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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Andrés Felipe Zuluaga, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Jonathan Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Andrés Felipe Zuluaga, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Jonathan Smith, Houston, TX (US);
REMICALM, LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An oral cancer screening deviceused for the detection of pre-cancerous and cancerous tissue has a power supply, an illumination source, a selector switchthat enables the activation of a specific wavelength of light from the illumination source, an electrical systemin communication with the selector switchand the illumination source, a heat sinkin thermal communication with the illumination source, a filter or coverto protect the illumination source, and a transparent sheathfor providing a sanitary shield for the device when it is brought into contact or close proximity with the patient oral cavity. The sheath may optionally have an angled mirror incorporated at a distal end of the sheath to provide the operator with a reflected image of the illuminated tissue. The operator will optionally utilize head mounted lensesto assist the operator's visualization of the light from the illuminated oral cavity.