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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2019
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Petra Beate Wilder Smith, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Rongguang Liang, Tucson, AZ (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
An oral and oropharyngeal cancer screening system and associated methods are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the screening system provides an at least one oral and oropharyngeal cancer screening device configured for selectively capturing images of an oropharyngeal area of an at least one patient. The screening device provides an elongate, relatively compact housing, a distal end of the housing being selectively bendable. An imaging module is positioned within the housing, the imaging module providing a lens, an at least one light source, and an imaging sensor positioned in the distal end of the housing. A user application resides in memory on an at least one user device in selective communication with the at least one screening device. The user application is configured for receiving images captured by the at least one screening device and recording risk factors, automatically analyzing the captured images and potential health-risk factors to screen for OPML and oral and oropharyngeal risk.