Systems, methods, and devices for assessing microbiota of skin
First Claim
1. A system for assessing microbiota of skin comprising:
- a skin-covering material including an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the skin-covering material substantially conforming in shape to a topography of a skin surface of an individual and including attached thereto a plurality of signal-generating complexes, one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes configured to emit one or more signals in response to at least one type of microbe;
an image-capture device including circuitry to capture at least one image of the inner surface of the skin-covering material, the image including one or more signals emitted from one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe and to transform the captured at least one image into a digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals; and
a computing device including a processor, the computing device operably coupled to the image-capture device and including circuitry configured toreceive the digital output from the image-capture device including the information associated with the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe;
compare the properties of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe with a database of emitted signals of reference signal-generating complexes; and
generate a digital spatial profile of the at least one type of microbe based on the spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for assessing microbiota of skin are described, including: a skin-covering material including an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface substantially conforming to a topography of a skin surface of an individual and including a plurality of signal-generating complexes, one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes configured to emit one or more signals in response to at least one type of microbe; an image capture device to capture an image of the inner surface of the skin-covering material, the image including one or more signals emitted from the plurality of signal-generating complexes, and to transform the image into a digital output; and a computing device including circuitry configured to receive the digital output, compare the properties of the imaged one or more signals with a database of reference signal-generating complexes, and generate a digital spatial profile of microbes on the skin-covering material.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for assessing microbiota of skin comprising:
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a skin-covering material including an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface of the skin-covering material substantially conforming in shape to a topography of a skin surface of an individual and including attached thereto a plurality of signal-generating complexes, one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes configured to emit one or more signals in response to at least one type of microbe; an image-capture device including circuitry to capture at least one image of the inner surface of the skin-covering material, the image including one or more signals emitted from one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe and to transform the captured at least one image into a digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals; and a computing device including a processor, the computing device operably coupled to the image-capture device and including circuitry configured to receive the digital output from the image-capture device including the information associated with the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe; compare the properties of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe with a database of emitted signals of reference signal-generating complexes; and generate a digital spatial profile of the at least one type of microbe based on the spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving a digital output from an image-capture device, the digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of one or more signals emitted from one or more of a plurality of signal-generating complexes associated with an inner surface of a skin-covering material, the one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to at least one type of microbe; identifying the at least one type of microbe by comparing the information associated with the at least one property of the one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes with a database of signal properties of reference signal-generating complexes; generating a digital spatial profile of the at least one type of microbe based on the spatial distribution of the one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe; and reporting to a user an identification and the digital spatial profile of the identified at least one type of microbe. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article of manufacture comprising:
non-transitory machine readable media bearing one or more instructions for assessing microbiota of skin, the one or more instructions including one or more instructions for receiving a digital output from an image-capture device, the digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of one or more signals emitted from one or more of a plurality of signal-generating complexes associated with an inner surface of a skin-covering material, the one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to at least one type of microbe; one or more instructions for comparing the information associated with at least one property of the one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes with a database of signal properties of reference signal-generating complexes; one or more instructions for generating a microbe profile including the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes; one or more instructions for generating a recommended treatment regimen for an individual based on a comparison of the microbe profile with a reference microbe profile; and one or more instructions for reporting to a user at least one of the microbe profile or the recommended treatment regimen.
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27. A system comprising:
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an image-capture device including circuitry to capture at least one image of an inner surface of a skin-covering material, the at least one image including one or more signals emitted from one or more of a plurality of signal-generating complexes associated with the inner-surface of the skin-covering material in response to at least one type of microbe and to transform the captured at least one image into a digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals; a computing device including a processor, the computing device operably coupled to the image-capture device; and non-transitory machine readable media readable by the computing device and bearing one or more instructions for assessing microbiota of a skin surface of an individual, the one or more instructions including one or more instructions for receiving the digital output from the image-capture device, the digital output including the information associated with the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes in response to the at least one type of microbe; one or more instructions for comparing the information associated with the at least one property of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes with a database of signal properties of reference signal-generating complexes; one or more instructions for generating a microbe profile including the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the imaged one or more signals emitted from the one or more of the plurality of signal-generating complexes; one or more instructions for generating a recommended treatment regimen for an individual based on a comparison of the microbe profile with a reference microbe profile; one or more instructions for reporting to at user at least one of the microbe profile or the recommended treatment regimen.
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