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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mani Abedini, Pascoe Vale, AU;
Rajib Chakravorty, Epping, AU;
Rahil Garnavi, Macleod, AU;
Lenin Mehedy, Doncaster East, AU;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); A61B 90/35 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0064 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/441 (2013.01); A61B 5/444 (2013.01); A61B 5/70 (2013.01); A61B 90/35 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0242 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scan head for scanning skin includes a frame and a camera coupled to the frame. A controllable probe is coupled to the frame and is configured to change an orientation of hair on the skin to be examined and imaged with the camera.