Device for conducting a multiparametric examination of the skin of a person and a system including said device

A device for conducting a multi-parameter examination of a person's skin, said device comprising:

• a housing at which said device:
• is configured to be grasped by the person and
• when grasped by the person, the device is configured to be brought into contact with said person's skin at a zone of said skin to perform the multi-parameter examination in said zone;
• a skin microscope included in said device so that, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, said microscope is configured to acquire an image of at least a first portion of said skin zone;
• a plurality of illuminators configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in at least one range of wavelengths, each of said illuminators configured to emit electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength not less than 100 nm and not above 1 mm;
• at least one illuminator of the plurality of illuminators configured to emit electromagnetic radiation and included in said device so that, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said illuminator impinges on said skin zone at least at said first portion of said skin zone and, once at least partially reflected and/or scattered by said first portion of said skin zone, impinges, at least partially, on optics of said microscope;
• first measuring means configured to measure pH and included in said device so that, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, said first measuring means are configured to measure the pH of said person's skin at least at a second portion of said skin zone adjacent to said first portion of said skin zone;
• second measuring means configured to measure temperature and included in said device so that, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, said second measuring means are configured to measure the temperature of said person's skin at least at said first portion of said skin zone and/or at least at a third portion of said skin zone adjacent to said first portion of said skin zone;
• third measuring means configured to measure impedance of the person's body tissues, said third measuring means comprising at least one pair of electrodes included in said device so that, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, said electrodes are in contact with said person's skin on opposite sides with respect to said first portion of said skin zone, respectively,
• wherein said third measuring means are configured to apply a potential difference between said pair of electrodes, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone,
• wherein said third measuring means is further configured to calculate the impedance of body tissues included in said zone, at least at said first portion of said skin zone, by measuring an alternating electric current crossing said body tissues upon the application of a potential difference thereto by means of said electrodes;
• fourth measuring means configured to measure the hemoglobin oxygen saturation in the person's peripheral blood, said fourth measuring means comprising at least one emitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between 600 nm and 1000 nm and at least one receiver configured to receive electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between 600 nm and 1000 nm, said emitter and said receiver included in said device so that, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by said emitter impinges on said zone at least at said first portion of said skin zone and, once at least partially reflected and/or scattered by said first portion of said skin zone, impinges, at least partially, on said receiver,
• wherein when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, said fourth measuring means being configured to calculate the hemoglobin oxygen saturation present in the peripheral blood in said skin zone, at least at said first portion of said skin zone, by measuring the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation impinging on said receiver once emitted by said emitter and reflected and/or scattered by said first portion of said skin zone;
• a first memory configured to contain images acquired by said microscope;
• a second memory configured to contain pH values measured by said first measuring means;
• a third memory configured to contain temperature values measured by said second measuring means;
• a fourth memory configured to contain impedance values measured by said third measuring means;
• a fifth memory configured to contain saturation values measured by said fourth measuring means;
• control means for said microscope, said illuminators and said first, second, third and fourth measuring means,
• said control means being configured to store:
• images acquired by said microscope in said first memory;
• pH values measured by said first measuring means in said second memory;
• temperature values measured by said second measuring means in said third memory;
• impedance values measured by said third measuring means in said fourth memory;
• and
• oxygen saturation values measured by said fourth measuring means in said fifth memory,
• said control means being further configured to combine images acquired by said microscope at least at said first portion of said skin zone, when said device is in contact with the person's skin at said skin zone, with respectively:
• pH values measured by said first measuring means at said second portion of said skin zone when said images were acquired, respectively;
• temperature values measured by said second measuring means at said first portion of said skin zone and/or said third portion of said skin zone when said images were acquired, respectively;
• impedance values measured by said third measuring means at said first portion of said skin zone when said images were acquired, respectively;
• and
• oxygen saturation values measured by said fourth measuring means at said first portion of said skin zone when said images were acquired, respectively;
• and
• connecting means adapted to establish a connection between said device and an electronic apparatus for transceiving data between said control means and said apparatus, when said device is connected to said apparatus through said connecting means, said control means configured to transmit to said apparatus:
• one or more images acquired by said microscope;
• one or more pH values measured by said first measuring means;
• one or more temperature values measured by said second measuring means;
• one or more impedance values measured by said third measuring means;
• and
• one or more oxygen saturation values measured by said four measuring means,
• when said device is connected to said apparatus through said connecting means, said control means being further configured to receive activation commands of said microscope, said illuminators and said first, second, third and fourth measuring means from said apparatus.