Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring wounds
US11160491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30088
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring and determining characteristics of wounds on a subject are disclosed. A monitoring device includes an imaging component and a computing device communicatively coupled to the imaging component. The imaging component includes a light emitting component that emits light at a calibrated wavelength, a laser emitting device, and an imaging device. The computing device directs the light emitting component to emit the light at the calibrated wavelength, directs the imaging component to cause the laser emitting device to emit a laser projection toward the wound, receives, from the imaging component, image data captured by the imaging device, determines, from the image data, the characteristics of the wound, and scores the wound based on the characteristics of the wound to obtain a wound score. The characteristics include one or more of a size of the wound, a type of tissue, and an amount of exudate.
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