System and Method for non-invasive measurement of bilirubin in newborn and infants
First Claim
1. A system for detection of bilirubin content in neonate'"'"'s skin, said system comprising:
- at least one camera configured to capture at least one image of neonate'"'"'s skin and a reference image;
a display system;
a communication interface; and
a control unit configured to control functioning of at least one of said camera, said display system and said communication interface,whereinsaid reference image is a single image acquired from any one of the dermal zones or multiple images from more than one dermal zones of neonate under observation;
said control unit is configured to detect bilirubin level by comparing said image of neonate'"'"'s skin and said reference image; and
said control unit is configured to transfer said image of neonate'"'"'s skin to at least one of communication interface and display system.
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Abstract
A system for detection of bilirubin content in neonate'"'"'s skin includes at least one camera configured to capture at least one image of neonate'"'"'s skin and a reference image, a display system, a communication interface and a control unit configured to control functioning of other elements of the system. The control unit is further configured to detect bilirubin level by comparing image of neonate'"'"'s skin and reference image. Furthermore, the control unit is configured to transfer said image of neonate'"'"'s skin to at least one of communication interface and display system. The reference image is a single image acquired from any one of the dermal zones or multiple images from more than one dermal zones of neonate under observation.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for detection of bilirubin content in neonate'"'"'s skin, said system comprising:
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at least one camera configured to capture at least one image of neonate'"'"'s skin and a reference image; a display system; a communication interface; and a control unit configured to control functioning of at least one of said camera, said display system and said communication interface, wherein said reference image is a single image acquired from any one of the dermal zones or multiple images from more than one dermal zones of neonate under observation; said control unit is configured to detect bilirubin level by comparing said image of neonate'"'"'s skin and said reference image; and said control unit is configured to transfer said image of neonate'"'"'s skin to at least one of communication interface and display system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
wherein said control unit is configured to record said detected bilirubin level into corresponding said neonate'"'"'s Icterus diagnostic report and said medical records via communication interface.
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5. The system as claimed in claim 1 further includes an ambient light sensor configured to sense the presence of ambient light within said camera'"'"'s field of image acquisition, wherein said control unit is configured to alert user of system regarding said ambient light present within camera'"'"'s field of image acquisition.
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6. A method for non-invasive measurement of bilirubin level, wherein said method comprising:
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obtaining at least one reference image and image of neonate'"'"'s skin in a controlled environment; storing said reference image; and extracting the features of obtained reference image and image of neonate'"'"'s skin, wherein bilirubin level is measured by comparing said extracted features of image of neonate'"'"'s skin and reference image; and said reference image is a single image acquired from any one of the dermal zones or multiple images from more than one dermal zones of neonate under observation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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