Reflective mode multi-spectral time-resolved optical imaging methods and apparatuses for tissue classification

US9717417B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Spectral MD, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John Michael DiMaio · Dallas, US
• Wensheng Fan · Plano, US
• Jeffrey E. Thatcher · Richardson, US
• Weizhi Li · San Jose, US
• Weirong Mo · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 1, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 1, 2017
• Expiry date: Dec 1, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02A90/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Certain aspects relate to apparatuses and techniques for non-invasive optical imaging that acquires a plurality of images corresponding to both different times and different frequencies. Additionally, alternatives described herein are used with a variety of tissue classification applications, including assessing the presence and severity of tissue conditions, such as burns and other wounds.