Detecting a blood sample
US9880254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/15161
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting presence of a blood sample is presented where the apparatus has a housing having an aperture that can receive a user's body part such that a camera in the housing can capture images of the user's body part. A processor, also in the housing, controls operation of the camera receive and determines from the captured images whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part.
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