INFLATABLE MEDICAL INTERFACES AND OTHER MEDCAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
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1. A mask, comprising:
- a distal sheet member having one or more substantially optically transparent sections;
a proximal inflatable member having a generally rear concaved surface that faces a first patient'"'"'s face when in use, wherein the rear concaved surface is configured to conform to contours of the first patient'"'"'s face;
the inflatable member having two cavities therein, wherein the two cavities are generally aligned with the one or more substantially optically transparent sections, wherein the two cavities extend from the rear concaved surface toward the distal sheet member such that the two cavities define two openings on the rear concaved surface;
wherein the rear concaved surface is configured to seal against the first patient'"'"'s face such that the first patient'"'"'s eyes are aligned with the two cavities, so that the rear concaved surface forms seals around a peripheral region of the first patient'"'"'s eye sockets that inhibit flow of fluid into and out of the cavities;
an ocular port providing access to at least one of the two ocular cavities for fluid flow into and out of the at least one of the two ocular cavities; and
an inflation port providing access to inflate the inflatable member.
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Abstract
An inflatable mask with two ocular cavities can seal against a user'"'"'s face by forming an air-tight seal around the periphery of the user'"'"'s eye socket. The sealed air-tight ocular cavity can be pressurized to take ocular measurements. The mask can conform to the contours of a user'"'"'s face by inflating or deflating the mask. In addition, the distance between the user and a medical device (e.g. an optical coherence tomography instrument) can be adjusted by inflating or deflating the mask. Also disclosed herein is an electronic encounter portal and an automated eye examination. Other embodiments are also described.
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73 Claims
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1. A mask, comprising:
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a distal sheet member having one or more substantially optically transparent sections; a proximal inflatable member having a generally rear concaved surface that faces a first patient'"'"'s face when in use, wherein the rear concaved surface is configured to conform to contours of the first patient'"'"'s face; the inflatable member having two cavities therein, wherein the two cavities are generally aligned with the one or more substantially optically transparent sections, wherein the two cavities extend from the rear concaved surface toward the distal sheet member such that the two cavities define two openings on the rear concaved surface; wherein the rear concaved surface is configured to seal against the first patient'"'"'s face such that the first patient'"'"'s eyes are aligned with the two cavities, so that the rear concaved surface forms seals around a peripheral region of the first patient'"'"'s eye sockets that inhibit flow of fluid into and out of the cavities; an ocular port providing access to at least one of the two ocular cavities for fluid flow into and out of the at least one of the two ocular cavities; and an inflation port providing access to inflate the inflatable member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 73)
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31. A mask comprising:
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a distal sheet member having one or more substantially optically transparent sections; a proximal pre-inflated member having a generally rear concaved surface that faces a first patient'"'"'s face when in use, wherein the rear concaved surface is configured to conform to contours of the first patient'"'"'s face; the pre-inflated member having two cavities therein, wherein the two cavities are generally aligned with the one or more substantially optically transparent sections, wherein the two cavities extend from the distal sheet member to the rear concaved surface such that the two cavities define openings on the rear concaved surface; wherein the rear concaved surface is configured to seal against the first patient'"'"'s face such that the first patient'"'"'s eyes are aligned with the two cavities, so that the rear concaved surface forms seals around a peripheral region of the first patient'"'"'s eye sockets that inhibit flow of fluid into and out of the two cavities; and an ocular port providing access to at least one of the two ocular cavities for fluid flow into and out of the at least one of the two ocular cavities.
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33. A system, comprising:
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a medical device housing containing a medical instrument therein, wherein the medical device housing is configured to interface with a mask; a pump assembly comprising; one or more conduits; a pump configured to provide fluid to one or more conduit ends via the one or more conduits; and a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure in an ocular cavity formed in an inflatable member of the mask; and a processor in electronic communication with the pump and the pressure sensor, wherein the processor is configured to; receive the pressure in the ocular cavity; and control operation of the pump. - View Dependent Claims (34, 36, 38, 39, 40)
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43. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a computing system, patient distance information from a device configured to provide distance information, wherein the distance information is indicative of a distance between a patient and a medical device, wherein the patient is coupled to a mask comprising an inflatable chamber; and modulating, by the computing system, inflation or deflation of the inflatable chamber based at least in part on a desired distance. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of taking ocular measurements, comprising:
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changing, by a computing system, a pressure in an ocular cavity formed in an inflatable member of a mask; receiving, by the computing system, an indication of a pressure in the ocular cavity; and determining, by the computing system, an ocular measurement. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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