METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR MONITORING PUPIL

摘要

The invention provides a method of monitoring the pupil of a subject, wherein a sensor for observing the pupil is arranged between the cornea and the eyelid covering the cornea, the sensor is powered through the eyelid, and the pupil-observation signals delivered by the sensor are collected through the eyelid.

主权项

1. A sensor (23) for monitoring the pupil (31) of an eye (22), the sensor being characterized in that it comprises:
a transparent base (40) presenting a concave first face (41) suitable for resting on the cornea (32) or the sclera (33), and a second face (42) opposite from the first face; light receivers (230) arranged facing the second face of the transparent base in order to observe the pupil; a signal transmission device (24, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 233) that is connected to the light receivers, that extends facing the transparent base or that extends said base, and that is arranged to take signals from the light receivers and transmit them through one or both of the eyelids (28, 29) covering the eye, and a covering (43) covering the light receivers and at least a portion of the signal transmission device, the outer face (44) of the covering being adapted to be in contact with the closed eyelid(s).