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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2014
Applicants:
Kathrin Berkner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lingfei Meng, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ivana Tosic, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nikhil Balram, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kathrin Berkner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lingfei Meng, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ivana Tosic, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nikhil Balram, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/227 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/055 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/227 (2013.01); A61B 1/00186 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/055 (2013.01); G02B 23/243 (2013.01); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plenoptic otoscope captures images used in making a medical diagnosis. For example, the plenoptic data can be processed to produce enhanced imagery of the ear interior, and this enhanced imagery can be used in making a medical diagnosis.