Apparatus and method for wound diagnosis

Details Apparatus and method for wound diagnosis Apparatus and method for wound diagnosis

2011-08-02

2011-08-02

Lee, John (Department: 2878)

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Optical or pre-photocell system

C250S559210, C356S607000, C382S128000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07989757

ABSTRACT:
A configurable scanner (1), for contactless measurement of the depth and perimeter of a wound on a target body part (9), has a scan head (4), and is configured to be controlled by a processor (3) for controlling a scanning procedure and analyzing the results. The scan head (4) projects a contour line onto a surface the target body part, and captures an image of the projected contour line. A series of captured images are analyzed to create a three dimensional model of the wound, and determine at least one of depth, perimeter and volume of the wound from the three dimensional model.

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