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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Margherita Capriotti, La Jolla, CA (US);
Andrew Vahabzadeh-Hagh, La Jolla, CA (US);
Lauren Waller, La Jolla, CA (US);
Brandon Hong, La Jolla, CA (US);
Utkrisht Rajkumar, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/14 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 13/14 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); G02B 13/0095 (2013.01); G02B 23/2461 (2013.01); G02B 27/1013 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are devices, systems and methods for thermographic imaging of conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT). An example device for thermographic ENT imaging includes an endoscope and a thermal imaging camera that can be either integrated or added as an attachment to the endoscope. The device may also include a mirror configured to direct thermal radiation emitted by a target area to the thermal imaging camera.