Photorefractive flash device and system
US10531794B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B3/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The current invention is a Photorefractive Flash Device and System. It is a device that can be clipped to any portable computing device to illuminate the pupil in a way, that allows a proper pupillary reflex. On the backside of the device is a photoreceptor, on the frontside—facing the persons eyes are LEDs, centered around an opening where the lens of the camera looks through. A smartphone-app triggers the flashlight of the camera. The photoreceptor of the device senses this flash and triggers the six LEDs to flash sequentially within 200 milliseconds. 200 milliseconds is the time, the pupil needs to react. By staying under this 200 milliseconds, it can achieve high-quality pictures of the pupillary reflection, before the pupil contracts.
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