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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:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jessica Carr, Fairmont, WV (US);
Oliver Bruns, Boston, MA (US);
Moungi Bawendi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tulio Valdez, Simsbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/227 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/0646 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/227 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for a short wave infrared (SWIR) otoscope device are provided. The SWIR otoscope device can capture images of a patient's middle ear to aid in diagnosing one of a plurality of maladies. In one embodiment, the SWIR otoscope device can include a SWIR detector, a light source, and a plurality of optics that can enable the SWIR otoscope device to capture images of the middle ear of a patient.