combination of GSM module, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Module, Bluetooth Module, Li-Fi Module, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), and ZigBee.
8. The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the input unit (106) comprises any or a combination of touch screen module, keyboard based input unit, and one or more USB ports.
9. The device (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit (104) comprises any or a combination of light emitting diode (LED), liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diode (OLED), and LED matrix.
10. A method (200) to detect one or more medical conditions of pregnant woman, the method comprising:
receiving, medical information of a pregnant woman, through an input unit (106);
extracting, one or more health parameters from the received medical information;
analysing, the one or more health parameters to detect the one or more medical conditions of the pregnant woman;
displaying, the one or more medical conditions on a display unit (104);

transmitting, a warning signal to a mobile computing device through a communication unit (110), upon detection of triggering of the one or more medical conditions.