System for screening skin condition for tissue damage

US9788792B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Professional Staff Group IV(024) · US

Inventors

• Gary D. Goldish · Minneapolis, US
• Andrew H. Hansen · Apple Valley, US
• Eric Nickel · Brooklyn Park, US
• John E. Ferguson · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 17, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 4, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H30/40
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel approach means of screening various skin surfaces, including hard to reach areas of the human body, as well as more commonly seen areas such as the foot. The present invention can help patients, especially those who are immobile or those with diabetes self-monitor and transmit the skin condition accurately, so that medical providers may assess the risk or presence of skin tissue breakdown. Thus, provision is made for a remote screening device that can be used in telemedicine or home self-monitoring approaches and offers high resolution image, without artifacts or other distortions that might arise from images taken of feet that have been compressed through standing and the like.