RETINAL CELLSCOPE APPARATUS

摘要

A handheld, ocular imaging device and system that employs the camera, processor and programming of a mobile phone, tablet or other smart device coupled to optical elements and illumination elements that can be used to image the structures of the eye in home-based, ambulatory-care, hospital-based, or emergency-care settings, is presented. The modular device provides multi-functionality (fluorescein imaging, fluorescence, brightfield, infrared (IR) imaging, near-infrared (NIR) imaging) and multi-region imaging (retinal, corneal, external, etc.) of the eye along with the added features of image processing, storage and wireless data transmission for remote storage and evaluation. Acquired ocular images can also be transmitted directly from the device to the electronic medical records of a patient without the need for an intermediate computer system.

主权项

1. A portable, hand-held imaging system, comprising:
(a) an acquisition unit with a first set of optical elements positioned at a proximal section of the unit; and a second set of optical elements spaced distally relative to the first group and aligned along an optical axis; (b) an illumination unit of at least one light source configured to illuminate a target disposed along the optical axis of the second set of optical elements; and (c) a portable device imaging unit, comprising:
(i) a camera sensor optically coupled to the first set of optical elements of the acquisition unit along the optical axis;(ii) a computer processor coupled to the camera sensor; and(iii) programming residing in a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the programming is executable by the computer processor and configured to capture illuminated images of the target from the camera sensor; and(iv) a memory for storing captured images of the target.