Intelligent Patient Interface Module (PIM) for Enhanced Intraluminal Imaging

Publication ID: 24-11857376_0003_PTD

Published: October 28, 2025

Category:Synergistic Combinations

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Intelligent Patient Interface Module (PIM) for Enhanced Intraluminal Imaging,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857376_0003_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857376_0003_PTD

This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,376.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

An advanced PIM integrates wireless charging, AI, IoT, blockchain, and nanomaterial-based sensors to revolutionize intraluminal imaging, enabling real-time feedback, secure data sharing, and personalized treatment recommendations.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent's PIM, while innovative, has limitations in terms of power supply, data analysis, and security. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by integrating cutting-edge technologies to create a more powerful, efficient, and secure system for intraluminal imaging.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The Intelligent PIM consists of a wireless power system, an AI module for real-time image analysis, an IoT network for remote monitoring and alerts, a blockchain-based data storage and sharing system, and a nanomaterial-based sensor for biomarker detection. The PIM communicates wirelessly with a sensing device and a processing system, enabling seamless data transmission and analysis. The AI module provides real-time feedback to the sensing device, while the blockchain technology ensures secure data sharing with authorized healthcare professionals. The IoT network enables remote monitoring and real-time alerts, and the nanomaterial-based sensor detects biomarkers in a patient's blood, providing real-time diagnostic information.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel combinations of technologies, including AI, IoT, blockchain, and nanomaterial-based sensors, which are not obvious from the original patent. The inventive step lies in the integration of these distinct technologies to create a more powerful, efficient, and secure system for intraluminal imaging.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments could include the use of different AI algorithms, IoT protocols, or blockchain architectures. Variations could also include the integration of additional sensors or technologies, such as machine learning or computer vision, to further enhance the system's capabilities.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The Intelligent PIM has significant commercial potential in the medical imaging industry, particularly in interventional cardiology and radiology. The system's ability to provide real-time feedback, secure data sharing, and personalized treatment recommendations could revolutionize the field of intraluminal imaging, with potential applications in hospitals, clinics, and research institutions.

CPC Classifications

Section	Class	Group
A	A61	A61B8/56
A	A61	A61B8/0891
A	A61	A61B8/445
A	A61	A61B8/4472
A	A61	A61B8/461
A	A61	A61B8/54
A	A61	A61B8/12

Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)

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Field of Art

Medical device engineering, specifically intravascular imaging systems, diagnostic medical instrumentation, and wireless medical device technologies. Requires expertise in electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, signal processing, and wireless communication protocols

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer with advanced degree, 3-5 years experience in medical device design, familiar with wireless power transfer, signal transmission technologies, medical imaging systems, and emerging digital health technologies

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the PTD's proposed variations represent predictable technological extensions of the source patent's core wireless patient interface module concept. The additional technologies like AI, IoT, and blockchain represent standard integration strategies for enhancing medical device functionality. These modifications would be considered routine engineering design choices that leverage existing wireless communication and data processing capabilities.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element

Wireless power system for patient interface module

PTD Variation

Adding AI module for real-time image analysis

Obviousness Reasoning

Integrating AI analysis into wireless medical devices is a known technique for enhancing diagnostic capabilities. A PHOSITA would recognize this as a predictable application of machine learning to medical imaging data transmission systems

Source Patent Element

Wireless communication between PIM and processing system

PTD Variation

Implementing blockchain for secure data sharing

Obviousness Reasoning

Secure data transmission is a standard requirement in medical technologies. Blockchain represents a known cryptographic technique for ensuring data integrity, making its implementation an obvious design choice for medical communication systems

Source Patent Element

Patient interface module with wireless transmission capabilities

PTD Variation

Adding IoT network for remote monitoring and alerts

Obviousness Reasoning

Remote monitoring is a well-established trend in medical device design. A PHOSITA would find integrating IoT capabilities a predictable enhancement to existing wireless communication architectures

Source Patent Element

Intravascular imaging signal processing

PTD Variation

Nanomaterial-based sensor for biomarker detection

Obviousness Reasoning

Expanding diagnostic capabilities through advanced sensing technologies is a routine engineering approach. Nanomaterial sensors represent a known technique for enhancing medical diagnostic systems with additional data collection capabilities

35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on US Patent 11857376's disclosure of a wireless patient interface module for medical imaging, the present published technical disclosure demonstrates that the proposed technological variations would be obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the art. The incremental additions of AI, blockchain, IoT, and nanomaterial sensing represent predictable technological extensions that do not rise to the level of non-obvious innovation, thus rendering potential derivative patent claims obvious and anticipatable.

Original Patent Information

Patent Number	US 11,857,376
Title	Patient interface module (PIM) powered with wireless charging system and communicating with sensing device and processing system
Assignee(s)	PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION