The PainChek® App is a mobile application that uses facial detection and analysis technology to detect facial features indicative of the presence of pain and then combines these data with non-facial pain features inputted by the User through a series of digital checklists to confirm the presence and intensity of pain. The PainChek® App is downloaded from the Google Play Store and it is generally used in much the same way as any other App. PainChek® Adult is intended to be used by medical doctors, registered nurses, licensed practical and vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants, clinical psychologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists to assess pain in non-verbal people with moderate to severe dementia in nursing homes. Indications for Use PainChek® is an observational pain assessment software application used to assist healthcare professionals in the assessment of pain in non-verbal Residents who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe dementia and who are living in nursing homes. Specifically, PainChek® is intended to be used by trained medical doctors, nurses, licensed practical and vocational nurses, certified nursing assistants, clinical psychologists, physical therapists and occupational therapists to assess pain in the indicated population.
A software program designed to be used on an off-the-shelf smart device with a built-in camera (e.g., smartphone, tablet) to allow a healthcare provider/caregiver to obtain images/video of a patient to assess the patient’s level of pain; it is typically used to assess patients who cannot communicate effectively (e.g., children, patients with dementia). It typically uses artificial intelligence and is intended to analyse patient facial expressions, and capture non-facial pain-related features, to allow the computation of a pain score and assignment of a pain intensity; this data is communicated to a patient record or other medical data repository.