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System and method for tracking healing progress of tissue

US8588893B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 4, 2011
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16M2200/027
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method for analyzing tissue healing may include capturing an image including a tissue site. A clinician may be enabled to define multiple regions of the image of the tissue site, where at least two of the regions of the image define tissue types at different stages of tissue healing. An area may be calculated of each of the at least two regions of the image defining tissue type at different stages of tissue healing. The calculated areas may be displayed to a clinician. In one embodiment, an image color adjustment may be determined by adjusting the image of the reference color marker to the predetermined color. The image of the tissue site may be normalized by applying the image color adjustment to generate a normalized image.

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