SELF-OPERATED HEALTH MONITORING DEVICE

• US 20150223695A1
• Filed: 02/04/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Santec Holdings Corp.
• Original Assignee: Santec Incorporated
• Inventors: Chong, Changho
• Granted Patent: US 9,560,972 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0066 Optical coherence imaging
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0079 using mirrors, i.e. for self-examination
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0088 for oral or dental tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/441 Skin evaluation, e.g. for skin disorder diagnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7425 Displaying combinations of multiple images regardless of image source, e.g. displaying a reference anatomical image with a live image geometric transforms for image registration G06T3/14; enhancement using image fusion G06T5/50; algorithms for registration of images G06T7/30

Abstract

Diagnostic devices are generally described. In an example, an improved diagnostic device includes a display, a camera, a diagnostic probe, and a control unit. The display includes an aperture. The camera is configured to capture an image of a patient through the aperture. The diagnostic probe is configured to perform measurements of an area of interest of the patient through the aperture. The control unit is configured to analyze the measurements of the diagnostic probe and cause the display to present the image of the patient and results of the measurements on the image of the patient.

Claims

1. A diagnostic device comprising:

a display comprising an aperture;

a camera configured to capture an image of a patient through the aperture;

a diagnostic probe configured to perform measurements of an area of interest of the patient through the aperture; and

a control unit configured to;

analyze the measurements of the diagnostic probe; and

cause the display to present the image of the patient and results of the measurements on the image of the patient.

2. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the display to present a mirror image of the patient on the display.

3. The diagnostic device of claim 2, wherein causing the display to present the mirror image comprises inverting right and left sides of an image captured by the camera and adjusting a size of the image to correspond to an actual size of the patient.

4. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to capture video of the patient in real time.

5. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the camera is configured to capture a still image of the patient or of the area of interest of the patient.

6. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the camera to perform a zoom function in response to adjusting a size of the image to correspond to an actual size of the patient for presentation of a mirror image of the patient on the display.

7. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic probe comprises an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging device, and wherein the control unit is configured to cause the display to present information regarding a cross section and related diagnostic information of an eye obtained by the OCT imaging device.

8. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein display comprises a plurality of apertures, and wherein the diagnostic device further comprises a plurality of cameras and diagnostic probes that correspond to respective apertures of the plurality of apertures.

9. The diagnostic device of claim 1, further comprising a combining mirror, and wherein the camera and the diagnostic probe share a same optical axis with the combining mirror.

10. The diagnostic device of claim 1, further comprising a first camera configured to capture a view of a specific body part of the patient and a second camera configured to capture a perspective view of the patient that encompasses a wide area than the first camera.

11. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the display comprises a touch screen interface configured to receive inputs from the patient.

12. The diagnostic device of claim 1, further comprising a communication component configured to establish communication with external resources.

13. The diagnostic device of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic probe is configured to produce OCT images of an eye, dental tissue, and skin.