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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Bluedrop Medical Limited, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BLUEDROP MEDICAL LIMITED, Galway, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2005.12); A61B 5/01 (2005.12); A61B 5/103 (2005.12); G01G 19/50 (2005.12); G02F 1/13 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/445 (2012.12); A61B 5/0022 (2012.12); A61B 5/0077 (2012.12); A61B 5/015 (2012.12); A61B 5/1032 (2012.12); A61B 5/1036 (2012.12); A61B 5/441 (2012.12); A61B 5/442 (2012.12); A61B 5/443 (2012.12); A61B 5/447 (2012.12); A61B 5/7203 (2012.12); A61B 5/7235 (2012.12); A61B 5/746 (2012.12); G01G 19/50 (2012.12); G02F 1/132 (2012.12); A61B 5/444 (2012.12); A61B 2560/0223 (2012.12); A61B 2562/0261 (2012.12); A61B 2562/0271 (2012.12); A61B 2562/0276 (2012.12); A61B 2562/046 (2012.12); A61B 2562/185 (2012.12); A61B 2576/02 (2012.12);
Abstract
A skin inspection device for identifying abnormalities; the device comprising: a transparent panel having an inspection area; an array of thermochromic liquid crystal (TLC) formations provided on the transparent panel which are operable to change colour in response to a change of temperature; and one or more image capture devices for capturing a colour image of the TLC formations and an area of skin of a target located in the inspection area; the captured colour image being analysed to identify abnormalities in the area of skin.