Development of a Mobile Medical Application for Imaging and Analysis of Arthritis of the Hand

Abstract

This project introduces a new smartphone and tablet deployable mobile medical application that utilizes device sensors, internet connectivity and cloud-based image processing to document and analyze physiological characteristics of hand arthritis. The application facilitates image capture and performs image processing that identifies hand fiduciary features and feature metrics to report and quantify the progress of arthritic disease. In addition to describing this process, we discuss the technical issues and regulatory challenges related to development and deployment of mobile medical applications with reference to the 2013 FDA Final Guidance on Mobile Medical applications, HIPA requirements, and compliance with the ISO/IEEE 11073-10201 Domain Information Model (DIM) standard for integration with personal or institutional health records.