Method for performing a procedure according to a biometric image

• US 20080033301A1
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Philadelphia Retina Endowment Fund
• Original Assignee: Philadelphia Retina Endowment Fund
• Inventors: DellaVecchia, Michael, Donoso, Larry
• Application Number:
  US11/739,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20080033301A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/477
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/12 for looking at the eye fundus, e.g. ophthalmoscopes A61B3/13 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/14 Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs per se G03B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00821 for coagulation

Abstract

A method for performing a procedure on a patient, includes obtaining a biometric image representative of the patient and performing the procedure on the patient in accordance with the biometric image. The patient has an iris and the biometric image comprises an iris biometric image and the procedure comprises a medical procedure. First and second iris biometric images; are obtained and the first and second iris biometric images are compared to provide a biometric comparison result. A patient is identified in accordance with the biometric comparison result. The patient has at least one feature and the feature is represented within at least one of the first and second iris biometric images.

Claims

1-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A method for performing a procedure on a patient, comprising:

(a) obtaining a biometric image representative of said patient; and

(b) performing said procedure on said patient in accordance with said biometric image.

26. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 25, wherein said patient has an iris and said biometric image comprises an iris biometric image.

27. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 26, wherein said procedure comprises a medical procedure.

28. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 26, further comprising:

(a) obtaining first and second iris biometric images; and

(b) comparing said first and second iris biometric images to provide a biometric comparison result.

29. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 28, further comprising identifying a patient in accordance with said biometric comparison result.

30. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 28, wherein said patient has at least one feature and said feature is represented within at least one of said first and second iris biometric images.

31. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 30, further comprising identifying an iris in accordance with said at least one feature.

32. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 31, further comprising performing a medical procedure in accordance with said identifying.

33. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 30, further comprising determining a location of said iris in accordance with said at least one feature.

34. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 30, further comprising determining an orientation of said iris in accordance with said at least one feature.

35. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 30, further comprising altering a relative location of said iris in accordance with said at least one feature.

36. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 26, further comprising performing a surgical procedure in accordance with said biometric image.

37. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 26, further comprising performing a medical diagnosis on said patient in accordance with said biometric image.

38. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 27, further comprising translating said patient within a coordinate system in accordance with said biometric image.

39. The method for performing a procedure on an patient of claim 27, further comprising performing said medical procedure upon an eye of said patient in accordance with said biometric image.