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Pupilometer with pupil irregularity detection, pupil tracking, and pupil response detection capability, glaucoma screening capability, intracranial pressure detection capability, and ocular aberration measurement capability

US7147327B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2003
Grant dateDec 12, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/0648
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A pupilometer having a pupil irregularity or non-uniformity detection capability. The pupilometer may comprise an imaging sensor for generating signals representative of a pupil of an eye, a data processor; and a program executable by the data processor for enabling the data processor to process signals received from the imaging sensor and to thereby identify one or more regions of non-uniformity within an image of a perimeter of the pupil. The pupilometer may incorporate several innovative calibration and thresholding routines and may provide the basis for an innovative medical diagnostics system, when coupled to a network containing a suitable medical database and data processing hardware.

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