Observation device and method

• US 20100280372A1
• Filed: 05/03/2010
• Published: 11/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blaze Michael Keller, Gert Johannes Muller, Pieter Poolman
• Original Assignee: Blaze Michael Keller, Gert Johannes Muller, Pieter Poolman
• Inventors: Poolman, Pieter, Keller, Blaze Michael, Muller, Gert Johannes
• Application Number:
  US12/772,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20100280372A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/437
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/163 by tracking eye movement, gaze, or pupil change
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/378 Visual stimuli
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4023 Evaluating sense of balance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4047 afferent nerves, i.e. nerves that relay impulses to the central nervous system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4052 efferent nerves, i.e. nerves that relay impulses from the central nervous system
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4064 Evaluating the brain A61B5/031, A61B5/369, A61B5/14553 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4082 Diagnosing or monitoring movement diseases, e.g. Parkinson, Huntington or Tourette
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4094 Diagnosing or monitoring seizure diseases, e.g. epilepsy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/00 Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves imaging of objects using sonar G01S15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/0808 for diagnosis of the brain

Abstract

An observation device and method for observing a plurality of physiological and/or anatomical parameters is disclosed. The exemplary embodiment of the observation device is portable and handheld so that it may be used in an emergency situation and is field-deployable. The exemplary embodiment includes an image collector for observing, measuring, and/or recording at least one parameter, which parameter may then be used in analysis and diagnosis of the subject'"'"'s condition or lack thereof.

Claims

1. An observation device comprising:

a. a base member, wherein said base member is portable and includes an image collector; and

b. a processing unit, wherein said processing unit is operable to derive at least one metric from an image collected by said image collector.

10. The observation device according to claim 1 further comprising a component for observing electrophysiology.

11. The observation device according to claim 1 further comprising a component for performing ultrasonography.

2. An observation device comprising:

a. a base member, said base member comprising;

i. at least one image collector;

ii. at least one illuminator;

iii. a processor unit;

b. a handle member, said handle member comprising at least one stimulus generator.

3. The observation device according to claim 2 wherein said handle member further comprises a user interface.

4. The observation device according to claim 3 wherein said handle member further comprises a user input.

5. The observation device according to claim 4 wherein said user interface is further defined as including a user input and a user feedback generator.

6. The observation device according to claim 2 further comprising a storage media positioned in either said handle member or said base member.

7. The observation device according to claim 2 further comprising an electronic communication interface positioned in either said handle member or said base member.

8. The observation device according to claim 2 further comprising a position sensing component for sensing the position of said stimulus generator.

9. The observation device according to claim 2 further comprising a position sensing component for sensing the position of said image collector.

12. A method for observing a subject comprising:

a. providing a stimulus to said subject;

b. observing the subject'"'"'s response to said stimulus; and

c. correlating the subject'"'"'s response to a condition of said subject.

13. The method according to claim 12 wherein said stimulus is further defined as a visual stimulus.

14. The method according to claim 13 wherein a handheld observation device is used to provide said stimulus.