The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Sanofi-aventis Deutschland Gmbh, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Inventors:
Frank Richter, Tolz, DE;
Ross MacArthur, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/786 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61B 5/157 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7864 (2013.01); A61B 5/157 (2013.01); A61B 5/150022 (2013.01); A61B 5/15113 (2013.01); A61B 5/15153 (2013.01); A61B 5/15174 (2013.01); A61B 5/150175 (2013.01); A61B 5/150427 (2013.01); A61B 5/150519 (2013.01); A61B 5/15161 (2013.01); A61B 5/150946 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting presence of a blood sample is presented where the apparatus has a housing having an aperture that can receive a user's body part such that a camera in the housing can capture images of the user's body part. A processor, also in the housing, controls operation of the camera receive and determines from the captured images whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part.