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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Michael Lawrence Pearl, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joel W. Burdick, Pasadena, CA (US);
Andrew Nicholas Kwok, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven S. Gao, Syosset, NY (US);
Kathleen E. Fischer, Dallas, TX (US);
Michael Lawrence Pearl, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Joel W. Burdick, Pasadena, CA (US);
Andrew Nicholas Kwok, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven S. Gao, Syosset, NY (US);
Kathleen E. Fischer, Dallas, TX (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to utilize fingertip tracking technology during the course of a medical examination. A sensor is mounted on a fingertip of a finger of a first person. Such a sensor is communicatively coupled to a computer to record measurements. The sensor is calibrated using a known target. The finger having the sensor is then engaged to perform a medical examination directly on a second person. Measurements are obtained from the sensor on the fingertip during the medical examination. Data is obtained (e.g., via calculations or interpolation) based on the measurements.