Detecting a blood sample
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsFrank Richter, Ross MacArthur
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Abstract
Apparatus for detecting presence of a blood sample is presented where the apparatus comprises a housing having an aperture, the aperture configured to receive a body part of a user, a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the aperture, the camera configured to capture images of the user's body part, and a processor. The processor is configured to control operation of the camera receive the captured images, and determine whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part.
Claims16
1-15. (canceled)
Apparatus for detecting presence of a blood sample, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having an aperture, the aperture configured to receive a body part of a user;
- a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the aperture, the camera configured to capture images of the user's body part;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- control operation of the camera;
- receive the captured images;
- and
- determine whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part,
- characterized in that the processor is configured to analyse the captured images to monitor a position of the lancet.
A method of detecting presence of a blood sample, the method comprising:
- providing a housing having an aperture, the aperture configured to receive a body part of a user;
- providing a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the aperture, the camera configured to capture images of the user's body part;
- and
- providing a processor configured to:
- control operation of the camera;
- receive the captured images;
- and
- determine whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part,
- characterized in that the processor is configured to analyse the captured images to monitor a position of the lancet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.