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Device and method for examining the retinal vascular endothelial function

US11224342B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

IMEDOS SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Walthard Vilser · Rudolstadt, DE
Jens HAUEISEN · Jena, DE
Sascha Klee · Erfurt, DE
Dietmar Link · Ilmenau, DE
Thomas Riemer · Jena, DE
Martin Skorsetz · Jena, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2018
Grant date	Jan 18, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B3/1241
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for examining the retinal vascular endothelial function of the vessels of the retina at the fundus (F) of a patient's eye. Using a fundus camera, the vessels of the retina are stimulated with flicker light during a stimulation phase and sequences of images of areas of the fundus (F) are recorded, from which vascular parameters are derived which describe the retinal vascular endothelial function of the vessels. By imaging a macula stop (MB), which covers the macula, onto the fundus (F), the fundus (F) can be illuminated with a higher light intensity, which improves the stimulation effect and the image quality and/or reduces the strain on the patient.

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