METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SCANNING

• US 20100123078A1
• Filed: 11/18/2009
• Published: 05/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert Guinta
• Original Assignee: Robert Guinta
• Inventors: Guinta, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/621,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20100123078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 250/334
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/015 By temperature mapping of body part
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/415 the glands, e.g. tonsils, adenoids or thymus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/418 lymph vessels, ducts or nodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4312 Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis A61B5/0091 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4561 Evaluating static posture, e.g. undesirable back curvature A61B5/1116 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/702 Posture restraints
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2213/00 Temperature mapping

Abstract

A thermal scanning and imaging system contained within a closed area for a patient to enter and have a thermal scan completed to generate a thermal image of the patient from the thermal scan.

Claims

1. A system for patient scanning and production of a thermal image comprising:

an enclosed area arranged for patient scanning having a closeable opening;

a positioning mechanism within said enclosed areas that places the patient into at least one predetermined position;

a thermal scanning device arranged to scan patients in said predetermined position and create a thermal scan of patients; and

a control device in communication with said thermal scanning device to receive data from said thermal scanning device.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a thermal imaging device associated with at least one of said thermal scanning device or said control device to create a thermal image of patients from at least wherein said patient scan created by said scanning device is a thermal scan.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said positioning mechanism further comprises a chair.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said chair further has a location device arranged to place patient into said predetermined position.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein said positioning mechanism further comprises a location device inside said enclosed area to place patient in said predetermined position.

6. A system for patient scanning and production of a thermal image comprising:

an enclosed area arranged for patient scanning having a closeable opening;

a positioning mechanism within said enclosed areas that places the patient into at least one predetermined position;

a thermal imaging device arranged to scan patients in said predetermined position and create a thermal image of patients; and

a control device in communication with said thermal imaging device to receive data from said thermal imaging device and to send control data to said thermal imaging device.

7. A method for scanning a patient to create a thermal image comprising the steps of:

providing an enclosed area arranged to scan a patient, the enclosed area having a closeable entrance that allows the patient privacy;

positioning the patient within the enclosed area such the patient is in a predetermined position;

scanning the patients with a scanner while in said predetermined position to create a thermal image of the patient; and

communicating between a computational element, the enclosed area and scanning device to provide data and control signals to the scanning device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the method further comprises the step of communication data for the thermal image data to a remote location.