Side-scan infrared imaging devices
AssigneeOwl Peak Technologies, Inc.
InventorPeter N. Kaufman
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Abstract
Infrared imaging devices are provided which are configured to implement side-scan infrared imaging for, e.g., medical applications. For example, an imaging device includes a ring-shaped detector element comprising a circular array of infrared detectors configured to detect thermal infrared radiation, and a focusing element configured to focus incident infrared radiation towards the circular array of infrared detectors. The imaging device can be an ingestible imaging device (e.g., swallowable camera) or the imaging device can be implemented as part of an endoscope device, for example.
Claims7
An ingestible imaging device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a thermal infrared ring-array imager disposed within the housing, wherein the thermal infrared ring-array imager comprises circuitry and a ring-shaped detector element disposed on a surface of a substrate, wherein the ring-shaped detector element comprises a circular array of infrared detectors configured to detect thermal infrared radiation, wherein the infrared detectors are disposed around an outer perimeter surface of the ring-shaped detector element and facing directions that are perpendicular to a normal of the surface of the substrate, and wherein the ring-shaped detector element comprises interconnect structures to electrically connect the infrared detectors to the circuitry on the substrate and
- a focusing element disposed over the infrared detectors to focus incident infrared radiation towards the infrared detectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.